Word: tells
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...boat, but this sort of instruction for an untrained crew is not very effective. A coxswain cannot see the faults of the men in the bow without upsetting the trim of the boat. The only men he can criticise to advantage are stroke and seven. He can tell perhaps that the boat is not going as it should, but he cannot know who is at fault. What is wanted is a thorough oarsman to coach the men regularly from some position outside of the boat. The first few weeks on the river is an important time in the training...
This evening in Sanders Theatre the Hon. Moorfield Storey will deliver the second lecture in the course on Harvard's history. Mr. Storey will tell of Harvard during the sixties, and as the first part of his lecture will relate to the exciting period of the Civil War, it should be of great interest...
Tonight the first lecture on Harvard's history will be held under the auspices of the Harvard Memorial Society. Certainly no better man could have been chosen to tell the history of the University during the decade just preceding the Civil War than President Eliot. In 1850 President Eliot was a sophomore in the College, and his father held the position of Treasurer to the University. The year after leaving College he was appointed tutor in mathematics, and in 1858 became an assistant professor of mathematics and chemistry. From this it will be seen that President Eliot was closely connected...
...first great intercollegiate debate of the year is now close at hand, and the participants have entered upon their few days of final preparation. This will be the second annual debate with Princeton. It is needless to tell again what a glorious record Harvard has in debating. It is very true that among the students of other colleges the present reputation of this University rests chiefly upon the skill of the speakers who have represented her in debate. It is clear to every one how much is involved in the contest that is to take place on Friday evening...
...being built at Worcester, will be provided with a unique steering device. It consists of a compass in fornt of the coxswain, whose indicator is connected by lines with the rudder, and registers every movement of it. By means of this device the coxswain will be enabled to tell if either side is pulling harder than the other, and to call on the weaker side for more work...