Word: tides
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Yale crew is rowing well and very fast. They rowed over the course one day this week against the tide in 22m. 10s. They rowed only at a 33 stroke. This is good time. The Harvard men are all in good condition. The freshman crew is rowing very well and gives the 'varsity good practice. The men are all in good condition and ought to make a splendid showing June 30. Columbia freshmen are here. They sank in their shell a few days ago and spoiled their boat so they had to send to New Haven for a class boat...
...Rowing Club expects to get the float out today. It was first intended to get it out on the 14th, as the high tide was due on that date. There was strong wind blowing down stream about that time and the tide failed to appear, so that it was not possible to drift the float off the marshes. The janitor will need one day to clean up. so the house will open Wednesday morning...
...part were from Ireland and Scotland. The first settlers had no boundaries to their lands, but later a man could have as much land as he could carry a fire about in a day, and a woman as much as she could lead a calf about. With a stronger tide of settlement came stronger lights of settlement and land was purchased by goods or by the sword. In 927 a Norseman drew up a land law or constitution for Iceland, taking as a model certain laws of Norway. This established an assembly which met once a year and discussed questions...
...investigation of the statistics of the freshman class has disclosed some interesting results concerning Harvard's hold on the West. The tide has turned, and instead of losing western support, as has been the case year by year for five years past, Harvard has gained from the West a larger number than she has had from that section since the class of '90 entered college. Last year there were only four men from west of Missouri, and this year there are eleven. But this is hardly a fair estimate of what is commonly called the West. Taking into account...
...single wherry scratch races of the Harvard Rowing Club were rowed yesterday afternoon on a quarter mile course from the Weld Boat House. A strong wind was blowing down stream and the tide was going out so that the races were rowed in very quick time. There were two preliminary heats of three men each. The first heat was started from the bridge at about 4.15 o'clock, the second following in about fifteen minutes. Both heats were well contested; the cold wind seemed to nerve the men up to their best work...