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...world, a visit on any fair afternoon to the University Boat House will do much towards restoring the feeling that comes from a sound and vigorous body. The passing of men to and from the float, the rattling of oars, and the splash of boats as they hit the water, give to the whole place an air of bustle and activity; while the single sculls and the eights, going up and down the Charles, indicate the strong interest taken in the approaching class races; and this occasion is none too far off, for to a trained eye individual members...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CLASS CREWS. | 4/23/1880 | See Source »

...little), and six meet. Two falls to port at the finish, and three puts in his oar too deep in the beginning. Four, though a faithful worker, has a lamentably short reach, does n't swing back far enough or straight, and gets his oar too high from the water on the full reach. Five clips, and six settles. Seven settles, squirms, and does n't pull his hands in high. The general faults are also numerous. The four bow men lack reach. All have a flat feather, none raise their hands high enough, or shoot away quick. Some...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CLASS CREWS. | 4/23/1880 | See Source »

...Seniors, it is said, have been improving some of late. One does n't sit up straight at finish and wobbles; two hangs and looks out of the boat; three meets at time and feathers under the water badly; four buckets badly, lets his oar fly to full reach, and slivers out; five slivers out, is inclined to bucket, does n't hold his arm stiff enough, and snaps his head; six does n't reach far enough, hangs, meets, and slivers out; seven lets his oar fly up on full reach, and does n't always...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CLASS CREWS. | 4/23/1880 | See Source »

...horse-car. He got in at the 'Port, accompanied by his grandmother and a lively young aunt. He was pale and intellectual-looking, and was gifted with what our grandmothers call an inquiring mind. He opened fire when we reached the railroad-crossing, with "See the nasty water!" uttered in a piercing treble that punctured the drum of the ear like a sharp needle. Encouraged by the success of his first attempt, he continued the conversation during the rest of the trip. His mind at first grappled with the nautical questions of the day. "See dere." "Yes, dear," from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE INFANT PHILOSOPHER. | 4/23/1880 | See Source »

...said, "Not prepared." But yet, in spite of his noble character and many excellences, no handsome and popular upper-class man became his guide and friend, or instructed him in a Senior's philosophy. The upper-class men, in fact, came and hazed him. They turned an empty water-pail upside down over his head, and smoked perique and green seal under it till he was nearly black in the face. They made him crawl under the table and bark like a dog (which he did very naturally, with a puppy-like whine that nearly killed the Sophomores with laughter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE ROMANCE OF A PIOUS YOUTH. | 4/23/1880 | See Source »

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