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...their vacation but their time is still rather poor and they row a very short stroke. No. 8 rows a jerky stroke, No. 7 catches behind and No. 6 ahead, the port side follow six and there is a break on the starboard side between three and five. The whole crew except stroke sliver out at the finish. No. 6 faces his blade too much and hurries down on the recover and No. 3 does not get his catch hard enough. Bow starts out in good form but somehow soon loses it. The port side as a whole is stronger...
...lack of interest and labor. The crew averages 160 in weight and the men are all strong for their weight; they have not yet reached perfection in form, and much more hard work will be required to put the crew in good shape. The time of the whole crew is bad and the oars are allowed to sliver out at the finish, thus shortening the stroke at a vital point; No. 8 especially, does not pull his oar through, which is a bad fault in a stroke oar. No. 7 swings in and six meets; four and five have...
...patient, replied, "I'd make him try to pass an examination before you, sir!" had a keen sense of humor, which it is to be hoped the examiner appreciated. His answer was in keeping with the question which has been argued by us and by others, whether the whole subject of examinations, as at present conducted, should not be thoroughly overhauled and revised. - [Chamber's Journal...
...part of the partition in the auditor's room of Memorial Hall is now in place. It is made of ash to match the dado, with a top of black walnut. A gilded, open-work screen extending around the whole length will make the total height of the partition six and one-half feet...
...fault to find with him. On the contrary, the crew ought to blame itself and be blamed by the whole class for not having chosen a coach at least a month before the race. It is absolutely impossible for a coach to pick out the individual faults of eight men in eight days. While he attempts to do so, each man contracts new faults, the time becomes poor, the crew soon begins to feel from the motion of the boat that its rowing is ragged and by no means up to the mark, nervousness sets in, and the consequence...