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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...body has been swinging back; but, as soon as they touch the chest, they are shot out forward and are again held perfectly straight. This arm movement is called the "shoot" because it is rapidly executed. A quick shoot is necessary; first, for the sake of uniformity: second, to avoid splashing when rowing on the water. The shoot, however, must be executed gently, for any violent motion jars a shell, and thereby greatly impedes its speed. After the shoot, the body is again swung forward, continuing, as it were, the movement of the arms. In fact, at no instant does...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Harvard Stroke. | 1/15/1885 | See Source »

...government of the institution and to carry with them into the Faculty the views which they held before graduation. The abolition of compulsion would not work to the spiritual injury of these undergraduates. On the other hand, there are students who are led by this compulsory system to avoid religious services through their whole lives after graduation. They are represented by the graduate who declared that in four years he had heard enough prayers and sermons to last a lifetime, and that he would never again put his head inside a church. Would it not be better to incline such...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Compulsory Prayers. | 12/8/1884 | See Source »

...autumn. It is perhaps of greater interest to the student to take advantage of the benefits arising from exercise in the open air than to devote his time to the gymnasium. But the great danger to be feared is that in neglecting the gymnasium the student will come to avoid all physical exercise. It is an unwise course to use time which should be devoted to exercise for purposes entirely foreign to physical exertion of any kind. It is impolitic for the hard student to devote his entire time to a course of life calculated to steadily undermine his constitution...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/11/1884 | See Source »

...word to the freshmen about indiscriminate clapping at the chemistry lectures. The confusion and noise arising from these demonstrations cannot help being distasteful to a gentleman of Prof. Cook's age and temperament, and I think that the members of the class would do well to avoid anything of this kind in the future...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMUNICATIONS. | 11/5/1884 | See Source »

...hour later. The first Hound in was Russel '87, closely followed by Braudt '85, Hazard '85, and Blake '87. The hunt was of the right length and was greatly enjoyed by all participants. It would be better, however, to have the next one a little earlier to avoid the darkness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hare and Hounds. | 10/29/1884 | See Source »

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