Word: better
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...present writing, Harvard has a more promising and a better crew than that of last year, in that it seems able to learn quickly and change its faults when coached. This is especially well shown by the quick improvement which has taken place since the crew went to New London. The crew is steadier than last year's and physically is one of the strongest eights that Harvard has produced in recent years. The general watermanship, however, is poor, and the men are rough and awkward. The boat has shown a tendency to hitch between strokes...
...They then started at the point with the University crew and raced over the first half of the four mile course, winning by one quarter of a length in slow time, due to the head wind and rough water. In the last two miles the University crew gave a better exhibition, were steadier, smoother and showed more speed; but finished in the slow time 24.55. The crews then returned to quarters...
...work of the crew yesterday afternoon was short, but very encouraging. The new shell built by Davy was used for the first time and seemed to fit the men much better than the old one. The crew rowed with more life than usual and travelled faster between strokes. After rowing up-stream from the Newell for a mile and a half in short stretches, the crew returned in one stretch and for the last quarter of a mile raised the stroke from 30 to 38. The washing out at the finish of the stroke has largely disappeared and the crew...
...grippe. Richmond has been taking his place at stroke. The crew shows a tendency to plunge forward on the catch which causes the unsteadiness of the boat. The work of the crew at present seems to indicate that a few long hard rows are needed to bring a better feeling of unity into the boat. The order of the crew yesterday was as follows: Stroke, Richmond; 7, Lawson; 6, Hall; 5, Mills; 4, Webster; 3, Locke; 2, Ober; bow, Swaim; cox., Chase...
...make them undertake what must be at best an unalluring task, and who are, at the same time, constantly in touch with student life and sentiment so as to be conscious of student needs and amenable to student public sentiment. Obviously, no body of men meets all these requirements better than the combined Faculties of the University--the older and tried portion of the teachers devoting their whole lives to the service of the students. Obviously, too, they must not be exposed to risk of personal loss as a result of their disinterested service to their colleagues and the student...