Word: boated
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...just another fish story. Not to Robert Clarke, 58, a civil engineer for whom a pleasant afternoon of trolling off Argus Bank, Bermuda, recently turned into a Hemingwayesque adventure. It was 4:45 when Skipper Russell Young of the charter boat Sea Wolfe hollered "Strike!" as a reel, loaded with 800 yds. of 30-lb.-test monofilament line, began to sing. Clarke grabbed the rod, set the hook, and gaped with astonishment as a monstrous blue marlin leaped clear of the water. "My God," breathed Young. "A 450-pounder, at least...
...first varsity boat raced over the the 2000 meters in 6:24.8, three boat-lengths and 13 seconds ahead of second-place Columbia. The Lions covered the course in 6:37.7 and the Scarlet Knights finished...
...place of the boat ride, the Committee is considering several alternatives--including a gala party at Carey Cage with higher quality entertainment than was previously planned...
HARVARD'S most venerable institution of all--the Freshman Jubilee Weekend--is dying from lack of participation. Despite clever advertising campaigns ("Grow Your Face") and big-name entertainers (The Lovin' Spoonful), ticket sales have been abysmally low and the famous boat cruise has been cancelled...
Most of us were weaned on Jubilee Weekend. For many, it was our first great experience as freshmen, certainly the climax of our first year at Harvard. The romantic boat ride we shall especially remember. Huddled together against the cold off Cape Cod, we imbibed refreshing spirits; there was good cheer in the air. When it was over, spent and exhausted, we would see our dates back to their hotel rooms and fall fast asleep full of the night...