Word: boatful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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After several years during which the Phi Beta Kappa Society's annual meeting was held on Friday morning of Commencement Week it was decided to return it to Monday for the sake of those attending the Boat Races. The meeting on Monday is open to the public, but tickets must be secured through the Secretary of the Society...
Coach Brown took the University boat out in the morning and had them go through a short workout at a low stroke. While the first string oarsmen were taking things comparatively easily the other crews worked out over a longer course. Observers were impressed with the strength the University sweepswingers displayed rowing at a low beat. James Lawrence '29 seems to be ironing out the few little errors which have been somewhat of an impairment to his form and gives promise of giving a fine exhibition next week as pace setter for the Crimson eight...
...about half the students will be women. They will be quartered in Standish, Gore, and McKinlock halls, while the men will be accommodated in the Smith Halls quadrangle. Numerous other facilities will be thrown open to the Summer School group. The tennis courts of Soldiers Field and the Weld Boat Club are available, while many entertainments and excursions are planned for the benefit of the students, with Yard concerts, special evening lectures, and visits to important points of interest in and around Boston...
...longer paddle with Coach Brown working on racing starts. During this time the shell looked better than it has since its arrival here. There was no catch at the end of the stroke and the eight men were working well together. There was a slight delay in getting the boat into the water due to the fact that the float, which started leaking in the afternoon sank to the bottom of the river before it could be saved. This mishap made it necessary for the crew to launch the boat from the bank and most of the oarsmen were thoroughly...
Fifteen minutes before the first Harvard boat started upstream on its trial, the Yale crew was sent over the same course for a speed test. No time for this run was taken in the Crimson camp. The performance of the Harvard eight tonight differed only a few seconds from the previous test, but is considerably slower than the 20 minute 43 second clocking of the Leader combination...