Word: captaining
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Last year's captain was confronted with a debt, and not knowing in advance how much money he could depend upon, was prevented from ordering boats, oars, etc., early enough to receive them in proper season...
...class crews are suffering a great deal this year owing to the unusually large number of men who are working with the University crew. The class of '89 is perhaps the greatest sufferer, as eight of the twenty men under Captain Pfeiffer are from this class. Of last year's '89 crew Pfeiffer was the stroke, and he will be seriously missed this year. Parker, who rowed seven, is working with the University crew, but captains his class crew and coaches it. Sears, who rowed six, is not a candidate this year. Davis, who rowed five, Markoe and Hebard, four...
...crew as a whole doesn't sit up to its work, and the time at present is very bad. Some of the new men are working better than the old ones. Captain Parker has done all the coaching...
...Denton, Beekman, Pelton and Wainwright, all of '89; McIlvaine and Meikleham, of '90; and Lunt, Foote and Lamarche, S. of L. None of the old crew was seen on the first day, and it is not definitely known how many of them will consent to row. Klapp is the captain, and Sidney Harris the coach...
...College of Physicians and Surgeons of the western district of New York in 1831. He soon after left his practice and began the study of botany with Dr. John Torrey. In 1834 he was appointed botanist to the United States exploring expedition sent out under the command of Captain Charles Wilkes, but in consequence of the delay of that enterprise resigned the post in 1837. He was elected professor of botany in the new University of Michigan, but he declined the chair and accepted in 1842 the Fisher professorship of natural history at Harvard, where he remained until 1873, when...