Word: chest
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...CRIMSON is in receipt of a letter from Captain Cotton, U. S. N., of the "Harvard," announcing the receipt of the loving cup. The chest of colors has not as yet been received, and Captain Cotton writes that he will refrain from sending a formal letter of acceptance until its arrival...
...cruiser "Harvard" has come to port at Newport News, Va., in order to receive her full armament, the gifts of the undergraduates can now be sent to her. The chest containing the stand of colors was shipped on Saturday, and the loving cup, which will be on exhibition in the show window of N. G. Wood and Sons in Boston for a few hours today, will be sent immediately. Lack of time prevents its being placed on exhibition in Cambridge...
After the Christmas vacation during the month of January the classes were drilled in wand exercises and in February these were replaced by chest-weight drills...
...strength tests to be used in making up the total strength of any individual are: Strength of back, of legs, of right fore-arm, of left fore-arm, of lungs or one-twentieth of the capacity of the lungs, of upper arms (triceps) and chest, and of upper arms (biceps) and back...
...four hours a week in the gymnasium. For class drill the freshmen use Indian clubs, the sophomores dumb-bells, the juniors single-sticks, and the seniors fencing foils. During the sophomore and junior years boxing and wrestling may be substituted. In addition there are class-divisions for exercise with chest weights, bars, etc. Each student is regularly marked and credited in his gymnasium work, faithfulness and punctuality being the tests...