Word: contrastedly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Harvard's crew quarters on the Thames have long been condemned. Without adequate heating equipment and lacking in such necessities as sufficient showers and drying rooms, the buildings used present a sorry contrast to those of Yale. The importance of such a matter as a large enough float for the freshman crew is comprehensible even to those unfamiliar with rowing conditions. To replace the old buildings with modern, sanitary structures will obviously improve the general training conditions. In their excellent position on a bluff overlooking the river, the new buildings will put Harvard's athletes in quarters suitable...
...officers of the Class of 1928, during the whole of the four-year undergraduate period, were all prominent athletes. In direct contrast, however, are the leaders of this year's senior class. Only one of them is a member of a university team: Rogers, hockey star, was elected treasurer. Orr, the president, is track manager, but has no other connection with the sports field. The vice-president is captain of a minor team, swimming; while the secretary is not even remotely associated with any sport...
...sharp contrast is a "Spring Landscape" by Segonzac, notable for its rugged and vigorous handling. The cool grays and vivid greens of the picture are particularly attractive. To grasp fully the charm of this heavily painted canvas it is necessary to stand as far from the picture as possible...
...significant canvas is the "Still Life" by Vlaminck, where the colors are mainly deep greens, with here and there the effect of burnished silver. Again an interesting contrast may be observed with the Vlaminck in the Fogg Museum...
...contrast to all this, Horween plans to hold scrimmages, with three practice games scheduled to be played under regular rules with the usual officials. The straight line-cracking offensive which has marked Harvard teams for a decade demands superlative condition which can be gained only by hard work. The more seasoning a player can get, the stronger he will be for the autumn...