Word: correctly
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...gave up this custom in disgust at the adherence of Harvard to the worst faults in rowing. And this is a mild term to use, for I can truly say that I have never seen an individual member of a Harvard crew show that the first principles of a correct stroke were known to him. Finally I expressed the hope that Harvard would be badly beaten in the annual race for a series of years, believing that nothing short of this. would bring her to her senses. Now it appears that she is persuaded that something has been wrong...
...place will be published a complete list of the students of the University, conveniently arranged for reference. Students, whose names or addresses are omitted in the Catalogue, or incompletely or incorrectly printed, are earnestly requested to send, as soon as possible, a postal card, with the correct information, to "The Harvard Index," Cambridge. As usual, the Index will contain a complete list of the Societies, and a record of the sporting events during the past year. The greatest pains have been taken to secure accuracy in all departments, and it is confidently expected that the book will...
...Park at Springfield, took the time of each mile, and according to his watch Yale made the four miles in 21.01. This is undoubtedly more nearly right than the time-keeper's guess-work, and should be substituted for the figures given in our account of the race. The correct time of our crew would be about 21:30. It is necessary to have these figures correct, as the Record says, to prevent us from misrepresentation in the calculations of the "arithmetic man" at Cornell...
...with the College and for all the friends of such persons, to every entertainment given by the students; and accordingly they bring to bear upon these tickets the whole of the power of invective for which they are so remarkable. An exact copy of the ticket in question may correct any misapprehension under which your readers have labored, and I accordingly send...
...sixes are mostly made up, and are doing a moderate amount of work. There is the usual speculation as to each crew's chances of victory, but as the men on the crews are changed almost daily, it would be no easy matter to make a correct prophecy...