Word: coxswain
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...thought would be willing, if asked by the class, to choose a number of men, train them during the winter, and teach them all that can be learned on the rowing weights. When the spring comes, the trainer might take them on the river, going himself as coxswain, and assign to them their positions in the boat as should seem to him best. As soon as the crew are fairly at work, let the members elect one of their number captain, and, while he would have full command over the men, the trainer might still go out for the purpose...