Word: cramping
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...said that this will cramp the suitable administration of the Union. The answer is that the Union is intended to serve all Harvard men, and that doing one's duty in a plain manner, -- even frugally if necessary--is better than the splendid doing of something else. That is clear as to individuals; to the uninitiated it seems equally true of a social club...
...results of the dashes were little more than mediocre. Clerk, who won the two-twenty, had just before run second in the quarter. Sprague, who won the hundred, was taken with a severe cramp just before the finish and will not be able to run again for some time...
...launch which is building at Cramp's yard, Philadelphia, is expected to reach Cambridge, April 10. The new boat is longer and wider than the John Harvard, and draws less water, thus being better adapted to the navigation of the Charles. She is also faster than the old launch, having a guaranteed speed of 16 knots...
...Frank Thomson of Philadelphia, has presented a new launch to the Harvard crew. It is being built by the Cramp Co., and will have a possible speed of fifteen knots an hour, a much greater speed than that of the "John Harvard." It will also draw a foot less water than the "John Harvard," and is being built very low with an especial view to navigating the Charles...
...Cessation of building would be an abrupt break in the policy adhered to since 1886: Herbert, p. 424. - (a) Additional ships should be ordered by next Congress for - (1) Usual time for building a battle-ship is 5 years. - (2) Cramp can not construct the best in less than 2 1/2 years: Higgins in Cong. Rec. Vol. 27, p. 3576. - (b) Provision for - (1) Sudden shipwreck, cf. Reina Regente. - (2) Ordinary wear and tear. - (3) Filling place of older ships made nearly useless by modern improvements...