Word: crewe
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Stearns discusses again Dr. Nichols's reports on injuries from football and draws the usual deduction in favor of the new game. Mr. Sammons argues for a Freshman Dormitory with a new library, gymnasium, and chemical laboratory, thrown in. Mr. Paul Mariett contributes some lines on "Crew-Practice." Mr. Mariett possesses a command of language which is unique for a young man; at present, however, he is in the imitative stage; now he merges himself in Whitman, now in Walter Pater. His present business is to discover himself, the discovery will bring something well worth while...
...presentation of the Filley cups for the dormitory rowing championship will take place in the Thayer Common Room on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. B. A. G. Fuller '00, the donor of the cups, will award them to the members of the victorious crew. J. E. Waid '10, captain of the University eight, will speak and H. P. Fowler '10, will receive the cups for the Thayer crew. The members of all the dormitory crews will be invited. The cups are given as a testimonial to O. D. Filley '06, captain of the University crew...
After prolonged cheering, President Lowell spoke on intercollegiate contests as a means of college solidarity. "There is no more valuable habit in life that any man can acquire than the habit of winning; and athletics is a means to that end. But there are many men not on the crew, and many pale faces are seen about college." The habit of proper exercise is not as general as it ought to be. We are too much in the habit of thinking that it takes a specialist to enter athletics. This is not so. "You have heard me say that...
...many alumni as possible will assemble in front of Claverly to march with a brass band of 60 pieces to Soldiers Field to see the last open practice before the Yale game. Mr. Hall, in behalf of the Boston Harvard Club, then presented each member of the University crew of 1909 with a small golden oar in token of their victory at New London...
Following this, short speeches were made by E. Cutler '09, captain of the winning crew, J. E. Waid '10, captain of the University crew, and F. M. Blagden '09, for four, years coxswain of the University eight. The dinner broke up with the singing of "Fair Harvard...