Word: developes
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...college can overlook one such exhibition, but others like it would be more than unfortunate; they might even be disastrous in turning college sentiment against those who are trying hard, and can, if they only will make up their minds to rise and meet the present difficulties, develop a team which will represent Harvard worthily...
...candidates for the Mott-Haven team have been training steadily and making rapid improvement. The prospects are especially encouraging as about 120 men have presented themselves as candidates for the team. About half of this number are freshmen and persistent training begun so early in the season will undoubtedly develop some strong material. Most of the men of last year's team can be seen training on the track every day and their energies set a good example for the new men to follow. It is a long pull from now until next May, but training begun in the fall...
...individual is one and is not to be separated. We have noticed for many years that no immoral athlete is trustworthy, and the same proves true in after years, of a man intellectual but immoral. Though perhaps only two per cent. will ever make noted athletes. You can all develop strong, robust bodies. You can strengthen your wills and characters, and in the many opportunities this university affords you can all use your natural talents and gifts. Nor is there need that your lives should be selfish; each can help his fellows. Stimulate their enthusiasm; purify, uplift, enoble. Live...
...spite of the disagreeable weather during the past week, the 'varsity crew has continued to row from fourteen to eighteen miles a day, and as a result of this hard work, it has made considerable improvement. The coaching is still directed almost entirely to developing the oarsmanship and watermanship, no effect as yet having been made to develop speed. The watermanship of the crew however is by no means weak at the present time...
...weeks the work of the 'varsity crew has been very much increased, and is now just as much as the men can stand. As a result, the crew has made rapid improvement, especially during the latter part of last week. As yet however, they have made no effort to develop speed. They have been trying rather to lay a substantial ground work upon which to build the stroke, hoping by so doing to be in better condition, when they begin to work for speed. Especial attention has been paid to the correction of individual faults...