Word: english
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...ENGLISH 72.- The next report on Chatterton, with especial reference to the Rowley poems, will be due Monday...
...Conroy answered to the toast of "The Class" with a stirring plea that the enthusiasm and class energy which had hitherto been characteristic of '99 might not be allowed to slacken. B. H. Dibblee made a witty speech apropos of the boat races and the English stroke. P. G. Carleton asked for a more widespread interest in debating. One of the best features of the evening was a poem read by J. F. Brice, which was full of personal hits and allusions...
...English shell, built by Claspar, of Putney, arrived at the boat house yesterday afternoon. The shell came over on the ship Virginia and has been in Boston for a week past. It was unpacked yesterday and found to be in first-class condition. It will be rigged today...
...crews did credit to their coaches and the race as a whole showed that the men had made good progress toward acvuiring the English stroke. They also held well together in spite of their inexperience...
What was undoubtedly demonstrated in the race was the superiority of the long English stroke over the short professional one. Ninety-seven had an unusually powerful crew, but they rowed a very short stroke, and from the start were undoubtedly out of the race. For the last mile they rowed a very plucky race, Hollister doing the work of half the crew, but the stroke was outclassed...