Word: evens
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...contradict the presumption that had a new song been written last year with the necessary vitality of rhythm adaptable to a large chorus it would have been taken up with an enthusiasm which the old stand-bys will soon fail to command. Half-hearted singing of unfamiliar songs is even worse than half-hearted cheering and infinitely more depressing. Last year it seemed as though the committee in charge of the competition were determined to gain something besides experience from their efforts, and accordingly chose five contributions by the elimination process, retaining these five as there was so little...
...recent years by the presence of persistent and vicious outsiders who monopolized a large share of the proceedings. For those men in 1912 who have not yet become acquainted with our ways of conducting affairs, and for certain restless elements in the Sophomore class, who can present not even a plea of ignorance, let it be said that the first Monday of College has ceased to be any different from any other Monday and that any attempts at disturbance of any kind are in direct opposition to the general sentiment of the great majority of undergraduates...
...developing this year. New men have had to be found for stroke, 5, 4, 2, and coxswain, but the veterans were not shifted from the seats that they held last year. At New Haven Yale was hampered by poor weather and rough water for a long time, and even after going to Gales Ferry there has been considerable complaint on account of rough water. The Yale crew this year is a well-balanced, smooth-moving combination. The men can send their shell along with considerable speed and in New Haven are considered the best crew that Yale...
...four-mile race. Griswold of Yale stroked the Yale winning four-oar last year, while Sargent, the Harvard stroke, rowed two on the Freshman crew. In form, however, Sargent is the superior man of the two. His stroke has a better proportion and the rhythm is decidedly more even. The stroke that Yale is roivipg this year, as in the past two years is longer in the water than Harvard's, so that Harvard will have to row the faster stroke to win the race. The Harvard crew get their hands away faster on the recovery than Yale, and their...
...Sophomore class substituted a pop night in the Living Room for the customary class dinner, and the Juniors held their class dinner there instead of in Boston as former classes have done. Both of these events were very successful and should be precedents which succeeding classes will adopt with even greater success...