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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Harvard took the lead at the start, although rowing a little unevenly at first. She soon settled down and rowed the race in very fine form from start to finish. Perkins set a quick stroke at the beginning and, by the time Harvard reached the first half-mile buoy, she was a good half length ahead, pulling thirty-six strokes to the minute. Harvard kept increasing the lead and, at the end of the first mile, had gained over a length on the Columbia crew. The mile was made in just six minutes. Up to this time both crews rowed...
Harvard's form throughout was excellent, Perkins setting a steady and strong stroke to which the crew responded. Columbia's stroke and seven were very much distressed in the last two miles and at the finish were badly winded. What is especially encouraging to Harvard is the fine spurt made in the last half mile, showing that the crew was by no means put to its best efforts. As the water was in such bad condition the time made was very good...
...advantage a little in favor of the seniors, who had the inside course; they immediately increased their lead to about a quarter of a length which they retained to the mile buoy, where the freshmen spurted and drew up nearly even with the leaders. From this point to the finish the race was a series of hotly contested spurts, the seniors, in spite of their want of training, gamely answering with an increase of speed each time their opponents attempted to take the lead. '83 crossed the line about three-quarters of a length ahead. No time was taken...
...could be justified in so slighting them. It is generally supposed to be a college institution; if it is, more attention ought to be paid to the wishes of the college, and these desires were plainly enough shown by the reception awarded the concert last Friday. Great excellence and finish are not demanded by those who listen, nor is it necessary that as much care should be used in their preparation as in making ready for a regular concert...
...Williams, instead of carrying several two or three-hour courses along together, the student is compelled to take three studies with recitations in each five times a week. He is expected to finish some of these courses before the term is out, and then other studies with recitations five times a week are given...