Word: fives
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...chosen much earlier than before and more attention was paid to the training for the short preliminary races than has been the custom previously. This change of policy has worked well, and has seemed to benefit the crew rather than harm it. From last year's eight there were five veterans and the coxswain to start with as a nucleus. The problem at the beginning of the year was to fill the seats at stroke, six, and bow left vacant by the graduation of E. Farley '07, R.L. Bacon '07, and R.M. Tappan '07, respectively...
...debating has been of an informal nature. Early in the year the Debating Council voted, that, in its opinion, debating interests could best be furthered by the organization of informal groups of men, of congenial tastes, who wished to meet and discuss questions of public or college interest. Five such groups, with a total membership of about 85, grew up during the year and held informal discussions, to which the Council stood ready to send critics. Because of the informality of the whole system, however, it did not accomplish very much...
John Richardson, Jr., '08, of Chestnut Hill, seven and captain, prepared for College at Noble and Greenough's School, where he rowed for one year. In his Freshman year he rowed four on his class crew, and in Sophomore and Junior years rowed five and seven respectively on the University crew. He is 21 years old, weighs 187 pounds, and is 6 feet, 1 1-2 inches in height...
Jesse Edwin Waid '10, of Denver, Colorado, five, prepared for College at the East Side High School, Denver. In his Freshman year he rowed six on his class crew. He is 19 years old, weighs 173 pounds, and is 6 feet, 2 inches in height...
...work for all the crews was light today. In the morning on account of the rough water the University eight went a short distance near the shore, but in the afternoon the men covered about five miles accompanied by Coach Wray in his single. The stroke was kept down most of the time, except for one stretch. The shell did not appear to go as badly as might be expected, and it is hoped that within a few days the crew will be rowing well together again. Of course Cutler is considerably lighter than Fish and is not his equal...