Word: float
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...important to call attention to the entire lack of available life saving apparatus at the Weld boat house. In previous years there has been a whitehall boat, the property of the club, moored to the float for the express purpose of putting out to the rescue of shipwrecked oarsmen, but unfortunately it is no longer seaworthy as it has been left in the river all winter. There is now a boat belonging to the City of Cambridge placed at the boat house by the I ark Commission for life saving purposes, but as it is chained and padlocked...
...University Boat Club float was put out on Saturday and will be put into use immediately...
...Weld Boat Club float has been put out. The boat house will not be opened for another month however...
...Storrow '85, who is going to coach the crew this year met the men last night in the Trophy Room and told them that no man could expect to win a place in the boat without doing a great deal of rowing in singles on the river. The Weld float will probably be got out in a couple of days, so that men can begin this practice in watermanship promptly. Higginson and Biddle are also coaching the squad...
...which was at the back of the house removed to the east side of the main building and placed in line with it. A piazza of the same width as that of the main building but with no roof has been built in front of the ell and another float 47 feet long by 20 wide, placed. Thus the eights will have a float of their own and the difficulty of carrying the shells through the crowded main building which has been experienced heretofore, overcome...