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...were followed by the Harvard Republican Band. The Seniors were next, and after them a drag occupied by the editors of the Republican and two landaus with the officers of the Republican Club. The classes of 1902, 1903, and 1904 followed in order. The Technology contingent, headed by a float, brought up the rear. All the marchers carried torches and each division had one or more transparencies. The Harvard men wore crimson caps and gowns. The Technology uniform was red and gray...
...float now in the water is practically useless, and it will be replaced by one of the floats from the old University Boat House about October 10th, when the old boat house will be abandoned for the new one. Two new runways have been constructed, having the trusses below instead of above the planking, and thereby enabling the crews to carry shells down to the float more easily. The Weld launch "Veritas" will not be in commission this fall, but the "John Harvard" will be at the service of both clubs...
...Freshman eight was the next to leave the float, rowing as follows: Stroke, Roberts; 7, Ayer; 6, Whitwell; 5, James; 4, McGrew; 3, Hartwell; 2, Switzer; bow, George; cox., Litchfield. The substitute four were also on the water in the shell which they will use at New London. Stroke, Greenough; 3, Graydon; 2, Foster; bow, Bowditch; cox., Stokes. This boat is an improvement on the coxswainless four used by the Freshman substitutes last year, and the crew will be better able to give the University four trial races. Both University and Freshman crews will occupy the same quarters as last...
...second story take the place of the row of smaller windows in the original plan. The four projecting balconies at the corners thus appear as towers, 21 feet square, rising above the main roof, those fronting on the speedway being made square instead of bowed as before. The float will extend the length of the building at a uniform breadth...
Several improvements have lately been added to the Yale boat-house at New Haven, the most important being a large new float and five runways, costing 8750. A launch named the "Scud," smaller and slower than the regular university launch has been presented to the college and will be used for coaching the secondary crews...