Word: follows
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...years standing, two of ten and the other rowed recently. They were all rowing men, and when in college had proved themselves good oarsmen, but the standard of rowing, like everything else, is continually improving, and to keep up with this advance a man must not only follow the improvements most carefully, but it is so necessary for him to test each of them practically, for rowing, far more than any other sport is learned by the sense of "feeling" rather than by observation only, and no man can successfully teach it unless he has practiced what he teaches...
...kept them covered to the end, maintaining a firm pressure throughout, the appearance of their oars in the water reminding the observer of the Harvard crew of 1885, but otherwise their work was far superior to that of Storrow's crew. The Harvard crew, in their body work, followed the principles taught by Bancroft, but did not attain the smoothness which Bancroft himself and his most skillful pupils acquired. In this respect they tried to follow the English system, and seemed to have also adopted the English style of rigging, for their slides were noticeably shorter than those...
Every student is required to follow implicitly the directions with regard to paper, folding, endorsing, etc., given on the English Composition card...
...their college life-a success of the kind which it would be well for future classes to emulate. To the class of '89, which is about to become the senior class, we extend our hearty good wishes. We can give them no better advice than asking them to follow in the footsteps of '88, whose class day it is today. In conclusion we would propose the good old toast: "Here's to the class of '88, her health, wealth and happiness; and may she continue to be an honor to our Alma Mater...
...ninety-fourth Commencement of Williams College will take place next week. Rev. Phillips Brooks will deliver an address on Sunday, June 24, to the Mills Young Men's Christian Association. Various religious services will follow. Tuesday will be Alumni and Class Day, and the usual public exercises will be held in the Congregational church. In the evening there will be a promenade concert in Goodrich Hall. The Commencement exercises will take place on Wednesday, and will be followed by a dinner and a reception by President Carter...