Word: formely
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...appeared in yesterday's CRIMSON, should receive the careful attention of boating men in college. A single scull race with as large a number of entries as might be secured at Harvard, could not fail to be of interest to the students at large, and as an almost new form of athletic sports for Harvard, it should certainly be encouraged. We urge boating men, particularly those who have never rowed in class crews, to enter in this single scull race. The fact that another cup, in addition to the challenge cup won by the champion last year, is offered...
...Each crew presents on Float Day, not only its most skillful rowing, but also the various class and college songs prepared for the day. After taking on board as many guests as can be conveniently (sometimes inconveniently) accomodated, and giving them a short row, the boats ship oars, and form a float in the middle of the lake. There they exhaust their repertoire of songs, classical and otherwise, which the many unfavored ones on shore may enjoy. At starting and returning the classes back their crews by such cheering as would do no discredit...
...Semitic and Indo-Iranian languages stands practically unaltered; but in the Greek and Latin department many well advised innovations have been made. The most important of these is that the higher courses in composition which count toward final honors have been so arranged that Latin and Greek composition together form a half course. Hitherto the candidates for final honors were obliged to spend what amounted to a full course for at least two years in this branch, now practically the same work is covered in two half-courses. It will be noticed that the freshmen courses in Latin...
...MILE RUN.1, H. C. Holt, '86; 2, P. Marquand, '89. Holt ran in excellent form, but was retarded by the wind. His time was 4 m. 42 2-5 sec., which is but five seconds behind the record...
...social intercourse between the instructors and the students of the Classical Department, and to encourage original work among the student members. The club holds biweekly meetings, alternately at the rooms of an instructor and of a student. The meetings held with the instructors are devoted to social intercourse, and form a pleasant and profitable feature of the club. The subjects of conversation are of course largely classical, although there are no set topics for discussion. The free and cordial way in which students and instructors mingle with one another is a proof, not only of the progress which has made...