Word: fours
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Harvard's team this year was chosen at a very satisfactory trial debate at which forty-seven men competed, each man being allowed five minutes for his speech. Yale's speakers have been selected in a different manner. Four separate preliminary trials were held, at which about one hundred men spoke in all. From these fifteen were selected, as follows: Academic department, five; Sheffield School, two; Divinity School, two: Law School, three. The final trial was held on November 5, each of the fifteen speakers being allowed ten minutes. The following men were chosen: H. W. Fisher...
...changes increasing the conveniences of the Weld Boat Club will prove a great source of satisfaction when the spring rowing begins. Last year with four regular eights on the river, to say nothing of the large amount of scrub rowing, there was much confusion in the club house in passing in and out, and still more on the single float. With the new arrangement of boat storage and with the float space doubled, there will scarcely be any serious inconvenience. The Weld is now proving such an excellent rowing school that the importance of making it as attractive as possible...
...contract has been made for its erection and no plan drawn up giving details; but it is the intention of the committee in charge to build it four stories high and of brick with stone trimmings. The upper story is to be a hall, with the capacity of seating 250 persons. The lower stories will be divided into reception rooms and apartments for the meetings of the different religious societies. There will be two entrances in the centre of the building; one opening on the street the other on the yard. Not only have the class-mates of Phillips Brooks...
...three crews were even until the last few strokes, when Bancroft's boat spurted ahead four feet. Harding's crew came in second, with Hodges's six feet behind. The time was 5 minutes fiat...
Harding's boat consisted of three of the regular Weld 1900 crew and one of the substitutes. Hodges's four is the crew that defeated B. A. A., by 10 lengths, in the four-oared race last year...