Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...brought out more enthusiasm than has been shown for many years at Harvard. The boat houses were crowded with spectators, some even finding places on the roof. It is unprecedented that men should be so eager to row that it should become impossible to accommodate all who signed. The freshmen as usual created much laughter by their awkward attempts to appear to be practiced oarsmen. The crews started from boat house, upper class crews 1 and 2 in charge of Captain Crehore, '90; 3 and 4, under Captain Bishop, '91, and 5 and 6 under Captain Powers, '92. There...
Only fourteen upper classmen have as yet signed at Bartlett's. Fifty-one freshmen have signed...
...fall scratch races will be rowed next Tuesday afternoon in front of the boat house at 4.15 p. m., sharp. There will be two races, the first open to members of the three upper classes and the Law school; the second open to freshmen. In each race there will be two preliminary heats of three crews each and a final heat between the winners in the preliminary heats...
...crews of upper class and Law school men will be under the management of the captains of the senior, junior and sophomore crews, and the freshmen will be under the management of the men now rowing on the university crew. No previous experience in rowing is necessary to enter either race. An admission fee of 25 cents will be charged to provide cups for the winners. Crews will be chosen by lot. The freshmen will row one day before the race for practice...
...Hunt then addressed the freshmen for a few moments and impressed upon them the necessity of encouraging their eleven by personal presence and active support. He said that they must play with much more vim and snap if they wished to beat the Yale freshmen. He suggested that a manager of the eleven be chosen, and Churchill, of Andover, was nominated for that position. Churchill resigned in favor of F. W. Moore of Andover who was elected by acclamation...