Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...SATURDAY.English Literature. (Course for Freshmen.) Nathaniel Hawthorne. Professor A. S. Hill. Sever...
...three upper-class crews are working very earnestly. These men, with one or two exceptions, have rowed before, and they are doing unusually good work for so early in the season. They are getting together quicker than is usually the case, and they, together with the freshmen, will make a very pretty race in about four weeks. The seniors, who are rather conservative in their style as compared with the other crews, are rowing strong and pretty well together. The juniors are a little rough, but are rowing confidently and well. The sophomores are rowing the smoothest...
...freshmen are pulling a sort of man-of-war stroke at present. They are working in the right spirit, however, and an improvement in their rowing is easily seen from day today. There are some good men in the boat, and the crew is without doubt big and strong enough, despite the reports to the contrary. Just now their oars are in the air all the time except during a very vigorous catch, but this is always noticeable in a green crew...
...challenge has been received by the Columbia freshmen from the Yale freshmen to row them a two mile race on the Thames at New London within a week of the Yale-Harvard 'Varsity race. The Columbia men favor such a proposition, but acting on the advice of the boat club, they will probably refuse the challenge...
...present, and watched the work of the candidates with interest. The men were out about an hour and three quarters. Bates, '91, pitched to one net for a half hour, at the end of which he gave way to Luce and tood direction of the practice of the freshmen...