Word: grasp
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...wobbles every which way at the finish. His finish is hurried, and he is apt to rush down. He does not keep a firm grip on the oar, and is stiff and awkward. No. 2 is a little stiff. He wants to hold his oar firmly without changing his grasp, nor yet gripping the oar convulsively. He gets a weak finish and rows his elbows out from his side. He needs to get more pressure on his stretcher, especially at the finish. He swings out at the finish. Bow gets a weak finish and meets his oar so that there...
...fault-finding may seem small to many, but I feet sure that if it is remedied many will rejoice with me. I refer to the hot water faucets in the sponge baths as the gymnasium. At present, in order to escape scalding, it is necessary, first to grasp the valves with sponge in hand and then to dexterously entwine a towel about...
...required of them. They are willing to work at odd times; but the idea of going up to the gymnasium day in and day out, and doing their level best, no matter how they may feel, is so appalling that as yet they have completely failed to grasp it. They all think that such little points as being sharp on time and keeping strict time while at the chestweights, are of such slight importance that it is not worth their while to pay any attention to them. If they condescend to come up and row for the benefit...
...poem by Prof. Dudley of Cornell, and reports and letters from the various chapters of the society. Dr. Gifford's oration is a curious digest of the Platonic theory of Reminiscence and of Wordsworth's adaptation of it. It is in many respects a notable address, showing a tolerable grasp upon the real significance of our modern methods of life, and attempting to prove that to-day as in the days of Socrates...
...seventy-four years old in December, and the burden of college administration must ere long rest on younger shoulders. Professor Dana is a graduate of recent times, his class having graduated in 1870, and he showed in his remarks last evening and in his personal conversation a decided grasp of the problems which now press to the front at New Haven." [Springfield Union...