Word: hards
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...always rather hard for a class to support a Freshman crew which must be sent away in June and provided with new boats, oars, etc., and can, of course, do nothing to help pay its expenses. It will be harder than usual to do it this year because of the sportsmanlike choice of Poughkeepsie as the place for the race, regardless of financial inducements, and because twelve men are being kept at the training table instead of the usual ten. Undoubtedly, however, the generous and thoroughly representative support of a crew, financially as well as in other ways, helps...
...subject. They are requested to make out lists of men eligible for certificates and send one to C. A. Sievwright at the Union, and one to H. W. Foote before May 8. Certificates are of three grades-faithful attendance (75 per cent., though this is not a hard and fast rule); good progress; and excellent progress. Teachers are requested to send in the names of those men only who really deserve certificates...
...subject. They are requested to make out lists of men eligibel for certificates and send one to C. A. Sievwright at the Union, and one to H. W. Foote before May 8. Certificates are of three grades-faithful attendance (75 per cent., though this is not a hard and fast rule); good progress; and excellent progress. Teachers are requested to send in the names of those men only who really deserve certificates...
During the spring vacation the class crews have been hard at work, all but '97 rowing regularly twice a day. Ninety-nine is the only crew whose order has been changed, owing to Whitbeck's going to the 'Varsity. All the crews are now settled in their order, and the remaining time will be spent in making their work smoother...
...Freshmen have not yet gone into a shell, so it is hard to speak finally of their work, but in the barge they have been improving rapidly under Mr. Lehmann's coaching. They will have to do a lot of work in the next few weeks, however, for heretofore they have been very far below par. Yesterday the order was considerably changed. Biddle went to stroke, Byrd to 6, and Howard took Glidden's place at 4. The order was as follows: Stroke, Biddle; 7, Higginson; 6, Byrd; 5, Heath; 4, Howard; 3, Tilton; 2, Brown; bow, Saltonstall...