Word: higher
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first two miles than at any time previously this year, and even in the final spurt the men held together well. Farley kept his stroke long throughout and showed good endurance in raising the stroke in the last half-mile. The Freshmen also rowed well. They rowed a higher stroke than the University crew most of the way, thus maintaining their lead. In addition to the time trial for the University eight, the four-oar also were sent over their course. They rowed upstream for two miles from the Navy Yard in the slow time of 12 minutes...
...race yesterday afternoon downstream over the straight stretch below the Brighton bridge. The order was the same as on the previous day, except that the strokes were interchanged, Maxwell being put in the first crew, and Meyer in the second. The first crew, which was able to maintain a higher stroke, gradually forged ahead, finishing about a length in front of the second crew...
...they could apply the principles and ideals they have learned here in the business world which they are about to enter--in much the same way as president Roosevelt pointed out to us in the Union, some months ago, how college men could and should set better standards and higher ideals in our political life...
...Freshman crews raced over a half-mile course, upstream, from midway between the Harvard and Longwood bridges to Longwood bridge. The crew stroked by Meyer caught the water first and took the lead, but Maxwell forced his crew to take the lead with a higher stroke, until at the finish, it was three lengths ahead. The time was 3 minutes and 8 seconds...
...final business seasion of the meeting of the Associated Harvard Clubs in Detroit, last Saturday, President Eliot devlivered an address dealing with the tendencies of higher education and announcing for the first time a proposed business course at the University...