Word: holding
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...shoulders and does not sit up at the finish. There is no power in his stroke. The trouble with the whole crew is that their time is pretty bad; they are slow in starting forward, and they do not get their shoulders on quick enough. They do not hold their oars with a firm enough grasp, and keep changing their grip all the time. Their swinging is very bad, hardly a man swinging right over the keel...
...shoulders. No. 6 does not get his shoulders on at all. He overreaches and hangs on the full reach. He gets a weak finish and is slow in starting out. No. 5 does not get his shoulders on, and fails to keep time. He overreaches and does not hold his head up. When he starts to come back he wobbles badly, and swings back too far. No. 4 is stiff and wants to row his shoulders back hard. He pulls as if he were asleep, and very irregularly, rowing pretty well some days and badly on others. His finish...
Unfortunately, McClellan got hold of Lee's despatch and on September 10, acting on his information, marched against the part of Lee's army above Harper's Ferry. But Lee held him off until the 15th, when Jackson captured Harper's Ferry with its garrison, artillery and small arms...
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...invite all members of the university to contribute to our columns, but we do not hold ourselves responsible for any sentiments advanced in communications. Anonymous contributions will not be accepted...