Word: knowing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...every opportunity to support the crew. They have always made an especial point of the spring concert; have always given it their best help. The present freshman class is evidently made up of men of a different spirit from the rest of the college. We should really like to know what kind of men compose the class which allows twenty members to represent it at its own concert, given for the benefit of its own crew...
...watermanship is decidedly bad, the boat is very unsteady at times, several men are slow at the catch, slow in getting the arms straight, and do not use the legs hard at the right time. Adams seems to be a judicious, effective coach, and highly appreciated by those who know the work he does. Present arrangement of the crew: Stroke, Perkins '91; 7, Kelton '93; 6, Vail '93; 5, Cummings '93; 4, Lynam, M. S.; 3, Rantoul '92; 2. Powers '92; bow, Newell...
...games; on the return of one of these captains to his college, his acts were vetoed by a mysterious body which professes the right to dissolve its own obligations and yet hold other parties to theirs-the Harvard Athletic Committee-an institution of whose existence we certainly did know, though of whose powers we doubt whether any one does. We changed our measures accordingly...
...hitherto been founded which collects objects directly or indirectly due to Semitic thought or which cast light on Semitic history. We have already many of the finest specimens of the more ancient art and literature, introducing the visitor to worlds of thought the existence of which he did not know before. The objects in the museum may be grouped into three classes, originals, photographs and plaster reproductions...
...Yale sentiment is opposed to ball games with Harvard. It is just the contrary. But the Yale sentiment is opposed to dictation by the Harvard athletic committee. We consider that we have been trifled with when you send a representative to meet us whom we naturally suppose to know the extent of his authority to act, and to act within his authority...