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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...trial races between the Weld and Newell graded crews yesterday, the second Newell won by half a length with the first Newell second and the first Weld third, a length and a quarter behind the first Newell. The second Weld finished a length and a half behind the first Weld. There was a strong head wind and the rough water bothered the crews very much. The time was 11 minutes, 37 seconds...
...first quarter of a mile the four crews kept about even, all rowing 32 strokes a minute. At the half mile the second Newell was slightly in the lead and the second Weld had fallen back a little but all the crews were within a boat's length of one another. At the bridge the second Newell was a length in the lead. The first Weld was slightly ahead of the first Newell and the second Weld was a length back. The water was very rough and all the crews were splashing a great deal. A short distance below...
...race between the club Freshman crews, the first Weld finished first, five lengths ahead of the first Newell, which defeated the third Weld by a length and a half. The second Newell was fourth, a quarter of a length behind the third Weld and two lengths ahead of the second Weld. The third Newell was three lengths behind the second Weld...
...rowing was impossible, and the final time was 10 minutes and 14 seconds. The Seniors and the Sophomores kept even with the winning boat until just above the bridge, when the Juniors established a lead which they held throughout the race. The Seniors spurted continually but were half a length behind at the finish, one length and a half ahead of the Sophomores. The Law School crew was not in the race after the first mile, and finished five lengths behind...
Professor William Watson Goodwin announced yesterday his resignation from the Eliot Professorship of Greek Literature, which he has held since 1860. Professor Goodwin, who was made tutor in Greek in 1856, stands third on the Faculty in point of length of service. He graduated from Harvard in 1851. Two years later he went abroad to study at the Universities of Gottingen, Bonn and Berlin, and in 1855 received the degree of Ph.D. from the University of Gottingen. In 1856, after a year in Italy and Greece, he returned to Harvard...