Word: lowing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...stroke. Bancroft is inclined to hitch in the middle of the stroke, but is placed at a disadvantage by the others, who do not respond to his hard catch. Jacobs does not keep his oar-blade covered in the last part of his stroke, his hands coming in too low. Schwartz uses his arms too soon, and makes the last part of his feather too high. Brigham hurries his body forward, pauses, and catches just too late, in which fault he is followed by Legate; his back and shoulders are not firmly set, and he seems to lack control...
...twenty men in the third division of the Freshman class, nineteen have been warned for low standing...
...would be folly in the College to decrease them. Expensive rooms are provided for the wealthy, and comfortable, but plain ones for the poorer students. It frequently happens, too, that some of the best rooms in the Yard, - as some in Hollis and Stoughton, - are let at very low prices. Thus it is certain that every student can get a good room here in proportion to his means; but those who are willing only to pay $70 cannot expect as good accommodations as those who pay $300. There is a class of writers for the College papers who seize upon...
...content with inserting two pages of advertisements in the body of the paper, the Record devotes a portion of its editorial space to puffing a jewelry manufactory. It is not clear whether the editors set a high value on the merits of the advertisements or a very low value on the merits of the articles. The same paper pathetically asks, "Where is the Yale Athletic Association?" No athletic association has been seen loafing around here this spring, but that is all the help we are able to give...
...night, uses his slide too soon in the stroke, gets hardly enough body reach forward, and when he tries for more, is inclined to "bucket.' He does not shoot his hands out and pull them in on the same level, is inclined to pull them in too low, and goes back too far. Brigham is one of the strongest men that are trying, and pulls with more fire than any other. The men need to pay especial attention to acquiring a slow and smooth recover. When the stroke is quickened, the men quicken the recover too much. They are also...