Word: man
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...firm basis; and accordingly, the customary pewter trophies will probably be given. The two large cups, however, of which we give some account, confer a marked honor and glory, which renders them prizes more eagerly sought and more proudly held than cups, however valuable, awarded to each man in the boat. There will also be the flag offered by the Crimson as a prize in the six-oar race...
...three deans, two professors, and an authoress, - when such a university feels a just pride in its advantages, and mentions them frequently in its journal, the malignant rival whose "disgusting jealousy" takes the form of "puerile gush" well deserves to be pelted with abuse, and then informed that "a man will not progress rapidly on a journey if he stops to throw stones at every cur that barks...
...prize essays are well enough, since they stimulate literary activity without involving cramming; but why examinations of the partial character announced should be made the object of intercollegiate contest it is hard to see. They call forth work, but not of the right kind. To examine a man on a play of AEschylus and orations of Demosthenes and AEschines cannot make him a broad Greek scholar, but will only force him to cram these subjects till he knows them by heart. Such an examination is no test of his ability to read the language. Again, it is necessary...
...banging the water at the beginning of the stroke, and then make a weak and slovenly finish. The firm grip on the water, instantly got on the full reach, should be followed clear through by a good, vigorous, even stroke. The hardest part of this stroke, unless the man makes a jerk in the middle, must be at the beginning, because there the greatest resistance is obtained; and there the greatest strength must be applied, and applied instantly; for a light boat, if touched gently, slips away before a satisfactory hold on the water...
...BOATING-MAN ther was at old Harwarde...