Word: maye
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...provisional crews now rowing, one composed of candidates from the School of Arts, the other from the School of Mines. The chief difficulty at first was in dipping the oars at the right angle. The regular crew will probably not be chosen until after the inter-class races, May 12, and the Harlem regatta, May 30, though a provisional crew will be chosen for these events. There are two candidates for the position of coxswain, both from the School of Arts...
...remaining class crews are all in training for the inter-class races to take place May 12. They would have been on the water considerably before this, had not the boat-house been moved to the Mott Haven side, and swung around in the placing. Eighty-eight's crew is less settled that of any of the other classes, no positions having as yet been assigned. The men training are: G. F. Warren, Jr.; H. Parsons, captain; T. S. Perkins; E. P. Callender; F. E. Hopke; J. B. Taylor; A. D. Dodsworth; H. N. Tiemann; F. P. Smith...
...Freshman Glee and Banjo clubs will give a concert in behalf of the '91 crew in Lyceum Hall, on Friday, April 27th. Tickets may be procured of any of the members of either of the above clubs...
...thirteenth. This would give many men an opportunity to get away earlier than they otherwise would, and such an arrangement would not interfere with any of the other examinations. The list of final examinations is only provisional, and we make this suggestion thus early in order that the change may be easily made, should it meet with the approval of the proper authorities. We have received several communications and many direct requests urging us to make this suggestion, and we hope that the matter may be arranged more satisfactorily than it is at present...
...Whatever may be said of Harvard's tendency to neglect study for the encouragement of athletics, her system of deturs, prizes, scholarships and final honors has by stimulation to overwork caused the death of many a promising student. I was graduated from Harvard nine years ago, and know whereof I speak. The sudden insanity of one of the most promising of recent graduates recalls painful memories of that forcing system which has so long been in vogue at my own university. The leader of my class shortly after entering upon his sophomore work died of brain fever. The brightest light...