Word: poorly
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...work of the University eight during the first two miles was far from satisfactory. The stroke was clipped short at the catch and at the finish, and the control of the slides was poor with the result that the boat checked badly. After passing Cottage Farm Bridge, however, improvement commenced, and the boat went better and better up to the finish, the final spurt being a splendid exhibition of rowing at a high stroke...
...first race, the first Weld, which is also the first Freshman boat, took the lead at the start and held it all through the course, rowing a splendid race until near the end, when it showed poor form. It nevertheless beat the second Weld by about three lengths. The second Weld rowed well, however, and was an easy second. The second and first Newell finished third and fourth respectively with a length of open water between them. The members of the winning crews of each grade received individual cups...
...open meeting last night in the Lecture Room of Fogg Art Museum for the purpose of discussing "Cultivation in Speech". Professor C. N. Greenough, the first speaker, discussed "The Relation of Oral to Written Composition". He showed that lack of cultivation in speech is usually the cause of poor spelling, a small vocabulary, and monotony in style. Professor W. A. Neilson, speaking on "The Relation of Oral Reading to the Study of English Literature", emphasized the point that poetry can only be truly appreciated when read aloud well. Professor J. H. Ropes spoke on "Good Speech in General Education...
...been just this notion that any man can sing, whether he has ever had any training or not, that has been responsible for the poor singing at Harvard in the past. A few Amherst men or a few Williams men have come to Cambridge and have put the singing of the entire Harvard stands to shame...
...defensive work of the line was particularly poor. The men seemed easily confused, and time and again allowed the second team to go through for good gains...