Word: ports
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Tinckom-Fernandez has completely spoiled an otherwise unobjectionable transcript of the vivid and irrational impressions of port after long days at sea, by an awkward exit in a temporizing last paragraph. As a result, the whole article has the air of not knowing what to do with its hands. Mr. MacVeagh's "The Young God's Holiday" is a true and graceful allegory, well told, phrased and staged...
...been elected graduate secretary of the Phillips Brooks House Association for next year. Thayer spent one year at the Law School after his graduation, and at the same time had charge of educational and philanthropic work at the Riverside Alliance, a settlement and neighborhood house in Cambridge port. For the last two years he has been graduate secretary of the Cornell University Christian Association...
...been needed more at 3 than at 7, where Amberg has shows his ability in form and can probably be relied upon to row a two-mile race. The most noticeable fault has been that at every stroke the boat has swung to starboard, showing that the bow port men more than counterbalanced the work on the opposite side of the boat. For this reason, Glass, who is the biggest man in the boat, was moved to number 6, and Captain Bacon took his place at 4. The return of Fish, who had not been rowing for some time...
...complete set of oars, was recently ordered from Sims & Sons, of Putney. London, England. The boat will be delivered early next summer, and will be built according to the English model and English rowing theories. It will have short outriggers, rowlocks without swivels, and seats arranged alternately on the port and starboard sides of the boat. The seat at each place will be near the side opposite the outrigger...
...orders of the University and second crews. Morgan, who has been stroking the University crew up to this time, was replaced by Farley, and was moved to number 4 in the second boat. Tappan, who has been rowing at bow in the University boat, was shifted to the port side and stroked the second crew. Burchard took Tappan's place at bow, and Wiggins went to his position in the second boat. Amberg rowed number 7 in the second crew, replacing Swaim, who was moved up in the boat to number...