Word: quarterly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...start and kept it for about half a mile. At this point the men were well bunched. At the two-mile mark the same three men were leading, with Hadden fourth. About a mile further on the first four men were Crosby, Hadden, Dole and Lanier. A quarter of a mile from the finish the order was the same, when Hadden collapsed, bringing Dole, Lanier and MacCreadie up to second, third and fourth places respectively. The six members of the University team who scored, finished in the following order: 1, M. S. '10; 6, P. W. Carter...
...distance, it had been expected to take the lead for the first part of the race. As it was, it was beaten by Matthews in spite of the atrocious steering of the Matthews coxswain. The race, contrary to the previous announcements, was rowed over a short mile and a quarter course, starting just above Fairfield street and finishing at the Longwood bridge...
...minutes late. This was due to the difficulty with which several of the crews took their positions. At the start, Claverly did not hear the pistol, and Randolph gained an advantage of about half a length. By the time the first corner was reached they had gained another quarter of a length, and were only three-quarters of a length behind. They continued to gain until, at the beginning of the last stretch, only some 10 feet of open water separated the boats. At this point the Claverly crew began to get together, and gained steadily on their pursuers, finishing...
...owing to the inability of the men to hear the pistol. Thayer and Matthews both got away poorly, and Weld came up on Matthews in consequence. When the crews settled down, however, Matthews rapidly overhauled the first boat, getting within a length at the first corner, and about three-quarters of a length shortly after. But in rounding the first and second bends the Matthews coxswain lost his crew at least two lengths, by bad steering. They continued to gain, however, once they were straightened out, and were soon within a length and a quarter of a bump, but could...
Last year a half-ton of clothing, and one and a quarter tons of books and magazines were received. The better clothes were kept at Phillips Brooks House for distribution to such students as needed them. The rest of the clothing was distributed, a case each, to the following institutions: Spring Street Neighborhood House, New York; Cambridge Associated Charities; St. Vincent de Paul Society, South Boston; McAuley Water Street Mission, New York; Morgan Memorial, Boston; St. James' Parish, North Cambridge; Tuskegee Institute, Alabama; Seaman's Friend Society, Boston; Salvation Army, Boston...