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Everyone was required to be in his room, studying, by 9 o'clock and "to this End, the Tutors frequently visited their chambers (especially in their several districts) after 9, and at other studying times, to quicken them to their business...
...admit that a nose for news may be cultivated where no such organ exists. While he does not enthuse over the schools of journalism, at the same time he does not decry their value as training grounds for future editors. He believes that any training that will quicken a man's faculties or make him expert in some field will be of service to him in newspaper work. He approves school-taught reporters, accordingly...
...them long practice rows for three of four weeks, followed by two weeks of hard work in preparation for the four mile handicap race to be held on November 15. In addition to this work, a considerable amount of rowing in double sculls, will be done in order to quicken up the men and eliminate individual faults. At the end of the season a race will be held between the members of the University squad, rowing in doubles, for two cups which have been presented by R. P. Blake '94. The following men should report at the University boathouse this...
...preparing our nines to meet these teams which play the professional style of ball, there could be no better training than a contest with a league team. The game with the Boston Americans today will serve this purpose, and will, moreover, open the season with fast play which should quicken the team for the coming contests...
...early in February, but the work on the water has been hampered to a large degree by inclement weather. Nevertheless, the practice of the three eights on the Columbia squad has been gradually made harder and harder as the season has progressed, and last week the coach started to "quicken up" his university crew in preparation for the race with Harvard...