Word: rhythm
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...overcame Harvard's lead and was 1 second ahead at the mile flag. By the time that the 1 1-2 mile flag was reached the University crew, with a slow stroke, was rowing neck and neck with Yale. At about this point, Weeks, the Yale bow, lost the rhythm of his stroke, cutting short at the full reach and rushing his slide on the recovery. At the 2-mile flag, however, he was rowing better...
...change of Tappan from 3 to bow, and the selection of Morgan for number 3, the crew rowed in good form on Saturday in a short paddle up stream. The five stern men, who have not been changed since March 20, were well together, but a break in the rhythm of the stroke was noticeable at 3. Considering the fact, however, that Morgan, until last Wednesday, had not rowed on the starboard side of a crew for almost two years he showed very creditable form on Saturday. Tappan at bow rowed as smoothly as if he had been there...
...whole the crew rowed well. Coach Wray urged the men particularly to press hard on their stretchers at the catch and to throw their whole weight quickly on their oars. The rhythm of the stroke was excellent and the men got their hands away from their bodies quickly and slowed down on the recovery well before the catch...
...Elements of rational interest and enjoyment in daily labor are--the free play of the powers of observing, thinking and judging during labor, variety in work, the sense of rhythm and harmony in co-operation, and the artistic motive and method...
...courage and naturalness with which she carried through the stormy scene with her supposed husband has seldom been equalled. Even more striking was the depth and purity of her voice, which, without apparent effort, easily reached the entire audience. In her lines, as in Mr. Greet's, the rhythm of the words was retained without undue prominence of metre,--a rare and delightful medium. Specially good during the entire play was the interpretation of meaning by accent and gesture. Several lines, ordinarily rather vague, were given life and significance by the thoughtful attention to detail which marked every scene...