Word: rivals
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...general comments on the race, it may be said that the Claverly crew won, owing rather to its superiority in power and endurance than to any advantage in form. It cannot be disputed that the Randolph boat contained more experienced and finished oarsmen than the rival shell. At the same time, the men had not been taught to control their slides properly, the consequence being a decided checking of the shell between strokes. Had Randolph not attempted to row so many strokes to the minute in the early part of the race, it seems likely that they would have...
Until this year, the debating interest within the University, outside of that shown in the debates with Yale and Princeton, has been centred on the interclass debates. It was decided this year, however, to discontinue the interclass debates and to encourage the formation of rival debating clubs. Accordingly the Agora and the Forum were organized as upper class debating clubs, drawing their membership from all students in the University except Freshmen, who still had the Freshman Debating Club. During the year, each of the clubs has had about 40 active members, who were divided into teams of four men each...
There will be a rival attraction this afternoon in the intercollegiate meet, but every Freshman should place the athletics of his own class first, and remain in the stands until the last man is retired, no matter which team is ahead...
...give up all notion of a desultory scheme of amateur coaching. "We did not start out," he says, "with the expectation that after only two years of work (and it was hardly a year and a half) we should be able to compete in the market with our big rival house of 15 years' standing and development. The attitude throughout is one of hopefulness,--provided we recognize that the difficulties can be overcome only by a far-sighted and consistent business policy...
...general meeting of upperclassmen interested in debating in Dane Hall last night the plan, recently proposed by the University Debating Council for the organization of two rival upperclass debating clubs, was unanimously adopted. M. C. Leckner '07, president of the Council, presided, and speeches were made by Professor Baker and by several undergraduates...