Word: river
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...intention to remain only a year in South America. The other members of the party are all in good health and expect to stay in South America for the full three-year period. The trip of the first year was in the region of the Madre de Dios river, which is one of the tributaries of the Amazon. The rest of the explorations will be on other tributaries of the Amazon and Platte rivers, where the Indian tribes are least known...
Last week the University crew squad practiced every day, except Saturday. On Monday the crews paddled up to the Brighton Bridge and back. On Tuesday, owing to the wind, the crews did not go out on the river, but the whole squad received instruction on the machines from Coach Wray and Captain Richardson. Wednesday the eight rowed into the basin below Harvard Bridge. Thursday they paddled up to Brighton again, and on Friday had another long row in the basin...
...Grant '88, D.D. and Episcopal Theological School '86, has been appointed University preacher for this year. He was for a time rector of the Episcopal Church in Fall River, and for twelve years rector of the Church of the Ascension, New York. He will preach in Appleton Chapel tomorrow evening and Sunday, October 27, at 7.30 o'clock. Seats on the floor will be reserved until 7.25 o'clock for members of the University and friends accompanying them; the gallery will be open to the public at 7 o'clock...
...venture in your columns to revive the ancient outcry against the unpardonable obstructions on Boylston street bridge after a football game. It is sufficient hardship for the large crowd always attendant upon a Saturday game to cross the river within the narrow palings of the bridge; but when several automobiles and carriages pass over at the same time, but in the opposite direction, insult is indeed added to injury. It would seem that we had returned to the triumphal procession of the Romans, and that while the chariots pass along, the people as well as the bridge groan. An effective...
During the week many of the dormitory crews have been organized, and have practiced every day both on the machines and on the river. The number to row from the weld boathouse has usually been about ten, while seven more have gone out from the Newell...