Word: roughs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...tour in a northerly direction, towards College Hill, discloses the fact that our neighbor, Tufts College, has this summer become possessed of a new chapel. It is a picturesque structure, built of rough, slate-colored stone, and is set off by a medieval-looking tower after the style of an Italian campanile. Its general symmetry is, in the opinion of some, slightly marred by several excrescences with small spires, that project from the roof and produce a somewhat unpleasant effect upon the near spectator...
...Providence crew had the inside position, and so took its place near the eastern shore, with the 'Varsity next and the Freshman outside; the Freshman it will be seen were then compelled to take the rough water. The boats were readily got into line and when the word was given at the first attempt were off, the Narragansetts taking the water first, with a stroke at the start of 38 to a minute, and at about 95 yards from the "go" were near half a length ahead of the 'Varsity. The 'Varsity at this time were pulling...
...water is too rough to row today, Mr. Eaton, the referee, will postpone the race until Monday. If the referee is not at the bridge by 7.30 this morning to fix the starting ropes it will be understood that the race is postponed...
...consider this factor in solving the weighty problem of electives, however unfortunate and harmful, theoretically, the practice may be. The marking system when in use at all should be merely a clerical devise for the classification of students, but when every instructor is permitted to ride his pet hobby rough shod over the necks of his pupils, and estimate work and standing by purely arbitrary standards, it is not very strange that men should in some measure attempt to equalize and justify the results each in his own particular case. It is not in human nature, even...
Owing to the rough water the crews did not go on the river Saturday...