Word: rowe
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...principal buildings, was burnt. The final battle was at a place that went by the name of "The Annuals." The government was completely defeated, and fell into the hands of their subjects. After some discussion they were placed in boats, in bands of six or eight, and compelled to row out to sea. This the men called the "withdrawal from the association." The officers were never seen again. The victorious townsmen then erected a large hall as a memorial of their valor, and afterwards seem to have emigrated, as no further mention of them is known...
...Brunonian explains that Brown has determined to send no crew to Saratoga for the following "simple" reasons, which cannot help being "satisfactory to the most ardent friend of Brown or the dullest intellect": first, one of their best men could not row, for reasons not made public, and of course they would not send a crew which did not contain all "their best men"; and secondly, they owe "quite a sum" for last year's expenses, and wisely consider that it is best to incur no new debts until the old ones are paid...
...their studies for nine months previous to the day of the race; or candidates for the degree of LL. B., B. D., M. D., Ph. D., or A. M., who have been pursuing their studies for one term previous to the day of the race, shall be eligible to row on the University crew; provided, however, that all candidates for the last five degrees above named, to wit: LL. B., B. D., M. D., Ph. D., A. M., shall have previously taken the degree of A. B., B. S., or Ph. B., from the college on whose crew they...
...SCENE, Chapel Street Bridge. - Street Urchin (to Capt. Cook). Say, Cap'n, is Kinnidy going to row? C. C. Yes. Street urchin. Is Kinnidy a catholic...
...with any reasonable arrangements for the sake of annoying the Yale Association." And further: "We certainly are unable to change our former views in regard to the petty superciliousness which characterizes the dealings of Harvard in boating matters." Of course it is natural to expect that if our men row Yale at all, they will do it at Springfield, where the University race comes off; and we hope that it will be possible to make such arrangements...