Word: sculler
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Kellys, says a friend, are "beautiful, physical people." Father Jack was a champion sculler; Grace's mother (who is of German descent) was a model, later the first woman physical education instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. Father Jack, who still takes his athletics seriously, went to England in 1920 to compete at Henley. But the Henley committee ruled that he could not compete because he had once "worked with his hands" and was therefore not a "gentleman." He went on to the Olympics, where he soundly thrashed the Henley winner, and triumphantly sent his sweaty green rowing...
...Harlon P. Hanson '46, director of Advanced Standing and a sculler, commented, "I'll have to get into condition for the conditioning...
...succession has worked well at Harvard since Reynolds and Rouner had four years apprenticeship at Newell. Wilde will no doubt do as well with his three years as a 150 oarsman and top sculler background...
Dennison tells of one sculler who practiced almost daily for an entire spring, rowing the four-mile course over and over, perfecting his stroke, extending his endurance. Finally, he thought himself ready for a time trial...
Members are entitled to the use of the room and its sun porch. And then, of course, each senior sculler's name is added to the list of Thirty-Minute club members on the club board, designed by Joseph Eldredge, an ex-sculler...