Word: seemed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...candidates for the Freshman crew have now been rowing for two months and while it is still too early to judge of their ability, some general criticisms can be made of the Freshmen rowing at both clubs. Compared with the Freshman crews of the last two years, they seem rather backward in development. Individually the men are large and active, but as yet they do not work together...
...Harvard Union has, therefore, to raise $25,000 a year. It does not seem safe to count on a membership for the first year of more than 2500 undergraduates. The Harvard Union must be self-supporting. It is evident therefore that we must be able to get ten dollars apiece as dues from the members. The committee, however, hope that the number of graduate and life members will be so large that it will not be necessary to ask for the whole of this amount. They suggest, accordingly, that there be an admission fee of $5.00 to be paid...
...crews were out again on the water yesterday afternoon. The Newell crews on the whole seem more advanced than the Weld, although the latter have improved rapidly since going on the river. The Newell men seem to have less leg drive but they make up for this by having better control of their slides. They do not rush so badly and keep their boats steadier. The blade work, naturally is still rather rough in all the crews...
...clubs showed up very well in comparison with those of Yale. The Mandolin Club did especially well and it was their excellent rendering of Delibes's "Pas des Fleurs" which called forth the first encore. The Glee and Banjo Clubs also gave some fine selections but they did not seem to have as much volume as the Yale Clubs. The Yale Glee Club had two very good soloists whose work relieved any possible monotony in the programme. The most impressive thing of the evening was the singing of "Bright College Years" and "Fair Harvard" by the combined Glee Clubs, during...
...column has a new head-piece of some merit, and the column itself does not seem as forced as usual. The editorial is labored and hardly worth while...