Word: sit
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Doesn't sit up to it. Rows too much with arms and doesn't get enough reach. Swings too far back and slumps at the finish...
...Gats no reach. Must sit up to it better and not swing so far back...
...everything should be done to make the upper examination rooms in Sever comfortable. Last Friday some of the rooms were absolutely unbearable. Ordinarily a man can go out from a recitation if the room is too cold, but one cannot do that in an examination. One is compelled to sit and shiver, not able to collect his faculties. Thus he does not do himself justice, and yet he runs the risk of getting a sickness which he may not be able to throw off for months. It is unfortunate that the heating facilities in Sever are inadequate for the purpose...
...Should sit up to it better and follow stroke more closely. Must get more reach and better grip...
...Must keep head well up all through the stroke. and sit up to it better. Keep outside wrist higher. Should come out for it more deliberately...