Word: slowness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Each year brings the same appeals from different committees and officers of the Senior class. The Secretary complains that men are slow and thoughtless about sending in the answered questions for their "Class Lives," the Class Committee, that the Class Fund is not receiving sufficient support, and the Photographic Committee has its annual wail about the Portfolio, and how men must keep their appointments...
...gymnasium. The ideal use of the gymnasium is the preliminary crew training. A completely mistaken use is that made by the so-called strong man. The best developed and most symmetrical muscles will be worthless alike to the college and to their owner if he is slow and awkward...
...crew was 153 pounds. The men were quickly thinned out, those who were physically unable to endure the training being dropped. The work has consisted of running, light exercise in the gymnasium and regular rowing in the tank. Progress in mastering the stroke is of course very slow as the men with the exception of the few who rowed on the fall freshman crew are entirely without previous experience. Coach Cook, Captain Whitney and D. F. Rogers '98, have done most of the coaching up to this time but since the 'varsity crew candidates have been called...
...second, and A. W. Blakemore L. S., third. The run was over the regular course, out Garden street, through the Clay Pits, around Fresh Pond, and back by way of Mt. Auburn and Brattle streets, a distance of a little over 5 miles. The time, 31m. 20s., was rather slow, owing to the unwillingness of any one to set the pace. As D. Grant M. S., did not know until too late to take part that the race was going to be held yesterday, he will be given a chance to go over the course against time this afternoon...
...system of dividing the Freshman class into ten sections according to dormitories would bring more men out to train and make the competition keener, but, on the contrary, there were even less entries than before. The fact that the events were not closely contested partly accounts for the slow times...