Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...with the quarters at Krum Elbow, and says that the course is a fine four-mile stretch. The 'Varsity are rowing in the '99 shell and the Freshman in the Clasper boat. All the men are well and in good spirits. The Freshmen are now showing continued improvement, after somewhat unsatisfactory work on Thursday, largely due to the rough water...
...that next year Seniors would receive the same credit for their work in the course as under-classmen. There seems to be no apparent reason for such partiality, and the ruling by which Seniors are picked out to do double work, rather than Juniors or Sophomores, appears somewhat arbitrary. This being so, it is to be hoped that the regulation will be rescinded, and Seniors next year be allowed the privilege of receiving the same treatment as other undergraduates...
...Varsity nine, though somewhat weakened by the absence of several players, who were given a rest after the Princeton game, defeated the University of Vermont yesterday by the score...
...Since the crew took to their shell their improvement has been retarded by two causes. In the first place the shell used for last year's race was weak and twisted, and until it was abandoned in favor of the '99 shell the rowing was somewhat disorganized by the defects of the shell. In the second place, J. H. Perkins, probably in consequence of the weakness of the shell, strained his side and was forced to stay out of the crew for nearly three weeks. Since his return to the crew a fortnight ago, however, the improvement has been constant...
...basin. The start was made at the Union Boat Club. B. A. A. caught the water first and soon had a lead of half a length. The intermediates and juniors followed in order. At Harvard Bridge the Weld crews spurted and cut B. A. A. 's lead down somewhat, but the latter continued to forge ahead and won by a length and a half from the intermediates. The juniors brought up the rear three-quarters of a length behind...