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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...other class crews are receiving able coaching and have been since they were first called out, while little attention has been paid to the freshmen since they went on the river. To be sure the 'varsity coxswain has several times coached from the stern of the boat, but this sort of instruction for an untrained crew is not very effective. A coxswain cannot see the faults of the men in the bow without upsetting the trim of the boat. The only men he can criticise to advantage are stroke and seven. He can tell perhaps that the boat...
...energetic, alert, and willing to work hard if need be for the paper. He should be able to get facts precisely as they are, and to put them into readable shape with some skill. These are the essential qualities that a candidate should possess. To men of the right sort who are really interested in becoming editors of the CRIMSON, the work required will not seem very difficult nor confining...
...make their tales seem like chapters from a three volume novel, or at least like awkward attempts at the novellete. They should, on the contrary, restrict the time of the story to a short space, and nothing like development of character should be attempted. Conspicuous examples of the best sort of short stories observe this unity of character and give the reader a glimpse, a sketch, an episode, rather than any essay toward elaborate portrayal of persons or events. Thus, Mr. Hardy has been less successful in the tales entitled "Fellow Travellers," "Interlopers at the Knap," and in others that...
...their interest grows as the final race gets nearer, and they are ready to give their crew or football eleven the heartiest support at the time when this support at the time when this support is most needed. This enthusiasm on the part of the students is the best sort of encouragement to athletic teams...
...help feeling that the cleverness is misapplied. The first two paragraphs and the last seem to be written in a serious mood and contain so much truth in such a small space that almost every sentence amounts to a truism. The rest of the essay is written in a sort of flippant, serio-comic vein, which is out of place. Honor is too grave a subject to be flippantly treated...