Word: sterne
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...began at the rate of twenty strokes to the minute, but they soon ran up to twenty-nine; this was found to bring a very heavy pressure upon the bow, as the flow of the circuitous current necessarily is much slower there than at the stern. To rectify this the blades of the bow oars will require larger bores. The outriggers were also defective in many respects, particularly those of 1, 5, 7, and 8, which were too high. It will probably be some time before everything is in perfect working order as chances for improvements cannot fail...
...lighter verse characteristic of a gay pleasure loving society prevailed under the Caliphs of Bagdad. The stern precepts of the Koran had yielded under the attack of Persian free thinking, and the brilliant verses of the period were produced by sceptical poets who were entirely indifferent in all matters of religion. Poetry was cultivated by all classes of society, but the themes had changed. The excellence of the prince was celebrated by the poet in place of his own exploits...
...sophomores with only six men, were out of the race from the beginning. The crews kept their relative positions from start to finish, the race between '90 and '89 being very well contested. At the finish '89 was ahead with '90's bow overlapping the senior's stern. The freshmen were scarcely a length behind '90, and surprised everyone by their excellent showing. Their body work showed a lack of experience but their time was good and they pulled hard. As the river was full of floating logs and refuse wood, and the seniors were held back by a large...
...embarrass the faculty in the arrangement of recitations, and to bewilder the student at the latitude of his possible selections," while at Harvard the unfortunate undergraduate is "practically turned out to grass, to nibble at his own sweet will." The Mail and Express, like a stern parent, suggests in the case of freshmen, that instead of placing the divining rod in the hand of that precious youth, it would be more fitting to apply it elsewhere. While we can hardly agree to all these opinions, there is nevertheless much good sense in this, and we feel that they...
...stern of each shell will be held from a boat attached to a rope stretched across the river. Boats 75 ft. apart. Please take the position assigned you as promptly as possible...