Word: sternly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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President C. D. Rinehart of the Yale Kent Club has already secured two speakers for the course of five lectures to be given under the auspices of the club. They are ex-Congressman Frank Hurd of Ohio, who will speak on tariff reform, on April 18, and Hon. Simon Stern of New York, whose subject and date have not yet been decided upon. Charles A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, will be invited to deliver one of the lectures...
...alteration in the Yale rowing tank, the water which is forced towards the stern by the motion of the oars returns in a united current under the boat...
...songs, which were received with uproarious enthusiasm, and the cries of "more, more" made one feel as if he were in the college yard on a balmy night in June. When the glee club had exhausted its repertoire as well as its voices, a movement was made for the stern deck, where "John, the orange-man" held forth in all his glory. This enthusiastic and patriotic landmark had bought a ticket and was on his way to New York to cheer for Harvard, and act as a mascot to the team. He now, after a little mild persuasion, consented...
...shell is made entirely of cedar with the exception of the paper decking in the bow and stern, and some of the inside rigging. Instead of having the common swivel row-lock, the boat is rigged with the old-fashioned tholepins, which look very clumsy. The seats are rather smaller than those in use in the Water boats, and run upon wooden rollers. The oars are very long, and the blades are only 6 1-2 inches wide; the oars in general use are generally a full inch wider...
...will be sounded from the referee's tug as a signal for the crews to get into line. There will be a rope stretched across the river to which four boats will be moored at distances of one hundred feet apart. A man in each boat will hold the stern of a shell. As soon as the shells are in line, two whistles will be sounded as a signal for the men to come out to the full reach. The boats will then be started in the following manner...