Word: stilling
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Finally among the English crews nearly all the men swing a little bit out of the line of the boat. This swing is very little, indeed but still it is quite perceptible. The coaches always try to correct this but do not rigidly insist upon...
...Chocorna Lake. The reader is interested in the movements of a human being and the descriptions of birds and trees and flowers seem to be mere incidentals, yet in reading the book one finds that besides being delighted with a story, one is learning lessons, unconsciously learned, but valuable still. It is the faithful record of what may be seen and heard in the world of nature by one who will use his eyes and ears. There is an excellent index at the end of the book...
...first story of the number. "The Choice" is obscure in its meaning. It is hard to understand the feelings of the hero and harder still to grasp the situation. "A Character Sketch" is not a very deep study, but merely an account of the doings of a kleptomaniac. "The Reward of Indolence" is poor. The author's strongest point is in his descriptions which are not above the average. "Blackberries" by Kenneth Brown is pleasant reading though it tells no story and has little point...
After two months of work in the tank the Yale crew practised day before yesterday for the first time on the water. The day was warm and still, and the ice had disappeared from the harbor...
...crew still runs down to the boat house and back, three miles, but will give up the runs in about three weeks, and move down to the boathouse...