Word: stroke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...yard breast stroke swim--Won by P. H. Walker '39 (H); second G. J. Beitman '39 (H); third CRESAV (Y). Time...
...yard back stroke swim--Won by Good (Y); second C. C. Stowell '39 (H); third K. B. Hodson '37 (H). Time...
...them silver-headed, inscribed "Franklin D. Roosevelt." Said William Andrew to the press: "They let me in and the President had me sit down. I told him about when President Johnson died. I slept with him six days and six nights in Tennessee after he had a stroke. I was only 18 or 19 when he died, but in them days, you know, boys were just like men. . . . President Roosevelt is my kind of white folks. You don't get nervous with a man like that. He's just like Andrew Johnson...
...Forrest's scouts. Lucy gradually learned what that meant, got almost used to the idea of his death. When the news came at last, it was hardly more than she had expected. The Allard place was plundered and burnt by the Yankees ; old Mr. Allard got a stroke from the shock. At war's end, with the slaves run away, the plantation ruined, stay-at-home Brother Jim brought discredit on the Allard name by swallowing his pride, keeping store...
Winding up the season with an undefeated record, the Eliot House swimmers successfully cleared their last hurdle to the championship of the league by nipping Kirkland, 34-28. Eliot won all first places, with the exception of the 50-yard back stroke and the relay. Robert C. Murphy '38 of the Elephants took the 50-yard and 100-yard free style in good times. Teammate Eyler took second in the 100-yard free style and won the 200-yard free style from Wehle of Kirkland...