Word: turning
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...elusive greased pig. Sign early, for the entries will be limited. Wear your old cloths, and bring your loose change for side shows of all descriptions, including the famous African Dodger. Music will be furnished by Getzchschneider's German band Refreshments of a light character will be served Everybody turn...
There is a growing tendency in American schools and colleges to lessen the importance of intercollegiate athletics and, in turn, devote more care and attention to the physical welfare of the average student. The number of men in college who take daily exercise, especially in winter, sufficient to keep themselves in good physical condition is but a small percentage of the whole student body. Yet the average college man is not averse to regular exercise. Only it is easier to slight this than social or college duties. Many colleges recognize the fact that the students need exercise, yet will...
...crews started from the Cottage Farm Bridge, the second crew having a lead of one length, and the Freshmen a lead of two lengths. In a fast race the University crew gained steadily, finishing at the Union Boat Club two lengths ahead of the second crew, which in turn led the Freshmen by a length...
...elective system. Both will exert a very direct beneficial influence: the first will at once open Harvard to men thoroughly trained in the ground-work of knowledge, rather than to men who have crammed at the last minute for a few highly specialized examinations. The second will turn out men of neither too broad nor too narrow an education: it is an attempt to strike the golden mean between...
...first half-mile the boat was very unsteady, as the men hurried their hands away and did not draw out the finish. During the last part of the race, however, the form was much improved. The turn on the catch was better and the leg drive was stronger. At the finish a stroke of 36 was easily reached. The poor showing of the Freshman eight may be explained largely by the fact that much water had been shipped while the crew was rowing down to the start, and the men were cold from the long wait. No times were given...