Word: uniforms
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...smaller windows in the original plan. The four projecting balconies at the corners thus appear as towers, 21 feet square, rising above the main roof, those fronting on the speedway being made square instead of bowed as before. The float will extend the length of the building at a uniform breadth...
...Weld and Newell clubs have adopted a uniform system of lettering for the caps and shirts worn by their graded crews. Winning crews in inter-club races are now entitled to wear the following insignia: Juniors, white shirts and caps with black lettering; intermediates, white shirts and caps with red lettering; seniors, black shirts and caps with red lettering. The letters are to be arranged as follows: The initial letter of the boat club is to be large with a small H. U. inside. In the case of the Weld the H and U are on either side...
...with Steyn and Oom Paul's legions, but thus far has been unhurt, I must try to attend my next class dinner (D. V.) and compare notes with my classmates who have fought the Spaniards and Filipinos. You ought to see me now in tattered, soiled khaki uniform, nearly as brown as a Negro and as tough as a hickory nut. But so far old Harvard, as represented by myself, has not missed a drill or march or fight the regiment has been in. Faithfully yours, ARTHUR J. B. MELLISH...
...track on Soldiers Field has been built on a plan far in advance of the old one on Holmes Field. The essential difference lies in the introduction of easement curves. The old track has a uniform are at either end, the whole curve being on the same radius. This radius is so short that the sudden pronounced change from straight-away to turn exerts a detrimental effect upon the gait and speed of the runner. In the new track this difficulty has been removed by the introduction of a gradual transition curve in the approach at either end. This transition...
...School eight has not shaken well together, so that the time and catch are weak. The outboard work is fairly smooth, though not yet uniform. In spite of these faults the crew has shown some speed, and Blake at stroke has succeeded in getting a good beat in rowing. The order follows: Stroke, Blake (capt.); 7, Sheafe; 6, Swift; 5, Burden; 4, Marvin; 3, Warner; 2, Byrd; bow, Parker; cox., Watson...