Word: useful
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...connection with the College depends upon the outcome. None the less, complaints almost never reach the College Office, and in the past three years only two instances have come to our notice. We do not attribute this to the supervision of proctors, which by no means renders impossible the use of blotters on which the necessary facts or formulae are written, but to the universal feeling among the undergraduates that such underhand practices are dishonorable. Cribbing distinctly is not tolerated. Offenders in most cases are, and in all cases should be, held up to scorn...
...University crew begins final training this afternoon for the race with Yale, which will be rowed on the Thames just four weeks from today. It is no use denying that the defeat by Cornell was a keen disappointment to every undergraduate, made especially so by a firm belief that the crew was absolutely unbeatable, but in spite of this set-back, the chances for victory on July 1 are still apparently bright. The University crew seems to be essentially a four-mile combination, lacking the ability to sprint which wins the shorter race, and its strength and staying power...
...University crew, was, if anything, smoother than that of Cornell, but it seemed to lack life and drive, and the rowing of the crew seemed to be more fitted to a four-mile race. Cornell rowed a higher stroke throughout the race than the crew has been accustomed to use this year, but the slow recovery and smooth and even slide work was still maintained...
...price of the tickets has been reduced from $1 to 75 cents each, and if there is any surplus after the expenses have been deducted a rebate pro rata will be made to all Seniors making use of the spread...
...Wilmot '10 spoke with convincing earnestness and was noticeably successful in the use of effective gestures. H. von Kaltenborn '09 delivered a difficult piece with careful intonation and perfect ease...