Word: went
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...crews got off well together but the two first crews went to the lead at once. The first Weld then settled down to a long, even stroke and gained steadily to the finish. In spite of the rough water the men kept their boat on an even keel throughout and after the first quarter of a mile the crew rowed together splendidly. The first Newell crew did not row at all well together and only kept their place by repeated spurts. The coxswain of the third Weld steered a remarkable course for the first mile which lost his crew...
...first Cambridge performance of the Pi Eta play was given in the theatre of the club-house last night. The play, though rather too long, went off very smoothly. J. M. Ross '01 took the part of Triptolemus B. Arnstormer, the half-cracked actor, with great skill. His acting and the songs sung by P. L. Fish '01 were the best features of the evening. The last performance of the play will be given Thursday evening at the club theatre...
...then went on to say that legislation has one great fault,--it is at best mechanical, and can rise no higher that its source. In good hands it is effective for a time; but it may be turned with equal ease to bad purposes. Unfortunately the system of nomination prevalent in the United States today tends to aggravate peculiarly this inherent weakness of law making; for it gravitates directly and inevitably to the "boss...
Bishop Potter them turned to the methods used in England for checking official corruption. He went on to say that in the first place, no great European city, be it London, Berlin or Paris, harbors the official corruption which stares us in the face throughout out own country. Of the $7,000,000 recently spent in one year by the municipal government of London, not one penny went for other than honest purposes. This showing is remarkable; the credit for it belongs wholly to the existence every-where in England and her colonies, of an active, alert, public opinion...
...Newell Freshmen were coached by Vail yesterday from a single, and the Weld Freshmen from the launch. The first Weld crew went over the course with the launch. The orders of all the crews were the same as on Saturday...