Word: years
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Gage, '86, has been elected secretary of the 3d year Law School...
...From year to year as this development has steadily progressed under the guidance of President Eliot, its moving spirit, it has been observed that those who were in a position to note the effect of the changes were unanimous, or nearly so, in the opinion that a great improvement was being wrought. No signs have appeared of any deterioration in the quality or quantity of work done...
...inadequacy of the bathing facilities in the gymnasium to meet the demands of those who wish to use them afternoons is becoming daily more and more apparent. Last year remonstrances and complaints were made to the gymnasium authorities about the matter, and, if we mistake not, a reform was promised. But the condition of things has not been changed in the least, and we have the same old picture of a group of shivering men in the bathroom waiting sometimes as long as a quarter of an hour to get a chance to use the shower-bath. During the winter...
...class crews do not usually begin work until after the Christmas vacation, but this year each crew entered into some sort of training during the fall. During the football season, the '89 crew formed itself into a scrub football team, while '90, '91 and '92 rowed on the river until the floats were taken up. Since the vacation all the crews except the freshmen have taken advantage of the open weather and have been practicing on the river...
...freshmen worked in the gymnasium until the tank was finished, and are rowing there three times a week. Walter Alexander, '87, stroke of last year's 'varsity, has been coaching them, but they have not as yet secured a regular coach. The men who are trying for the crew are, with a few exceptions, of good size, and their principal faults are due to their lack of experience. They all lack control of their bodies, and hence their rowing is very irregular. The body swing is carried too far at both ends and results in "slumping" at the finish...