"STAND BY." 



continued. The discipline and evolutions 

 on the regular rows are in every way simi- 

 lar to those of the barge rowing of our 

 navy. A pleasant part of the row is the 

 "hand out," an appetizing luncheon, after 

 which the oars dip with renewed energy. 

 On the return to the boat house the Pristis 

 is hoisted to her position and the ropes are 

 coiled. 



With few exceptions the girls of the 

 crews are enthusiastic swimmers and do 

 much rowing in an ordinary 2 oared boat. 

 The fascination of the sport is great and 

 the girls regard the rowing as valuable 

 physical exercise as well as pleasant recre- 

 ation. At the end of a season they find 

 the muscles of the whole body healthily 

 developed and firm ; and they look on life 

 in general with zest. 



It has not been the custom to do much 

 racing on San Diego bay, but from the first 

 organization of boat crews there have fre- 

 quently been tests of skill, and for the 

 championship beautiful and costly prizes 

 have been given, usually flags, pennants, etc. 

 At the 4th of July celebration, 1901, the 4 

 8-oared barges of the bay, manned by their 

 respective crews, entered into competitive 

 drill, the order of evolutions being regulat- 

 ed by the officers of the U. S. S. Ranger 



and the signals given from that ship. This 

 was one of the most interesting exhibitions 

 ever given by the girls' crews. Similar evo- 

 lutions are a feature of rowing when dif- 

 ferent vessels are in port. 



Quite as important as the discipline of 

 the crews is the social side of the life.- An 

 ingenuous method of obtaining money to 

 defray the expense of keeping up boats, 

 buildings, etc., is giving entertainments and 

 private theatricals. These always, of 

 course, prove successful, and afford not 

 only the needed funds but the amusement 

 of preparations and rehearsals. Associa- 

 tion and crew parties and dinners are also 

 a part of the social life.. For barge parties, 

 on moonlight nights, some point along the 

 bay is selected for landing, guests are in- 

 vited, and a bountiful luncheon is prepared. 

 On landing, material for a bonfire is col- 

 lected, coffee made, and often fish or the 

 like roasted over the fire. Then when sup- 

 per is over, all join in games, story telling, 

 or other features of the evening. 



Thus the rowing association ministers to 

 the whole woman, developing the physique, 

 affording mental as well as physical disci- 

 pline, and offering the recreation, social 

 diversion, and good fellowship so much 

 needed by the busy student. 



"What would you say," began the vol- 

 uble prophet of woe, "if I were to tell you 

 that in a short time all the rivers of this 

 country would dry up?" 



"I should say," replied the patient man, 

 ' 'Go thou and do likewise.' " — Christian 

 Register. 



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