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Sculling is the use of oars to propel a boat by moving them through the water on both sides of the craft, or moving one oar over the stern. A long, narrow boat with sliding seats, rigged with two oars per rower may be referred to as a scull, its oars may be referred to as sculls and a person rowing it referred to as sculler. [1] Sculling is ...
A single scull (or a scull ), abbreviated as a 1x, [1] is a racing shell designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to minimize drag. They have riggers, which apply the forces symmetrically to each ...
Skull and Bones entry from the 1948 Yale Banner.. Skull and Bones, a secret society at Yale University, was founded in 1832.Until 1971, the organization published annual membership rosters, which were kept at Yale's library.
Rowing (sport) Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing.
Stern sculling is the process of propelling a watercraft by moving a single, stern-mounted oar from side to side while changing the angle of the blade so as to generate forward thrust on both strokes. The technique is very old and its origin uncertain, though it is thought to have developed independently in different locations and times.
Quadruple scull typical icon. A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated as a 4x, is a racing shell used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly ...
Ethel Scull 36 Times is a 1963 painting by American artist Andy Warhol. It was Warhol's first commissioned work. [1] [2] [3] The work consists of four rows of nine equal columns, [4] depicting Ethel Redner Scull , a well-known collector of modern art. [5]
Scull said one motivation for international students coming to Oneida Baptist is to learn English. Some come to get a leg up on entry to a U.S. college, and some are getting out of bad situations ...