ROWL. To recite well. A correspondent from Princeton College defines this word, "to perform any exercise well, recitation, speech, or composition; to succeed in any branch or pursuit."
RUSH. At Yale College, a perfect recitation is denominated a rush.
I got my lesson perfectly, and what is more, made a perfect rush.—Yale Lit. Mag., Vol. XIII. p. 134.
Every rush and fizzle made
Every body frigid laid.
Ibid., Vol. XX. p. 186.
This mark [that of a hammer with a note, "hit the nail on the head">[ signifies that the student makes a capital hit; in other words, a decided rush.—Yale Banger, Nov. 10, 1846.
In dreams his many rushes heard. Ibid., Oct. 22, 1847.
This word is much used among students with the common meaning; thus, they speak of "a rush into prayers," "a rush into the recitation-room," &c. A correspondent from Dartmouth College says: "Rushing the Freshmen is putting them out of the chapel." Another from Williams writes: "Such a man is making a rush, and to this we often add—for the Valedictory."
The gay regatta where the Oneida led,
The glorious rushes, Seniors at the head.
Class Poem, Harv. Coll., 1849.
One of the Trinity men … was making a tremendous rush for a Fellowship.—Bristed's Five Years in an Eng. Univ., Ed. 2d, p. 158.
RUSH. To recite well; to make a perfect recitation.