Word: band
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...colors and harmony. Beneath the window hangs a portrait of Captain Robert Shaw, and all about the hall stand busts, many of which represent men whose names are connected with that crimson page of our history of which John Lafarge's window is a passionate reflection. A large band of negro servitors keep the building in order, and wait upon the tables at meal-time. They go cheerfully about their work, whistling and humming their own soft melodies. One wonders if they are conscious of the significance of the scarlet stain which at noontide the sunlight casts across the floor...
...College Words and Customs we extract the following account of a class day in 1793 : "The order of the day was this : At ten the class walked in procession to the president's house and escorted him, the professors and tutors to the chapel, preceded by the band playing solemn music. The president began with a short prayer. He then read a chapter in the Bible; after this he prayed again; Cutler then delivered his poem. Then the singing club, accompanied by the band, performed Williams' Friendship. This was succeeded by a valedictory Latin oration by Jackson. We then formed...
...impressive ceremony of the taking of the sophomore fence by the freshmen was celebrated at Yale Tuesday evening. "First, the seniors capered over it," says the New Haven Union, "the Howe Band furnishing occasional bursts of music and the students singing...
...there was a band concert on the campus, and at 4 P. M. the outdoor class tree exercises began. A small platform had been erected on the sloping ground of the campus, and the audience were grouped in front on settees and chairs, while the four classes, marching in cheering, were seated on the grass directly in front of the speakers. Two addresses were made by members of the class, and then came the "address to undergraduates," a composition much after the style of our "ivy oration," and abounding in witticisms and sly personalities and local hits. The class tree...
...evening the campus was gaily illuminated by Japanese lanterns strung from tree to tree, as on a Harvard class day evening, and a promenade concert was given by Reeves' American-Band. The social event of the evening was the reception and ball in Memorial Hall, which was cleared for dancing. Elaborate refreshments were also served the entire evening. The affair was very largely attended by college men and invited guests, among whom the famed fair sex of Providence and vicinity were largely represented...