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During the past two evenings trials have been held for the candidates for the '94 Banjo Club. The trials have been under the direction of members of the 'varsity Banjo Club, and they have made the selections thus far. As usual there are a great many banjos trying, but very few guitars. The material seems to be very fair, and if enough more guitars turn up, the out look is very promising for a good club. The men will begin practising together as soon as possible, and will get in readiness for the spring concerts which are usually given...
...following are the successful candidates chosen thus far the Banjo Club: D. F. Calham, E. P. Merwin, Jr., E. Tuckerman, B. Olmsted, B. Wells, Snow, Howard. Merwin has been chosen temporary leader...
...following men will please come to a banjo trial tonight at 7.30 at 4 Thayer. More guitars are needed: C. T. Keller, D. W. Lane, W. S. Johnson, W. D. Flagg...
...best that we had given so far, but the musical critic of one of the Cincinnati papers seemed astonished that "a school of the national prestige of Harvard can send out one club with vocal attributes, a second armed with that implement of torturous significance and African identification, the banjo, and a third supplied with the Spaniard's favorite vehicle for the conveyance of the message of love, the mandolin and guitar...
After the concert the men all rushed for the train in order to make sure of getting berths, and after cheering, the Glee, the Banjo and the Mandolin Clubs, went to bed to wake up the next morning and realize that they had travelled all the way from across the Mississippi to register on a Saturday morning...