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Last night at 8 o'clock the Princeton nine was serenaded by the Glee Club and the new brass band, and the open air concert attracted an unusually large audience. The singing of the Glee Club was remarkably good and the happy introduction of Mr. Stewardts warbling constituted one of the most pleasant features of the evening serenade. After great cheering for the Princeton and home nines the brass band was loudly called for from seemingly all portions of the yard. The brass band coyly responded and agreeably surprised all parties. The selections were most creditably performed, and we have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE YARD CONCERT. | 5/13/1884 | See Source »

This evening the brass band and Glee Club will give a complimentary concert to the members of the Princeton nine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACT AND RUMOR. | 5/12/1884 | See Source »

This evening as is the custom after the Princeton game, the glee club will sing in the yard, and on the same occasion the brass band will also make its appearance for the first time. These open air concerts are always remembered as among the pleasantest events in the spring term here, and the number of persons who attend them well attest the popularity in which they are held by the students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/12/1884 | See Source »

...journey was to obtain funds for his great Indian Institute at Oxford, and more especially endowments for scholarships, and also to collect objects for his Indian Museum. In this latter respect he has been most fortunate, and has received, among other curiosities, two great doors, ornamented with beautiful brass work hammered into the wood...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/7/1884 | See Source »

...persuaded Teal that he was a freshman. Teal was ordered to change the place of banqueting to a village named Tremansburg, because, as the '86 men said, there was danger in Ithaca from sophomores. More, other sophomores hired the Opera house at Tremeansburg and a minstrel troupe and brass band to act as waiters. When Friday morning came, Teal, acting on instructions, telegraphed to the real freshmen that he had missed the train and would not go to Ithaca till 9 P. M. This gave the '86 men time to get to Tremeansburg and lulled the '87's into...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A WELL EXECUTED TRICK PLAYED BY THE CORNELL SOPHOMORES. | 3/4/1884 | See Source »

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