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...back chairs, 1 large red and black rug, 3 small rugs. The following pieces of furniture have not been called for at the Union: 2 wicker chairs, 2 straight back chairs, 1 desk chair, 1 wooden arm chair, 1 bench, 1 leather cushion, 1 vase, 1 green rug, 1 brass ash stand, 1 large rug, 1 red pillow with Harvard Seal, 1 table cover, 3 pillows. If these things are not called for by March 15, they will be given in exchange to men who have lost furniture...
...Band now has sixty-eight active graduate and undergraduate members, and is so arranged that in case of necessity two bands can be quickly organized. An interesting and rather novel feature of the Band is the inclusion of a number of stringed instrument players in addition to the customary brass and woodwind section. The Band has eight violinists, three 'cellists, and two string basses. This section aids very materially in concert work by softening and rounding out the brass section...
...annual spring trials for the Pierian Sodality Orchestra will be held in the Pierian Room of the Music Building on Monday, February 14th, promptly at nine o'clock. Men who play first, violins, clarinets, bassoons, and any brass wind instruments are especially desired, but others may also report, and those showing ability as musicians will be retained for further trial. Election to the Sodality will take place early in the spring term...
...naturally pleasing to the President-elect. But there is, happily no indication that he has been swept from his moorings to modesty. The habits of a lifetime tether him to this valuable quality, and it is clear he would prefer to slip in among his colleagues with no brass band blaring. But the esteem in which he is held on both sides of the chamber is scarcely to be denied. Even though there is no formal ceremony, his committee room is not likely to be vacant...
...candidates and rival newspapers, sly attacks in print, then perhaps a torch-light parade may be called old fashioned. At least men leave the daily papers by which the world of to-day is judged, fall into line and shout their opinions to the accompaniment of red fire and brass bands. There is something healthy about a torch-light parade compared with the campaign politics we have been hearing for weeks. It concerns voters, not politicians...