Word: dadmun
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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While in college, Casey was a member of the last Harvard eleven before the two-year interim caused by the War, and of the winning team of 1909. In 1916 the Crimson captained by H. H. Dadmun '17 defeated Princeton 3 to 0, but was defeated by Yale 6 to 3 when an Eli back recovered a fumble in the final period. The year following the war, Casey was again at his post in the backfield of the great Harvard team which downed Yale 10 to 3, and later in the season journeyed to Pasadena where it triumphed over...
...thundrous rhythms, alternating with gentle, simple melodies, rising again and again in a seemingly endless succession of climaxes. Then came the swift, breathless scherzo (musical jest) ; then the long-drawn-out, meditative Slow Movement; finally, after fragments of what had gone before, the rich baritone voice of Mr. Royal Dadmun, chanted: "O friends, no more such sound of discord. Let us sing a strain more cheerful, now flowing, a strai-ai-ai-ai-ai-ain of gladness...