Word: duck
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...RATTLE" is going to take his best girl and future mother-in-law to the June events at the Riverside Recreation Grounds. She is an athletic girl and sure to enjoy the track athletics of the Mass. and R. I. meet today. "Rattle" says she swims like a duck and will never forgive him if he does not take her to see the Water Sports on Saturday, June 11. Diving competition, swimming competition, exhibition diving, and under-water swimming for distance are among the interesting features for "Rattle" and his friends to enjoy. Peter S. McNally the champion...
...uniform will consist of a blue blouse, blue trousers, campaign hats, gaiters and white duck trousers and white gloves for dress parade...
...fair degree of uniformity in dress can be attained by wearing white duck trousers, dark coats, and perhaps the military slouch hats, though the latter need not be prescribed...
Orders have been placed for caps and coats similar to those used by the militia, each outfit to cost about $4.60. They are to be used by the men in the daily drills. No trousers were ordered because it was thought each man could provide himself with the white duck trousers needed for the dress parades...
Every student who has already purchased a uniform will wear that; and, for the benefit of those who have not uniforms, divisions will be formed in the different classes of men dressed in sweaters and duck trousers. Some squads will also be formed of men in football clothes. Thus the lack of a uniform should deter no man from joining the parade. Every man is expected to bring his own torch, as there is only a very limited number to be given out in Boston...