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...march in the torchlight parade are advised not to keep their torches burning before the procession is formed nor during the halts, in order that the oil may last until they have returned to Cambridge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 10/28/1884 | See Source »

...slow hunt" the pack shall be under the direction of the Master of the Hunt, who shall also act as peacemaker. During the chase, each member of the pack must keep within calling distance of the Master, until the latter shall give the signal for the "break ;" they may then run as they please, still following the scent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: H. A. A. Hare and Hounds. | 10/28/1884 | See Source »

easily kept in order and marked. Let them then leave a man to keep the courts in order and clear the grounds of the superfluous muckers. A net stretched across the ends of the courts at each side of the field would save much trouble by preventing the balls from rolling into the road...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/24/1884 | See Source »

...here, it is the school in which many of the men who are to bear our colors on the field next fall receive their training. Many a man, too, who fails to reach the standard of play necessary to secure a place on the University team is induced to keep in training in the hope of being chosen for the second team, with the prospect of ultimately working his way into the coveted position on the first eleven. Now, since this junior eleven plays such an important part in the preparation and formation of our foot ball teams, why would...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 10/23/1884 | See Source »

...make these suggestions with a great deal of hesitation, and were it not that I known that I voice the sentiments of others besides myself, I should keep silent. I hope that the members of the drum corps will be allowed to state their preferences...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMUNICATIONS. | 10/22/1884 | See Source »