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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Banjo club maintained its usual high standard and gave its three selections in excellent taste. The club was obliged to respond to encore at each selection. The introduction of the Guitar club at the concert was the innovation of the evening. The club acked somewhat in confidence but with a little more experience it is sure to fill its place. The work of the Glee club was not so satisfactory as usual. The club showed a decided lack of rehearsing. There was dancing in Memorial after the concert...
...number of active musical clubs is increased to four by the organization of the Guitar and Mandolin club which will afford a new and very pleasant form of music. As to the older organizations it need only be said that they will endeavor to keep up to the high standard of former years. The sale of seats has been very large and everything points to a successful concert...
...standard of requirement for admission to Cornell has been raised. A circular has just been sent to all preparatory schools calling attention to the changes. Among other alterations, the requirements for admission to college in English adopted by the New England Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools have been incorporated in the requirements for admission at Cornell...
...concert was entirely up to the standard of former freshman concerts and highly creditable to the two clubs. Though many of the glees werefamiliar to the audience they were, with one or two exceptions, well rendered, and well received. The selections which seemed to find most favor with the andience were "The Skipper of St Ives, and The Capital Ship on the part of the Glee club, while the Banjo club responded to encores of the "Brahm's Medley,' and "National March." Mr. Berry gave his solos with very good effect and the yodling of Mr. Whitman deserves mention...
...delin Club, which, though several years old has not yet taken part in a Glee club concert. They will accompany the Glee club in the Spanish song "Estudiantina" and will undoubtedly add much to the effect of the piece. The concert will be fully up to the high standard of previous years. It has become one of the events of the spring term so it is hardly necessary to urge a good attendance...