Word: band
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...think every undergraduate who was at the Pierian Concert will agree with you in your editorial on Wednesday, that there is for the musical clubs "a field which offers opportunities for great improvement." The Band and the Pierian already have a realizing sense of their place and duty in the University, but the other clubs could certainly do more towards promoting a healthy College spirit by giving an occasional concert in Sanders Theatre. In addition, such an evident desire to please the undergraduates would enlist their sympathy in any future moves for Christmas trips...
...minutes of the game when time was precious and the eleven needed, if it needed anything, to be urged to quick, snappy play. Then the nervous, bubbling enthusiasm of the great south stand was throttled by those three long slow "Harvards" and nine slow "rahs," while even the band struck up "Fair Harvard" to the tune of a funeral dirge. For such occasions we want a quick, snappy yell--something inspiring and encouraging to nerve on our teams. I suggest that, before we forget the necessity of it, the class presidents appoint a suitable committee to compose or receive proposals...
...afternoon was excellent for football, but in spite of the gray overcoat and dark cloaks there was considerable color on the Harvard and Yale stands. The field was hard and freshly marked out. A great number of people came out by way of Western avenue and Allston. The band had special seats within the enclosure, at the southwest corner of the field, and played familiar and inspiring Harvard airs. When Governor Roosevelt entered the field, a great cheer went up from the grand-stands...
...those songs were to be learned and sung at the practice. Copies were distributed to the men, but absolutely no effort was made to start singing. The men were ready and anxious, but the Glee Club for some unknown reason seemed indisposed to start things going by leading. The band has worked hard at all the important games, and it seems to many of us only fitting that the Glee Club should do its share of the work. The songs are good ones, but will be absolutely useless because no one has learned to sing them, and this might easily...
...band will play "Fair Harvard" to the tune of "Up the Street...