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...regular one hour classes of instruction in the various kinds of work which must be learned before the strike is called will probably begin tomorrow. They will be held by special arrangement with the railroads and will include lessons in firing an engine and in acting as conductors and brakemen...
...railroads in case of a strike, registration of volunteers will continue this afternoon, when the emergency committee in charge of the arrangements in the University will hold office hours in the Lampoon Building from two until four o'clock. All undergraduates interested in working as firemen, conductors or brakemen should a strike be called may obtain information regarding release from college obligations and other details there...
...been previously trained in the fundamentals of railroad work if they are to be able substitutes. For this reason the railroad officials have made arrangements to hold classes in Cambridge later in the week to explain the duties involved in firing an engine and in acting as conductors and brakemen. Volunteers who think they can wait until the strike begins before preparing will be of decidedly negative value as far as helping out in this crisis goes. Training is imperative; training takes time...
...News wails out from the depths of its aristocratic heart because the brakemen on the B. & A. road wear the Norfolk jacket...
...delightful. The Club had a special train as far as South Braintree, connecting there with the main line. On the regular train they fell in with the Swedish male quartette, who sang delightfully. Farewell songs were sung in the station at Boston before an enthusiastic audience of policemen, brakemen, and conductors, and the Club then disbanded. We give the programme: "Three Glasses," Fischer; Solo, by Mr. Morse; "Serenade," A. E. Marschner; Trio, by Messrs. Apthorp, Deane, and Munroe; "The Three Chafers," H. Truhn; "Water-Lily," Fr. Abt; Trio, by Messrs. Apthorp, Deane, and Munroe; "Evening Song," J. Naater...