Word: brasses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...opportunity for all undergraduate members of the University to join the Dramatic Club orchestra will be given at trials to be held this afternoon between 4 and 6 o'clock at Stoughton 10. Violins, cellos and woodwind and brass instruments are needed for the orchestra, which will play at the spring performances of the club, which take place on May 17, 18, 20 and 21. Two men from the orchestra are elected members of the Dramatic Club each year...
...circle of acquaintances can take the place of what we more technically know as education of course not. The writer's chief stock in trade must be his facility in ideas. Imagination helps; correctness of expression helps; but without fertility in ideas imagination is no more than a sounding brass or expression than a tinkling cymbal. Ideas come by thinking; thinking comes by the training of the mind; and the training of the mind is the university's specialty. True, there are men of great readiness in ideas who have never had the benefit of this specialty...
...back chairs, 1 large red and black rug, 3 small rugs. The following pieces of furniture have not been called for at the Union: 2 wicker chairs, 2 straight back chairs, 1 desk chair, 1 wooden arm chair, 1 bench, 1 leather cushion, 1 vase, 1 green rug, 1 brass ash stand, 1 large rug, 1 red pillow with Harvard Seal, 1 table cover, 3 pillows. If these things are not called for by March 15, they will be given in exchange to men who have lost furniture...
...Band now has sixty-eight active graduate and undergraduate members, and is so arranged that in case of necessity two bands can be quickly organized. An interesting and rather novel feature of the Band is the inclusion of a number of stringed instrument players in addition to the customary brass and woodwind section. The Band has eight violinists, three 'cellists, and two string basses. This section aids very materially in concert work by softening and rounding out the brass section...
...annual spring trials for the Pierian Sodality Orchestra will be held in the Pierian Room of the Music Building on Monday, February 14th, promptly at nine o'clock. Men who play first, violins, clarinets, bassoons, and any brass wind instruments are especially desired, but others may also report, and those showing ability as musicians will be retained for further trial. Election to the Sodality will take place early in the spring term...