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Plans for the Cambridge School of Drama experimental theatre were definitely abandoned yesterday when it became known that the department of Naval Science and Tactics had refused to give up its rights to use the Rogers building as drill quarters and to allow the dramatists to remodel it for their theatre to be used in connection with courses...
...secured the use of the building a year ago while the latter had just acquired the rights last spring. Both are now using the building jointly. The drama school has classes there in the afternoon and evenings while the Naval science men use it four hours a week for drill practice...
...training of the first class consists of instruction in signal communications, command, sword and voice drill, and the innumerable duties of officers in field and garrison. This work includes training the new fourth class and extended cavalry and artillery hikes...
...third class schedule includes riding, infantry and artillery drill, signal communications, and the firing of rifle, pistol, and machine gun. The yearlings enthusiastically burn up thousands of rounds of cartridges and turn in some remarkable records. Last year but two men out of 356 failed to qualify with the service rifle. As a climax to the camp period a three day maneuver is carried out by both classes...
Work on assignments, line drills, and a long signal drill with the emphasis on passing plays took up the first part of the afternoon before Coach Knox brought in his seconds to demonstrate some of the plays that the Cadets will use in the game Saturday. There was no contact work against the seconds except the little that always takes place in a dummy scrimmage...