Word: drills
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...universities and colleges of the country have military departments under the charge of officers detailed by the government. In a large number of these institutions, such as the State College of Kentucky, the University of Georgia, Lawrence University, Franklin and Marshall, and Knox College, participation in the military drill is required...
Brown University requires each student to exercise four hours a week in the gymnasium. For class drill the freshmen use Indian clubs, the sophomores dumb-bells, the juniors single-sticks, and the seniors fencing foils. During the sophomore and junior years boxing and wrestling may be substituted. In addition there are class-divisions for exercise with chest weights, bars, etc. Each student is regularly marked and credited in his gymnasium work, faithfulness and punctuality being the tests...
...human anatomy and physiology is given the Freshman class. On entering college every student is examined and given a list of prescribed exercises. During the winter term each class is required to spend a half-hour on four days of the week in the gymnasium. For this class drill freshmen have military drill and Indian clubs; sophomores, wrestling and dumb-bells; juniors, boxing and fencing; seniors, fencing with foils. In addition there are class sections for the apparatus exercises...
...last drill of this squad was held yesterday afternoon, and on Wednesday, January 5th, work will begin for all the candidates...
...last squad drill of men doing preliminary work for this year's Mott Haven team will be held today in the Gymnasium at four. The regular call for candidates will be held Tuesday evening, Jan. 4, in Lower Massachusetts, and work will begin on the following Wednesday...