Word: drills
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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President Harper of Chicago University, has authorized the introduction of military drill as a substitute for regular gymnasium work. An officer of the United States Army will be secured as instructor...
About twenty candidates for the Mott Haven team are now exercising regularly in the gymnasium under the leadership of Captain F. H. Bigelow. The work, beginning at four o'clock every afternoon except Saturday, consists of half an hour's drill with chest-weights and dumb-bells...
...class which meets every afternoon at 5 o'clock for exercise in the gymnasium is larger than it has been for several years. The work is conducted by Mr. Dohs, and consists of dumb bell exercise and wand drill on alternating afternoons. After the drill the class goes through work on the ladders, practices hurdling and vaulting over boxes and closes the exercise by a run around the track in the gymnasium...
...from the wall on the inside. In winter the cage will not only accommodate the baseball candidates but will also serve for the cricket practice. There will be two coat and tool rooms and two other rooms to be used as armories, as the cage will provide an excellent drill room for the Harvard Rifles...
...SUMICHRAST.MILITARY DRILL.- A number of men who have signified their desire to join the drill squads have not yet attended drills. Each one should feel that the success of the drill depends upon his individual attendance, and I request all who can join the squad now, or who intend to join later, to see me at Armory Hall, Brattle Square at 4.45 today, or to let meet hear from them in writing at once...