Word: drills
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard Rifles will send a squad to compete for individual prizes in the Technology-Brown drill next...
Last night the Harvard Rifles began practicing the manual of arms. There is still need of recruits and unless more new men present themselves there is little possibility of having a competitive drill this year...
There are, altogether, 65 men, including those who are retained for further trial. The strings and the wind have each a separate rehearsal once a week, (except when an occasional full rehearsal is held in order to obtain careful drill in detail...
Competitive drills are incentives to hard drilling. Last year there was a competitive drill with the Technology Cadet Battalion; and this year, if enough men join, there may be drills with Yale and Brown also...
Everything is done to make the drills interesting and instructive to the men. It is hoped that many men will join the company. The only expense connected with it is the price of the uniform, which is very moderate. Men may join at any time. The time set for drill,- Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 8,- need not interfere, because Lieutenant Robinson is anxious to have it whenever...