Word: drills
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...company was organized last year under the command of Lieutenant Robinson who was appointed by the government to give military drill at Harvard. The uniform is the undress gray cadet uniform, the same as is worn at West Point...
...first the men are put through the "setting up exercises," -general body exercises. This will be particularly appreciated this fall while the gymnasium is closed. Besides the routine marching and training in the manual of arms, there is drill in marching, skirmish practice, presentation of colors, and the like. If enough men join the company there will also be signalling by flag and heliostat. In the spring there is rifle practice, the government providing ammunition and targets...
...Harvard Rifles begin their second years work tonight by a drill at the armory. The hour of drill has been changed from 4.30 in the afternoon to 7 o'clock in the evening, and only two drills a week will be held: Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The object of this change is to give men whose afternoons are filled with lectures, laboratory or athletic work the opportunity of taking the course, and it is hoped that the change will be rewarded by a large number...
...first to whom this order should be given. Or to take a later scene, in the early days of the Civil War in 1861, the diary of the treasurer of the college tells of how he used to come to Cambridge at eight in the morning to drill the 'College troops.' A large faction of that company of students that marched around the college yard were within three or four years found dead upon the battle field...
...LEONARD, Sec.HARVARD RIFLES. - There will be no drill Wednesday. The last drill this year will be held Friday, and all members are requested to leave all equipments at the armory either on Friday or the following Monday afternoon...