Word: drum
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Princeton sophomores have organized a drum corps...
...despise the in offensive cigarette and sicken upon the masculine bulldog. Let him not drink too much lemonade, nor think a remorse should be worn conspicuously. Let him not drag about a stick he can't carry for two consecutive minutes. Let him not play the drum at midnight, nor boast of wild feats he never attempted, nor attempt wild feats he can never perform. Little boys should be seen and not heard, and not seen too much either...
...boating; the Captain a jolly blade; the Lieutenant and Midshipman fellows of the same description; the Chaplain the most profane; the Surgeon a dabbler in surgery, or in medicine or anything else; the Ensign the tallest member of the class; the Boatswain one most inclined to obscenity; the Drum-Major the most aristocratic, and his assistants, fellows of the same character. Oh! laziness! fulsere quondam candiditibi soles...
...overhead or next-door neighbors, so have all occupants of the building. Complaints cannot be made of all of these annoyances; they are inseparable from a common domicile. Democracy is the rule of our dormitories. Surely our college authorities would not like to reduce our lives to the hum-drum monotony which their restrictions seem to necessitate. A proctor's visit would mean more if it came less often. These, as well as my former remarks, which I noticed were unsigned, come from...
...suits for the Law School drum corps are made by J. F. Noera. Students will find at his store a complete assortment of rosettes. All orders promptly attended...