Word: drumming
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...regard for the proprieties of a place where many men are obliged to come for study and research: now, however, there is a continuos undercurrent of talking, tramping of feet and banging of chairs. Nothing is more annoying in such a place than a scuffing of feet, a drum beat on the resonant desk, or a dry episode coming from three benches away. Some communication is necessary and so, of course, is walking, but I suggest that the students be reminded of their present thoughtlessness and of the regards they owe to the rights of other people. The College...
...unusually large number of old members back, the musical clubs should have a very successful year. The Mandolin Club has already been reduced to its permanent form. It includes nineteen old members and six new men, and is probably the most advanced of the three clubs. By adding the drum, violin, etc., it has developed an orchestral form for seven or eight parts. The Banjo Club has fourteen out of twenty former members, and sixteen candidates are now trying for the vacancies. Last year the club was not up to its usual standard, but this year it has an excellent...
...Drum--G. F. Furlong...
Marching with drum-beat and with song...
...drummer drum and let the trumpet sound...