Word: fife
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...presence of about 100 students, and resulted in a victory for the team representing the west, or lower end of the hall, by a score of 14 to 8. Another diversion was created, soon after the close of the game, by the appearance of a procession composed of a fife and drum corps, a wheel barrow, a jubilant, and somewhat suspiciously hilarious Cleveland man, and a perspiring and crestfallen Blaine man, the whole escorted by about 200 urchins...
...were terrible, but bless you I don't mind 'em now at all." We begin to have a dim apprehension that college life is not so quiet after all, and we ask Snodkins to tell us more about the subject. "Well," says he, "the drummer's chum played the fife before the procession, and that was excruciating, I admit; especially with a bones accompaniment. But that's over now, thank Heaven," and he sighs with relief. "Other noises," he continued, "are not so bad, nor so numerous. There's the Glee Club member, to whom it is quite a pleasure...
...drum and fife corps will be photographed at 1.30 today in front of Matthews...
...last rehearsal of the drum, fife and bones corps will take place this evening at 7 o'clock. It is very necessary that every member be present to receive final directions...
...members of the fife and drum corps are requested to be at the Hasty Pudding building at 4.30 today...