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...went to the Copley Plaza this evening where Boston's social life centres in all its worst aspects. I had determined to show my complete unconsciousness of all that stupidity of convention which these people affect. I wore my usual quiet air of assurance and my customary yellow flannel shirt (I should have preferred my other one,--which is more appropriately black,--but that I left at the Comrades' headquarters in New York) which I leave independently unbuttoned at the throat. Of course, I never use the affectation...
Last year the Band played at all the football games, and for the first time wore their distinctive uniforms of white hats, white flannel trousers, crimson sweaters and black bow ties, and marched to the field for the games. On their trip to Yale last November they inaugurated the innovation of forming a white "H" on a crimson background in march formation by the colors of the players' caps. This year they have formulated plans for marching in "H" formation, using a double rank as the cross-bar and columns of twos to form the legs...
With a personnel of fifty men, the University Band will make its initial appearance today by marching in uniform to the University-Indiana football game at Soldiers Field. The men will wear crimson sweaters, white sailor hats, and white flannel trousers. Starting from University Hall at 2 o'clock the aggregation of musicians will march down Boylston street to the Stadium, and will play football songs and marches before the game and between halves...
Even the malicious Cambridge weather is yielding to the omnipotent sway of spring. Day by day the overcoats and heavy winter suits are giving way to light and jaunty summer clothes. Flannel trousers have already appeared on the tennis courts and many youths have taken off their burdensome vests. But what is to happen to the clothing which is cast aside? Shall Max be called upon or shall it be put to some better use? The Phillips Brooks House has solved the problem, and for the next three days it will hold its annual spring clothing collection...
...athletic purposes. There is no doubt that if men were to be provided with decent equipment, many more would take an interest in competing than do at present. Men of mediocre ability do not care to come out for baseball when they have to play in their old white flannel trousers, use a ball with the horsehide...