Word: mets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...number of candidates for the Brass Band met last night in Mr. Hood's room. Horns' sputtered and cornets' wheezed, and all the north entry of Weld was kept unhappy for a couple of hours. Among the instruments, two trombones, and an E flat Helicon did the most execution. A snare-drum solo by Mr. Morrison was extremely sad and touching, - many wept. The band starts this year under the able lead of Mr. Burbank, with brilliant prospects. It has foresworn "chestnuts" and promises an entirely new repertoire: its only need at present is a few more altos, and anyone...
...Tuesday afternoon the candidates for the Mott Haven team met in the gymnasium. It was a matter of great surprise and regret that no freshmen appeared to try for positions on this team. Freshmen should not believe that, because it is their first year at college, extreme diffidence in entering college sports is praiseworthy. The Mott Haven team has lost good men from '85, and it is absolutely necessary that their places should be filled. An observer in the gymnasium can see plenty of '89 men who are fit to try for the Mott Haven, and it is evident that...
...Mott Haven team met yesterday afternoon at the gymnasium at a quarter past four o'clock. The number of the candidates was fair for a first call, but a large proportion of the heavy-weight men did not put in an appearance. The candidates are to be divided into three classes, and each class will go into a different kind of training. Yesterday the heavy-weight men, such as candidates for throwing the hammer, putting the shot, tug of-war, etc., were represented only by Gibson, '88, who for this time exercised in the class of runners, jumpers...
...four delegates met on Dec. 12, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York City; L. E. Sexton, '84, and G. S. Mumford, '87, representing Harvard; G. A. Adee, '67, and Alfred Cowles, '86, representing Yale...
...Yale has met with a repentant thief. The following note was left with a bundle of clothing at a door in Farnham. "December twelve, dere sur, i send back your clothes, i took them last nite. i never stole nothing before, i feal so bad i never will steel again...