Word: outdoor
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Harvard athletics are gradually working towards Soldiers Field. The next branch of athletics to go, - not altogether permanently, however, - is baseball. The 'varsity will begin its outdoor practice on the field, but will later move back to Holmes Field, where a "scalped" diamond will be prepared as soon as the ground has become sufficiently dried for removing the turf. This "skinned" diamond will be a great improvement over the old turf one which was so uneven, and remained wet and soggy for such a long time after a rain that not only games but regular practice were interfered with...
There will be an outdoor drill today, weather permitting, at the usual time. All members must attend and be present at the company meeting after the drill, at which important matters will be discussed. New members may present themselves...
Owing to the wet condition of the grounds there was no outdoor practice yesterday afternoon, but it will be continued as usual today...
...present the company will meet in the Gymnasium and until well into the winter, or until outdoor work can be done, the instruction will be for the most part on the external order drill. When the company can get out of doors more of the regular routine of the soldier will be taken up. There will be parade and guard mounting, skirmish practice, presentation of colors, use of company as advance guard, signalling by flag and heliostat, and the like...
...with clearly-written labels giving the name and the locality from which the species comes. Altogether the number of species now cultivated in the garden is somewhat over the provisional limit set by the Overseers' Committee on the garden, namely five thousand. More than one-half of all the outdoor species are American. Of course, foreign species are well represented in the beds devoted to economic plants, near the pond, and in the greenhouses. While there is no special endeavor on the part of the management to devote much attention to the strictly decorative features of the garden, the result...