Word: platooner
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Dates: during 1885-1885
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...procession, now augmented by a platoon of herdics and some open barouches, then took its way to Beacon street and Brookline bridge. Luckily the rain had ceased, and the display of red fire and rockets was not interfered with. Arrived at the college, the party was met by the undergraduates who had remained in Cambridge, and a procession was at once formed, headed by the band. Amid a blaze of red and green fire, and the flashing of Roman candles the column marched up to the main entrance of the yard, only to find that the gates had been shut...