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...semaphoring signaling contest was won by two Chinese boys, members of a troop of Chinese scouts in the first district, who repeated their victory of last year in this event. Some of the other demonstrations and competitions in the field day events included building a fire and boiling water, pyramid building for signaling purposes, making camps, and a bugle and drum corps review. The exercises closed with the lowering of the colors, "The Star Spangled Banner," and "retreat," sounded on the bugle...
Next Monday, June 4, the first battallion will go to Wakefield, where the four companies will camp for the entire week. Ample tentage has been secured, although the tents will be those formerly used by the militia, instead of the pyramid type now employed by the War Department. The men will devote the six days to rifle practice at various ranges and to combat exercises. On June 11 the second battalion will supersede, and the following Monday the third battalion will start its week of shooting...
...expedition reached Gebel Barkal from Cairo on January 24 fast," says Dr. Reisner in his report. "We worked there three months, employing a force of about 300 local workmen, and left just in time to escape the hot weather. Fortunately at Gebel Barkal there were two completely ruined pyramids of small size. We found in the case of each a stairway on the eastern side leading down to the chambers under the pyramid. With this hint we attacked the larger pyramids, and within a month we had found the entrances of 25 pyramids and had cleared the burial chambers...
...University gymnastic team will give an exhibition at Exeter this evening at 8 o'clock. There will be both individual and pyramid work, including events on the horizontal bar, side-horse, flying rings, parallel bars, in club swinging, and tumbling. The following men of the University squad will take the trip: W. Campbell '16, W. W. Everett '16, M. F. Gates '15, S. Hall '16, A. K. Hobby '15 (manager), E. Lange '13, R. G. McPhail '15, J. R. Morton '13 (captain), R. G. Nathan '16, D. G. Nutter '16, and P. M. Symonds...
...University gymnastic team will give an exhibition at Andover this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. There will be both individual and pyramid work as well as events on horizontal bars, side horse, rings, parallel bars, club swinging, and ground tumbling...