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There is another matter that needs the attention of the students, and that is the way in which the cheering has been conducted in the last few games. Passing over the great mistake which has been made in the quickness with which the "rah's" are delivered, we come to the weakness and irregularity of the cheers themselves. Reserved seats sold to students should be sold all in one part of the field, that those who wish to cheer may have an opportunity to do so. Some one in authority ought to take charge of this matter...
...oars, and form a float in the middle of the lake. There they exhaust their repertoire of songs, classical and otherwise, which the many unfavored ones on shore may enjoy. At starting and returning the classes back their crews by such cheering as would do no discredit to the "Rah, Rah, Rah" of Harvard men after a successful boat race...
...Princeton alumnus writes to the Princetonian: "Princeton may well be congratulated on having a cheer so unique, and after hearing the endless and monotous permutations and combinations of the 'Rah-rah-rah' of other institutions, Princeton has no desire for a change...
...greeted the return of the 'varsity nine last year after its victorious trip to New Haven and Amherst. Few will ever forget the ovation the nine received as it came down by the yard in the midst of a blaze of rockets and red fire, saluted by the wild "rah, rah" of a thousand students, serenaded by the weird strains of the Brass Band, which played, replayed, and then played over again the only air it had attempted to master,- "Yale men say." Nor will the saturnalia that followed be forgotten for many a year,- by the proctors, at least...
...Commonwealth avenue the procession marched, then down as far as Dartmouth street to Boylston, past the Brunswick. At this point a platform had been built, from which Mr. Blaine reviewed the parade. As the Harvard men passed in review, the rah, rah, rah's were almost continuous. From this point the column marched over to Columbus avenue and thence through the South End. All along the route the residences were beautifully decorated with Chinese lanterns, transparencies, bunting. When Chester Sq. was reached, our detachment received a perfect ovation. The appearance of the college men was the signal for cheers...