Word: stadium
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...ends were instructed in catching forward passes by C. A. Coolidge '17. Several groups of backs were made up and put through rudimentary work. Temporary teams A and B were then formed and had a light drill. The afternoon's work was concluded by a run around the Stadium...
After a few muscle-limbering exercises Captain Dadmun led the squad on a run once around the Stadium and then back to the Locker Building. The soft and slippery condition of the field prevented a more strenuous work...
...number of seats in the Stadium which will be used on the above occasion will be the same as that reserved for the Ivy Oration, on Class Day, amounting to 8,500 in all. This is an increase of more than 7,000 seats over Sanders Theatre, which will hold but 1,402 people...
...able to secure a reasonable number for friends. The procession, which in past years has assembled in the Yard, will probably form on Soldiers Field. Ticket holders, who in the past have been unable to see the procession, will be able to watch it as it enters the Stadium. In case of rain the exercises will be held in Sanders Theatre, as in former years. Some scheme of preferential rain checks, such as is used by the Class Day Committee for the Ivy Oration, will be adopted...
Because of the limited capacity of Sanders Theatre, in past years only five hundred spectators have been able to witness Commencement exercises; but since the removal of the final ceremony to the Stadium an ample supply of room and fresh air invite, rather than discourage, an appreciative audience. Though April showers sometimes drip in Cambridge until June, such a cause for return to the traditional location is at least improbable. Unless their spirits are dampened, the more exhilarating surroundings may inspire in the participants some degree of enjoyment as well as awe. Instead of remaining in the graduate's memory...