Word: tour
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Davis' luncheon on Friday afternoon was one of the pleasantest events of the tour. It was served in the large dining hall of the St. Louis Club and was delightful in every way. After the luncheon, a number of the students attended an informal reception at the house of Dr. Briggs on Ohio street, while others went to drive about the city...
...western trip of the Glee and Banjo clubs terminated Monday night, the men arriving in Cambridge at a late hour. The tour in every respect satisfied the strongest hopes of all the members. Before houses crowded with the most enthusiastic audiences, the clubs did themselves great credit, and deserve the heartiest thanks of the college for so admirably representing it. The Harvard clubs at the different cities seemed to vie with one another in the manner of receiving their guests, and nothing was wanting in the way of hospitality...
...first stage of the tour was from Boston to New York. A special car was provided for the clubs. As all singing was prohibited in order that voices might be kept as fresh as possible for the strain about to be put upon them, the men turned to whist to pass the time. A basket luncheon was served at Springfield. One man who was in the smoking carat the time did not receive his basket and was compelled to go hungry until evening...
...glee "Courtship." The New York audience was the first to recognize the delightful little touches in the glee, and broke out spontaneously before the last bars had been sung. The Banjo club succeeded in winning an encore every time it played. This was true of every concert during the tour...
...sixth number of the Advocate which appeared yesterday is marked by two able editorials and several literary pieces of merit. The editorial on the Christmas tour of the Glee and Banjo Clubs states fairly the good results that may be expected from the trip in the way of altering somewhat the current opinion of Harvard life throughout the west. The second editorial, on the subject of forensics and themes, deserves a careful reading. The same idea must have occurred to every senior and junior taking elective courses in which theses are required. To be sure, the man who has three...