Thirty candidates came out at the first trial for the Freshman Mandolin Club. The following men were retained:

Mandolins--J. S. Seabury, R. G. Whiting, M. A. Edwards, C. W. Lewis, P. H. Allen, H. Bartlett, P. O'Brien, A. Hunt, C. B. Marshall, C. E. Pickhardt, T. W. Tuckerman, S. A. Berry, T. Garrett, R. W. Varney, H. H. Berry.

Guitars--W. T. Titcomb, W. H. L. Bell, C. N. Holwill, H. I. Cobb, W. D. Wadsworth, A. Wait.