The Podium - February 1960

February, I960

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Fraternity Magazine for KAPPA KAPPA PS! and TAU BETA SIGMA

Music is an ever-changing art form. As such, its tools are subject to revision, alteration and modification. To some this is accepted as fact; to others, theory.

We at Buescher recognize music for what it is—sounds having rhythm and melody to suit the tastes of man,changeable as they are. To us this is neither theory nor revelation. It is fact—breathed in at our inception in 1888 nearly three quarters

of a century ago and still today a living, vital force in our future.

No greater proof of our recognition of music's ever-changing nature can be pro vided than that represented by the new, full line of Buescher band instruments un veiled for the first time in these pages.

These instruments—all-new inside and out—represent 18 months of a design,

engineering, testing and production revolution self-instigated to meet the high quality and mechanical requirements of all musicians—professional and student alike, each on his own terms.

Why "You Never Heard It So Good" Today there is a new standard of quality at Buescher. Not that the old was not good enough; but because constantly increasing demands of musicianship require never-ending improvements in instruments.

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You'll observe this vast improvement at once in Buescher's new cornets, trumpets and trombones. You'll marvel at new valves with perfectly balanced stainless steel springs for a quiet, fast and dependable performance such as you've never experi enced before. You'll thrill with the instant response resulting from a new, exclu sively Buescher unitized mouthpipe. And you'll echo our excitement over new achievements in tuning that virtually eliminate flat D and other intonation faults often tolerated by other manufacturers.

Of course, the dramatic advances outlined here with respect to Buescher's new soprano brass are reflected in every segment of the line from Saxophones—in which field Buescher has never been excelled—to our new Piccolo and other fine new woodwind instruments.

In brief, there's a new beauty of design, a new standard of quality control, a new standard of performance about a Buescher—expressly conceived to satisfy today's musical tastes.

We urge you to see, hear and play the all-new Buescher and learn for yourself, firsthand, why we proudly boast, "You Never Heard It So Good."

SAY"BUSHER"

BAND INSTRUMENT CO., ELKHART, INDIANA Makers of the Super "400", the "400", the Super Aristocrat and the Aristocrat Fine Band Instruments

National Headquarters Now in Well Equipped Expanded Office New Office Equipment And Added Space Makes

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Work a Pleasure For more than twenty years Kappa Kappa Psi officials have hoped and planned for adequate space for their National Headquarters; one that would

equal other national honorary fraternal organizations. This dream was shared

by Tau Beta Sigma for the past thir teen years. Today this dream has come true.

Last summer at the national conven

tion the two organizations learned that Mr. and Mrs. A. Frank Mardn could

expand the office space at 325 North

pssi\

Husband Street and would consider

this for the National Headquarter's office, if Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma wished to equip such an office and secure some extra office

A. Frank. Martin, National Executive-Secretary seated at netv desk

jfont office

help. Said steps were approved by both organizations.

on the second floor of their home for

During the fall months, Mr. Martin at his own expense converted a large front porch into office space and con nected it with a large front bedroom.

the memograph machine, work-shop, mailing room and supply storage. Here the Podiums are wrapped and mailed out. Pledge Manuals are memographed,

These two rooms, connected with an

assembled and mailed out. Old records,

archway, were finished in mahogany paneling and drapes added. Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma pur chased two new modern desks, three office chairs, more file cabinets, anoth er typewriter, addressograph machine and other needed office equipment.

Added help is secured from students of Oklahoma State University.

Besides the space mentioned above,

going back to the first days of both Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma

the Martins still have the office space

are kept. A copy of the petition of every chapter (a few have been lost for early chapters of KKY) established is kept

in file in this storage room as well as all past records.

With the new added office space, new office equipment and the needed extra office help, the work of the Fra ternity and Sorority has become a

A vietv of the tuso offices tvith Mrs. Martin, office secretary; Mrs. Hall, stenographer and A. Frank. Martin, Executive-Secretary.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin at Wor){ du 'S.

hi Supply Room on Bulletins

pleasure. It must be getting results for during the past two months has pass ed twice more mail and correspondence than any given time in the past.

Visiting members of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma have been high in their praise of the spacious office. They seem to be proud of their national headquarters. Mr. and Mrs. Martin urge any and all members to come by and see the National Headqiiarters at 325 North Husband Street,

Stillwater, Oklahoma. They have had a number of members and directors al

ready to stop in and they state that the "Welcome" mat is always out for each and every member or friend of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.

PAST HONORARY GRAND PRESIDENTS

THE PODIUM

Kappa Kappi Psi

of

William A. Scroggs (Alpha) 1947 William D. Revelli (Nu) 1949

Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma PAST GRAND PRESIDENTS

OFFICERS OF TAU BETA SIGMA

OFFICERS OF KAPPA KAPPA PSI Grand President: MANLEY R. WHITCOMB

Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Grand First Vice-President:

FLOREN THOMPSON, JR. Eastern New Mexico University Portales, New Mexico Grand Second Vice-President:

JACK K. LEE, Music Dept., University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona

Grand Secretary-Treasurer: JAY L. SLAUGHTER, Music Dept., Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho Grand Organizational Director, National Intercollegiate Band

T. Lee Burke (Eta)

•Bohumil Makovsky (Alpha)

Box 514 Bloomington, Indiana

•Oscar L. Lehrer (Delta)

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•J. B. Vandaworker (Alpha Beta) John E. Howard (Mu)

National First Vice-President: J. CAROL TERPENING

William R. Wehrend (Delta) Francis R. Todd (Upsilon) F. Lee Bowling (Alpha Iota) Max A. Mitchell (Alpha) W. Theodore Jones (Alpha Zeta)

3921, 3rd Avenue, North St. Petersburg, Florida National Second Vice-President: BARBARA VAN DERBUR

Hugh E. McMillen (Alpha Iota)

Oklahoma College for Women

Charles A. Wiliey (Gamma Zeta) Donald I. Moore (Beta Alpha) Ronald D. Gregory (Alpha Zeta)

Chickisha, Oklahoma

National Secretary

•Deceased

SIBYL RUTH INGLE

University of Wichita Wichita, Kansas National Treasurer: DOROTHY NUGENT

F. LEE BOWUNG, U.S.A.F.

PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENTS

4337 Edmondson Avenue Dallas, Texas

540 A. Beard Avenue, APO 953 San Francisco, California TRUSTEES: Donald I. Moore, Waco, Texas; W. Theodore Jones, Monticello, Ind.; John E. Howard, Grand Forks, N. D.; Ronald D. Gregory, Bloomington, Ind.; Manley R. Whitcomb, Grand President

A. Frank Martin (Alpha) •Scott P. Squyres (Delta)

National President: BARBARBA TRAUTWEIN

Tau Beta Sigma

TRUSTEES: Janet E. West, San Antonio, Texas; Mrs. Manley R. Whitcomb, Tal

lahassee, Fla.; Mrs. Floren Thompson, Jr., Portales, N.M.; Mrs. Wayman E. Walker, Greeley, Colo. Barbara Trautwein, National President.

CONTENTS Index

Doris Ragsdale (Beta) Suzanne Wetmore (Gamma) Dorothy A. Nichols (Delta) Frances M. Lumly (Alpha) Norma E. Parrish (Beta) Janet E. West (Iota) Paula Reed (Upsilon)

DISTRICT GOVERNORS Page

Arizona Slate College Arizona, University of Arkansas, University of Baylor University (TBS)

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I II III

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William A. Euren, North Dakota State College

Bowling Green State University (Ohio)

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V VI VII

James Kerr, University of Wichita Hiram Henry, Oklahoma State University Kenneth Snapp, Baldwin-Wallace College

Butler Cornell District District District

University University Counselors (TBS) Convention, District III Convention, District VI_

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VIII IX

District Governors, (KKY)

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Doane College

Jay L. Slaugher, Ricks College Clarence E. Sawhill, U.C.L.A. Wayman E. Walker, Colorado State College

Lyie Babcock, University of Mississippi Reid Poole, University of Florida

Hugh P. Henderson. University of Maryland

Eastern New Mexico University Georgia Tech Kent State College

Lamar College of Technology Louisiana State University Mississippi Southern College _ Mississippi Southern (TBS) National Headquarters (KKY & TBS) Nebraska State Teachers College (Wayne)

DISTRICT COUNSELORS

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North Dakota, University of (John E. Howard)

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Oklahoma State University Phillips University (TBS)

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Pittsburgh, University of (KKY) Purdue University Ricks College Rutgers University Stephen F. Austin College Stetson University

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VII VIII IX X & XI

Mrs. Jay L. Slaughter, Rexburg, Idaho Mrs. Harold Goodman, Flagstaff, Arizona Mrs. Wayman E. Walker, Greeley, Colorado Miss Marie Wensel, Minneapolis, Minnesota Mrs. A. A. Rockwell, Springfield, Missouri Mrs. Hiram Henry, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Mrs. Ronald D. Gregory, Bloomington, Indiana Mrs. LyIe Babcock, Oxford, Mississippi Miss Nancy Fowler, Tallahassee, Florida

Mrs. Hugh P. Henderson^ College Park, Maryland

Tampa University (KKY) Tau Beta Sigma National Officers

Texas Christian University

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Texas Longhorn Band

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Texas Tech (D. O. Wiley) Texas, University of (TBS)

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Texas Womans University (TBS) Western Reserve University

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PUBLICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS A. FRANK MARTIN. EXECUTIVE-SECRETARY 325 North Husband Street

Photograph must be identified

News articles are to be typewritten, double spaced Individuals in group pictures must be identified

Send all news articles and photographs to:

Stillwater, Oklahoma

A. FRANK MARTIN, Podium Editor

FEBRUARY, I960

325 North Husband

Stillwater, Oklahoma

District VI Convention at Oklahoma State March 25-27

Shrine Honoring Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma To Be

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Dedicated at Convention

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The District VI Biennial Convention

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will be held at the Oklahoma State

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University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, on

March 25, 26, and 27, i960. The Alpha

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Chapters at Oklahoma State will be

the Host Chapters for this convention. |ZBBH99999^ . V- ^ 1 Registration for the convention will ~' .,-1 start Friday afternoon, March 25th, and the Convention will close at 10 a. m., MnNHlE^

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Sunday morning, March 27th.

All business sessions of the conven-

tion, the model initiations and banquet will be held in the spacious Student Union building. This building rooms for all meetings, a ballroom, cafeteria, a number of dining rooms. coffee shop, snak bar, bowling alley.

Student Union Building Building at at Of^lahoina Ol^Ia/iorna State State University University Student Union District District VI VI Convention Convention Headquarters, Headquarters, March March 25-27 25-27

game rooms and modern hotel ac-

initiations initiations will will be be presented presented on on Friday Friday

"T TT 2Mr. Tv"®' Hiram Henry, director ofr Oklahoma State University Band will

evening. evening.

Dedication Dedication of of Shri Shrine One of the Con One of ofwillthe thebehighlights highlights the dedicao

vention will be the dedication of the

Shrine on the Oklahoma State Campus commemorating foundi' of Kap commemorating the the founding

VI Counselor. The feature attraction of the program will be the Convention Banquet held Saturday night which will be given over entirely to

The District officers for Kappa Kap Kappa Psi are: are: Danny Danny Stephens, Stephens, Lambda Lambda pa Psi Chapter, President; President; Don Don Gensler, Gensler, Alpha Alpha Tau Chapter, Vice President and Elton Nixon, Alpha Chapter, Secretary-Treas Secretary-Treasurer. urer. The The Tau Tau Beta Beta Sigma Sigma officers officers are: are: Barbara ChapBarbara VanDebur, VanDebur, Beta Beta Theta Theta Chap ter. President; ter, President; Gaylan Gaylan Gillean, Gillean, Beta Beta

the dinner and entertainment furnished by the Student Entertainers of Oklahoma State University. The model

Gamma Chapter, Vice President and

Carla Ehlers, Alpha Omicron Chapter, Secretary.

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Psi

supervise the convention as the District VI Governor and will be assisted by

his wife, Tau Beta Sigma's District

Shrine on the Oklahoma St:

pa Kappa Kappa Psi Psi and and Tau Tau E Beta Sigma.

shrine will be a native

The shrine will be a native rose color

gj Oklahoma sh resting ed Oklahoma granite concrete base basegranite bearingshaft a engraved on ^a concrete bearing an bronze bronze plaque plaque stating stating that that this is the place of of the the founding founding of of Kt place Kappa Kappa dedication ceremony ceremoi will be This dedication held held Saturday Saturday afternoon afternoon at at which time

Dr. Oliver S. Willham, President of

Alpha Chapters mar\ the spot tvhere shrine will be erected honoring the Fraternities

Oklahoma State University will present the Shrine to the Fraternity and Soror ity. The reception of the shrine and the

dedication will be given by Dr. Manley R. Whitcomb, director

of

Florida

State University and Grand President of Kappa Kappa Psi. The Grand Presi

dent will speak for both Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma.

Nine of the founders of Kappa Kap pa Psi are still living and a special invitation by Alpha Chapter has been sent to them. It is hoped that all may be present for the dedication. All na

tional officers, both past and present, and chapter representatives are invited to this momentous affair.

David Whorton, President of Alpha Chapter, is the Convention Chairman.

He states that all Convention Com

mittees have been appointed and are working on their assignments. All communications concerning the conven Craig Hays, David Whorton (pres. oj Alpha), L, .d. Hicl{S, Hiram Henry (di

tion should be addressed to Hiram Henry, director, Oklahoma State Uni

rector), Dicl{ Miers, Carol Wall, Loyd Bishop, kir/( Agon, Elton Nixon (Dist. Sec.), A.

versity Bands, Music Department, Still-

Franii Martin (National Office)

water, Oklahoma.

Texas Longhorn Marching Band Completes Sixty Years of Service Now Recognized as the "Show Band of the Southwest"

By Charles R. Kuhn

The "Show Band of the Southwest,"

the University of Texas Longhorn Band, wound up its 1959-60 marching season with a national television ap

pearance at the annual Cotton Bowl Classic football game New Year's Day.

Traveling to Dallas on December 30th, the bandsmen attended the stage pro

duction of "My Fair Lady" at State Fair Music Hall as guests of the Cot "Texas Stars," Girls Precision Drill Team of the Texas Longhorn Band.

ton Bowl Association and a New Year's

Eve party at the beautiful new South ern Methodist University Student Cen ter.

Marching in its new orange and white western-style uniforms, the 175-

member band presented a salute to Tex as for its portion of the half-time, form ing a large star from sideline to side line flanked by the letters "UT." This was followed by an unusual piece of script-writing under the direction of drum major Rob Hewlett as the band wrote "Texas" for the capacity crowd in the Cotton Bowl and the millions of

televiewers watching the game at home.

On hand as usual

were the

Texas

Stars, the 25-girl precision drill team which performs with the Longhorn Band at all games. These young ladies

are band members

who take their

places in the various sections of the Longhorn Concert Band following the end of the football season. Also join

ing in the halftime was "Big Bertha," the Longhorn Band's "Largest Drum in the World." Maneuvered by her own personal crew of bandsmen, the Drum Wranglers, "Bertha" is involved in many band formation, often the cen ter of attraction in the halftime dis

play. Assisting drum major Rob Hew lett in his duties was talented feature

twirler Carolyn Porter, and the entire production was coordinated by the band's able directors, Vincent R. Di-

Nino and his assistant, Richard D. Blair.

Members of Alpha Tau Chapter, Texas University

The Longhorn Band, from its hum ble beginnings in an Austin, Texas, pawn shop in 1900, has increased its membership from sixteen to the pres ent 175 members as it celebrates its sixtieth birthday. It is truly an all-uni versity organization, drawing its mem bers from every school and college on the campus. Undergoing a rigorous reorganization program in the fall of 1955 when Mr. DiNino accepted the position of director, the Longhorn Band has embarked upon a new era of achievement, causing the Dallas Times Herald to remark, "The Texas school

fielded a brilliant band this year for half-time activities, the 'Show Band of

the Southwest' even dipped into the semi-classical 'Pictures at an Exhibition'

for its presentation." Speaking of the band's performance at the Texas-Okla

homa game, this statement attests to the band's new versatility, for in the Spring the band becomes a first-rate concert organization boasting a state wide radio show and many concert ap

pearances. Last year the Longhorn Band was the honor organization per forming at the Inaugural Ball of the Governor of Texas.

The Longhorn Band has both Kap pa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma chapters active within its organization.

The Alpha Tau chapter of Kappa Kap pa Psi numbers approximately thirty members, while Tau Beta Sigma's Beta Gamma chapter has about fifteen

members. During football season Al

Bottom row. Vincent R. DiNino, director, and Blair.

Second row. Chapter officers, Dove, Kuhn, Ball and Cole.

Third row. Tate, Castellano, Gill, Morrow, Ramirez, Sebera and Simmons.

Fourth row. Tuck_er, Mills, Crawford, Powell, Calvert Aguilar and Hewlett.

Fifth row: Stevenson Mabry, Birdsong, Spain, Nietenhoefer, Sharpe and Wood.

Top row: Farley, Roberts, Massey, Adelman, Butler, Barnard and Geyer.

pha Tau chapter provides iced water for band members at all games and serves soft drinks free-of-charge to both the Longhorn Band and to visit ing bands at all home games. Once each semester the group also cleans and waxes all band hall floors. KKY

and TBS act jointly as a hospitality committee for visiting bands to the

Beta Gamma Chapter Plans Many Events

By Leah Raye Sexton

The Beta Gamma chapter of Tau

Beta Sigma, located on the campus of the University of Texas, has started a renovation program. After looking back on our short history, we realize that our club could be a better one.

We decided giving a coffee for the new Freshman girls, more recognition for Tau Beta Sigma, more service pro jects for the band, and better organiza tions of our members would make our

Texas Band Formation Script "Texas" at Bowl Game

psychology major; Vice-president, Car

los Canales, pre-medical student; Secre

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tary, Charles Kuhn, pre-medical stu dent; Treasurer, Jerry Ball, science ed ucation major; Sergeant-at-arms, Rich ard Dove, engineering major. Faculty sponsor for the group is Vincent R. DiNino, director of bands.

Officers for the Beta Gamma Chap ter of Tau Beta Sigma are: President, Leah Raye Sexton, pharmacy major; Vice-president, Pat Carpenter, math major; Secretary, Mary Magee, art ma jor; Treasurer, Eva Wisner, music ed ucation major; and Historian, Donna Beth McCormick, special education ma jor. TBS faculty sponsor is Mrs. V. R. DiNino, wife of the director.

chapter what it should be.

Early in the fall Tau Beta Sigma gave a coffee honoring the Freshmen girls at the home of our sponsor, Mrs. Vincent R. DiNino. At this coffee we

explained what Tau Beta Sigma was

and familiarized the new girls with the activities of our chapter.

To gain more recognition in the band, we purchased white sailor caps and sewed on blue letters, TBS, to

wear at rehearsals, marching practice, and other band functions. This enabled

band members to readily recognize the members of Tau Beta Sigma.

Our chapter has always been on hand whenever an odd job was needed to be done. This year we have made our selves even more available. Our girls volunteer for office jobs, typing jobs, and even cleaning-up jobs to help pro mote the existence and welfare of the

Longhorn Band.

Beta Gamma Members and the "Freshman Four" "Big Bertha," World's Largest Drum

Texas campus, and together the two chapters provide coffee and doughnuts for bandsmen on the evening preceding each out-of-town band trip, when the Longhorn Band gathers to paint its famous orange-and-white longhorns and interlocking "UT'S" on the buses composing the traveling caravan. On these trips KKY members shine white shoes and brass buckles that are part of the new uniforms of the members, while TBS members are on hand to sew on loose buttons and make other

minor uniform repairs. Earlier in the fall both KKY and TBS lend their services to the band administration in

the hosting of the University of Texas Band Day, one of the largest convo cations of high school bandsmen in the nation.

Officers of Alpha Tau chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi for the 1959-60 aca demic year are: President, James Cole,

Left to right: Don Barhoiir, Ken Alhers, Boh Flanigan and Ross Barhonr, Sexton, Magee, Bmnette, Walters, Carpenter, McCormich, Wisner and Kopeehy.

TWO PIONEER BAND DIRECTORS BOW OUT

girls helped the band keep active through the World War II period.

With the advent of girls in the band, an interest was started in a local girls band club. Under the supervision of Director Wiley, Tau Beta Sigma was

organized, later to become a National Honorary Band Sorority which now has 67 chapters. D. O. Wiley was the

guiding spirit of this orpnization and two of the members. Miss Doris Ragsdale and Mrs. Norma Parish became

National Presidents of the Sorority.

Kent State Marching Band

Observes 50th Anniversary

By Carol Ceroky and Marie Minor

John E. Howard, North Dakota University, Fargo, N. D.

D. 0. Wiley, Texas Teeh, Lubboek, Texas

John E. Howard, for the past thirty two years, director of the University of North Dakota Band, stepped down

D. O. Wiley, who has directed the Texas Tech College Band of Lubboek, Texas, for some 25 years, joined the

from the Podium at the end of the

honored ranks of the retired teachers

1959 school year and handed the Ba

last June i, 1959. In retiring from this position, he did not stop work, but

ton to his assistant Michael Polovitz,

who will guide the destiny of the band, which was the life work of Director Howard.

Mr. Howard came to the University in 1927, with a band enrollment of 33 members. During the years un der his able leadership and direction, the band grew to more than too pieces and was known in the Northern section of the United States as one of

the leading university bands.

Director Howard played an import ant part in the development of high school bands in North Dakota and as

sisted in the starting of music contest for high school bands in eight separate districts throughout the state.

accepted a full time assignment as Executive Secretary, Texas Music Edu cation Association, and Managing Ed itor of the Southwestern Musician.

Director Wiley first came into the picture as a college band director in 1930 when he took the famous "Cow boy Band" of Hardin-Simmons Col lege" to Europe and toured the con tinent playing before kings, nobles, and all who like good western band music.

From this, he became well known as a leading band director of the south west.

When Lubboek was just a Texas

versity of North Dakota Band only, as his interest and service, in and beyond the call of duty, extended past the

Cowtown and Texas Tech College was a mere building or two on the prairies adjoining, D. O. Wiley was chosen to come to Texas Tech and organize a college band. His work started in 1934 and his untiring effort developed the famous Red Raiders Marching Band of

campus gates. He has served as Dis

Texas Tech.

Mr. Howard will not be remember

ed as the great director of the Uni

trict Governor of Rotary International, a very active leader in Masonic Circles

ter was established at Texas Tech in

and will be remembered as the Past

1938, he has been a devoted leader in

Grand President of Kappa Kappa Psi.

the fraternity. He has sponsored a chap

He assisted in the establishment of

the Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi in 1925 and has sponsored the chapter until his retirement. He has served the

fraternity as District Governor and as Grand

President

and

became

a

well known and recognized figure at the National Convention.

From the date Alpha Omicron Chap

ter that has made a great contribution to the National Fraternity. His son, Charles Wiley, now director of Lamar Tech, is a Past Grand President of Kappa Kappa Psi. Director Wiley was one of the first directors in the southwest to allow girls to enter the band. As a result the

The culminating events of Kent State's loo-piece marching band were two home football games, October 24 and November 21, and the trip to Western Michigan.

October 24 was the homecoming for Kent State and the band presented a show honoring the alumni on this the 50th anniversary of the university.

On ROTO day, November 21, we pre sented a show which had previously been performed at Kalamazoo, Michi gan. The highlight of the marching season was the trip to the Western Michigan football game, November 7.

The band left on the afternoon of November 6 on three chartered buses

and ate dinner on the turnpike. The buses arrived in Kalamazoo about 8:00

o'clock that evening and we stayed at the hotel Columbia in downtown Kala

mazoo. The next day we practiced in freezing temperatures and were ready for a warm lunch in the Union cafe

teria. That afternoon our program con sisted of what a football fan encount

ers at a football game—car trouble, mongrels on the field, hot dogs, and

the inevitable opening of the umbrella as the rain drops begin to fall.

The annual band candy sale, headed

by Tau Beta Sigma president Joan Gulyban, has been under way since the middle of November. So far the sales

have been good. The money will be used toward the annual band banquet

held January 15, i960.

The coming big events on the band calendar are a performance at Canal Fulton, a concert on January 30, and a mixer February 19 and April i cosponsored by Tau Beta Sigma and Kap pa Kappa Psi. Freshman band members

are also looking forward to pledging

either Tau Beta Sigma or Kappa Kap pa Psi during the winter quarter.

Brumbaugh who is head of the newly created Department of Fine Arts. Dr. Brumbaugh comes to us via Minn-Uni versity, Indiana and Michigan State.

This year, the chapter began the fall pledge class with ten new members, which appears to be one of the best ever. When fully initiated, our chap ter membership should total 18 mem bers. Early during the football season, the chapter held a social for all band

New Mexico State Will Entertain Dist. Convention

May 25-26-27th

By Richard Henderson

Gamma Eta Chapter of the New Mexico State University will hold the District 111 Convention and the Inter

collegiate Band of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma on March 25, 26, 27. Guest conductor for the Intercol

legiate band will be Robert Vagner from the University of Oregon. All District III chapters and surrounding

members.

Director Ray Tross has returned to the campus as our director. He was away on a years sabbatical leave study ing at Colorado State College. Under his guidance the state university band this year has grown to the largest in its history—104 members. Within our ranks we now have students from 13

colleges and universities will be receiv ing all the details and invitations in

the mail shortly.

Some of the entertainment and social

activities planned for the convention

members will be: A basketball game between Arizona State College of Tempe and the Aggies; dance Friday night; concert on Saturday by the N. M.S.U. Band; a side trip to Juarez, Mexico. All details of scheduled events

to follow immediately.

During the football season much time is consumed by the chapters in prepara tion for the football shows and

the

presentation of programs. As all other chapters we too have been deeply im mersed in activities with the marching band, but more so! The band bad to

make a December 31st appearance with our football team at the Sunbowl in El Paso, Texas.

The marching band performed at four home games and one away—to El Paso, Texas for our traditional rival

football game with Texas Western. We have been given the honor to perform

states and the Panama Canal Zone.

Ray Tross, Director of Bands

On January 17th, the symphonic band will present its first formal con cert of the season. As in the past, our director Ray Tross will present an orig inal wind band composition in the con temporary vein. A special highlight of the program will be two manuscript works. The first is entitled "A Suite

For a Light Princess" by Dale Dykins of the Colorado State College faculty; the second is "Poem For Band" by Beldon Leonard. The remaining works are as follows: "Hartshorn" by Paul Whear; "Portrait of the Land" by

right man had come along.

Dr. Carrico let it be known that he

shown by many. A request from four teen chosen men for reactivation was

Peter Mennin will conclude the con

will be on a week's tour of the state and

cert.

a total of 1200 miles.

Dr. John L. Carrico, came to the campus last fall as band director, the

Square" by Earl Zindars will be pre

weeks before our District III conven

Texas. We shall tour 14 high schools

man comes along," and this was true at the University of Nevada. The Al pha Alpha chapter has been inactive for more than twenty years, but when

wanted a chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma in his band. Ac

tion the symphonic band (90 strong)

which is being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 30th. Two

It has been said that when a chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi goes inactive, very little can be done "Until the right

Mark Quinn; "March with Trumpets"

by William Bergsma; "Finale-Sym phony No. V" by Shostakovich; "Brass

sented by the University brass choir; Larry McCleary, our Kappa Kappa Psi president will present the flute Solo "Sonata" by Dutilleux; "Canzona" by

in concert before our All State Festival

Alpha Alpha Reactivated at The University of Nevada

A new faculty member has been added to our staff, he is Dr. George

tion stated at once and enthusiasm was

presented to the National Office and

the way cleared for chapter reorgani zation and reactivation.

On Feb. 3, the Alpha Alpha chapter held an initiation and the chapter was officially reactivated by Dr. Carrico, an authorized official of the fraternity.

New Mexico State University Marching Band at the "Sun Boivl Classic"

Mississippi Southern Band Closes a Most Successful

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Season of Marching

By Mary Stewart

January i6, i960 marked the end of another successful marching season for

the ii2-piece "Pride of Mississippi and their marching mates, the Dixie Dar lings. The marching units traveled

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twice to Mobile, Alabama; and once to

Auburn, Alabama, to back the Mis

sissippi Southern football team, as well as appearing in parades in Laurel, Mis sissippi, in celebration of the oil cen tennial; in Natchez, Mississippi, to

KKY and TBS Wins First in Homecoming Parade with the Theme of "Bringin' In a Wildcat"

greet Mississippi's Miss America; a re

turn trip to Natchez for the Annual Christmas Parade; and in Hattiesburg

Wyatt Earp; Restless Gun; and Bonan

for Mississippi Southern's Homecoming

za.

Parade.

In bowl activities the Pride and Dar

lings appeared on nation wide tele vision at Montgomery's Blue-Gray Game, December 26 and again at Mo bile's Senior Bowl on January 9. To end the season the band journeyed to Jackson, the state capitol, to appear in the Governor's Inaugural Parade on January 16.

The Pride began rehearsal in Sep tember with forty-two new members and approximately seventy upper class men, including only six senior mem bers. Shows presented during the sea son included the Southland Show, fea

turing such tunes as South Rampart Street Parade, Casey Jones, Mississippi

The show most popular with the band this year was the "Jazz" Show.

This show, actually an evolution of Jazz, opened with the favorite. When the Saints Go Marching In, followed by such numbers as Muskat Rambel, Stompin' at the Savoy, I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, Farewell Blues, and Stan Kenton's Artistry in

Rhythm. During this show, at the BlueGray Game, Don Orsburn was featured on drums in a driving arrangement of C-Jam Blues.

One of the most colorful shows of the

season

was

the

Alaska-Hawaii

Show composed of such tunes as Snow; Baby, It's Cold Outside; Lallani; Ha waiian War Chant; and as the finale.

Show composed of tunes from TV Westerns. Some of the TV shows rep resented were Twenty-Six Men; Have

Grand Old Flag, featuring fifty Dixie Darlings representing the fifty states in a massive flag routine using the new fifty star flag.

For the first time, Mississippi South ern sponsored not one, but two very successful band days, one in Hatties burg, and one in Mobile, Alabama.

The purpose of the divided shows was

Gun, Will Travel; Wagon Train;

to accommodate the increased number

Mud, Stars Fell on Alabama, Lassus Trombone, and Nothing Could Be Finer Than to Be in Carolina. The

next show, very popular with the

crowds and the band, was the Western

of bands wanting to attend. Each band

day the Pride has played host to over forty high school bands from various parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala bama, and Florida. In addition to these band days, the MSG Band had

this year as its guests for Southern's Homecoming and for the Senior Bowl in Mobile many outstanding high school bands from four states.

Since it was necessary for the band to travel on Christmas Day in order to be in Montgomery for the BlueGray game, members enjoyed a band party Christmas night with music by the "Southern Squires," a newly form ed dance band composed of members of the Southern band. On December

26, the Squires played for the Goveronr's Ball at the City Auditorium in Montgomery. Guests at the ball in cluded the Band and Dixie Darlings, the Alabama Debutantes and members

of the Blue-Gray Association.

Band activities this year have been conducted by the band council com

posed of the band officers and advised by the directors. Through the band council all plans for trips, all curfews, schedules, and disciplinary actions are

Mississippi Southern Concert Band, Raymond Mannoni, Director

t'

They are the Symphonic and 'Varsity

bands. The Symphonis band has two s

li^r

tours planned, playing for Arizona and California audiences. The Varsity band is working on a series of concerts on the University of Arizona campus. In

m

addition the two bands will combine to march in the Phoenix and Tucson

CIHTmEHiAl

Rodeo Parade in February.

Currently, Kappa Kappa Psi is work ing on the many problems involved in its annual Varsity Show which raises scholarships for Arizona bandsmen.

Each year approximately twenty schol arships are made available to Mr. Jack Lee, the director.

"Pride of Mississippi" Prepares for Anothei' Football Trip

controlled. Weekly meetings, open to

any members of the band, were held throughout marching season with three two-hour meetings held at the end of the season with the entire band invited

to discuss possible improvements for next year's season.

The directing staff of the Mississippi

Ricks College Band Enters Homecoming Queen Contest

By David Baker

On February 26, in an event spon sored by Kappa Kappa Psi, the Ricks

College Viking Band will present a concert in conjunction with the Madi

son High School Band of Rexburg,

David Bal{er Prepares Posters

ma Garn, Tau Beta Sigma member, also made several posters. A small pa rade consisting of 13 cars and a pick up truck was a feature of the cam paign. The truck was armed with a large bell and the cars were decked out in elaborate posters of well-known comic strip characters. A combo consist ing of piano, drums and bass was sta

Southern Bands, Dr. Raymond Man-

tioned outside the Auditorium Build

noni, Mr. Robert D. Hays, and Dr.

ing. The musicians were David Baker, Tracy Jorgenson, and Ronald Keith.

Roy Longyear, have this year enjoyed

Master of ceremonies was Garth Hark-

the addition of Mr. George Baker as trumpet and marching instructor.

er.

During the concert season the Pride

A Hallowe'en Band Barn Dance was

will divide into three functioning units;

sponsored in October by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma. The dance featured refreshment booths and game booths. The Kollege King's dance band played for the costumed couples. An interesting event in the course of the dance was the cake walk, in which numbered chairs are placed around the hall. A midnight movie ended the

the wind ensemble, the symphonic band, and the varsity band. Each mem ber will participate in two of these three groups.

Plans just released for next year's marching band include an August ap

pearance in Chicago for the annual All-Star football game, as well as an

event. Profits for the evening totaled

October appearance in Miami, Florida.

over $200.

Vests for the members of the Gam

Arizona University Band Awards Two Trophies

By Marlan E. Sagar

At our last football game of the 1959 season the University of Arizona Band

Marilyn Hansen Wins Second

Idaho. At a later date, the Ricks Vik

reversible, with black corduroy on one

ing Band will also perform in Idaho

side and bronze taffeta on the other.

Falls, Idaho, with the Idaho Falls High School Band.

During the recent Homecoming

ter are monogrammed in red on both

awarded two of its members its Out

Queen campaign. Kappa Kappa Psi's

standing Bandsmen trophy. After sev

candidate. Miss Marilyn Hansen, capturned the hearts of enough Ricks Col

eral votes, Don Bennett and Robert

Potter were awarded twin trophies.

Both are Music Education majors and trombonists in the University Band.

Don was last year's Kappa Kappa Psi president, and Bob is president this year.

The University Band program has been divided into two bands this year.

ma Beta chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi were recently purchased. The vests are

lege men to win second place in the contest. An extensive campaign was undertaken by the sponsors in a com bined effort which culminated in a po

The names of the officers of the chapi sides of the vests. Black knit ties are used with the vests.

Several of the members of Gamma

Beta have formed a professional dance band which plays for dances in the area. They are known as The Kollege Kings. They have bought new charcoal corduroy blazers.

The Gamma Beta chapter of Kappa

sition on the Queen's Float for Miss Hansen as first attendant to the queen.

In the week of the campaign, pledges

Psi now counts 21 active members

were required to make 15 posters. Wil-

Winter Quarter.

Eleven new pledges are expected for

Presenting New Officers Of Tau Beta Sigma

Mrs. Hiram Henry, Cotinselor, Oklahoma State University

Mrs. Hubert P. Henderson, Counselor, University of Maryland

Mrs. Hubert Henderson is the Dis trict Counselor for Districts X and XI. Miss Syble Ingle National Secretary, University oj Wichita

Miss Syble Ingle, a junior in Music Education at the University of Wichita and past president of the Alpha Mu

chapter of Tau Beta Sigma, was elected National Secretary at the convention held at Florida State University last August.

Miss Ingle's record of activities in

the field dates hack to her high school day at Caldwell, Kansas, where she

served as hand librarian, vice president, member of the pep hand and she play ed a tenor saxophone in the dance hand known as the "Star Dusters."

As a student at the University of Wichita she represented the freshmen class on the MENC Council, Chairman of the Kappa Phi Music Club, Vice President of Mu Phi Epsilon, a mem ber of Alpha Chi Omega Social Soror ity, was elected on the Deans Honor

Roll, member of the Orchestra, Uni

versity Singers and the Wichita Sym phony where she played string bass.

She served her chapter a term as

President and assisted in setting up a plan to go to the National Conven tion and get the next Convention at

the University of Wichita in 1961.

Added to her excellent talent as a mu

sician and her leadership in the various student activities, she was selected as

Homecoming Princess for 1959-60.

In addition to serving as National Secretary she has been named chairman of the Reception Committee for the National Convention to he held at the

University of Wichita in August, 1961.

She was graduated from Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, N. C. in June of 1942. During her high school years, Mrs. Henderson played flute in the high school hand and the Univer sity of North Carolina orchestra. From

Mrs. Henry has served for more

than five years as the sponsor of the Alpha chapter and during that time

helped direct the chapter through a very active program. Her chief interest

in life is a homemaker and a helper to her husband in his hand work. She has attended two National Conventions

high school she went to the University

of Tau Beta Sigma and took a very

of North Carolina where she attended

keen interest in the work.

until December of 1943. She played in the University of North Carolina

visit many chapters in the VI Dis

Band and Orchestra.

trict as she will accompany her hus

Later she attend the Duke University School of Nursing three years and re ceived her R.N. Degree, March, 1947.

While in training she played with the Duke Symphony Orchestra and Duke

As District Counselor she plans to band who is the District Governor. At

present she is working with Tau Beta Sigma in preparation for the District Convention which will he held at Ok

lahoma State, March 25-27.

Concert Band. She became Mrs. Hen

derson in August of 1947. Now the Henderson's have three sons—Douglas 9, Gordon 5, and David 2. Since marry ing, Mrs. Henderson continued playing with the North Carolina Band and Or

chestra and played for operettas, ice shows and various campus functions.

She has played little since leaving North Carolina, hut is acting as sponsor to the hand sorority at Maryland. She feels close to the hand and hop>es to continue playing again when the chil dren are older.

MRS. HIRAM HENRY

Mrs. Hiram Henry is the new Dis trict Counselor of District VI of Tau Beta Sigma, she is the wife of Hiram Henry, Director of Oklahoma State

University Band, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The sixth district is composed of chap ter

located in Oklahoma, Texas,

Louisiana and Arkansas. This District

has twenty-three chapters which is more than one third of the National organization.

District Counselors Chosen Mrs. Barbara Trautwein, National President has announced the selection of the District Counselors of Tau Beta

Sigma. When possible, she selected the wives of the district Governors so when

the Governor visited the chapters of KKY she might visit the chapters of TBS.

The Counselors selected are: District

I, Mrs. Jay Slaughter, Rexhurg, Idaho; District II, Mrs. Harold Goodman, Flagstaff, Arizona; District III, Mrs.

Way man E. Walker, Greeley, Colorado; District IV, Miss Marie Wensel, Min neapolis, Minnesota; District V, Mrs. A. A. Rockwell, Springfield, Missouri.

EHstrict VI, Mrs. Hiram Henry, Stillwater, Okla.; District VII, Mrs.

Ronald Gregory, Bloomingtpn, Indi ana; District VIII, Mrs. Lyle Bahcock, Oxford, Mississippi; District IX, Miss Nancy Fowler, Tallahassee, Florida and

District X and XI, Mrs. Hugh P. Hen derson, College Park, Maryland.

Lamar Tech College

was going to become known far and

Finds Place for Music

were being planned through the state

wide and that a number of fine tours

As School Expands

and elsewhere; that the band would be

transported in the finest transportation

New Music Building Furnishes Room jor Inslrumentul 'Music

possible.

The next year found the membership raised to sixty. The nice appearance, the excellent marching and the improv ed concerts of the band were recog

As the National Executive officer of

Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigme we have had an opportunity to visit more than one hundred University and Colleges during the past five years.

nized by neighboring high schools.

This raised the standards of the band

During these visits we have attended band concerts, band rehearsals, band

to new heights.

It had been a custom for a member

clinics, observed the marching bands practicing football show formations

to stay in the band for two years; then go to a state college or university with a reputation in the field of band music.

To offset this policy Director Wiley organized a local band club for both

and talked with directors and head of

the music departments concerning their band program and activities.

We have found that the universities

men and women who in turn became a member of the National Band Fra

and colleges that have a strong divis ion of Fine Arts, have a well rounded

Charles A. Wiley, Director

out department of music and the bands

share well in the overall program and activities offered by the school.

On the other hand we have found

should afford the advantage of added training in the field of Fine Arts.

The development and advancement

that in the Technological and Trade Schools there is an exception to this rule. Many times you will find a well developed Marching Band that spe

of the Lamar Tech College band over a period of eight years is nothing short of a miracle. When Director Wiley met

cializes as a football show band and not

25 members with little interest shown in either rehearsals of concert, in fact

a single course in music is offered by the school.

May we point out that the exception to this pattern is found at the Lamar Tech College of Beaumont, Texas.

Here you will find a student enroll ment of over 6,000 specializing in technical training, trade and industry, and at the same time they have a

strong Divisions of Fine Arts with a faculty of some thirty members, a school of music with some ten in

structors and one of the fine marching and concert bands of the southwest, a

school that is becoming known for its' strong emphasis on instrumental music.

The history of this arrangement dates back some eight years when Charles Wiley was selected to be the band di rector and to develop a strong march ing and concert band. Mr. Wiley came from a Tech College, established in the belief that technical training

with his band for the first time it had

only a small number of the 25 appear ed for the concert. Naturally there was no interest in the band from the stu

dent body. The first semester was spent in finding out the cause for such

a condition and in turn a plan to de velop an interest and recruit member ship in the band. With hours of con centration on playing instead of march ing, the band was recruited to some forty members that year. It was at this stage that Dr. F. L. McDonald, president of Lamar Tech, stepped into the picture. Dr. McDonald made it known that he was behind the band

program to the limit and stated that he wanted one of the very best bands in the southwest. New uniforms were

purchased, new equipment secured and

ternity and Sorority. The initial start was a shaky one but soon the chapters of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta

Sigma caught tbe spirit of the national organization and started plans to es tablish new standards and create a new

band spirit. This was aided by the fact that Director Wiley was selected as the Grand President of Kappa Kap pa Psi. In the fall of 1954 Richard Burkart

was employed as assistant band director and

instructor of brass instruments.

Mr. Burkart organized

the Lamar

Tech Brass Ensemble and increased the size of the selected dance band to seventeen with a vocalist.

This advancement marked the be

ginning of tours by the band in the

southern part of Texas terminating with several concerts in Mexico City, Mexico.

Another forward step in the develof)-

ment of the marching band came in the fall of 1956 when a switch was made to pagentary-type football shows, in corporating some precision drills with

the regular marching formations. It was during this period that Governor

a drive started for a larger organiza

Price Daniels of the State of Texas,

tion.

chose the concert band to play for the

It was made known that the band

Lamar Tech Symphonic Band in Rehearsal

inaugural ball at Austin. "This concert

Recital Hall in New Music Building

i

ing to house all the componet parts of the Music Department. Soon the new Music Building, costing more than 5650,000, will be dedicated. This build ing is completely airconditioned, has 24 studios and offices, 24 practice rooms recital halls, a large band room, 4 class rooms, recording studio, record listen ing room equipped with 24 stereophon ic listening stations and storage rooms.

The building has been designed and constructed to meet the need of the

various groups and is modernistic in

.

V Tr"

Richard Burkart, Assistant Professor of Brass Instruments

Httot Fisher, Assistant Profesor of Woodtvind Instruments

band was also the featured college band

accomplishment could not have been possible had it not been for the com

at the Texas Music Educator's Associa tion Convention in Dallas. The concert

bined efforts of those interested in such

a program. Much credit goes to presi

was well reecived by the Music Ed

dent Dr. F. L. MacDonald whose vis

ucators of Texas.

ion, plans and assistant made it pos sible. Working by his side was Dr.

In the fall of 1957 Huot Fisher join ed the staff as assistant director and

Ted Skinner the Dean of Fine Arts

woodwind instructor, working primar ily with the marching band. Mr. Fisher

who was happy and willing to support such a program and Charles A. Wiley who directed the organization and de

had been assistant band director under

Jack Lee University of Arizona, a well known marching band specialist. With the coming of Mr. Fisher a clarinet choirs and woodwind quintet were or ganized and the band built up to some ninety members. Concert tours were de veloped and the band toured South Texas, the Rio Grand Valley, termina ting in Monterey, Mexico.

The Lamar Tech College band con tinued to grow and with this expan sion came the development of the allregion high school band where some of the leading directors of the United States came to direct and work with the bands. Added to this was the sum

mer band clinic which grew from 32 in 1952 to over 250 students in the summer of 1958. Such directors as

Clarence Sawhill, Mark Hindsley, James Neilson, Wayne Snodgrass, Ar nold Wedbee, John Badgett, Frederick Fennell served on the clinic. To this

has been added the twirling and cheerleading clinic.

New Music Building at Lamar Tech College With the rapid growth of music at the Tech College came a demand for space, equipment and accommodations.

"This added up to a new music build

View of Hall in the Hew Music Building, Lamar Tech

that it contained no windows in the

building except in the four class rooms

velopment of the instrumental music and the bands.

While commenting on the band pro gram, Mr. Wiley was high in praise

and the entrance.

of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma for their assistance in the build

This Music Building serves some 6,000 students are offered degrees in sixty fields including music. Here

ing of a great band spirit, a pride in the band, and a program that is at tracting the attention of the best high

technical and trade students have an

school musicians in Texas.

opportunity to participate and be a part of any music organization that may be chosen by the individual.

Such a record of development and

ence as a sponsor. While a student at

Diretcor Wiley has a great experi Texas Tech, he was a part of and ex tensive expansion program directed by

Lamar Tech Cardinal Marching Band in Line for Football Trip

his father, D. O. Wiley. Charles Wiley came home from World War II and

helped organize the activities of Kap pa Kappa Psi. His report at the Na tional Convention in 1947 was so out standing that he, as a student, was

chosen as the National Secretary-Treas urer of the Fraternity. He served in every National office of the Fraternity and attended five National Conven

tions and helped with the National In tercollegiate band.

His policy is to work with the chap ter by planning and setting up a pro gram for the service of the band. Out of this planning has come a well work ed plan for recruiting, a well directed plan of orientation and the selection of a program of activities that will chal lenge the interest of the members and hold their interest in working for the

Alpha Upsilon Chapter 'Members at Lamar Tech College

Chapters Aid Band In Many Ways During

best interest of the band. These ideas

have been so successful that they have been passed on to other chapters by the delegates when they attend the National Convention. All of this has

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been built around a special pride in the band, a deep interest in the devel opment of fellowship and understand ing among the members and a desire to project their interests and activities past the campus gate to high schools and other chapters of the fraternities.

Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta

Sigma work together as a unit. They plan together for the best interest of the band. They seek to develop an inner spirit in the band members that give to the organization a feeling of pride and direction. The problem of the band becomes a part of the individual and each one in turn seeks to carry their part of the load.

This is what makes the Lamar Tech

College Band a success; a deep interest

Active Fall Semester

By Jack D. Miles One of the first objectives of Kappa

Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma at La mar Tech is to meet and greet the new members of the band and make

them feel that they are needed and wanted. The girls establish a booth at the entrance of the campus and greet

all the new girls as they enter. If they have played in a high school band,they take them to the information booth.

Soon they have a complete history of Alpha Upsilon Pledges in Training

the Lamar Tech Band and what the

at Lamar Tech College

Fraternity and Sorority is doing to help build a greater band.

Both organizations of the fraternities were most helpful with the All-Region

by the College President; encourage ment by the Dean or Fine Arts; a

group of fine talented band members under the leadership of a band direc tor dedicated to the building of a band that will serve the college, the neigh

boring cities and the state of Texas.

Gamma Zeta Members at Lamar College of Technology

High School Band Day which was un der the direction of Roy Weger, di rector, Bowling Green State University (Ohio.) The band day was a real suc cess in every respect.

All bands accompanying their foot ball teams were provided with a recep tion following the game so members of both bands could become better ac

quainted.

This year Tau Beta Sigma published a band newspaper in order to keep band members informed of all the ac tivities and actions of the band mem bers.

The members of Tau Beta Sigma

have aided the Beaumont Symphony by selling tickets to their concerts.

They have also promoted a fine school spirit by selling booster ribbons.

The Kappa Kappa Psi pledge class

set up a project of straightening and painting the music stands; have aided

in the purchasing of equipment for the band; and will close their pledge as signments by selling ads for the an nual scholarship concert.

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Presenting Two District Governors

District Governors Are Named for KKPsi The selection of the District Gover

nors in Kappa Kappa Psi to serve for the next two years has been announced

by Dr. Manley R. Whitcomb, Grand President. It is the plan of the National President to have the District Gover

nors visit as many of the chapters in their districts as p>ossible during their term of office.

The newly appointed Governors are: District I, Jay L. Slaughter, Ricks Col lege; District II, Clarence E. Sawhill, U.C.L.A.; District III, Wayman Walk er, Colorado State College; District IV, William E. Euren, North Dakota State

College; District V, James Kerr, Uni versity of Wichita.

William A. Euren, District IV,

North Dahfita State College

Kenneth Snapp, District VII, Baldwin-Wallace College

The newly elected Governor of Dis

Dr. Kenneth Snapp, director of the

trict IV is William A. Euren, Director of the North Dakota State College

Baldwin-Wallace Band, Berea, Ohio,

Band of Fargo, North Dakota. He suc ceeds John E. Howard who served in this position for many years.

Director Euren received his B.S. de

District VI, Hiram Henry, Oklaho ma State University; District VII, Ken neth O. Snapp, Baldwin-Wallace Col lege; District VIII, Lyle Bobcock, Uni versity of Mississippi; District IX, Reid Poole, University of Florida and Dis trict X and XI, Hugh P. Henderson, University of Maryland.

has recently been named Governor of District VII in Kappa Kappa Psi, by

Dr. Manley R. Whitcomb, Grand President. This district is composed of chapters in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana

Phillips University Will Host Tri-State Festival

and Ohio.

gree from North Dakota State, a B.M. degree from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota and an M.M. degree at Mac Phail College of Music and Northwestern University. •

District Governor Snapp received his Ph.D., degree from Indiana University some years ago, during a period when

Festival, which is sponsored annually

by Phillips University of Enid, Okla homa, will be held on May 4-7. This

he was director of the Indiana Univer

District Governor Euren was a stu

sity Band. While director there he be came an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi and was sponsor of the

annual "Music Classic of the South west" is under the able direction of

dent of the late Dr. C. S. Putnam, founder of the famous Gold Star band of North Dakota State and its director

for 40 years. After graduation Euren directed bands, orchestras and chorus

es in high school at Hillsboro, N.D. and Breckenridge, Minnesota. He re

The

28th annual Tri-State Music

Director Snapp taught in public schools for some seven years, taught in a National Music Camp for five

Dr. Milburn Carey. He is assisted each year by the members of Eta Chap ter of Tau Beta Sigma. This event has become the chief project for the Eta Chapter as it takes months of planning and weeks of setting up this great

Alpha Zeta Chapter.

years and was a member of the St.

music festival.

turned to North Dakota State as di

Louis Philharmonica Orchestra for four

rector of the band in 1948.

years, he plays trumpet and cornet.

Tri-State features a large number of nationally prominient musicians, conductors, adjudicators, composers, virtuoso, and music specialists from all sections of this country. Forty out

Outside activities have featured his

efforts as director of the El Zagal Shrine Band, Fargo Elks Band, Ameri can Legion Boys State Band, North Dakota Future Farmers of America Band and he is now a member of the

Fargo-Moorhead Symphony.

Director Euren has always had a fine interest in Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma and he has sponsored two

fine chapters in his band. His daugh ter is an active member of Tau Beta

Sigma. His chapters have been repre sented

at the

National

Convention

through the years and have made a

useful contribution to the fraternity program.

He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha, Phi Delta Kappa, has attended the University of Miami, Michigan Uni versity summer band where he did solo

Band he sponsored and established a chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau

standing music guests have already been engaged to appear in some of ficial capacity at the i960 Tri-State.

Festival participants will vie for a total of forty-five organizational and school trophies, hundreds of medals for individuals, the National High School Solo Drum Award, as well as other outstanding individual awards, schol

Beta Sigma which has developed a very

arships, and certificate awards.

active program in his band. He is spon sor of the two organizations and as district Governor plans to visit the

chapters in his district during the next

The officers of Eta Chapter who as sist in this festival are: Sally Bonham, president; Barbara Harris, vice presi dent; Sally Frazier, secretary; and,

two years.

Karen Yount, treasurer.

cornet work with these bands. He is

a member of several musical organiza tions and takes an active part in the field of band music.

As director of the Baldwin-Wallace

Purdue University's 'All American Marching Band' Has Successful Year

By Lewis Glanville

The Purdue University "All Ameri

can Marching Band has once again completed a highly successful marching season.

With only one and a half weeks of drill, the band opened its season with a performance at the Purdue-Notrc Dame game. The show was well re

ceived by the audience, especially the freshman of whom the majority had never seen a big time marching band before.

And then the rains came. For the

next three weeks our shows were per formed in rather heavy rains—especial ly our second show of the season at

the Purdue-Wisconsin game. At this game, our show which was based on

Leroy Anderson tunes, made a lasting impression on the crowd, in more ways than one. The ground was so wet that after the band left the field, an im pression of each formation could be seen clearly imbedded in the turf.

The succeeding weekend found 285 of the marching bandsmen on the road to the Ohio State game. The Leroy Anderson show was so well received

the week before, we decided to repeat it for the OSU fans. In this show, the

band's 70 trumpet players were featur ed in 'Bugler's Holiday.' This and all the other arrangements were done es pecially for the band by Harold Walt ers. The band enjoyed the reception given them by the OSU band after the game.

Our homecoming game with Iowa was the occasion for our next perform ance. This game was the NBC game of the week and was nationally tele vised in color. The Iowa Scottish High landers also appeared at the half-time.

The Band Forms the Boiler Ma/^er Special, Purdue's Mascot

was well represented by volunteer fortypiece pep bands at each game.

After a well earned week's rest, the marching band again swung into ac tion in preparing a new show, based on Purdue traditions, for the PurdueMinnesota game.

For the last performance of the sea son, the band traveled to Indiana Uni

versity

for

the

traditional

Oaken

Bucket battle. The reception given us by the lU band was enjoyed by all.

The marching season was officially brought to a close with the third annual Marching Band Dinner-Dance, at which time awards were presented to the outstanding marchers.

Following this event, the band was reorganized into the Symphonic Band, the Concert Band, the Regimental

bands and the Variety Band. The sym phonic band started the concert season off with their winter concert for which

Merle Evans was the guest conductor.

Arthur Fielder will be the guest con ductor for the spring concert. At pres

games and all Army ROTC reviews.

The Variety Band performs at alum ni functions around the state, student stage productions, and similar occasions.

During marching season. Gamma Pi chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi has been quite busy, its main undertaking being the publishing of the band news paper before each away game.

Four of the chapter members can boast of having attended every foot ball game of the season—even the game at Los Angeles with UCLA. They drove out to the game, which took

place one week before the beginning of school. Since the cheerleaders were

not present, the four of them lead the

Purdue alums in cheering for their al ma mater.

January 16, the fall pledge class was initiated into the chapter. Those initi ated were Dave Steele, Jerry Winkler, Robert Thornburg, Hugh Hadley, Jim Abolt, Wayne Lee, and Tom Fanzler.

Also taken into the chapter, as an honorary member, was Jack Carroll who for many years had volunteered

The full band did not travel to the

ent, the symphonic and concert bands are recording tapes to be broadcast by radio stations throughout the midwest.

The Regimental Bands have been

Jack is an employee of the University

Illinois and Michigan State games, but

performing at the home basketball

television station, WBAA-TV.

his services as the announcer for the band's half-time shows and concerts.

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Beta Kappa Chapter Forms

Band Enjoys Making Many Football Trips

attend

UCLA this spring, and make up a dance band of top musicians. It so hap

Girls Dance Band at

By Vernon Gunckel

On the growing campus of Arizona State College at Flagstaff is located the ever growing Gamma Kappa Chapter

of Kappa Kappa Psi and Alpha Chi Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma. As usual, both groups have enjoyed a successful fall semester.

The students of ASC were thrilled

with this years' marching band. The

the

District

Convention

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pens that these top musicians were Kappa Kappa Psi members, of course.

Recently new officers were installed. dent; George Gardner, vice president; Jerry Calkins, secretary; Dan Wilson,

pleted one quarter of what promises to be a very successful year. For the first time the chapter chose its pledge class in October and began training im

treasurer, and Vern Gunckel, publicity.

Fou new members were also brought into the chapter. They were. Bob Jones, clarinet; Preston Doss, bassoon; Lonnie Bellman, clarinet; and Jarry Hog-

tor Charles Warren, saw a great deal of the state of Arizona during march

to issue a Life Certificate to Charles

day, November 5 through Saturday, November 7.

On Thursday, November 5, the band made a guest appearance at the foot ball game between West and Central High Schools in Phoenix.

On Friday, the band performed in a

Gamma Kappa Chapter also saw fit

Warren has been sponsor of Kappa Kappa Psi for the past three years.

Prof. Goodman has taken the reigns

this year and is donig a fine job with the group also.

Future plans for Kappa Kappa Psi

nix.

events, and of course preparation for

presented the half-time show at the football game between the ASC Lum

berjacks and the Cal-Poly Broncos of Pomona, California. This marching tour, I think the band will agree, was an exciting experience.

Turning now to news of Kappa Kap pa Psi, we note that on the i6th of January, a fund raising dance was held.

What was the purpose.''

Well, Kappa Psi and Tau Beta de

sales and donut sales boomed.All prof its at the end of each year will be put

celling work as advisor and sponsor of Kappa Kappa Psi, ASC chapter. Mr.

statewide television and radio broad cast at the Arizona Stat Fair at Phoe

band left Yuma, Arizona, where they

mediately.

Both pledges and members began football season with the goal "Wichita in '61". As a result, jacket sales, sticker

Warren, assistant director, for his ex

and Tau Beta Sigma, include a band party at the San Francisco Peaks Snowbowl in Flagstaff, a few other social

Following this performance, the

Beta Kappa of Tau Beta Sigma at

Mississippi Southern College has com

sett, French Horn.

Band" took to the road from Thurs

By Mary Stewart

Officers elected were: Joe Lloyd, presi

band under the direction of Prof. A. Harold Goodman and assistant Direc

ing band tours. The Lumberjack

Mississippi Southern

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the big concert tour starting February 29. The band this year will tour Phoe nix, then over to Yuma, and then will leave Arizona for the California Coast.

Jeannctt Downs, Betty Andress and Gloria

San Diego, California, El Centro, Los Angeles, and Disneyland, are on the agenda to make this years tour one that the band members will not forget. The home concert will be performed after the spring tour ends.

MeCttlloti model new sweat shirts

So, the ASC band. Kappa Kappa

Psi, and Tau Beta Sigma will have a busy time this year.

Gamma Kappa Chapter Members in Full Uniform

into a savings account for convention use.

A new venture for the chapter this quarter has been the formation of a girl's dance band composed of five saxophones, two trombones, three trum pets, bass, piano, and drums. Progress has been hindered by lack of rehearsal time but next quarter should allow more time for the group to practice to gether.

Another first for the chapter this year was the purchase of white sweat shirts with Tau Beta Sigma and the sorority crest on the front. The shirts were so well liked that a second order

has already been placed.

At present, pledge projects are in full swing and include rehearsal for the initiation weekend skit and the

making of a TBS flag for display at all official functions.

Following the initiation of the pres ent group of pledges a second class will be formed. Members of the present

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class are: Carol Allen, Betty Andress, Pat Bates, Jeanette Bounds, Georgia Fillingham, Frances Holbrook, Beth

front row: Frazier, Doss, Bellniii, Wilson, Ho^sett, Cnllijns tind Gtitiltel,

Hudson, Annette liman. Patsy Lightsey, Janice Turner, Margaret Vaughn,

istiintlinfi: Lloyd, Jones, Scindoriil, Gardner, Clayton antl Hodgin.

and Kaye Walters.

a dozen appearances were made by the band throughout the state during the summer months. Featured

with the

Heavenly Marcher were four majorettes known as the "Shakin Saints." The band was attired in attractive uniforms that added much to their maneuvers.

When the summer was over, W.

Dennis Stires did not hide away and pine for something to do, but he re turned to Rutgers and began his work as the formation director of the Rut

gers Band. This live wire aided by

Rex Conner, director; Sandra Rushing, Sharon Vlasak., Gale Bathke, Lt. Harold Fultz, Com. Charles Brendler, Mary Wright, Lou Ann Balcer, Bette Michaelson, Julie Lamp, Bonita Vandergrijt, Shirley Aher.

Wayne State College Entertains U.S. Navy Band

By Shirley Aber

KKY Member Creates

Unique Summer Band In Old Home Town By a. Frank Martin

Wayne State Teachers College, Ne braska, was happy to have the United States Navy Band on their campus Oc tober 15, 1959, for two concerts. The

Many times the National Office is asked to make suggestions on how to create an interest in the chapter pro

Alpha Pi chapter of Tau Beta Sigma

gram and ideas that would build a

served refreshments to the band mem

greater spirit in the chapter and band.

bers during the intermission of the eve ning concert. All of the members were thrilled to have the opportunity to talk with the conductor. Command

There is no set answer to such a re

quest, the answer lies in what the in dividual or individuals want to do and

er Charles Brendler and the assistant

how bad they want to do it. After all it takes desire, vision, and leadership

conductor, Lt. Harold Fultz.

coupled with plenty of good old hard

The last part of October we had an other visitor: Mr. A. Frank Martin,

and his wife. They had a casual lunch with all of the band members and then Mr. Martin talked to us about his ex

periences in working with Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi. Alpha Pi Chapter of Tau Beta Sig

ma at Wayne State Teachers College is very proud of their new members which were initiated October 8. These seven new members have added much

to the program and activities of the chapter. They are: Julianne Ernestine Lamp, Bette Michaelson, Sandra Ann

Rushing, Boniya. Vandegrift, Sharon Jean Vlasak, Judith Karen Weible and Mary Jean Wright.

We are very much interested in help ing the Kappa Kappa Psi boys get re organized and back in action. With

their help we hope to have a most successful year under the excellent leadership of our director Mr. Rex Conner. The officers for Alpha Pi are: Shirley Aber, president; Karen Childs, vice president; Lee Ann Balcer, secretary and treasurer.

other members of Kappa Kappa Psi soon had a score of projects under way to help build a greater interest in the band and Kappa Kappa Psi. In fact the chapter has worked out an overall picture of the programs and activities of the chapter for several years ahead; they are pointing to the future; and, working their way as they go.

Their program is based on careful

work to do it.

A fair example of what can be done was found in the Alpha Phi Chapter at Rutgers University. Here they have around five or six regular fireballs in their chapter that come up with new

N" ancy Rowett and Dennis Stires discuss band trips

ideas and suggestions for projects and

recruiting for the band, a well-worked-

programs that literally keeps the band

out orientation program for new mem

on the move and Kappa Kappa Psi working all the time.

One of these surcharged fellows is W. Dennis Stires, a junior at Rutgers, an officer of the band, and assistant student director, and formation direc

tor. While Stires was a pledge of Kap

pa Kappa Psi, he conceived an idea that would keep him busy through the summer months. On returning to the old home town at Sussex, he started

a musical organization known as "The Marching Saints."

With only a few high school young

sters, the young man with boundless energy, contagious enthusiasm, and a

bers, projects for Kappa Kappa Psi that will create and hold an interest

in the program, and a continued serv ice of the band to the student activities and a greater band for Rutgers Uni versity.

The answer is first diagnose your needs, then start planning to meet this need, delegate parts to the members of the chapter and inspire them to work by taking the lead and doing what must be done to make your pro gram a success. It takes a lot of work

and give to make anything go. I vis ited the chapters at Rutgers and can testify to the fact that the fellows in

flair for the specactular, soon had a

the chapter have the desire, the vision,

group of 53 youngsters doing the im possible in the way of entertainrnent by "The Marching Saints Band." So

thanks to the leadership of the chapter

great was the interest that more than

and the courage to get things done, officers, and fellows like W. Dennis Stires.

Alpha Omega Chapter Stages Many Events For

Pittsburgh University Band

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By Daniel H. Yates

Each year the Alpha Omega Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi.at the University of Pittsburgh, now numbering 26 Brothers, conducts projects and spon sors social events within the Varsity Marching Band.

As in the past, we sold band jackets, T-shirts, and sweatshirts to the mem bers of the band, which provided them with these articles and helped our

treasury substantially. These articles were sold at our annual band camp.

Pinshmgh Band Entertains Visitors tvith Cider and Doughnnts

Alpha Omega furnished each member of the band, while at camp, with a

plastic name tag. These name tags fa cilitated the acquaintance of old and new members.

A raffle was held each week at prac

After each home game a cider and donut reception is held at our Stadium for members of the visiting bands. (See Photo) This year we initiated the idea of sponsoring informal dances in our

tice sessions before a home game. Two fifty yard line tickets, donated by our director, Mr. Robert L. Arthur, were

visiting band and our own personnel.

Female guests were invited from our

presented to the winner. During the

Womens dorms and nurses residences.

Student Union for the members of the

At the completion of each football season, the Alpha Omega Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at the University of Pittsburgh confers a perpetual award ufMDn a member of the Varsity March ing Band, who, in the opinion of all

Stewart, trombone. The Outstanding Bandsman Award was presented to A.

ful endeavors.

and also provided the necessary time several large signs to be used in con junction with our homecoming show.

New signs were painted for the sides

of our buses to identify our organiza tion when traveling to performances.

The major social event of the year sponsored by Alpha Omega is a formal

attendance at rehearsals, helping to "break in" new men, working on

"Bandman of the Year"

These dances proved to be very success

meetings at a campus restaurant. These meetings served as a social get-together to transact current business. In addi

of leadership and common sense, good special projects such as the band news paper, painting signs, serving during receptions for visting bands, and get ting along with other bandsmen. These and many other actions lead to "esprit

football season, we had weekly dinner

tion, the Brothers and pledges painted

ability, the bandsmen have recognized the importance of "esprit de corps."

The real goal of the band is approach ed in this idea. This is spiritual co operation with other bandsmen which is exhibited by actions such as display

de corps."

This year's nomines were: John E. Bastolla, percussion; Lynn A. Dolan, percussion; J. Roger Glunt, trumpet; David M. Jurenko, clarinet; A. Van

his fellow bandsmen, excels in his in

Van Stewart. Each of the nominees re

dance, an annual event held near the

dividual contribution toward the over

ceives an inscribed medal, and the Out

close of the marching season, to which the entire band organization is invited.

all goal of the band.

Together with musical and marching

standing Bandsman is given a personal trophy, appropriately inscribed. The

Alpha Omega Chapter Members, Pittsburgh University

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Awardee's name is also engraved on a

permanent trophy placed in the Band Office.

Arthur Van Stewart will be gradu

ated from the University of Pittsburgh in June, i960 with a Bachelor of Sci ence degree in Chemistry and plans to enter medical school in the fall. Van

is the current President of Alpha Omega and has been a Brother since his

sophomore year. He is also a member of Sigma Chi, national social fraternity.

One of his main interests, however, is

the Varsity Marching Band. Van has been a member of the University of Pittsburgh Varsity Marching Band for four years and was trombone section

leader this past year. He has also par ticipated in Concert Band two years.

Van's interest in the bands and his

work with Kappa Kappa Psi are only two reasons why he is well liked by the members of the band.

Tampa University Band

year which will include a pledge class recital in which each pledge will play

Welcomes New Director

a solo on some other instrument than

Hunter N. Wiley, associate in music

that usually played. The following of

and band conductor at Columbia Uni

ficers were elected: President, Charlea

Safford; Vice President, Nancy Thig-

versity, New York City, for the past II years, joined the University of Tampa Band. This was a step in an extensive program desigend to strength

pen; and Secretary-treasurer, Carole Christie Moore.

In preparation for our concert band's tour of the South, February 3-13, Mr.

en the University of Tampa Music De

Feasel has scheduled several additional

partment.

evening rehearsals and has sent us all

He is a graduate of the U. S. Navy

to the woodshed for some individual

School of Music, attended Columbia -.-vrr :—■.

workouts. We will give a total of 12 concerts in Lake City, Florida; Ander son, Charleston, and Dillon, South Carolina; Charlotte and Shelby, North Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia, and At lanta, Georgia. We shall literally play

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stay in the homes of the high school

cently been made an honorary member of Kappa Kappa Psi. He is doing a good job in building the band into a fine organization.

band members all but three nights of

There are presently ten active mem bers and ten new pledges. This group

Hunter N. Wiley, Director

University in Music and Music Educa tion.

In addition to his work with the

has been working to get new band members to strengthen the band. We are hoping to make this a most success ful year.

The officers for this year are Rich ard Nohavec, president; George Gammel, vice-president; Richard Parsons, secretary; and Donald Andelt, treasurer.

S+e+son University Band

Columbia University Band, he served

Plans Concert Tour

as Bandmaster on the U.S.S. Arkansas in the North Atlantic and of the U. S.

Covering Many Cities

Navy Band, during World War II.

Mr. Wiley has been trombonist and euphonium soloist with many of the nation's leading symphonies, concert,

recording, radio and television bands and orchestras. Under his leadership

the University band has great possibil ities to develop into one of the leading concerts and marching bands in the deep south.

Doane Band Planning State Tour for the

Spring Semester

By Randall Rinquist

The Gamma Lambda Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi is busy preparing for

the spring band tour to high schools in Nebraska. Committees headed by

KKPsi members will be working with the band director and the admissions office to make this a successful tour.

We would like to introduce our new

band director Phillip Coffman. He is new to the Doane faculty and has re-

for our room and board, for we will

PhilUp Coffman, New Director

Of the Southland

By Carole Christie Moore

the tour. Several directors, who are alumni of the Stetson Band, have ask ed us to rehearse with their bands and

help them with their state contest music. As we will be sight-reading the music, we will include it on our concert

only upon request. Each director may select the music for his school's con cert.

The TBS's will be especially busy on the tour with various duties including

sweeping the buses. Two of us will carry sewing kits and safety pins for emergency repair jobs. To make some money for the chapters, we will sell candy, crackers, cookies, and chewing gum.

On November 17 the Stetson Uni

versity

School of

Music

presented

Charlea Safford in her senior recital.

Charlea is a clarinetist from the Studio of Mr. Richard M. Feasel. For her se

The fall semester started off with

lections she played the Adagio and

the KKY-TBS sponsored Splash Party

Rondo movements of Mozart's "Clar

at the home of Mr. Richard M. Feasel, director of the Stetson Band and Or

inet Concerto, K.622," and Paul Hinde-

chestra and sponsor of our KKY and

Lebhaft, and Kleines rondo."

TBS. The main purpose of the party

was to let everyone in the band and orchestra get acquainted informally while swimming, boating, fishing, play

ing volleyball and other games, and eating. Each year Mr. Feasel offers us the use of their home, which is ideally situated on the beautiful Lake Winnimissett, and offers us his services as chief cook. We never hesitate to accept,

mith's "Sonata (1939), Massig, bewegt, Charlea is now president of the Zeta Chapter of TBS and has also served as secretary-treasurer. She is a past officer of the Music Educators' Association and a member of the Student Florida Ed

ucators' Assocation. She plays in both band and orchestra and this year is solo clarinetist for

the Stetson

Con

cert Band. This past summer she was a proxy-delegate at the National TBS-

for the lake is quite refreshing and he can cook luscious, mouthwatering,

KKY Convention held in Tallahassee,

On October 8 we had a TBS party in honor of the new pledges who were

After graduation Charlea hojjes to teach and be a junior high school band

hickory-smoked hamburgers.

tapped for membership. Those tapped

were Gail Johnson, Marie Stokes, Don na Evans, Euzanne Dodd, and Bon nie Reid. Plans were made for the

Florida and played in the National In tercollegiate Band. director. She is now the assistant di rector of the Carol Choir of the First Methodist Church and a member of the Adult Choir.

Cornell Symphonic Band Expands Its Program For Many Joint Concerts

ing flourished since the turn of the century. Pat Con way was one of the

ing the intermission the members of

early directors. Other national figures

Harris, Egan Petri, John Kirkpatrick,

to a backstage coke party. During the second part of the program, Lowell Little, T.W.U. band director and spon

a.id the Walden String Quartet.

sor of Beta Rho, directed the band in

were Hollis Dan, Otto Kinkeldey, Roy

By B. J. Watkins

With the annual Thanksgiving Day

son, the concert band program is now

The Cornell Music Department is a part of the College of Arts and Sci ences, and while offering the AB de gree with a major in music, chief con centration is on the graduate degrees Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology

in full swing. This year auditions were

and Doctor of Musical Arts in Com

given to the largest number of candi

position. It is also possible for a stu

dates ever; playing ability and experi ence were the primary criteria for selec

from the School of Education with a

trip to Philadelphia for the CornellPennsylvania football game and tradi tional band banquet marking the end of the highly successful marching sea

Beta Rho treated the band personnel

his original composition, "University Hill March."

Following the intermission, Harriet

Jones, president of Beta Rho, presented

dent to receive an advanced degree

tion to the program.

minor in music, or to major in music

The University Concert Band is lim

and take work in the School of Educa

ited to sixty select members. Highlights

tion.

in its activities this year will be the

In addition to the band program the Music Department sponsors exten

annual concert in March, a joint con

cert with the Colgate University Band

sive programs in choir under Professor

at Hamilton, New York, and a com

Thomas Sokol and in orchestra under

bined concert with Colgate and Syra

Professor Karel Husa. Students may

cuse Concert Bands in Ithaca. As in

continue their private study in applied music, and academic credit is granted

past years, the concert season will be (.limaxed with appearances at the Sen

for band, orchestra, and choir on an

ior Week and Alumni Reunion fes

optional basis.

tivities, and commencement. Last year this organization also made a tour

through Canada, concluding with a

Beta Rho TBS Chapter

concert at Niagra Falls.

The Repertoire Concert Band is lim ited to eighty members and it also pre sents many off-campus programs.

Among its appearances this year will be concerts for the Agricultural Col lege's annual Farm and Home Week

Honors Col. Howard of U. S. Air Force Band

By Sylvia Masters

Col. GeorgeS. Howard receives honorary membership from Harriet Jones

Col. George S. Howard, conductor of the USAF Band, with an honorary membership in the organization. As chief of bands and music for the Air

When the official U. S. Air Force

Band of Washington, D.C. arrived at the Texas Woman's University campus in Denton, Texas, they were greeted by the officers of the Beta Rho Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma. After the intro

and for Parents Weekend.

Combined with the instrumental

Force Band, Col. Howard has super vision of all Air Force Bands now in

operation all through the world. Col. Howard's musical career includes hav

classes, these organizations form the 170-piece Symphonic Band. Very pop ular on campus are the all-march con cert presented in January and the spring concert given on the Library Slope.

Members of these undergraduate or ganizations come from the Colleges of

duction, Miss Harriet Jones extended

ous times. He is the recipient of five

an invitation to the key personnel of the band to a reception in their honor following the concert.

The Air Force Band, consisting of

degrees.

The informal reception in honor of the band was held in the Lounge of

Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Agri culture, Home Economics, Industrial

65 members, under the direction of Col. George S. Howard opened the

ing. Honor guests were Col. and Mrs. George S. Howard and other key per

and Labor Relations, and Hotel Ad

Concert and Drama Series at Texas

sonnel of the Air Force Band. Others

ministration, and many elect courses in

Woman's University on October 22 by playing a variety of music ranging from semi-classical to the latest in jazz. Dur

attending the reception were members of the Administration, campus leaders

the Music Department.

Bands are not new to Cornell, hav

ing been a player, soloist, composer, conductor and music educator at vari

the Household Arts and Science Build

and the members of Tau Beta Sigma.

Cornell University Symphonic Band Plans Joint Concert tvith Other Schools

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Western Reserve University Has Successful Band Day

By Don J. Young

Dr. Manley R. Whitcomb, director

of the Florida State University Bands

and Grand President of Kappa Kappa Psi, was director of Western Reserve

University's second annual Band Day

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on October 17, 1959.

The eight bands present performed a "Salute to Irving Berlin" show fea turing "stereophonic sound" at the halftime of the Reserve—Northern Michi

gan football game. Music included "Say It With Music," "White Christ mas," and "God Bless America."

Bands present included Huron High School, Huron, Ohio, James L. Hoff man, director; Boston High School,

Penninsula, Ohio, William Nemoyten, director; Euclid High School, Euclid, Ohio, Barbara Trautwein, director;

/■ Phil Heath, president KKY, Kent State: Don Mtirdocf{, Jacl( Ganz, Joan Gulyhan, president, TBS, Kent State; Dottie Amacher, v.p. Kent State; Don Young, pres. KKY, W, R.; Wayne Mal^owslii, v.p. KKY, W. R.; Ann McMillan, pres. TBS, B.W.; Charles Colbert, director. Western Reserve, Harry Golab, Dr. Matiley R. Whitcomb, Grand Pres.; Edward 'Masters, director, Kent State; and Robert Graham.

Boardman High School, Youngstown,

ski, vice president, and Don Young,

gan State University, East Lansing,

Ohio, Richard S. Bame, director; Kirtland High School, Kirtland, Ohio, Her

president.

Michigan.

bert W. Weil, director; Liberty High

Bowling Green State Unl.

been contacted and are sending their

School, Youngstown, Ohio, Herbert A.

Schroeder, director; Green Camp High School, Dan H. Mitchell, director; Green Springs High School, Green Springs, Ohio, Frederick Sieberry, di rector.

Music for the show was arranged by Charles Carter, with special permission of Irving Berlin, Inc. Following the main part of the show, Mr. Charles

Over thirty publishing houses have

Pla ns Music Reading Clinic

By Jan McGinnis

The Bowling Green State University Concert Band will hold their fourth

annual New Music Reading Clinic on February 26 and 27. The last three years the clinic has been held just one

Colbert, director of bands of Western

Reserve University, directed the massed

band and the reserve marching Red Cat Band in the Western Reserve alma mater.

half-time show in Detroit for the De

troit Lions-Los Angeles Rams football

On the evening before the show. Dr. Whitcomb was guest of Kappa Kap

game. This time the march was con

ducted by the publisher, Neil Kjos.

Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi sponsored a square dance at the end of marching band season. Tau Beta

pa Psi at a dinner held at the "Golden

Bowl" in Cleveland's "Little Italy."

Guests at the dinner included Miss Ann

at Kent; Dr. Edward Masters, director

of bands at Kent; Mr. Harry Golab, former pupil of Dr. Whitcomb's; and Mr. Charles Colbert, director of bands.

Sigma had a cake walk to observe our

seventh anniversary on November 7.

Last spring the Concert Band made

Roy J. Weger, Director

a two-volume recording called "Sym

day, but because of the demand to play more easier grade music, we are hav ing our first All-State Select High

phony of Winds." "Passion in Paint"

by Rene, "Trauersinfonie" by Wagner, and "Symphony for Band" by Perisch-

School Band which will assist the Uni

etti are in the first volume. The sec

versity Band, and we are extending the clinic into a two-day session. Roy J.

Western Reserve University.

Members of Kappa Kappa Psi pre

Weger, conductor of the University

sent included Robert Graham, Don

H. Owen Reed as clinician. Dr. Reed is with the music department of Michi

Murdoch, Jack Ganz, Wayne Makow-

The band had the honor of having a march dedicated to it this year. The new march, "The Falcons," written by Grahm T. Overgard, music director of Wayne University, was presented and directed by the composer for the first time on high school band day celebrat ing the fiftieth anniversary of the Uni versity. Seventeen high school bands

The march was also played when the band presented a nationally televised

orettes and drill team.

vice president of TBS at Kent; Phil

noon breaks.

ment were present.

charge. He was assisted by members of the group and members of the maj

Heath, president of Kappa Kappa Psi

Sigma will serve coffee to the band di

rectors during the morning and after

directed by alumni of the Bowling Green State University Music Depart

Arrangements for the band day were made by the Beta Omega Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi, with Jack Ganz, in

McMillan, president of the BaldwinWallace College chapter of Tau Beta Sigma; Miss Joan Gulyban, president of the Kent State University chapter of Tau Beta Sigma; Miss Efottie Amacher,

best publications of the year to this clinic. Music of all variety will be per formed by the two bands. Tau Beta

Band, has secured the services of Dr.

ond volume includes "Tulsa" by Gillis, "Huntingtower" by Respighi, "Over ture

for

Band"

by

Mendelssohn,

"March Sarcastique" by Shostakovitch, March of the Martians" by Soderstrom and "Gallito" by Lope.

a total of I175. Four new members.

Jay Jacks, band feature twirler; Harold

Travel Bug Bites

T.C.U. Marching Band

Tramel; Pat Millican; and head drum

By Eddie Griffin

The 1x6 member Texas Christian

University Horneclfrog Marching Band ("The Show Window of TCU") end ed it's marching season with a trip to the Bluebonnet Bowl game in Houston,

December 19. The band left Ft. Worth early Friday, December 18, and ar rived in Houston shortly after lunch.

After eating, the group went to the Rice Institute drill field for a rehearsal.

major John Tatum, were initiated in December. In addition to regular busi ness, the chapter by-laws have been under study. Several members of the chapter hope to attend a district con vention in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in March.

An usual conversation piece was a limbless, lifeless Christmas tree, deco rated with one ball, one icicle, and

perched atop black "snow."

Gifts were exchanged; cookies and

spiced tea were served.

Having a number of industrious new bandswomen, Upsilon Chapter has de cided to use a policy adopted last year.

That is notifying the prospective

pledges, before ist semester grades are Eastern New Mexico

University Band Enjoys Unique Christmas Party

issued, that they have been chosen and will be formally invited to pledge pro viding grades permit. As a money mak

ing project the chapter sold Christmas

Following the rehearsal they climbed

cords of various kinds ranging from

on their busses and left to check in at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel.

religious to humorous and special or ders. The project was successful, as it has been in the past and the TBS

After a banquet held for the band, they once again got their instruments and played for a pep rally and bon

reaped a good profit.

In November the band went to Abi

fire, which was followed by a dance

lene, Texas for a football game between

in one of the hotel's several ballrooms.

the McMurry Indians and the E.N.M.U. Greyhounds. Although we lost the game, evryone had a very enjoy

A short concert in the lobby, brunch,

followed by another pep rally, were on the Saturday morning schedule. The

able weekend.

trip was climaxed by the game with

A new sight on the Eastern campus is official band letter jackets for men

Clemson which was nationally televised on CBS.

and sweaters for the women.

District III convention will be held

A successful year for the marching band was highlighted by trips to Baton Rouge, La., by train, a three days trip to Lubbock, via Wichita Falls, and

in Las Cruces later this spring Upsi lon chapter hopes to be well represent ed by having 100% attendance at the

trips to Austin and Waco.

Members of the Symphonic Band

have not stored away their traveling gear, however, for a spring tour is in the making. According to tentative plans, the group will leave on Sunday, March 20, and arrive back in Ft. Worth on Wednesday, March 23. The tour will be centered around the Amarillo area and will include concerts at sev

eral school assemblies as well as evening appearances.

In addition to all the work and ex

citement in the band, tbe TCU chap ter of Kappa Kappa I'si has been busy, also. The sale of mums at two of the

home football games made the chapter

St. Nicies visits Eastern New Mexico University Band

By Linda Schreier

For our holiday entertainment Beta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi joined Upsilon chapter of Tau Beta Sigma in a yule-time party. No party being complete without St. Nick, he was there in full attire, complete with pack on his back. Even the shrewd est of guests would never have guessed

convention.

Under the leadership of President, Colette Payne, a senior from Portales, New Mexico, the other officers are Vice-President, Linda Lowe, senior,

Eunice, New Mexico; Recording Sec

retary, Rachel Dearholt, senior, Roswell. New Mexico; Corresponding Sec

retary, Donna Spicer, sophomore, Beloit, Wisconsin; Treasurer, Harriet Werner, sophomore, Eunice; Report

that he was Mr. Frank Malewski,

ers, Jane Young, sophomore, Roswell and Linda Schreier, sophomore, Aber-

double reed and theory instructor at the university as he read "The Night Before Christmas," beatnik style.

nathy, Texas. Our national trustee, sponsor, and parliamentarian is Mrs. Floren Thompson, Jr. of Portales.

T.C.U. Marching Band Presents Formations at Texas Tech Football Game

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Beta Zeta Chapter Busy With Many Events During Fail Semester The young Beta Zeta Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma at Stephen F. Austin start

ed the year off with a money-making campaign. The newly elected officers; President, Carolyn Kelley; Vice Presi

dent, Pauline Thomas; Secretary, Mary Jo Pace; Treasurer, Sadie Williford;

Reporter, Sylvia (Stotts) Neill; Pledge Chieftain, Jackie Emanis; and Song Leader, Rebbecca Taylor sold axes to all the freshmen to take to pep rallies and back the Lumberjack football team.

The profit amounted to a wholesome

programs for the basketball tourna

ment. This profit amounted to $25.

The biggest event of the semester was the

Annual

Christmas Dance

which was sponsored by Tau Beta Sig ma and Kappa Kappa Psi. The main feature of the dance was the dance con

test. Gold plaques were presented to the social clubs whose contestants were

chosen best dancers. Two couples were chosen—the best fast dancers and the best slow dancers.

Iota Chapter on Wheels For Ga+or Bowl Game

amount of $60 to add to our treasurer.

By Franklin T. Parkel

Tau Beta Sigma gave the annual "Tea" for the new girls in the band at the beginning of the fall semester.

Entertainment was given by a trio, the Gayettes, composed of girls from the band. This proved a most enjoyable af fair for everyone who attended.

New Year's Eve is traditionally a night of celebration and festivity, and for a time it appeared as if the eighty piece Georgia Tech band would miss

These busy girls, in order to establish friendship and harmony between visit ing bands, gave receptions after foot ball games in their favor. There were many compliments thrown our way about the fine marching band and twirling line which we were a part of.

For the first time at SFA, Tau Beta

Sigma, along with Kappa Kappa Psi, sponsored a float for the homecoming parade. The theme of the float was "Strike Up the Band" with purple and

welcoming little i960 when he arrived, for they were cooped up in two rail road coaches in route to Jacksonville, Florida, for the Gator Bowl game on January 2. The fact that a baggage car was attached to the ensemblage would not be mentioned except that due to the resourcefulness of the twelve-mem

ber Kappa Kappa Psi pledge class (and quite a bit of assistance from Southern Railway), this relic from Wells Fargo became the social spot of the entire en tourage and turned an ordeal into a

thrill of reeling from side to side in "old iron sides" as we sped along the rails was irresistable, and a "swinging" time was had by all.

A word should be given explaining our situation here at Tech with regard to music. Tech is a technological in stitute, and the department of music ex ists only through the efforts of the alumni, athletic association, band mem bers, and our director. Col. Ben Logan

Sisk and in spite of "the hill." During the past fall, we have had no indoor rehearsal hall—merely a boiler room in which to store our instruments. And this fall set a record for rainfall! So even our normal schedule of three one-

hour rehearsals per week was severly sliced. As for the Gator Bowl, we did not know until the week of final exams

whether the band would get to go to

the game, and "the hill' forbids the meeting of classes during final week.

As a consequence, our entire pre-game show had to be learned and mastered

in one rehearsal on January First. With this sobering thought in mind, the bandsmen undertook their task. Yep— that's right—it rained! It was 3:00 p. m. before we actually took to the field.

The day of the game was great.

Beaudful 78 degree weather, the best

real deal.

of the nation's high school bands per

One end of the baggage car was fitted with pipe racks for hanging uni

forming, the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps., the snappy Arkansas Band (along with the chance to meet their Kappa Kappa Psi of ficers). Only one thing marred the day—Tech lost!

white as the background. The music

forms, and the floor area below con

lyre was the center of the float with

tained the instruments and luggage of

band instruments floating around it.

Tau Beta Sigma also sponsored a home coming tea for the exes after the home coming game.

Another money-making campaign was established when the girls sold

suspended coaches to continue their games of cribbage and mumbly-peg.

But for quite a few, the challenge and

the band. At the other end, a counter was built, an ice tub installed, and business boomed: sandwiches and soft

drinks. Of course, some people made their purchases and returned to their seats in the luxurious, pneumatically

National Convention Welcome Sign at Wichita University for August i960

The band boarded the train Satur-

urday night to return home to register for classes on Monday. The store was re-opened, and a tired but spirited group took their posts behind the All arrangements for the construc

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tion, operation, maintenance, and fi nances of the project were handled by the pledges. Shifts were set up so the store stayed open all the time we were

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on the train. The pledge project prof ited over twenty dollars for the chap ter, but more than this, it promoted the welfare of our band, stimulated leadership, fostered a close relationship between pledges and brothers, and most

assuredly provided a never-to-be-forgot ten social experience for everyone in the band.

our usual function of providing refresh

Butler University Band

ments for our band and visiting bands during football games and sponsoring informal parties and jam sessions after the games. At several of these post-

Recognizes Leaders

By Jack Mendleson

1959 was a year long awaited by the

game sessions, we hosted various high

members of the Butler Marching Band,

school bands from around the state,

for it marked the arrival of our new

and at one session (with their group

uniforms. Designed especially for the Butler Band, the uniforms presented

providing the jazz) the Washington of

a "new look" that caused many words

our brass, broke out the string bass and

St. Louis band. For this we packed up

of admiration wherever the hand ap peared.

piano, changed our nickname from the "Marching Bulldogs" to the "Swingin'

The year was also highlighted by the

Gats," and cooled it for the rest of the afternoon and early evening.

hand's annual trip—this year to Chi cago—during which we performed at Crown Point high school and at the Butler-Valparaiso game with a crowdpleasing show, the evolution of drums.

The season climaxed with our knowl

edge that our team had won each and every "battle on the gridiron" while the "marching bulldogs" had triumph ed in each and every "battle of the hands."

Alpha Beta Chapter of Kappa Kap pa Psi at Butler also has undertaken several new activities this year. The chapter is currently selling sweatshirts and T-shirts to the hand members (the shirts are lettered "Butler University Marching Bulldogs"—With a picture of the Marching Bulldog in the cen ter.) And, at the same time is selling one pound tins of candy. Early profits

are pouring in and the chapter has high hopes of being able to continue

these programs in future years.

Tau Beta Sigma sponsored jointly with Kappa Kappa Psi, a booth in Butler's annual student council activi ties fair in which we ran a contest to break drum heads on field drums. For

those of you who are not drum-orient ed, breaking a drum bead "ain't as

easy as it looks" (as several young

Throughout the year the chapter has been experimenting with a more rigid system of uniform inspection and has inaugurated a system of fines for ap pearing "out of uniform" for perform ances. The band is very proud of their new uniforms, and with this new sys tem of checks it is hoped that we can create an even greater desire for better band appearance.

By means of our annual "Bull Pup" award (for freshmen) and "Kennel Queen" and "Kennel King" awards (for upperclassmen) which were given

at our band banquet in November, we are attempting to provide recognition for outstanding bandsmen, and to strengthen the desire for drive and fine performance so necessary in maintain ing a top marching band. We were very proud that the band chose to vote our president, John Helme, the "Ken nel King" for the second consecutive

badly to be suitable for band use.

An activity in the line of service is

Psi.

Mr. Leckrone is a graduate of Butler University having majored in public school music. His principal instrument is trumpet and he is now working toward a Masters Degree in music with history and literature his major area.

Director of the band, he fills an im portant position as arranger for the Butler University Band.

In addition to the regular duties as the Assistant Director, Mr. Leckrone

band manual, etc.

planning several interesting and unus

were

Mr. Leckrone the band program will develop into a great organization for the University Band. Mr. Leckrone will be the sponsor of Kappa Kappa

In addition to his duties as Assistant

used old drum

which

Leckrone. Charles A. Henzie will con

tinue as director but with the help of

The chapter has sponsored several lesser projects which include: a band weiner roast, coke and sandwich sales on our Chicago trip, revision of the

"Huskies" learned) and, for those of you who are economical minded, we heads

addition of an assistant director for the

concert and marching band, Mr. Mike

year.

Alpha Beta Chapter has thus far had a very successful and promising year; morever, the members are presently

stretched out of shape or damaged too

Mil{e Leckrone, Assistant Director

The Butler University announces the

ual projects for the future which should prove beneficial to the band, the fra ternity, and to Butler.

will be the sponsor of the Alpha Beta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi. Under this new arrangement he will meet with the chapter once each week and work with them in the selection of pro jects that will develop a workable pro gram for the chapter as well as the band.

Butley University Marching Band Practicing Show Formations, Charles A. Henzie, Dir. ■

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Arkansas University Band Logs Many Miles on

about 10 p. m., arriving in Fort Smith,

Trip to Gator Bowl

the rest of the Gator Bowl crowd soon

By Sandra Carter and Dee Poole

Arkansas, two hours later. The bus

pulled out the following morning with following suit, leaving the people of Jacksonville to pick up the pieces and

Members of the University of Ar kansas Band chalked up 2,336 miles and covered six states during their re

Exactly 25 hours and 15 minutes after leaving Jacksonville, the band bus

cent trip to the Gator Bowl football

rolled into Fayetteville and deposited

game on January 2 at Jacksonville,

its load of students, luggage, souvenirs, flags and all, on the front steps of the band building. And 87 "beat bands

Florida. The band served as the ad

vance guard for the army of Arkansans who journeyed to Jacksonville to attend the Gator Bowl game with Georgia

to calm their shattered nerves.

men" began preparing for the classes and finals soon to come.

Tech.

Thirty four bandsmen boarded a bus at Fayetteville in the wee hours of the morning of December 28. Several mem

bers were picked up at Little Rock and

Alpha Chapters Help With Annual Festival

During Fall Term

all tucked into a 41 passenger bus. The

By Jim Wadley and Joyce Anderson This year's activities of Tau Beta

cases and garment bags filled the lug gage racks and overflowed into the

aisle. Ingenious students soon put the extra baggage to work as card tables and chairs. The pitch tournaments be

gan and the trip was underway.

We reached New Orleans around 6

in the evening, where we spent the night, and were on the way early the next morning. The crew was rather quiet and no well dressed bandsman

tbe fieldhouse in which the festvial was

held. During this incident, the univer sity students and faculty, as well as the townspeople, offered invaluable assist ance to those affected and prevented

what could well have been a major catastrophe.

An event similar to the choral fes tival is the band clinic held on our

campus every year. This year's fea tured clinicians were Daniel Bonade, clarinet spiecialist from Julliard School of Music, and Maurice McAdoo, direc

Pine Bluff bringing the total to 44, luggage situation was even worse. Suit

festival was marred by isolated cases of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by fumes from busses parked outside

Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi at Ok lahoma State University got off to a flying start as soon as the fall semester

tor of bands at North Texas State Col

lege at Denton. The Sapulpa High School band appeared as a guest band the first day.

Most of the students participating ar rived on the second day of the clinic and rehearsals of the various bands

were held during the day, culminating in a concert at 4:30 that afternoon. The

Beta Sigma, David Whorton and Bar

Oklahoma State University Concert Band participated in the combined con cert. Members of Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi operated a concession

bara James, attended the national con

stand during the two-day festival and

vention in Tallahassee, the members of Alpha Chapters received a full re

out the clinic.

was underway. Since both the presi dents of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau

gave assistance to the officials through

port of all the activities, both planned

was without his sun glasses.

December 30 was a day of tours.

and unplanned.

First was Marine Land where the band

Our first major activity after our

watched Barry Switzer, tri-captain of

successful football season was the i8th Annual Choral Festival. This annual

the Razorback football team feed the

event affords high school students of

dolphins. Later, we visited St. Augus

Oklahoma the opportunity to sing in

The band held its annual Christmas

Party as usual. On this occasion, the band members trimmed a Christmas

tree for the lobby of the band hall, after which they were treated to a free movie at one of the local theatres.

tine where we visited historical scenes

a mass chorus under excellent conduc

Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sig

from colorful carriages while Negro

tors—an opportunity they may not have very often. Alpha chapters have made an annual project of recording the fes tival and selling the records to the stu dents attending.

The complete success of this year's

ma members are very proud of their

guides expounded on the virtues of

that famous city.

The remainder of the band, having

chosen to spend a few more days at home instead of touring the country, flew to Jacksonville to join the bus crew. Practice started immediately and

band director, Hiram Henry, who has been appointed District VI Governor

of Kappa Kappa PPsi. Mrs. Henry was chosen as District VI Counselor for

Tau Beta Sigma.

Oklahoma State Honors N.C.A.A. Champions in Wrestling and Baseball

lasted from 9 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. The next day it was raining but the am phibious Razorbacks marched on, or at least for about 30 minutes.

The evening of January i found the

Marching Razorbacks participating in the Gatorama show where they shared honors with the President's Drum and

Bugle Corp and a hugh fireworks dis play.

January 2, the big day. At two o clock when the main course was

served, the band already had a parade and a pep rally under their belts. At

balftime the band took the field to pre sent the show they had traveled 1300 niiles to perform.

And then it was over. The plane left

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LS.U. Band Featured

At Sugar Bowl Game on

Tau Beta Sigma Officers Have a Friendly Visit

serve again as a district counselor, this time of District VII (Ohio, Indiana, Il linois and Michigan) which she readily

replied, "I will do anything I can to help Tau Beta Sigma in this district."

New Year's Day

By Frances Cox

lota Places Stress on

While most of the students at L.S.U.

Pledge Training

enjoyed a vacation, the Tiger Band spent four days on campus in prepara tion for the i960 Sugar Bowl Game in

By Gloria Young

The first semester has gone so fast that the members of Iota Chapter at Baylor can hardly believe it, yet we know that much is to be done by the by the chapter in getting ready for winter concerts and a new pledge class in Iota Chapter, that will soon be tap ped.

The success of our program activities

New Orleans, Louisiana. There were

rehearsals, morning, afternoon, and

night, but everyone found a little time in which to socialize. We all had a wonderful time. Our rehearsals began

on Tuesday, December zgth, at 1:30

p. m., an our final rehearsal was Thurs day, December 31st, at 1:30 p. m.

New Year's Eve, the band was given

are due in a great measure to the in terest manifested by our band director, Mr. Donald I. Moore, and our spon

a party by the Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi Chapters. There were food, dancing, and entertainment. The 1959 Tiger Band Who's Who was in troduced prior to the skit, put on by the

Mrs. Ronald D. Gregory, District VII Counselor and Barbara Van Derbur National Vice President

Tau Beta Sigma girls.

Early Friday, we met in the band

A lot of credit is due Mrs. Ronald

sor, Mrs. Moore. They work and plan with us like a team and we do enjoy their help as well as the "Welcome" when we have a meeting in their home, especially when the ice-box is well

around 10:30 and went into the stands.

Almost immediately, time came for the pre-game show, entitled "Dixie Around

D. Gregory, the new District Counselor of District VII, for her years of fine service to Tau Beta Sigma. She first began her work as sponsor of the Omicron Chapter when it was established at the University in Utah.

After leaving the Salt Lake City for

the World." We went on a tour of

Indiana she did not loose her interest

several foreign countries playing 'Dixie' as it might sound in those lands. With the completion of this show, we return

in Tau Beta Sigma and at the 1957 national convention was elected as a

versity's Fine Arts Building that we

National Trustee by the chapter dele

are anxious to see how a band can have

ed to the stands and ate box lunches.

gates.

Then, immediately preceding the game, our band along with the several other groups formed on the field and played the Star Spangled Banner. The next

In the fall of 1957 she became the sponsor of Rho Chapter and worked hard with its members to build a strong chapter at Indiana University. She was named the installing officer when the Purdue chapter was established. Mrs. Gregory served whenever asked at the

such quarters and equipment.

We are happy to welcome our new

building for our last minute instruc tions. By 8:30 a. m., we were on our

way to New Orleans on four Trailway buses. We

arrived

at the stadium

time we took the field was halftime.

We toured toyland with a soldier, lo comotive engine, toy trumpet, and gun.

Fifteen trumpets were featured in a

special number, and our ballet corps danced to 'Little Girl'. The show was concluded with a tribute to L.S.U. and

national conventions.

stocked with goodies.

We are now looking forward to the next national convention to be at the

University of Wichita, in 1961. It will be here before we are ready for it.

Baylor has always had a delegation at the National Conventions. We have heard so much about Wichita Uni

members who have served so well as

pledges. They will be a great addition to our chapter.

The officers for Iota Chapter are: Gloria Young, president; Martinette Martin, vice-pres.; Linda Long, secre

tary, and Wyntha Tarughber, treas-

The national president asked her to

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its centennial year. After the game, we and the Ole Miss Band returned to the field for the final numbers.

Two of our buses left immediately

for Baton Rouge, and two remained until 10:30 p. m. in order to give those who wanted an opportunity to visit some of New Orleans.

Even though we lost the game, we had a wonderful experience with our trip to the Sugar Bowl.

With the football season happily for gotten, Christmas vacation tucked away and the semester exams rolled back, we are now ready to launch a new program of activities for the win ter months.

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