The Podium - February 1969

FEBRUARY, 1969 The Official Publication of KAPPA KAPPA PSI TAU BETA SIGMA National Honorary National Honorary Band Fraternity

Band Sorority

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Wayman E. Walker, Band Office, Colorado State College, Greeley, Colorado 80631

Tau Beta Sigma

GRAND FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT James A. Jacobsen, Music Department, Texas Christian PUBLICATION INSTRUCTIONS News articles must be typewriten, double-

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spaced. Photogrophs nnust have caption at

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tached. All individuals in group pictures must

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University, Ft. Worth, Texas 76192

October 1—November Issue

GRAND SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT

Richard A. Worthlngton, Band Office, University of Arkansas, Fayettevllle, Arkansas 72701

be identified.

Moil oil materials to: THE PODIUM, c/o Robert H. Rubin, 302 Crutchfleld Hall, Oklahoma State University, Stillwatcr, Oklahoma 74074

GRAND SECRETARY-TREASURER Thomas Tyra, Music Department, Eastern Michigan Uni

versity, YpsilantI, Michigan 48197 ORGANIZATIONAL

DIRECTOR,

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COLLEGIATE BANDS

F. Lee Bowling, 1001 East Oxford Lane, Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, Colorado 80110

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Bowl Game Participation The Marching Men Of Ohio

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STUDENT-MEMBER-AT-LARGE

First 100 Years Of Football

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University Of Arizona In Sun Bowl Holiday Activities Of The Marching Razorbacks

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TRUSTEES: Floren Thompson, Jr., Chairman, Portales, New Mexico; Manley R. Whitcomb, Tallahassee, Florida; Jack K. Lee, Tucson, Arizona; Leon Harris, Lubbock, Texas;

Richard Alan Young, Band Office, University of Arkansas, Fayettevllle, Arkansas 72701

A. Frank Martin, Stillwater, Oklahoma, Life Trustee.

T'was Cold In The Cotton Bowl OSU Performs In The Rose Bowl Peach Bowl Win For LSU

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ASU Marching Indians In Pecan Bowl "Pride Of Mississippi" Salutes Alabama Marching Chiefs To The Peach Bowl

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DISTRICT GOVERNORS

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Kappa Kappa Psi Welcomes 130th Chapter A Challenge "Participate or Dropout"

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ADVERTISERS

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Jay L. Slaughter, Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho William H. Hill, Arizona State University, Tempe,

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Cloyce A. Stokes, Adams State College, Alamosa,

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William A. Euren, North Dakota State Univ., Fargo,

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Melbern W. Nixon, Kans. St. Teachers Coll., Emporia,

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Harold L. Hlllyer, Unlv. of Texas at El Paso, El Paso,

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Roy A. Johnson, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Robert E. Foster, University of Florida, Gainesville,

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Budd A. Udell, West Virginia Unlv., Morgantown, W.

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Martin Ostwald

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Duties & Responsibilities Of Member-at-Large Districts Report Keeping Pace Last Word (almost)

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Mrs. Patsy Drury Hejl, 1678-9 Murfin, Ann Arbor, Michi gan 48105 NATIONAL FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

Mrs. Ladlne B. Housholder, 6520 32nd North, Falls Church, Virginia 22046 NATIONAL SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT

Miss Dolores Roscello, 5435 Norde Dr. W. No. 16, Jack sonville, Florida 32210 NATIONAL SECRETARY

PAST NATIONAL OFFICERS KAPPA KAPPA PSI HONORARY GRAND PRESIDENTS; William A. Scroggs (Alpha) 1947; William D. Revelll (Nu) 1949; A. Frank Martin (Alpha) 1965

KAPPA KAPPA PSI PAST GRAND PRESIDENTS: A. Frank Martin (Alpha); *Scott P. Squyres (Delta); J. Lee Burke (Eta); *Bohumll Makovsky (Alpha); *Oscar L. Lehrer (Delta); *J. B. Vandaworker (Alpha Beta); *John E. Howard (Mu); William R. Wehrend (Delta); *Francls R. Todd (Upsllon); F. Lee Bowling (Alpha lota); Max A. Mitchell (Alpha); W. Theodore Jones (Alpha Zeta); Hugh E. McMlllen (Alpha lota); Charles A. Wiley (Gamma Zeta); Donald I. Moore (Beta Alpha); Ronald D. Gregory (Alpha Zeta); Manley R. Whitcomb (Gamma Nu); Floren Thompson, Jr. (Beta Lambda); Jack K. Lee (Omega); Jay L. Slaughter (Gamma Beta) •Deceased

TAU BETA SIGMA PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENTS: Doris Ragsdale (Beta); Suzanne Wetmore (Gamma); Dorothy A. Nichols (Delta); Francis M. Lumly (Alpha); Norma E. Parrlsh (Beta); Janet E. West (lota); Paula Reed (Upsllon); Barbara Trautwein (Chi); Sibyl Ingle Snyder (Alpha Mu); Josephine Walker (Alpha Alpha); Mary Lu Brooks (Upsllon)

Miss Sharon E. Lebsack, 620 South 28th Avenue, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401 NATIONAL TREASURER

Miss Lydene Hovance, 428 Silver Oaks, Apt. 2, Horning Road, Kent, Ohio 44240

TRUSTEES: Mrs. James Jacobsen, Chairman, Ft. Worth, Texas; Mrs. Jack K. Lee, Tucson, Arizona; Mrs. DeWayne Miller, Los Alamos, New Mexico; Mrs. Thomas Tyra, YpsilantI, Michigan; Mrs. A. Frank Martin, Stillwater, Oklahoma, Life Trustee; Miss Mary Lu Brooks, Kirtland, New Mexico.

DISTRICT COUNSELORS

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Mrs. Jay L. Slaughter, Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho Mrs. William H. HIM, Arizona St. Unlv., Tempe, Ariz.

Mrs. Cloyce A. Stokes, Adams St. College, Alamosa, Colo.

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Mrs. James N. Geldeman, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.

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Mrs. Thomas Tyra, Eastern Michigan State, YpsilantI,

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Mrs. Robert E. Foster, Unlv. of Florida, Gainesville,

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BOWL GAME Another set of hearty congratulations and our sincere appreciation to those bands participating in post-season perfor mances! The Fraternity and Sorority salute its' members whose extra efforts over the holiday vacation brought to a nationwide audience of countless millions some of the most

imaginative and musically rewarding half-time shows seen in many a year.

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We are proud to recognize the fine work done by our Brothers and Sisters on the following campuses, and point with pride to the role they are playing in keeping high stan dards of excellence in both marching and musical performance — standards continually advocated by our societies that are fast becoming the hallmark of the nation's best collegiate bands.

KKTr and TBS Chapters were involved in well over half of all Bowl, All-Star and pro-game presentations this year. Their participation was truly representative of the finest the modern college band has to offer its audiences and participants.

Rose Bowl and Tournament of Roses: Eta ofKKiT and Chi of

TBS, the Ohio State University; Alpha Phi of KK^, Rutgers,The State University.

Sun Bowl: The Omega Chapters of KKT^ and TBS,the Univer sity of Arizona.

Sugar Bowl: Lambda of KKTr and Psi of TBS,the University of Arkansas.

Cotton Bowl: Alpha Tau of KK^P and Beta Gamma of TBS, the University of Texas.

Bluebonnet Bowl: The Delta Chapters of KKip and TBS,the University of Oklahoma.

Peach Bowl: Alpha Beta Gamma of KKTr and Alpha Lambda of TBS, Louisiana State University; Gamma Nu of KK^ and Alpha Omega of TBS,Florida State University.

Senior Bowl: Gamma Chi of KKTr and Beta Kappa of TBS, University of Southern Mississippi.

Pecan Bowl: Delta Rho of KK^P and Gamma Xi of TBS,

Arkansas State University.

Tangerine Bowl: The Alpha Delta Chapters ofKKT' and TBS, !ilL»

Oliio University.

East-West Shrine Game: Alpha Phi Chapter of KKTr, Rutgers, the State University.

Blue-Grey Classic: Epsilon Gamma of KKTr, Alabama State College.

OHIO UNIVERSITY

Christmas Concert

The Marching

by Candlelight

Men Of Ohio

Up, Up and Away

by Ross Litman, Jr. The Ohio University Marching Band received a rare Christmas gift, courtesy of the football team. On December 25th

they boarded a chartered Boeing 727 to Orlando, Florida to perform at the Tan gerine Bowl December 27th. Rehearsals were held Thursday and Friday in prepa ration for Friday night's performance.

Thursday evening the band played a con cert at the Winter Park Mall.

The half-time performance Friday evening was based on the theme "Trends

in American Music," featuring such tunes as "St. Louis Blues," "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Look of Love," "The Impossible Dream," and a Motown dance

During our stay, the Men of Ohio had some free time. Friday afternoon's rehearsal was cancelled, leaving time for boating, swimming, water skiing, and sun burns. While we loafed, Alpha Delta Chapter of KK^ discussed plans for the annual band banquet and other activities including the 1970 District VII Conven tion. Other activities included eating, sleeping, eating, sight-seeing, eating,

dating, eating, swimming, and sleeping when our food budget was depleted.

Saturday morning started with sight seeing tours to Cyprus Gardens and Gatorland Park. We were treated with

warmth and hospitality wherever we went, one of the pleasant mannerisms of the South. Sunday morning, 127 groggy bandsmen and staff members piled into

routine to "Tangerine." For its perfor mance the band received an unprece dented minute-and-a-half standing

the 727 and vanished into the cold winds

ovation from the enthusiastic crowd.

Athens, Ohio.

of the North. Happy New Year from "Up, Up, and Away."

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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

FIRST 100 YEARS OF FOOTBALL HONORED BY RUTGERS MARCHING 100 IN ROSE BOWL PERFORMANCE

by Ralph Acquaro

One hundred and eighteen uniformed

Rutgers Band members boarded an American Airlines Jet at J.F.K. Inter

national Airport on December 26, 1968.

Arriving in San Francisco at 3:00 P.M. local time, the Band immediately went to Kezar Stadium and practiced until dark.

The following day, rain poured on the Band all during rehearsal. And game morning, Saturday, December 28th, rain fell again. By game time, the clouds broke and the rest of the day was beautiful.

Since the first NCAA Intercollegiate

Football game was played between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869, our show was entitled "The First One Flundred

Rutgers Drum Major, Pete Ten Kate, shown taking the

toast to the next one hundred years, the Band invited the warm and appreciative

capacity crowd at Candlestick Park to sing "Auld Lang Syne."

The following day's San Francisco Examiner said:

"The half-time show was by the Rutgers University Band, a group of 100 smartly striding musicians, cele brating the birth of college football 100 years ago."

Years of College Football." The show, beginning with that first game in 1869, Exhausted, the Band boarded busses traced the growth and popularity of foot ball through landmark events. The Band to the U.C.L.A. Campus where we stayed.

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included the first Rose Bowl game, With beautiful weather at last, the Band between Michigan and Stanford in 1902 participated in the annual Christmas and the Carlisle Indian College team Parade at Disneyland, Sunday, December which was coached by Pop Warner and 29th. Monday and Tuesday brought real

whose star was Jim Thorpe. The band vacation time to the worn-out Band mem then singled out one rivalry, which, out bers and exhausted Brothers and Pledges standing as it is, is symbolic of all football of Alpha Phi Chapter. There was still the rivalries everywhere. John Higgins, who six-mile Tournament of Roses, however, arranged all the music for the show,com as Rutgers represented all of the NCAA bined "On Brave Old Army Team" and member schools in escorting the NCAA the Notre Dame "Victory March" for the float in Pasadena.

Leaving Los Angeles International Airsalute to that rivalry. Concluding with a The Rutgers University Marching One Hundred in a special performance in Yankee Stadium, carried over national TV by CBS.

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port following the Tournament of Roses film of the "100th Anniversary Show" Stadium as guests of the New York Foot Parade, the Band was greeted in New performed by the Rutgers Marching ball Giants and in Shea Stadium as guests York by 10® temperatures. The tour was Band, it will soon be available upon of the New York Jets. Both of these

request. For information, write Joseph Helping to prepare for this extensive Demarest, McKinney Hall, Rutgers Uni trip, in the spring of 1968 Alpha Phi versity, New Brunswick, New Jersey sponsored a concert for the student body, 08903. bringing in Judy Collins, Tom Paxton and In 1869 the first intercollegiate foot Ian and Sylvia. A sell-out, concert ball game was played between Rutgers receipts enabled the Chapter to give and Princeton. To commemorate the over.

games will be televised nationally. In fact, the 1968-1969 season will see the Rutgers University Marching One Hundred tele vised on every major national network.

Also, the Rutgers University Marching 100 performed in Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Md., on October 26, 1968 for

$500.00 to the Trip Fund. Our pledge one-hundredth anniversary of this event, the Baltimore Colts-Los Angeles Rams program, which began on November 1st

and will end with Third Degree cere monies at the beginning of second semes

ter, was directed toward preparations for the trip. Each Pledge worked at least 10

the Rutgers University Marching One game. The half-time was given national Hundred will fly to San Francisco for a featured performance at the Shrine EastWest All-Star Game. The Rutgers Univer

coverage by CBS-TV. Enthusiasm, high musical standards, dedication, and hard work have made the

sity Marching One Hundred will also

Rutgers University Marching One Hun

Marching One Hundred will appear in

versity.

hours on assigned projects. Brothers make a special appearance at the 1969 dred one of the most active and William Trusheim and Dave Holmgren, in Tournament of Roses Parade, where the rewarding organizations at Rutgers Uni

charge of props and equipment, respec

tively, kept the Pledges steeped in work.

Once the tour began, the Pledges loaded and unloaded baggage and equip ment every time the Band moved. They were under the direction of Brother Bob

Grechesky. Band president, Joseph Demarest, who handled all trip arrange

conjunction with a float from the National Football Hall of Fame. In

addition, the Marching One Hundred will play a special concert at Disneyland. Tra ditionally the Rutgers University March ing One Hundred is an all-male organi

ments, trained two Pledges in the art of

zation with representation from most of the eastern states, and is one of a com

making travel and financial plans, which,

plex of five bands at Rutgers University.

combined with the efforts of the Alpha Phi active and pledge members helped make so vast an undertaking a huge suc

audience, it has become a model for

cess. For those Fratemity-Sorority mem

East. In addition to the East-West Shrine

bers interested in a 16 mm color sound

Game, the Band will appear in Yankee

Due to its unique ability to excite an many marching bands throughout the As part of a salute to American popular composers, the Rutgers University Marching

One Hundred performs a Special Latin Arrange ment of Richard Rodgers'Bali Hai.

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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

University of Arizona and Disneyland Troupe Entertain in The Sun Bowl

by Rick Holsclan

"Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the 200 piece University of Arizona Sym phonic Marching Band, under the

After an outstanding 8-2 season record, Arizona had won the bid to meet Auburn University in the 34th annual

direction of Mr. Jack Lee and the field

Sun Bowl game. As the last few empty seats began to disappear, the band contin ued to set the stage for the football

direction of Drum Major Larry Edwards.

This was to have been our only opening announcement until one week ago when Larry lost his life in an automobile acci dent while returning home for the Christ mas holidays. Knowing that Larry would want us to continue in our usual manner,

we now present our pre-game show. You will not see our nationally recognized Drum Major today, but he will be leading us in spirit."

And with this, strains of "Bear Down, Arizona" filled the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, as the band performed its tradi tional entrance.

classic.

The band presented its twirling circus and pom-pon girls in several musical rou tines. The National Anthem was played and with "Fight Wildcats" the pre-game show was brought to a close.

"The Wonderful World of Disneyland" was the theme at half-time as the U of A

Band joined forces with Disneyland in producing a pageant depicting the famous characters in the fantasy world of Walt Disney. The show opened with the raising of the Disneyland Castle banners on the

Sun Bowl concourse flagpoles. Fanfares sounded from a 680-piece massed band at the north end of the stadium. Then, to "March of the Cards" music, the Univer

sity of Arizona Band entered from the south bringing with it a huge carousel which was stationed at mid-field.

Mickey Mouse was given the key to the city by the Mayor of El Paso as the band formed a huge key on the field.

From out of the carousel came a pro cession of famous Disneyland characters in colorful musical skits. A massed choir of some 250 voices situated in the north

concourse sang to "When You Wish Upon a Star" as 18 Disneyland horsemen revolved around the giant carousel.

The grand finale of the show had the crowd of nearly 30,000 spectators com pletely captivated. Included in the finish were 60 girls in United Nations head

dresses and gowns, six of Disney's giant 14-foot small world dolls, a spectacular daylight fireworks display, and the release of thousands of helium filled balloons.

The Sun Bowl football game, and the spectacular half-time show, was beamed

throughout the country in color through some 200 CBS-TV affiliate stations.

Pre-game begins to shape-up.

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UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

Holiday AciiTities of the Uarching Razorhaoks

by Suzanne Lloyd and Jim Sumner Since the last Podium^ both Lambda

Christmas music, refreshments, and the

and Psi have been very busy with fall pledge class initiations and preparations for the 1969 Sugar Bowl.

On December 15 Psi Chapter initiated our pledges Beth Hildbold, Mary Miller, and Jean Moss into active membership.

Our newly elected Honorary members are

Band's own rendition of"'Twas the Night

Mrs. Monroe Harrison, and Richard Alan

Young, Member-at-Large.

One of Psi's projects during football season was the purchase of water cans to be used during rehearsals and while travel ing on the busses.

Lambda Chapter held initiation for our enthusiastic pledge class of two on January 8th. Our new members are

® ballrooms at the hotel. It was decided

that we would try to practice on another field that afternoon, which we did; and, after three people had taken a mud-bath, we decided the new practice field too

Before Christmas."

The rest of our "spare time" was spent making preparations for the Sugar Bowl trip. It took many man-hours of work to

muddy to rehearse on. We returned to the

check instruments and uniforms, bus and

hotel for a 5:00 p.m. pep rally for

housing lists, and the countless other

Arkansas Razorback fans, after which we

"odds and ends" that were necessary to make the trip as trouble-free as possible.

were free to celebrate New Year's Eve in

The entire Band met in Little Rock on

of fun, hard work, and surprises for all.

"sane manner.'

Wednesday, January 1, 1969 was full

Sunday, December 29, at War Memorial

After boarding our busses at 9:30 that

Stadium for a three hour rehearsal to

morning, we headed for a brunch at the

brush up on things we might have for

Tulane University Cafeteria. Following the meal we lined up for our march into the stadium and began preparing for our

gotten over the Christmas holidays. That

Nathaniel Thomas and Tommie

evening, the Band and our chaperones enjoyed dinner and the play "Any

Thompson.

Since the last issue. Lambda has been

Wednesday" at the Olde West Dinner

Theater. The star. Lee Meredith, was a

sponsoring a new service for the band.

Hartman and Lambda President Charles

knockout!

Drake, along with other members of the

After making arrangements with a local Bright and early Monday morning we laundry, we have been picking up uni loaded our busses and equipment truck, forms from the band members and clean

driven by Fraternity Member-at-Large

ing them at a reduced price. This has Richard Alan Young and Lambda mem proved to be a very profitable project ber Don Kenney, for the long trek south both for the band and for Lambda.

ward to New Orleans. After riding in rain Other Lambda projects include the for most of the day, we arrived in New purchase of an additional power micro Orleans about 6:30 p.m. The first task at phone for the field, the financing of pro hand was the unloading of the busses in grams for the fall concert, and the hosting the.midst of a torrential downpour. Then, of a Christmas caroling party, complete after being assigned our rooms at the with a resounding brass choir. The car

Jung Hotel, New Orleans was at our

pre-game show. After the half-time

shows, Psi President, Becky Anderson two chapters, visited the Georgia Band to extend congratulations for their fine per formance and to give them apples pro vided by Psi Chapter.

For those of you who don't remember-

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Exuberant but tired, the Marching Razorbacks made their long journey up the "Pig Trail" to Arkansas on Thursday

olers toured all organized women's living mercy! groups and returned to the Band Building Tuesday morning we were to have had for refreshments. an outdoor marching rehearsal. But, due Still in a festive mood, both Lambda to the rain the day before, the practice and Psi helped plan and organize the field was entirely too muddy—even for Razorback Band's annual Christmas the Marching Razorbacks. We did, how

cessful and prosperous 1969! See you in

party. The afternoon was filled with skits. ever, have a playing session in one of the

August in Stillwater!

the 2nd, with two busses going to Little Rock and two returning to Fayetteville.

Lambda and Psi Chapters at the Uni versity of Arkansas would like to extend to all chapters the best of luck for a suc

The Razorback Band Performing in the Sugar Bowl.

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T'was COLD

In Cotton Bowl

by James Joy

"The University of Texas at Banff, Canada." At least that's what it felt like

in Dallas the three days The Longhorn Band spent there for the 1969 Cotton Bowl Game. For the first time that any

one in the Longhorn Band can remember, we had a marching rehearsal called off because we could no longer play the instruments that had frozen up in the 16-degree weather. It warmed up to the mid-thirties for the game but we of Alpha Tau and Beta Gamma can now sympa thize with bands at schools like Michigan

State, Northwestern, University of Minne sota and North Dakota School of Ice

Fishing who have to march half of foot ball season in weather like that! It must

take a lot of intestinal fortitude to just march a half-time show when your

mouth-piece freezes to your lips. The trials and tribulations were worth it all,

though. We won the game with Tennessee 36-16.

The rehearsals were the only thing

objectionable during the whole trip, how ever. The Longhorn Band stayed at the Royal Coach Inn, one of Dallas' finest.

The olde English pub atmosphere was very appropriate, especially New Year's Eve. New Year's Day, the Longhorn Band marched in the Cotton Bowl Parade and

then went to the Dallas Fair Grounds,

home of The Cotton Bowl, to completely

enjoy the rest of the day watching a good football game. It was a great ending for a GREAT football season for The Long horn Band.

From top to bottom, on the left: Game Scene.

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Our director, Prof. Vincent DiNino leads the band in the school fight song after we have just scored. The Tennessee player (Vols.) isn't enjoying the game.

Tuesday afternoon practice at the Cotton Bowl.

Waiting to go on at half-time.

We use mellaphoneums instead of French Horns during the football season. It costs almost as much to fix a smashed French Horn

as it does to buy a Mellaphonium.

Keeping the mouthpiece warm during the wait for Tennessee to finish their show at the

Tuesday rehearsal.

From top to bottom, on the right: The trombone section at the Cotton Bowl

Rehearsal Thursday afternoon.

Rehearsal Thursday morning in the 16degree weather. It was colder than an Alaskan sled dog driver.

Dick Robinson, Vice President and Drum Major, watching the game intently.

Our Treasurer, Fred Wright, didn't like that call by the ref.

Active Dick Ewing cheering the team on.

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practicing anymore"

This offhand comment is the teacher's reward. For the first time he knows the student

has gained a real appreciation for music. He knows, too, that the student's appreciation was the result of the skill

and facility he has attained in playing an instrument.

What worked the wonder? First

of all, a good teacher—someone capable of instilling a real love for music. Second—the Martin. It was the teacher who recommended

the Martin, because he knew it was an instrufnent that would

always stay ahead of this student's ability.

Someday music may become incidental to the main stream of his life. But the satisfaction

he gains, and the satisfaction the teacher has received,

will remain throughout both of their lives.

A product of Wurlitzer, DeKalb, Illinois 60115—

band instruments, guitars, amplifiers, pianos, electronic pianos, organs and stereo radio-phonographs.

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OSU Performs In Rose Parade

by John R. DeRing

"Your attention please! United Air lines Flight 5252 now boarding at gate C-4. Destination—Los Angeles, Califor nia." With these words, the all-male, allbrass Ohio State University Marching Band, the staff, and the OSU cheerleaders boarded the giant Super DC-8 for their trip to California and the Rose Bowl. The date was December 26. For many in the entourage, this was their first jet flight which added to the excitement, the fun,

who wished boarded busses to Chinatown

and Disneyland. Parading down Main Street, we were greeted by thousands of

and the hard work which awaited us.

and Olvera Street. Here, the Californians

Buckeye boosters who followed us to the

Upon disembarking some four hours later, the Band was greeted by Mickey

discovered that the OSUMB had arrived;

square where we presented a short con

Ohio songs and cheers were heard throughout the district, and with those

cert. After the concert, we were free to

Mouse and several alumni who came to

the airport to welcome "The Best D— Band In The Land." After a short rally, we boarded the busses for the trip to

forth a few times, we agreed that the practice field must be one of the lowest spots in California. Looked forward to

with some apprehension, our first prac tice helped us find some muscles we had not used for two weeks. By four o'clock, after the second practice, everyone was moaning and groaning.

But we had been told that the trip was a work and play combination, so those

the boos of others. By eleven o'clock everyone was on the busses back to

Year's Eve. We participated in a brief pep

UCLA, knowing that "Charlie" had

our stay on the West Coast. While awaiting our luggage, some of which took quite a while arriving. Dr. Charles L. Spohn, band director, reminded us that he expected to see our sliining faces at 6:30 the next morning for breakfast fol

Pershing Square and the Ambassador Hotel, and a trip to Hollywood and the Sunset Strip.

December 14.

To be prepared for the six-mile-long Tournament of Roses Parade, we marched to and from the practice field.

Hedrick Hall is the higlrest point on campus, and after marcliing back and

use band, we went south to Anaheim

tour, ride and buy souveniers.

Last rehearsals for the big day came in the morning and the afternoon of New

cries came the cheers of well-wishers and

Hedrick Hall on the UCLA campus which was our home away from home during

lowed by our first practice together since

bandsmen were selected to play for the Big Ten Party starring Bob Hope and Pat Paulsen; for the others, the night was free for rest and relaxation, something we found hard to come by.

Monday morning's sun found us hard at work again, but now there was added incentive—after a short practice with the

rally in the afternoon, and after a short

planned another long day for Saturday

New Year's Eve party complete with

including two rehearsals, two concerts at

punch and cake, we went to bed at 10 p.m. (We celebrated at nine that nite with

Sunday morning we were free to go to church, relax, or memorize music, but at eleven we were on the field again before our trip to Santa Monica Beach and fun in the sun, sand and water. For those who

did not swim, we had a football game and an

impromptu

performance of the

famous "Script Oliio." Supper that night was at Fisherman's Wharf. Several of the

the people in Columbus who celebrated at midnight!)

Four a.m. comes awfully fast, especially on January 1, but by 5:30, we were on the busses for the trip to Pasa dena and the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl

Game. Ask anyone in the Band and they

will tell you that marching six miles in eighty degree weather with heavy wool uniforms on is no easy task. After a quick lunch and a change into dry shirts and

socks, we made the short ride to the sta dium, rehearsed one of our drills for halftime, entered the stadium, and nervously

BAND BEATITUDES

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by Kenneth Berger

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awaited the time for the OSUMB's first

Blessed are they who play with spirit, for theirs will be a band with style.

Blessed are they that listen, for they shall have good

appearance in the Rose Bowl since 1958.

Our show was entitled Great Moments

and included a floating ship formation to "Amen," two drills, one to an original piece,"Drummer Boys," and the other to "Classical Gas," our ever popular "Script Ohio," and an eagle and shield to "America." After the game, we joined in the celebration on the field and finally

intonation.

Blessed are they who follow the conductor, for they shall obtain precision.

Blessed are they of pure tone, for they shall be a credit to their band.

left the stadium as the sun set on the

Blessed are the sincere players, for they shall be called

Sierra Madres. Our trip schedule listed a free night, "If you can," and everyone

artists.

made the most of it.

Blessed are they which practice righteously, for they shall achieve perfection.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst for good music, for they shall be satisfied.

The last day of our trip was spent at the La Brea Tar Pits, the Los Angeles Museum of Art, the CBS studios, and Far

mer's Market. Then, it was to the airport for the flight back to cold Columbus. The OSUMB's trip had been a successful and rewarding experience, one which we will not soon forget. As a remembrance of the trip. Eta Chapter of KK^ ordered white

Blessed are ye who play with good posture and deep breath, for your horns shall be filled.

Blessed are the fine bands, for they inherit a glorious tradition.

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Marching Band-Rose Bowl 1969."

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After the game a victoriously happy, but cold and very tired LSU Band headed back to the airport and their jets home.

PEACH BOWL WIN FOR LSU

It was a fantastic experience, but next

WAS 2nd BOWL VICTORY IN'68 year we'd rather not have the rain and the

cold. The Peach Bowl in December 1968

in the cold and rain and the Sugar Bowl

in the previous Janaury of the same year

by Robert Spears On December 30, 1968 LSU won its second Bowl Game within a calendar

year. The first annual Peach Bowl was not a well-known, time-honored Bowl and the weather was not the best, but it was a

very enjoyable experience and marked the eighth time in four years that the

When the game began that night, not only was there the cold to contend with, but rain also. Even with the freezing

weather, spirits were not dampened. With a very appropriate half-time show about weather planned, the Tiger Band proudly marched out and performed admirably.

"Golden Band From Tigerland" has

with the same weather have given the "Golden Band From Tigerland" what we feel is our share of cold, rainy games. For

this reason, we of Beta Gamma Chapter have decided to petition the football team on behalf of the Tiger Band to go to a Bowl game next year only if the weather forecast is good. But we don't

really think they'll listen!

appeared on national television.

1968 was a year of great celebration and business for Beta Gamma Chapter of KKT'. Not only was this a year of two

Bowl games(Sugar Bowl in January also),

The montage below was made by Beta Gamma Chapter of KKT' in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of LSU Bands and presented to each member of the LSU Band and Music Faculty,(over 400 people).

but it was also the Twentieth Anniversary

of Beta Gamma Chapter and the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of "The Gol den Band From Tigerland." Beta Gamma

chapter celebrated its anniversary and celebrated the Band's Anniversary during December. In addition to this, December saw the initiation of nine new members

of Beta Gamma Chapter.

The montage, which is made up of for mations the Tiger Band has made this year, was put together by Beta Gamma Chapter in celebration of this anniversary.

We had copies suitable for framing

printed and presented to each of the 275 members of Tiger-Band, to the faculty of the School of Music, and all Flonorary members of Beta Gamma Chapter. We of Beta Gamma Chapter are proud of the outstanding past our band has had and were made even prouder by the trip that Tiger-Band made to the Peach Bowl.

The LSU Band flew to Atlanta for the

Peach Bowl appearance on four chartered jets early on the day of the game. After arriving, the Band rushed off to the plush Regency Hotel where they prepared for the Peach Bowl Parade. The Tiger Band then held an impromptu pep rally in front of the hotel in downtown Atlanta.

Florida State fans staying in the same

hotel, dropped water out of the windows onto the band apparently trying to dampen LSU spirits. But they were

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unsuccessful. Next the Peach Bowl Parade

began. LSU led the parade through Atlanta in very chilly and windy weather.

The afternoon was then spent in eating and in a short rehearsal at a nearby field.

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the Trombone section ivith a powerjul rendi tion of "Tailgate Ramble" at the Pecan Bowl.

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by VanMerritt

The name "Arkansas State University"

the

mid-west from Texas to North

appeared under television cameras for the

Dakota by the A.B.C. television network.

fifth time in recent years, as Arlington, Texas, was the host of the fifth annual

On the eve of departure, both the Fra ternity and the Sorority were busy pre

Pecan Bowl. This year's Bowl featured Arkansas State University and North Dakota State University, the nation's number one small college team, with the

pledges spent the majority of the evening baking cookies which they served during the trip. At "Psi" Manor, an 80-year-old

half-time activities centered on the A.S.U.

Southern-styled home decorated with

Marching Indians, under the direction of

hand ornamentation which serves as unof

paring articles for the event. The TBZ

Mr. Don Minx and Mr. Tom Williams.

ficial headquarters for activities and the residence of eight KK^ members, a pre On December 13, the band left Jones- dominantly party atmosphere prevailed. boro for Arlington after two long, cold Here most of the members worked late weeks of preparation. The three day into the night on a king-sized sign that round trip proved to be an experience for announced the band's and the Frater everyone, for the game and the half-time nity's salute to A.B.C. sports. Also, dur show were televised in color throughout ing the trip to and from Arlington, the

KK^P pledges sold soft drinks on the busses and entertained frequently with pledge poems and antics.

Due to a very hurried schedule, we were unable to officially meet our brothers from Arlington or North Dakota. Several of our members did,

however, find time enough during the lunch before game time to locate a few of the U.T.A. members and have an informal

gathering and exchange of ideas.

Although A.S.U. did lose, 23-14, everyone involved enjoyed the temporarychange of atmosphere. We are all looking

forward to next season when we hope to win another bowl bid and a chance to

meet and exchange ideas with some more of the Brothers of KK4'.

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he "Pride of Mississippi ly successful season wit lama in its 150th year of half-time performance a or Bowl Classic in Mobile

MISSISSIPPI

The "Year of the Conventions"

For Southern's Symphonic Band cators' National Conference in Mobile, The Symphonic Band of the Univer April 18. Featured on this program will sity of Southern Mississippi, directed be other contemporary works, and pieces

by Dr. Alan H. Drake, has been selected representative of standard band literature. to perform at the College Band Directors' With two major concert appearances in National Association Convention at the

University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Featured on the February 13th program will be works by contemporary com

three months, the Symphonic Band has

been hard at work even during marching season.

posers such as Vaclav Nelhybel and

Thirteenth Annual Instrumental

Howard Hanson; a new composition by

Conductors' Conference

Monte Tubb, "Concert Pieces for Band"; Beta Kappa of TBS and Gamma Chi Ira Schwarz's "Symphonic Montage for of KK^ are already making plans for our Winds, Percussion, and Visual Media"; part in Southern's Thirteenth Annual and the "Coronation Scene" from Mous-

sorgsky's opera, Boris Godounov, with

Marian Novakowski performing the solo baritone role. The featured soloist for the

Instrumental Conductors' Conference, February 20-22. KK^P and TBS act as

hosts for the Conference, assisting with registration, helping to set up displays,

program will be Raymond G. Young, acting as ushers for the concerts and Assistant sponsor Director of Bands of

clinics, serving coffee and donuts to the

Gamma Chi Chapter, who will perform visiting directors, by hosting the Barat's "Piece en Mi^"" for euphonium. KK^—TBS alumni banquet, and by aid

The Symphonic Band will combine its

ing our staff in any way possible. This annual concert tour with this appearance, year's conference will feature Dr. William giving concerts in Birmingham, Alabama, Revelli and Dr. Paul Yoder as guest con and in West Point and Meridian, ductors and clinicians. Henry Smith, prin Mississippi. cipal trombonist with the Plriladelplria Another scheduled convention appear Orchestra, will be the featured soloist ance for the Symphonic Band is the with the Symphonic Band in the final Southern Division of the Music Edu

FLORIDA STATE

Mr. Raymond C. Young, Gamma Chi Spon sor and Euphonium Soloist.

concert of the Conference.

UNIVERSITY

Marching Chiefs To The Peach Bowl composed of the highlights in music of the Marching Chiefs' past season. Selec tions included: "Georgia On My Mind,"

by Russell Dell and

"Tara's Theme," "Fool on the Hill," and

Jim Kanagy

"Norweigan Wood." The Chiefs closed the show

with the theme from "Star

Trek" while performing a series of move PEACH BOWL ments suggesting planets, moons, and orbiting satellites in a salute to our space Atlanta was the place and December program and the success of Apollo 8.

30th the date for the first annual Peach

been so recognized. We of Gamma Nu

and Alpha Omega hope that in some way these awards may encourage young bandsmen to "Strive for the Highest."

OFFICERS ELECTED

MARCHING CHIEFS TO

Bowl. The game provided the exciting

OUTSTANDING BANDSMEN

entertainment of the Florida State Uni

AWARD A SUCCESS

versity "Marching Chiefs" and Louisiana State University's Golden Band.

As you may remember reading in the The Marching Chiefs arrived in Atlanta November '68 Podium, Gamma Nu and on December 28th in preparation for the Alpha Omega Chapters sponsored a joint game. The Chiefs, which include members project of certificates of achievement to of Gamma Nu Chapter of KKT' and outstanding high school bandsmen. The Alpha Omega Chapter of TBS, started awards were given to those who received their show from scratch, but by prac superior ratings at last year's State Band ticing four to five hours a day, changed Contest. One of our Brothers who recent meaningless charts into a great perfor ly returned from a music internship

Gamma Nu proudly announces its new

officers for 1969: president, Joe Powell; vice-president, Tom Bouse; secretary, Jimmy Brownlee; treasurer, Thom Mclntire; historian, Dan Jensen; and Alumni secretary, Doug Kewer. We wish to thank the past officers for doing a great job in continuing to make Gamma Nu one of the best chapters in the nation.

FOOTNOTE

Gamma Nu Chapter has developed a new method of fostering a closer relation

ship with Alpha Omega Chapter of TBS. At this time the majority of the Brother

informed us of the reaction at that school

hood is either laveliered, pinned, engaged

The show, performed in a driving rain when the awards were received. The and temperatures in the low 40's, was bandsmen were very pleased at having

or married to members of the Alpha Omega Chapter of the Sorority.

mance.

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History Research

By Miss Sharon Lebsack National Secretary

Research for an official history of TBS is being conducted by Sharon Lebsack, National Secretary of the Sorority and music faculty member at University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. Miss Lebsack checks old records at Oklahoma State University with Robert H. Rubin, National Executive Secretary.

At the suggestion of the National Office, I have assumed the task of writing an official history of TBS. HELP! The first source of information which can be documented are the minutes of all national conventions. Since

this is where all policies are made and carried through, these minutes are very important. Missing are the minutes of the first (organizational) convention in 1946 in Lubbock, Texas, the 1949 convention in Boulder, Colorado, and the 1951 Con

vention in Bloomington,Indiana. Anyone having any idea where these minutes can be located please contact Mr. Rubin or myself.

We hope to include biographical sketches of each of our national presi dents in the history, although this may be difficult to accomplish, since no one seems to know the whereabouts of the

at all in this project.

Right now we have a gigantic jigsaw

puzzle with some key pieces missing. I would like to come up with the complete picture, and can only do it with help

first two ladies who served in this capac ity. Any help in locating Doris Ragsdale or Suzanne Wetmore would also be appre

from you,the Active membership.

Please address all correspondence or

ciated.

materials to:

Those of you in the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta chapters might look National by each chapter. These are of through old scrapbooks and the boxes of some help and are easily available for "stuff that you have been pushing into pemsal. the corners. I would be happy to receive

Another source of information are the "Petitions for Charter" which are sent to

anything you think would have any value

Southern Station Box 82

Univ. of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401 Thanks, and see you in Stillwater!

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THE 1969 NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE BANDS

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A HISTORIC OCCASION The National Intercollegiate Bands become of age this year.

Twenty-one years ago the first National Intercollegiate Band

was in 1939, and the editorial comments in the same publica

came into being with the first conventions of KK^ and TBS

biennial season of the National Intercollegiate Band, two bands were in being. Concerts were given on the campus at the

following the war years in March 1947. Dr. F. Lee Bowling had been Grand President since 1941. The attendance at this

convention was the largest in the history of the fraternity. This growth of convention attendance has been directly related to the interest in the National Intercollegiate Band over the con vening years.

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from the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Bands. The first Inter-

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last one of the season at Denver during music week in May, 1933. This band was organized

by Dr. F. Lee Bowling, then President of Alpha lota Chapter and District Governor (District President) , '.including eleven j *

western states, continued to

manage this band for four seasons. Colleges represented consisted of the University of

Colorado, Colorado College, Colorado State College, Colorado State University, University of Denver, and Colorado School of Mines. The University of Utah was represented at the con cert during music week in 1933. In 1934, the University of

Wyoming began its participation which continued for many years. The concert in Denver during music week was the grand finale for the series of concerts each year.

Concerts were preceded by practice, banquets, and by the initiation of band directors as honorary members of KK4'.

New chapters were installed at the University of Denver and at the University of Wyoming. A band of this type on a national scale was among Dr. Bowling's plans from the beginning in 1933. At the national convention of KKT' in Denver in 1937, delegates brought instruments; the late Dr. J. DeForest Cline

of Colorado State College planned to provide the necessary nucleus. Due to the lack of a suitable place for the concert because of problems with the contract between the Musicians Union of Denver and the City Band, this first attempt to have a national intercollegiate band failed. An article by Dr. F. Lee Bowling in the official publication of KK^P,"The Baton," was entitled, "Is a National Intercollegiate Band Possible." This

tion were not very optimistic. Ten years later, the second University of Colorado, and at the Red Rocks Theater in Denver. Ten thousand music lovers attended this concert, with

guest conductor Dr. William D. Revelli. The Denver Post dis

tributed tickets, publicized the concert, and devoted an eightcolumn story to this great event the day following the concert.

Dr. Bowling paid all the bills necessary, several hundred dollars for this concert which was also broadcast by KOA-NBC. Dr. Bowling was unexpectedly reimbursed from non-fraternity sources and was selected for the Denver Post Gallery of Fame.

The treasury of KKT' was very poor in 1949.

The National Intercollegiate Bands have continued to be the higlilight of our conventions, nationally and locally. The original objectives of 1933 and 1947 continue uppermost; namely, to provide a rich and meaningful experience for the college musician and to gain greater interest and participation from the college band directors with KK^' as sponsor from the beginning and additionally with TBS from its birth forward.

Over the years sophistication has been marked by the com missioning of composers to do an original work for a premier playing by the National Intercollegiate Bands. The fraternity has become richer over the years, guest conductors and com posers have been paid reasonably well for their professional services. This year, for the first time, the directors involved

with auditioning successful applicants will be paid.

In 1957 the National Intercollegiate Band rendered its con cert in the Morman Tabernacle. To meet the expenses for this performance many donations were obtained by Dr. Bowling from band instrument manufacturers, a few national officers and anonymous contributors. Since that date the "Podium"

has experienced excellent support in the way of advertising from the instrument manufacturers.

Dr. Bowling has been advocating and working toward an International Collegiate Band for many years. We hope him success in this venture. He has attended every national conven tion since he became a charter member of Alpha lota in 1931.

His contribution to the fraternities as a leader in making KKT' and TBS more than just a couple of ordinary honorary frater nities through the development of the Rocky Mountain and National Intercollegiate Bands for purposeful objectives is rec ognized

universally. District conventions have become

enriched by following this pattern.

Dr. Bowling says that application blanks will become avail

able through your band directors in March 1969. Applicants will be selected on the basis of the ratings provided by their directors as has been true in the past. Auditions will determine selection and placement in the Symphonic and Concert Bands.

Thi^ type of audition procedure is different from the previous practice of several years of trying to identify the applicant with one of the two bands prior to the auditioning which was designed to determine the chair assignment only.

Welcomes

imChapter Mr. Eddie W. Pace Band Director

Sponsor Epsilon Kappa

A frigid north wind was sweeping across the campus of Angelo State College, San Angelo, Texas, Friday night, Decem ber 6, 1968. Obviously,something was coming down from the Great Plains pushing the cold air before it.

To members of Angelo State's "Golden Ram Band" KK^ Colony, that "something" could only be Alpha Omicron Chap ter coming from Texas Technological College in Lubbock, Texas, to present the Colony with its new charter in the Fra ternity.

Upon receiving the charter at ritual ceremonies, the Colony became Epsilon Kappa Chapter—the fraternity's 130th chap ter. Colony president, Kenneth Rusler, accepted the charter from Alpha Omicron president, Keith Bearden, for nine other

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fall semester pledge class.

Following installation ceremonies, the nineteen members of

Epsilon Kappa Chapter hosted their twenty-two Alpha Omicron Brothers and special guests to a West Texas steak

dinner. Guests included Dr. John E. Ericson (Kappa), Angelo State biology instructor, several college administrators, and ASC Band Director, Eddie W.Pace(Alpha Tau).

Dwain Redwine (Alpha Omicron), Keith Bearden (Alpha Omicron), t^rl Spratt (Alpha Omicron), Mike Smothermon (Alpha Omicron), Doug Scaggs (Alpha Omicron), Alpha Omicron Member, Epsilon Kappa

Member, Kenneth Rustler (Epsilon Kappa), Frank Welch (Epsilon

Kappa), Homer Stewart (Epsilon Kappa), Johnny Collier, Jr. (Epsilon Kappa), Charlie Abel (Epsilon Kappa).

Members ofEpsilon Kappa awaiting Installation.

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Keith Bearden (Alpha Omicron), Bill Schwartz (Alpha Omicron), ^P^'lon Kappa Member, Johnny Collier, Jr. (Epsilon Kappa), Charlie Abel (tpsilon Kappa), Epsilon Kappa Member, Homer Stewart, (EpsiIon Kappa) Frank Welch (Epsilon Kappa), Bill Caffee (Epsilon Kappa), Terry McClure (Alpha Omicron), Carl Spratt (Alpha Omicron, Jon Moody (Alpha Omicron).

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Charter members other than chapter president Kenneth Rusler, cornet, are Charles Abel, vice president, cornet; Johnny A. Collier, corresponding secretary, French horn; Jonathan King, recording secretary, baritone; and Jimmy Clarke, treasurer, bass clarinet. Other members are Ted Caffey, French horn; Joe Jacobo and Armando Menchaca, cornet; Homer Stewart, bass clarinet; and Frank Welch, baritone saxo phone.

Non-charter members include Jim Nevins, Mike Barron, and Ernest Gill, trombone; Jack Pool, percussion; Zeke Ramirez and Roy Martinez, cornet; Bill Coffey, baritone; C. B. Hester,

bass horn; and Mike Defenbaugh, clarinet.

Band director Eddie Pace says these bandsmen have been instmmental in bringing unity to the 64-piece band and in building student body spirit at the comparatively young college. Bandsmen often led cheers at football games, and painted signs backing the football team last semester. Members

of the new Chapter have also washed cars and sold clothing for a local store to help finance their band's annual Spring Concert Tour. They also sponsored a hayride and a Christmas caroling party for fellow bandsmen.

In addition, the fall semester pledge class, largest in the history of the group, was hard at work on its pledge projects in the weeks before installation. Led by their captain, band presi dent Mike Barron, pledges painted signs backing the Ram foot ball team, constructed a bulletin board for the band hall, pre pared a scoreboard for band upperclassmen-freshmen sports

events, and presented paddles to their Big Brothers.

Director Pace summed up the new Epsilon Kappa Chapter's progress by saying, "I've noticed a great improvement in band spirit during this last semester, and I think it may not be long before that spirit is picked up by the entire student body."

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ritualistic vows. An experiment with

"exchange of ritual" is being considered

DISTRICTS

for sometime late in the Spring. One good

example of an exchange of ritual would be to initiate pledges from several differ

ent chapters at once and, if possible, a District or National officer might be

present at the initiation.

We are interested in building up the

Fraternity within our district because as

DISTRICT II IS GROWING

it is now we are extremely weak. In land area we are a large district (Arizona,Cali

by John Winniford,

fornia, and Nevada) but in number of

District President

chapters and size and strength of each chapter we are very weak. In order to

At the last convention of District II it

concerning problems facing the Frater

nity.

Another idea we have had is that of a problems was a lack of communications.

became obvious to us that one of our big

In order to overcome this problem we handbook of officers by-laws. This would have started a program to improve the contain a detailed description of the responsibilities of each office for both relations between our chapters.

Pivotal in this program is our District district and chapter officers. Included in newsletter, "The Accent," which is print this handbook should be a shortened ver ed under the direction of the District sion of Robert's Rules of Order. To

remedy this situation we are trying to stimulate the organization and size of each chapter. Once our local organization is on the move we can start to colonize.

Most of the schools in our district that we could colonize are in California but since

we only have one active chapter in that state, expansion is difficult. Colonization is not the only area that we must move

round out our list of publications we plan into but at the present time it is the most articles written by district and chapter to put together a songbook of all the Fra important.

The advantages for district strength are officers, the chapters themselves, and ternity songs in the district. These should obvious.

If we had more members and include serious songs as well as carefree individuals. The articles may be simply

Vice-President. The newsletter contains

news articles or they may concern more

tunes.

better organization in each chapter we

serious subjects such as Fraternity and

Strengthening the lines of communica tion between chapters is not, however, the only project we have undertaken. We are also trying to place a new emphasis on Ritual within each chapter by elaborating

could better serve the bands of which we

chapter organization. We are trying to make the newsletter more than just a pro paganda sheet for the contributing chap ters. Instead

we would like to see it

become a medium of exchange for ideas

are a part. Our district possesses a great deal of potential but in order to realize this potential we must undertake a step by step process to strengthen each local

upon the meaning of "fraternity" and the organization.

A CHALLEISIGE

Participate or Dropout'

by Albert Lynd Director, OSU Marching Bands

How often in our so-called "turned-

in," "turned-on" world have you really "done your own thing?" There is an opportunity in August when Oklahoma State University and Alpha Chapters host the 50th Anniversary Convention. What

glimpse back at our past, where we are presently, and a long look forward choices. Wait for the direction to be toward where we are going. And that determined and then say "I had no voice direction is your choice, your obligation, in what we are doing," or participate and but only if you exercise the power you help determine that direction. posses. My challenge to you and your We of Alpha plan an opportunity for a chapter—Participate or Drop Out!

determine that direction by your chap ter's actions. Your chapter has two

sort of Convention will it be? The Con

vention mirrors the chapters that partici

pate. Will your chapter participate or will it merely be represented?

This Convention serves as the axis on

which your Fraternity and Sorority

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pivots in the direction it will follow for the next 50 years. And since the Con vention is a mosaic of the chapters, you

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often ov^-looked, yet satisfying displays of service by our fellow members of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma across the nation.

Delta Gamma of

at the University of Missouri at

Rolla recently initiated efforts to get a well-known composer to write an alma mater and/or fight song for the school. UMR has no official school song at present, but does have several unofficial "drinking songs." The UMR Student Council has

endorsed the effort and the project is currently under way.

Beta Delta of TBS at TCU has spearheaded an effort to effect some comfortable yet casual uniformity to travel dress for the girls in the Horned Frog Band. The suggestion of a coordinated pants-dress in TCU colors was enthusiastically received by the distaff members of the band, and they report that reactions from everyone have been most favorable.

Omicron of KK^ at West Virginia University set up dis plays during campus pre-registration this year, encouraging participation in the WVU Bands. An information center with

application forms was available to incoming students, and all college advisors were provided with the necessary forms and scheduling information to encourage them to channel students into various band activities. The results brought the largest crop of freshmen ever into the Marching Band this year.

Kappa of TBS at the University of Texas, El Paso, has

added something new to the traditional practice of taking photos for their UTEP Yearbook. Chapter members appear in the 1969 edition, posed on a ladder in front of a movie theatre with the marquee reading "Starring Tau Beta Sigma."

western and a directory of bandsmen. A calendar of events is also included to assist MU Band members in scheduling perfor mances and rehearsals.

Alpha Chi at University of Texas, El Paso, has voted to make one of its regular meetings a month, a "formal dinner meeting" at one of the Brother's homes. The host has the privilege of determining attire and theme of the meeting.

Three have been held so far, with each serving to boost both the morale of the Chapter and setting meeting attendance records to all-time highs.

The Alpha Delta Chapters of KK^ and TBS at Ohio Uni

versity recently conducted a program of varied musical fare for the patients of a nearby tuberculosis sanitorium. The program lasted about one hour and was reported well-received by patients and staff members. Just another way to bring the joy of Music to those who might need it most.

Gamma Gamma of KK>P at Panhandle State College boosts school spirit via the use of two signs constructed by members of the Chapter this year. They are on display at all football games and read "the Panhandle Plainsman Band" and "Go Aggies!"

Omicron of TB2 at the University of Utah helps to finance its end-of-season party by means of a "Fluff Box." Each mem

ber of the Chapter maldng a mistake during the marching season contributes a quarter per error to the box, and the

Alpha Mu of KK^ at North Dakota State University reports that its fall term pledge class organized a card section for NDSU football games this year. It was so successful a project and met with such favorable response from the student

body, that the entire Chapter will take over the project for next year.

Alpha Epsilon of TBS at Midwestern University has com piled a "Guidepost" for MU band members, a combination directory-handbook that contains a letter from the chairman of the Music Department, a history of the MU Band and its directors, band rules and regulations, photos of the band council, comments on the KK>P and TBS Chapters at Mid

proceeds are used for a Chapter party at the end of marching season.

Beta Delta of KK>P at Sam Houston State sponsored a KK^ Recital in November. The recital played to a full house of SHSC music students, and featured a chapter Brass Choir and Percussion Ensemble. Both received standing ovations for their performances.

Gamma Zeta of KKAt and Alpha Upsilon of TBS at Lamar

Tech jointly entered a float for the Homecoming parade, which was worked on by all members of the Cardinal Band. It

won first prize in the large open division and the trophy now rests in the Lamar Tech band hall.

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Duties and Responsibilities Of Meinber-at'Large

by Richard Alan Young The foremost duty of this office to date has been the task of defining the duties of this office. In mailings during the last academic year, I attempted to

The Member-at-Large shall serve "for a

period of two years, or from convention to convention"(Part III, Sec. 2.04) and is eligible for re-election.

point out some of the details of how the

In addition, "the Member-at-Large

office came into existence, and how it

shall be a regular member of the Grand

was described by the Constitution. Since the last Convention, however, the scope and nature of the office are drastically different. I will attempt in this brief article to clarify the current workings of

Council and have all the rights and privi

leges thereof. He shall attend all Grand Council meetings and be an able represen tative of the active student members of

the office.

the Fraternity at all times." The Constitu tion still does not specify that the office

Although the original intent of the founders of this office was to bring the

this office need not be. Part III, Section

"student voice" into the Grand Council, the 1965 Convention realized that the

holder be a student, and future holders of

2.12 goes on to say, "The Member-atLarge shall be an active member or Life Member of his chapter before and during

duties might prove too great for a stu dent, and the position was termed his tenure of office."

Member-at-Large. The title of Student Now comes the only duty prescribed Member-at-Large was a misnomer, and by the Constitution, "The Member-atwas not in agreement with the Constitu Large shall be the Chairman of the National Student Advisory Committee." tion.(Check your '65 Constitution!)

After serving in this capacity for over a (Part III, Sec. 2.12 concluded).

The ability of the Member-at-Large to year, I am convinced that the office as originally stated was impractical. Just as represent the active student membership, firm, however, is my conviction that the therefore, comes from his chairmanship

the plans for the meeting of the N.S.A.C. This job could not easily be assumed by a student; that would recreate the old prob lem of a student representing the nation.

This job would probably not be a good addition to the already busy schedule of National Office duties, and the other

members of the Council have complicated and challenging duties of their own to ful fill. The Chairmanship of the N.S.A.C. is the ideal duty for the Member-at-Large, and the office of Member-at-Large is the

perfect answer to the problem of finding an impartial chair for the Committee.

Secondly, the office of Member-atLarge provides an avenue into the Grand Council for student opinions...thereby

fulfilling the original intent of the office.

If the office were removed, the "student

voice," carried to the N.S.A.C. by the dis

trict representatives, would stop at the Committee level, powerless to do any thing but "resolve that..." or "recom mend to the Convention that..." Even if

the resolutions of the N.S.A.C. are adop ted by the Convention, they are no more office as amended by the 1967 Conven of the N.S.A.C., and not from some than the findings of a committee without tion is both practical and vital. Let us mystical power. Charges levelled against the Member-at-Large.

However, with the office of Memberleave behind discussions of the office as it the office as it was originally framed was, and refer only to the office as it is pointed out that no one student could at-Large as a member of the Grand now. accurately represent the whole nation. Council, the majority decisions and First, how does the Constitution estab This was the major reason the office in its minority opinions of the N.S.A.C. go not lish the office? pre-1965 form was changed. Now the only onto the Convention floor for adop Part 111 of the National Constitution, Member-at-Large relies on the more tion, but also straight into the Grand Section 2.01, includes the office of accurate reports of District presidents and Council for consideration by the Frater nity's leading men. The decisions of the Member-at-Large as one of the six District members-at-large f^or the infor positions on the Grand Council. Although mation and opinions he carries into the N.S.A.C. are more than just an opinion report to the Council, they are also one many members of the Fraternity choose Grand Council.

Note that as Chairman of the vote in the Council itself, because the to ignore the fact, the Member-at-Large is a full voting member, with all the "rights N.S.A.C., the Member-at-Large does not Member-at-Large is a voting member. have a vote in the N.S.A.C. All business and privileges," of the Council.

Check your Constitutions! Other com The Member-at-Large must meet the of the Committee is carried out by the mittees of the Grand Chapter can only same requirements for election as the voting members themselves, the presi "examine, recommend and submit." The other Council members, that is, he must dents and members-at-large from the N.S.A.C. will do this, but will also possess "be a member of the Fraternity in good various districts. This alleviates the a vote in the Council. standing and, with the exception of the Member-at-Large of the impossible task As it now stands, the "chain of com Member-at-Large, at least twenty-five some assume him to have of somehow munication" is complete, for the first years of age at the time of election. .. gathering all major student opinions time in the Fraternity's history. Let's see Each

national officer shall have com

alone. That task of gathering takes place

how it works:

pleted at least four years of college work and shall possess outstanding business or professional ability and shall be capable of representing the Fraternity under all ordinary conditions. Each national officer

on the district level.

shall have the best interests of the Frater

voting membership (which would sell one

nity at heart and shall be willing and able to devote the necessary time to the exe

of chairman foremost to the office, the

cution of the duties imposed by his office."(Part III, Sec. 2.03).

Member-at-Large can devote sufficient Constitution.) On the district level, your time and energy to the coordination of (Continued on Page 40)

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In its streamlined form, the office of

As a voting member of the Fraternity,

you [ irticipate in the making of

Member-at-Large serves two very useful

decisions. Your chairman (chapter presi

purposes: First, it eliminates the need to elect a chairman for the N.S.A.C. from its

dent) does not vote, but carries your

decisions to the district level.(See Part V,

Sec. 2.07. Many chapters automatically district short by a vote). With the duties accept their president as delegate to dis trict conventions based on this part of the

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The "Gain' Band from Raiderland" spells out the traditional T-E-C-H before a capacity crowd of 50,000, thus closing its participation in the 1968 football season.

This year marks Alpha Omicron's 31st On October 26, AO of KKT' and Beta anniversary. On March 12, 1938, Alpha of TBS jointly hosted another successful Omicron was chartered as the first chap and enjoyable homecoming banquet. ter of KK^ in Texas. Since then, over 500 men have been initiated into the

Guest speaker was Brother WiUiam R. "BUI" Wehrend, 1937-39 Grand President

chapter. And just as Tech has grown from of KKT' from 1937 to 1939. Brother a small college to a large university, so has Wehrend delighted everyone present with Alpha Omicron grown and matured, thus a vivid and colorful reminiscence of the providing the backbone for the growth of days when the band business as we know it was a mere babe-in-arms, and many the Tech Bands.

Currently, eight bands operate during bands of the era were run on a shoestring the school year; the Marching Band, the and a prayer. Also featured at the ban Concert Band, three Varsity Bands, two quet was a series of fUms higUighting the Stage Bands, and our basketball pep development of the Tech Marching Band band, the "Court Jesters."

over the past 10 years.

The high-stepping 300-member Tech Marching Band ended its season with a trip to Austin to accept an invitation to

Another fall highlight was the fact that Barbara "Bobbie" Specht, Texas Tech Band twirler, was elected College Foot

serve as Governor's Band in the inaugural ceremonies of Texas Governor Preston

Smith. The Marching Band and the Con cert Band performed at the ceremonies on January 21. Alpha Omicron was wellorganized to make the trip, even though it took place smack in the middle of final exams. As always on trips, members loaded and unloaded busses, carried extra equipment, and generally kept things mn-

ning smoothly. This trip was the capstone to a successful and rewarding fall semes ter which had included half-time extrava

ganzas at six home games, plus one game against Rice University in Houston and one game against Baylor University in Waco.

ball Centennial Queen. Bobbie was chosen by nationwide ballot from

Great Unwashed) at College Station, Texas. If your zoological dictionary makes no mention of such a creature as a

"Blue Goose," that's because the "Blue Goose" is a Chevrolet Schoolbus owned

by Alpha Omicron. The Goose celebrated her 20th birthday this fall, an occasion

which also marked her 12th year of "membership" in our chapter. After only five "intermissions" for "adjustments to various mechanisms," the Goose arrived

back in Lubbock in time for Sunday supper.

Possibly the most gratifying event of the fall semester was the initiation, on

December 13, of Epsilon Kappa Chapter of KKT' at Angelo State College, San Angelo, Texas. (See Feature Story, p.

18.) This event was the end product of many months of mutual effort on the

thousands of finalists and semi-finalists in

part of both chapters, as well as the

the LIFE-magazine-sponsored contest.

Alpha Omicron is proud that our votegetting efforts gave a smaU measure of assistance to her campaign.

National Office. Later, on January 18, 15 Epsilon Kappa members journeyed to Lubbock for a Texas Tech-Angelo State basketball game. Afterwards, a "social function" was held, and "a good time was

Never let it be said, however, that all our activities last fall involved blood, sweat, toU and tears. At 4:30 a.m. on October 12, the "Blue Goose," with Yours Truly at the helm, left the Texas Tech Music Building, headed for "Abilene, Temple, and points south" to

watch the mighty Red Raiders vanquish the Texas Aggies (known locally as the

had by all."

The end of the fall '68 semester found

the Tech Concert Band in diligent prepa ration to perform at the 1969 Texas Music Educators' Association Convention

at the invitation of that organization, in San Antonio on February 22, 1969. And the beat goes on . . .

BAYLOR

UNIVERSITY

Beta Alpha Reports Fun Work Filled Year At Baylor

by James Tom Bain

Miss Glenda Holton rides Beta Alpha's

Homecoming parade entry. Chauffeur: Honor

ary member. Brother Robert Reid.

Beta Alpha's 1968-1969 season started in the middle of the summer when mem

bers sent letters to incoming freshmen who had had band experience in high school. These letters were designed to recruit new members for the Baylor Gol den Wave Band. September 10, when the newcomers arrived at Baylor for the first

bandsmen play for the Homecoming pep

rally. These events take place on Friday night. The next morning comes the

dy, but the show went on as scheduled and the surprise was carried out. Beta Alpha Chapter congratulates Mr. Moore on his twenty-one years of fine service to

rehearsal, the chapter greeted them with

annual Homecoming Band Breakfast.

Then comes a long walk for the band in

the Golden Wave Band and Baylor Uni versity and wishes him the best in his

the parade. This year. Beta Alpha entered

retirement.

the annual Band Follies, a session of amateur comic entertainment, good food, and lots of fun. Entertainment for the

band continued, when the chapter spon sored a combination listening party-picnic

wlfile the Bears played at Indiana, and the

mance held every year. During this

period, chapter members and other

an exhibit in the parade. It was a Model "T" from the early 1920's: Driving the car was Robert Reid, the assistant to the director. Glenda Holton, the chapter

season was to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to

sweetheart, was his passenger. The morn ing was cold, and the old machine was hard to start. Finally, ten minutes before

perform at the Baylor-LSU game. After

the parade began, the old pile of tin

the game, the Beta Gamma chapter at LSU held a reception for the Baylor Band. The following week, the Golden

began to tremble, and it trembled its way throughout the remainder of the parade.

A banner preceded the car. It read,

Wave followed the Bears to Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the Baylor-Arkansas game.

The combined bands did a joint pre-game show. Before each band trip. Beta Alpha

"1924-REMEMBER WHEN," commem orating the year Calvin Coolidge was

members and pledges take it upon them selves to decorate the Greyhound busses

football.

band was unable to make the trip. The

first trip the Golden Wave made this

was cold and wet, and the field was mud

elected president, and Baylor last won the Southwest Conference Championship in

DOWNEEAT13 "Downbeat '69," all-school musical

BAND, WACO, TEXAS" printed in green

Beta Alpha served refreshments to visiting bands at football games played in Waco. A Halloween costume party was

letters on the sides of each bus serve to

held for the Golden Wave.

identify us clearly.

Homecoming at Baylor each year is

the chapter's big event. We are in charge

The chapter and the rest of the band finished the football season in a very special manner. The final game of this

tainment available on Oklahoma's North

of concession stands during three perfor

season was the last game for the Golden

eastern State College campus. Groups

mances of "Pig Skin Revue," a musical variety show for the ex-students. We also

Wave to be under the direction of Mr.

serve at Cabaret, a night club perfor

Baylor since 1948. For the half-time

selected by the Fraternity, vary from dixieland to "freak-out" and provide a variety of music to suit everyone.

Also in the spring, the Northeastern

to be used. "BAYLOR GOLDEN WAVE

Donald 1. Moore, Director of Bands at activities, the band, under the direction of Robert Reid, planned a tribute to Mr.

variety show, is the main project staring the brothers of Alpha Rho in the face as the spring semester begins. Becoming a tradition, the KKT'-sponsored show is one of the most popular forms of enter

State College Band is looking forward to

Moore without his knowledge, and pre

working with Mr. Keith Amstutz of

sented him with a trophy. The afternoon

North Texas State University in prepa ration for a concert. Mr. Amstutz will be

featured in the concert playing a trumpet solo with the band.

Fall semester pledge class will be initi ated following Love Week. The Brothers Newly initiated members, (left to right) Richard English, Wayne Collier, Larry Allison, and Greg Shiimpert.

of Alpha Rho are eagerly awaiting the addition of these pledges to the Frater nity and anticipate some great new ideas.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

Upsilon Mourns Passing Of Brother Ernest N. Glover

by Robert Mason

The Brothers of Upsilon Chapter at the University of Cincinnati mourn the

death of their friend and Brother, the esteemed professor of music and

nationally-recognized conductor, teacher, and trombonist, Ernest N. Glover.

Brother Glover was widely known as "Mr. Brass Ensemble," a title given him by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors. He served on the

Cincinnati Conservatory's faculty for 30 May I extend to all actives, alumni, and honorary members of KK^ a cordial invitation to attend the gala 50th Conven tion of our Fraternity.

As you know,Oklahoma State Univer sity is the birthplace of both KK^ and TBS and the Alpha chapters at Stillwater are planning a convention that I'm sure you won't want to miss.

years and was a charter member of the American Bandmaster's Association and

the College Band Directors National Association. He had also been active for a

quarter-of-a-century as trombonist with

the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and as first trombonist with the Cincinnati

Summer Opera and the May Festival Orchestras.

The University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music has established a

Ernest N. Gtover

This convention will undoubtedly be

fund in memory of Ernest Glover. This

the one event where we can meet and talk

continuing fund will have a three-fold purpose:(1)to name a studio or rehearsal

colleagues who wish to do so, may con tribute by mailing their checks payable to

hall in Brother Glover's memory;(2) to

the Ernest N. Glover Memorial Fund to:

with many of our original founders as well as most of our past presidents and persons who have been our "guiding lights" during the past fifty years.

Norma Dello Joio, the famous American composer, has written a num

ber especially for the National Inter collegiate Band to be premiered at the grand concert. I am also happy to atmounce that Mr. DeUo Joio has also consented to rehearse the National Inter

collegiate during the convention as well as conduct the concert.

It is very important and certainly most appropriate that every chapter be repre sented on our Golden Anniversary. May 1 urge each chapter to make every effort to send at least one delegate to this conven tion. It is not in the best interest of your

commission an annual composition for the school's Brass Choir with guaranteed

publication by the Robert King Music

Chairman: Ernest N. Glover Memorial Fund Committee

bone scholarship-award to an outstanding

College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati

student. Those of his many friends and

Cincinnati, Ohio 45221

Company;and(3) to give an annual trom

PURDUE

UNIVERSITY

Purdue Band To Tour South America Sixty-five men and women from the by Director of Bands A1 G. Wriglit and Purdue University Band will make a two Mrs. Wright; Assistant Director of the week tour of Venezuela and Colombia, Marching Band, Roy Johnson;Percussion

South America, in January (1969) Instructor Maxine Lefever and Regimen according to Prof. A1 G. Wright, Director tal Band Director A1 Haga.

It is anticipated that the band will of Bands at Purdue University. This will

make some eighteen or twenty appear ances during the twelve to fourteen day stay in South America. Since the group local chapter or for the Fraternity on a will be traveling in areas not usually 1967. national scale to have your chapter repre The Purdue Bandsmen will depart by visited by American tour groups and sented only by a proxy. jet out of the Miami International Airport rarely thought of by the State Depart National conventions of KK^ have

always been a rich and rewarding experi ence. The members in attendance have

been able to take back to their local chap ters many ideas, suggestions, and reports that have proven invaluable.

Undoubtedly, the 50th Anniversary Convention will be our most rewarding and important meeting to date.

be the fifth tour the band has made in

South America, previous appearances being made in 1963, 1965, 1966 and

on January 17. After landing in Mara- ment sponsored tours, on many occasions caibo, Venezuela, the group will continue the Purdue bandsmen and women will be its travels through the Andes Mountains the first real live collegiate Americans by bus. that many of the South Americans have The band's principal activity in South had the opportunity to see and hear per America will be participating in the Fifth form.

Annual

International

Fair

of San

Sebastian in the more than 200 year old town of San Cristobal, Venezuela. Other appearances will be made in Bogota, San Antonio, Cucuta, Merida, Caracas and

Fraternally, Wayman E. Walker

As in the past, most of the appear ances will be of a stand-up nature. Standup concerts will be presented in various town plazas, in local gymnasiums, ball parks, and bull rings. The band will make

Maracaibo. The band's tour is sponsored several appearances in local fiesta parades. and paid for by groups in South America. The tour will take place during the semes The Purdue party will be accompanied ter break at Purdue University.

bumper crop next year that will surpass EASTERN MICHIGAN

this year's record. Because of our lov;^

UNIVERSITY

Belh Upsilon EBporis Steady Srovsrih la Size,EeepoBeiiiJiiies and Aceeiapliehmenie

by Thomas Calkins

overhead, we sold them at ridiculously low prices and still cleared $100. Because of early frost, most of our pumpkins were "mini," but we found these to be more

popular because they fit small dorm window ledges, purses, and they were so "cute."

Industrious Tim Factor has also set up another Committee for Constitutional

Delta UpsUon's fourth year of service to Eastern Michigan University bands is one of new achievements and precedents.

Keeping in step with increased enroll ment, our membership has grown to 24 brothers, with even brighter prospects for next semester.

The most significant result of the increased enrollment is that for the first

time, the EMU Marching Hurons became an all-male band. The band was 110-men

strong, and the season was the most rigor ous yet. The success of this new venture was evidenced in crowd responses to the hard-working group.

Our second annual Band-O-Rama, fea turing the Marching Hurons as well as the

Symphonic and Concert Band, was held even before the marching season had ended. The concert was scheduled on

Friday night, for the first time, and our enlarged and improved combined bands performed for their largest and most enthusiastic audience yet.

The continuing success of our

expanded band program would be impos sible without the efforts of our assistant

director of bands, Mr. Plank. A member

of KK^', Mr. Plank joined the EMU staff last year as a woodwind instructor, and

was elevated to his present post this fall.

It was our privilege to extend honorary membership in our Chapter to Mr. Plank in recognition of his efforts in assistance

of Mr. Tyra with the marching band, and in directorship of the Concert band.

The Chapter's mounting responsibil ities are being handled efficiently by a well-defined system of committees. All members belong to at least one of the seven committees designed to relieve pres ident Gerry Leonard of some of his bur den of responsibility.

Of utmost importance to the Chapter's existance is the Membership Committee, chaired by vice-president Clif Furgison.

Only two bandsmen pledged this fall, but what they lacked in quantity was com pensated for by their quality of achieve ment and bravura in the face of so many actives. They withstood seven long weeks

tance, they constructed a new Fraternity

Revision. Although our present constitu-

bulletin board and a large billboard for tion is less than four years old, we have announcing band events. Following tra learned a lot, and hope to improve the

dition, they constructed a large paddle conciseness of the document's terminolfor the fraternity and paddles for each of ogy, and make allowances for traditional their big brothers, in addition to hosting a practices that have evolved since its con party for the membership. ception. It is a lengthy and arduous proj Pledge president was Raymond ect, and it will be some time before any

Kudzia, our drum major, who plays clari concrete results can be announced. net during concert season. Pledge viceA committee has been established to

president, secretary-treasurer, etc., was handle the continuing responsibility of Richard Nollan, tubaist for Symphonic selling our recording of the fight song and band and the Marching Hurons. Our Alma Mater, and the chairman is Ed heartiest congratulations to both of them.

The projects built by the pledges will be

turned over to Lowell Schaller's

Equipment Committee for installation.

This committee is responsible for storing, constructing, moving or installing all equipment used by the band and Frater nity. Their latest purchase is a portable "bullhorn" for directors' use during marching band rehearsal, and it was pur chased with money raised by the Chapter.

The initiation of pledges was followed by a banquet and party in their honor.

The arrangements for this banquet were made by the Activities Committee, chaired by Ray LaBelle. His committee is by far the busiest, due to the broad description of duties under the title "activities." They are responsible for all

Jones. His team sells records at concerts

and athletic events where possible. The recording was financed by a 500-record commitment from the Alumni Associ

ation, and we hope to sell a bulk lot to the EMU Varsity Club. The possibility of selling decals, patches, and sweatshirts using a custom-designed band emblem is being explored. If these projects prove profitable, the committee will expand to control all merchandise sold by the Fra ternity.

Here is a hint to chapters that are suf fering a lack of effective campus publicity and fraternal pride. For the second year in a row, we have dressed in suits on

Founder's Day, and we each have worn a red carnation during the whole day, with social events, which include open houses a ready response to: "What are you after concerts for band members.Chapter dressed up for?"

alumni open house at Homecoming, par ties, picnics, and so on, often in con

Our work for the semester is not yet complete. In the final week of this semes

junction with our Sorority chapter. Their ter, both the Symphonic and Concert efforts at Christmas were fruitless this bands have concerts. But we are thankful

year, however. Caroling had been that the hard work this semester has been planned, with a brass choir to accom graciously tempered with an ample por

pany, but Hong Kong style flu did us in, tion of levity. For example, our Brother and school was closed for vacation a week Mark LaMonte, who is in Europe study early.

ing on a cultural exchange arrangement,

By far the most successful endeavor of wrote us a letter, his main concern being

the Activities Committee so far this year

a request that we vote to excuse him

has been our second annual Halloween from meetings this semester, and from

pumpkin sale. We grow our own pump kins in a local field, giving them loving

paying dues until he returns.

Our trip to Ohio to march in the care through the year. At harvest time we EMU—Akron game was highlighted by pick them, and store them until the week the fact that we arrived at the Rubber

before Halloween, when we put them on Bowl outside of Akron after the game

of "indoctrination," and did an excellent

sale. We have learned a lot about pump was well into the first quarter. But the

job on their obligations. Without assis-

kin farming, and are planning for a

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WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY

WSU Band

Caps Busy Fall Semes'

by Linda McKellar, Judy Gamble, and Michael Moulds

As this issue of the Podium goes to print, the diligent, hard-working, inex haustible melody makers of Alpha Mu Chapter, TBS, and Beta Tau Chapter, KX'k, are looking forward with great anticipation (?) to first semester jury examinations and finals. The Duerkson

Fine Arts Center trembles with their pres ence from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. The practice rooms are packed with panicked

Tau Beta Sigma's Linda McKellar (left) and Kappa Kappa Psi President Michael Moulds (right) with Outstanding Freshman award winner Jay Sollenberger (left center) and Out standing Senior, Kirk Postier (right center).

musicians. The halls reverberate with bit

ter phrases and profound (or occasionally profane) statements of frustration and anxiety. It is not an uncommon sight to see trumpets hurled against the walls; a

hysterical violinist pouncing vigorously on his Stradivarius; an ecstatic clarinetist

ripping the keys off his Buffet and throwing them into the air shouting HALLELUJAH!; or a frustrated oboist

chewing reeds in half and swallowing the splintered wood hoping for hemorrhaging ulcers. In dark corners, assassinations are

being plotted, while the more restrained

students stroll calmly through the halls with nerve pills in hand singing, "Oh death, sweet death, how beautiful thou wouldst be in this time of confusion,

misery, and agony."

The W.S.U. "Best in the Midwest"

Shocker Marching Band and Choral Society completed a year of five home games of brilliantly planned and stun ningly executed drills (we brag a little).

each other as much as the students, and a

Concert season now hears three bands.

insults.

Symphonic, Concert, and Brass, under

For a service project the chapters com bined forces to aid the Fine Arts jani torial staff in cleaning and moving organi zational storage rooms to make way for a new listening lab in the Fine Arts Center.

the direction of Mr. James Kerr, Mr. Albert Musser, and Mr. David Mossbarger.

On December 4th, Alpha Mu and Beta Tau hosted the Marching Band Banquet

total of $40.20 was raised. Alpha Mu pledges sold fortunes, cookie ... er, for tune cookies with original fortunes and

in the grand ballroom of the AUis Hotel

Beta Tau Brother John Baker was

in beautiful downtown Wichita. KK^' and

appointed to United States Military Academy Band June, 1968. He will play trumpet and bugle. Baker was initiated September 22, 1964, into the Fraternity.

Three brothers of Beta Tau Chapter will graduate with Bachelor of Music Edu

TB2 presented field director David Mossbarger with a plaque in appreciation for his leadership during the past two

years. Mossbarger is a graduate of Ohio State University and is an honorary mem ber of Beta Tau chapter. The Annual Out

standing Bandsmen Awards were chosen by the chapters and presented to the out standing freshman and senior bandsmen.

Summoning their collective energies,

John Baker

Beta Tau pledges raised money to pur chase equipment for the special music program at the W.S.U. Institute of Logopedics, by giving the students a chance to vote with money for their favorite faculty baby pictures. The faculty enjoyed seeing

the chapters hosted the School of Music to a Christmas party and dance. A skit was presented consisting of tableaux scenes showing the life of a music student at W.S.U.

cation degrees in January, 1969. They are: Alan Lazarus, tmmpet; John Moots,

trumpet; and Greg Tompkins, tmmpet.

Respectively they were initiated January 4, 1968, January 5, 1965,and September 26,1966.

KK4' and TBS will continue to be the

innovators. If anyone asks for us, say "as someone remarked to Schubert,'Take us to yovLvLiederV"

UNIVERSITY OF CONNETICUT

Delta Omicron Announces

District IX Convention-April 25-27,1969

ing session. In all, it looks like an exciting meeting. Due to special housing facilities the price will be the lowest ever for a district conference.

The conference is not the only thing that Delta Omicron has been up to. We

just finished the initial issue of "Lines

by Robert Gelman

from IX," the district newsletter. We will

Delta Omicron is happy to announce

also pubUsh the next issue, after which another chapter in the district will take

that it will host the second annual Dis trict IX Conference. "District IX in '69"

over.

will be held on April 25-27, 1969 at the University of Connecticut in Storrs.

Along with our sister chapter of TBS, Gamma Kappa chapter, we are continuing the idea of an annual district meeting.

Our District feels that the only way we can be successful is to meet annually.

Vaclav Nelhybel conducts Connecticut Band Day. He will be a featured guest at the District IX Convention.

This will mold the District into an inte

Delta Omicron is all set for the district

gral part of KKT'.

The opening session of the conference

group discussions and meetings. After lunch. Delta Omicron will present a a mixer. Saturday morning will consist of special guest. We are pleased to announce that Mr. Vaclav Nelhybel will present an unusual musical program. We hope that

will be held on Friday night,followed by

The Spring '68 pledge class of Delta

Omicron poses after initiation. They are (left to right) Dave Harviood, Steve Allard, Pete Glass, Gerry Kristopik, Jeff Judd, Bill Griswold, Joe Bonafine and Tom Koup.

conference. We hope to have a large num ber of delegates, as District Nine prepares for StUIwater. We hope to see many of you at "'69 in Storrs."

all delegates will participate in this unique event.

This appearance will be Mr. Nelhybel's second for the year at the University of

Connecticut. The first was at Band Day, when he was guest conductor.

Later in the afternoon,KKT^ and TBS will hold individual sessions. Election of

district officers will be held at this time.

A banquet is next on the agenda.

Following this special feast. Delta Omi cron will sponsor a concert by one of the

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Our latest pledge class was initiated into the brotherhood on November 3rd, 1968. The eight-man pledge class survived the ordeal of pledging, which had begun in April. The new brothers fulfilled all the obligations of pledging, and a few extras such as kidnapping the president.

east's most exciting musical groups, the American Percussion Ensemble.

The four-man percussion group defies description, the only way to believe it is to actually hear them. The ensemble plays Contemporary Percussion Music and has elevated percussion to its own spot as a musical form.

Sunday morning will conclude the

conference. "Ask National," featuring Executive Secretary Robert H. Rubin will be held immediately before the clos

The fraternity rock at the University of

Connecticut gets its traditional painting by the pledges during "Hell Week."

SAM HOUSTON STATE COLLEGE

Beta Delta Initiates Ten New Brothers

by Martin Smith

With the new year. Beta Delta also has

some new faces. Brad Benton,Joe Chase, Tom Halbrooks, Robert Hastings, Robert Little, Terry Norman, Harvey Owens, Rick Seidenberg, Keith Stone, and Ralph Trout have finished pledging and will be initiated into the Fraternity next month.

Back in November, Beta Delta chal

lenged the local chapter of Phi Mu Alpha to a football game. The outcome of this "Music Bowl" was us 22, and them 8.

The Fratemity Brass Choir will be busy as usual by participating in the Sam LOUISIANA STATE

Happy Beta Delta members after winning "Music Bowl"

Houston State Contemporary Music Fes- Details of the tour will be in the next tival this month."The Brass" is also plan- Podium. ning to go on tour later in the semester.

UNIVERSITY

75 GOLDEN YEARS FOR TIGERLAND BAND

by Linda Guerin

75 going on 76! This is the age of "The Golden Band From Tigerland."

From 1893 to 1968, from Cadet R. G.

Pleasant (first band director) to Mr. Wilham F. Swor (current director), 75 years of golden notes.

Many important events have taken

tinually and in 1935 the Tigerettes, the twirling group, and the drum and bugle corps were added.

In 1964 Mr. William F. Swor became

director of The L.S.U. Tiger Band. Since then, in 1965, new uniforms of purple, Mr. J. S. Fisher became director in gold and wliite were purchased. Also, in 1942, and he was succeeded by Mr. 1965 Alpha Lambda Chapter of TBS was

McMullen who directed until 1945.

reactivated and Mrs. James Geideman

Things went smoothly until 1943, and then girls joined the band, but we think it was a good addition.

became the sponsor.

Mr. John Edmunds joined the staff in the band who are now celebrating its 1967 as assistant director and arranger for Mr. L. B. Jones became the conductor the band, and in 1967-1968 the Tiger 75th birthday, want to share these past in 1945 and he remained until 1959. Dur events with you.

Band played his arrangements while per ing these years, band scholarships were forming in the Astrodome, Tiger The band had its beginning in 1893 granted and in 1946 Mr. James N. Stadium, the Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, under the direction of Cadet R. G.Pleas ant, and was patterned after the West Geideman (affectionately known as "Mr. and Peach Bowl. During the 1967-1968 season, the 250 member Tiger Band, led Point Band. For the following thirteen G.") became instrumental repairman.

Of the 75 years, one of the most by drum majors Thom Fronek and Alton years, until 1906, the band flourished under the leadership of Mr. W. B. Clarke, important would have to be 1948, when Baggett and conducted by Mr. William F. Mr. Charles Kellogg, Mr. Frank E. Miller, Beta Garruna Chapter of KK^' was Swor, played to audiences of 68,000 in and Mr. D. P. West. Then 1906 is a year formed, and likewise 1952 when Alpha Tiger Stadium.

Lambda Chapter of TBS was founded. to remember because it marks the begin At the end of marching season this The first sponsors of Beta Gamma were ning of the band's first public perfor December, the annual Tiger Band ban Mr. L. Bruce Jones, Mr. Thomas Tyra, mances. quet was held. KK^r and TBS each pre and Mr. James N. Geideman. sented the band a 75th birthday present.

In 1915 Mr. H. W. Stropher became Not all of the years were happy ones, the new director, and under his guidance because in 1958 the old band hall burned, KK^r gave every band member a wonder ful memory piece, consisting of a printed the band made its first football game but to be replaced by a beautiful, modern page of Tiger Band half-time formations, half-time performance in 1924. The band hall in 1959. Also in 1959 Mr. and TBS surprised everyone with a five following year, the first band room was Thomas Tyra became conductor, and he tier birthday cake (each layer repre

place during this period of time and we of

built, and Mr. Guilbeau directed from

was with the band for five years. During

1927 until 1934 when he was succeeded

these five years the Golden Girls(dancing group) were added to the band, and the tiger became the official band mascot.

by Mr. Castro Carrazo. During this year the band also got purple-gold uniforms and was named "Show Band Of The South."

The band also became known as "The

Golden Band From Tigerland," the title it

The membership since 1893 grew con- is still known by today.

senting a drum)in purple, gold and white.

All in all, the banquet was a festive affair.

Well, this brings the 75 years of golden notes to a close, however. Tiger Band is looking forward to 75 more golden years of golden notes.

BOWLING

GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY

15 Men Pledge Beta Kappa IK d

by Bob Hatch and Bill McGarry The Beta Kappa Chapter of KK^' is doing well in seeking another active year.

The year's action began ten days prior to the opening of the Fall Quarter at Bowling Green University. The Brother hood sponsored daily pop sales after the long hot marching rehearsals. Proceeds from these sales helped to finance a mixer for the band members held the weekend

before classes began. The Brothers spon sored a second mixer during the regular marching season with similar success.

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day afternoon. According to Beta Kappa

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tradition, the Actives emerged victorious.

Scoring was low due to the wet field and the Active's 230 lb. defensive line. The

pledges put on a pleasing display of unity and determination. Sisters of TBS and

their pledges braved the elements to cheer their respective teams.

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Mike Wark, Beta Kappa vice president, constructed a three by four feet KK4'

Key which the Brotherhood presented to the band. The Key hangs on the wall out side the office of Mark S. Kelly, Director

of Bands at Bowling Green University.

Pledging began with two smokers in early October. At these sessions the back ground, principles, and aims of OH' were discussed informally with those present. The prospective members were observed and shortly, fifteen pledges were selected by the Brotherhood. The annual

initiation and activation of pledges, spon soring a dance for the Bowling Green Sight-reading Clinic Band, and sponsoring

Pledge-Active Football Game was played

KK^-TBS semi-formal dance will be held

The Brotherhood is striving to be of service to the University through the Marching, Symphonic, and Concert

on November 16, a cold and rainy Satur

at the Perrysberg Holiday Inn.

Bands.

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Future Chapter activities include the

the annual BGU Jazz Clinic featuring the BGU Lab Band. In February, a

(Left to right) Bob Hatch, Bill McGarry, Gary Solt and Dave Jaynes stand with Kappa Kappa Psi key made for Beta Kappa Chapter.

TEXAS

The UT band has shifted into a con

cert season schedule, but several more

by Chris Montgomery

The temperature was 14 degrees, the wind was wliipping, and three days of Christmas vacation were being sacrificed, but nobody in the University of Texas Longhorn Band really minded marching around on the practice field. Who would mind being in Dallas to boost their team to a 36—13 Cotton Bowl victory?

Of course, TBS's Beta Gamma Chap ter was there, stirring up burnt orange

spirit and distributing hand-made spirit ribbons. This kind of spirit is the stuff that made the Longhorn Band the winner of the 1968 season's Texas Cowboy "Spirit Award."

In November, Beta Gamma girls

played their own football game against the Longhorn Band's freshmen girls and took their coaches, four Alpha Tau mem bers, out to dinner afterwards. They

caroling, and surprised the pledges with a kidnap breakfast.

Carolyn Bobo, the most outstanding 1968 fall pledge, and the eleven other members of her class have completed a

rather remarkable term of pledgeship.

Their activities included serving Hallow een treats to actives; writing their own song, "Everybody Ought to Have a Pledge"; dousing 18 actives in various fountains and pools, stuffing actives' cars with newspapers and decorating them for Christmas; presenting each active with a Yule card and a set of handmade book-

ends; and writing a seven-page chronicle

basketball games, parades and recording sessions are on the agenda for spring.

OFFICIAL INSIGNIA PRICE LIST

KAPPA KAPPA PSI Official bad|:c, lOK crnv

Official key. lOK Official key. I/IO single Plcdpc button REGULATIONS

All urJtT.- nui-i be placed through the office of the Executive Secretary,

Mr. Robert H. Rubin.

302 CriitchficlJ Hall, Oklahoma Slate University, StilKvater, Oklahoma 74074.

GUARD PINS

Single

Double

Leiter

Letter

Plain

S3.25

J5.00

7.7.5

14.00

Clo;c SCI pearl

Crown set pearl 10.25 16.75 Pearls only permitted m insignia and guard pins.

RECOGNITIONS

Recognition Cofa Button, Balfour gold fi nish

5 .75

Lapel buttons (staggered Greek letters) ..

LJ5

— 26047-B pendant (same design as button),

Hlk letters, gold filled chain 1-3 @55.00;

Pendant subject to quantity favor discounts.

Recognition bar. gold plated

$1.00

of their adventures.

Judy Snowden, a newly initiated active, and drum major Dick Robinson have announced their plans to be married this summer. Another fall pledge, Ann

staged an impromptu half-time show for KK^f's game against the freshmen boys,

Wright, was tapped for "Orange Jackets," UT honorary for sophomore and junior girls. Lynn Kohlenberg, feature twirler,

assisted at UT's Band Day, sold around

was named a semi-finalist and Chris Mont

$3000.00 worth of band records at home

gomery a finalist in the campus "Ten

football games, joined KK4' in Christmas

Most Beautiful" contest.

POSTAGE

Add $1 .00 for Air Mail or Special Delivery.

TAXES

Any State or City Tax in force in area to which insignia is mailed i.s in addition to price-, above.

IMPORTANT

Add lO'/fi Kappa Kappa Psi Charge

Add 50c to order for a single unit of insignia.

university of FLORIDA

Basketball Fans Treated To New Sound

by Wayne Spivey While sports enthusiasts have shifted includes: the big band sound for school their interests from football to basketball, fight songs, the dixieland band typical of so has a portion of the University of basketball music, and the soft mellow Florida's band program. Under the leader tones for Alma Maters and background ship of Associate Director of Bands, Mr. music. It is its own cheering section or a Robert E. Foster, fans of the "Fightin' studio ensemble for other acts, from Gators" have experienced a new revolu

vocalists to gymnasts or twirlers. And

tion in basketball half-time entertainment.

As KK^'s District VIII Governor and

above all, it is capable of playing virtually

sponsor of Alpha Eta Chapter, Mr. Foster outlines below the fresh new approach

the student audience.

that he has introduced to Florida basket ball entertainment.

According to Mr. Foster, the public image of the basketball band has tar nished the overall band program at many large universities. Primarily this stems from the lack of preparation, hindered further by the untimely schedules of basketball games. Therefore, the main problem and one which was successfully overcome at Florida was to increase the

overall quality of the basketball half-time performances. By taking a sincere interest in one's entertainment program rather than the universally accepted "get by" policy, this problem can be somewhat

any kind of music, catering primarily to In sound, it will not blare out above conversation as do the carry overs from the 180 piece marching band. And in size, it is much smaller, taking away but a few of the choice seats from the loyal stu dents and paying public. These adjust ments were made to appeal directly to our basketball audiences, for as Mr. Foster concludes: "In many cases more

people will hear the basketball band at one game than will hear the top concert organization at all the formal concerts for the entire year."

The men of Alpha Eta Chapter are

proud of Director Robert Foster and our music department for the keen judgement they have shown in their never-ending

alleviated. However, there is much more

endeavors to make Florida tops in the

to it than that. This speical performing group must be designed particularly to meet the performance needs of this unique basketball situation. It must be able to perform all of the various kinds of

Southland.

half-times and at the same time, appeal to Unlike the voluntary pep bands whose main contribution in spirit may be greater than its musicianship and whose atten dance varies directly with the importance of each game, this special unit should be of a stable size. At Florida, Mr. Foster has found this stable size which he contends wiO meet the situation with almost limit

less versatility. The nucleus of this group is the standard stage band along with some

additional

instrumentation: a

french horn section, at least one extra utility drummer, a small woodwind sec tion and possibly a baritone, bass trom

Richard W. Bowles(Alpha Eta), Direc tor of Bands at the University of Florida, has been named a winner of one of the ASCAP Standard Awards for 1968. These

awards are made to composers whose works bring to the society a "unique

prestige value," particularly in musical areas not reviewed by the society.

Bowles also received the Award in

1966. His more than 60 published com

positions and arrangements for band and orchestra are played wherever band music is heard.

bone or tuba. Instruments such as the

piano and string bass add a lot of color to any performance, but can be dubbed for in the percussion and low brass sections.

Because of the doubling of instmmen-

years.

BOWLES WINS ASCAP AWARD

music which are suitable to basketball

the best instrumentaUsts.

Mr. Robert E. Foster, Associate Director of Bands at the University of Florida, has served the fraternity as sponsor of Alpha Eta Chapter and District VIII Governor for a number of

tation that is available in most stage

Come to the CONVENTION At Stiilwater

bands, this special basketball unit now

in August

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

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Horned Frog" Band Featured In Major Events

by Jerry Cox The first step in planning a major

Gamma Sigma chapter is also at work

event in and around Ft. Worth, Texas, is

on the pledge program for the Spnng

to secure the

semester. In December, we invited ah

services of the

Texas

Christian University "Horned Frog" Band, or so it has seemed in the past few months. In November, the band per formed at the ribbon-cutting ceremonies of the

multi-million

dollar Tarrant

prospective pledges to a member s ranc near Ft. Worth for an afternoon of horse

back riding, football, and food in order to acquaint them with the chapter. The pledge period begins as soon as possible

County Convention Center, located in after semester finals so that all pledge downtown Ft. Worth. Later this year, the activities will be over well before the TCU Concert Band will present a concert second semester finals begin. We have in the theater of the convention complex. already begun rehearsals of the initiation The band was also on hand for the

ritual so that all parts can be memorized

Gamma Sigma members and prospective pledges enjoy food at informal party.

ground-breaking ceremonies of the for the ceremony.

Dallas—Ft. Worth Regional Airport which I can't end this article without making will be one of the largest airports in the a plug for our District VI newsletter, the world. Recently, the Horned Frog Band Mouthpiece. Gamma Sigma member led, as it does every year, the Fat Stock Larry Crowder, who is District VI viceShow and Rodeo Parade through down president and editor of the paper, encour

ages all District VI chapters to "keep

town Ft. Worth.

The main order of business in the

their cards and letters coming in." .

recent meetings of our KK^ chapter.

Gamma Sigma, has been to prepare for the 1969 National Convention in Still-

water. Since the 1967 National Con

vention on our campus was so well attended and supported by our broth'^'chapters, we want to make every effort support the convention hosted by Alpha chapter. With the money we made selling mums during the football season, plus funds from future projects, we hope to pay the expenses of all the chapter mem bers who are able to attend the con

vention. We recently elected our delegate and alternate delegate to the convention so that definite plans and projects can begin irrunediately. tAKlNl

Grand First Vice-President, Dr. James A.

Jacobsen (left), and Grand Second VicePresident, Dr. Richard A. Worthington, talk before TCU-Arkansas game.

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CINCINNATI

Upsilon Holds 40th

Anniversary Reunion

by Robert Mason

The 40th Anniversary Reunion of

Louisville football game, and in the

evening they were the guests of the liUy K

interesting account of the chapter's early

Upsilon Chapter at the University of days.

Cincinnati proved to be a very beneficial If you have never sponsored a reunion and interesting undertaking. On Novem for your chapter, we wiU pass on some ber 9, the Alumni attended the UC- suggestions in the May issue (with some pictures of our reunion which have not all

returned from being developed). Briefly Brothers at a commemorative banquet. though, plan well in advance of the date Afterwards, the fall pledge class, includ you choose and make sure you are sol

ing the latest Honorary Member of Upsi

lon Chapter, Mr. John DeFoor, Director vent, for as we found, the project may of the UC Stage Band program, was initi not be completely self-sustaining. Also,in ated. For many of the alumni this was the compiling your mailing list, the National

first opportunity they had had to witness Office can provide you with the complete membership roster of your chapter, and a the newly revised Ritual. very good pledge project is looking up the The Brothers of Upsilon suggest that

any chapter truly interested in reviewing addresses in your University's Alumni your chapter's contribution to your band program should consider having an alum ni reunion. Many of the alums that

Tom Norton and Dean Crocker make a sale

at Gamma Sigma mum sale.

Office.

Upsilon Chapter wishes to publicly acknowledge all the congratulatory letters

the National Officers and also from attended were past officers of Upsilon from our congenial hosts at the past District Two of Upsilon's Charter members were VII Convention, our Brothers of Gamma

honored guests, and they gave a very

Pi at Purdue.

OHIO UNIVERSITY

ALPHA DELTA MAINTAINS STEADY SCHEDULE OF FUN & WORK

by Marlene A. Morvaii Although it is a new year, the women

of the Alpha Delta chapter of TBS find it enjoyable, relaxing, and usually humor ous to reminisce about the events of last fall.

In October of '68 Ohio University's sleepy eyed "Girls in Green" packed pil lows, nightgowns, and doughnuts into a Volkswagon bus and started north. It was

no species migration, but instead a chap ter of girls going to support the Marching Men of Ohio,first at a Kent State Univer

sity game and on Sunday at a nationally televised Browns football game. Maybe we were a little tired and car-sick on that

cross-state trip, but we sang all the way.

Incidentally, our open mouths were gen erously fed by Mrs. Hartsough and Mrs. Morvaji, mothers of two hungry members.

Soon after returning from Cleveland, TBS and KKT^ decided they needed a little rest—and so we had a football game.

While the game was fun, the scores will

The card section, consisting of the women of Tau Beta Sigma, supporting the Marching Men of Ohio.

followed by an open fire and picnic was an ideal climax to a warm and vibrant

fall. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Thrailkill, our sponsors, shared the evening with us.

One of our last fall activities was plan ning and performing a variety show at the South Eastern Ohio Tuberculosis Sani

not be disclosed.

tarium. The solos, choral groups, comedy

Maybe a little more restful was a late autumn hayride and picnic. Riding around Southern Ohio on a cool evening

routines, and pep band were well received by the patients, but perhaps especially by Jackie Crow, an Alpha Delta member.

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who is a patient there. Under the rather loose direction of Marlene Morvaji, Don Glasgo, and Mike McCormick, and the enthusiastic work of all, the show was a

Enough for remembering the past year of service and fun projects, because this year has begun our preparation for being hostess to the next TBS District VII Con vention.

MIAMI

LARGEST PLEDGE CLASS FOR GAMMA EPSILON

by Jeanne farmer

The University of Miami TBS activi ties for this year began last summer when the Gamma Epsilon Chapter president sent to all prospective new band members

Lenora Laing, Joan Meisel, Ellen Rosen, Karen Samach, Arlene Stoler, and Janice Sweatt. And our "Best Pledge Award" this time was received jointly by Gloria

the sale of band directories, monthly bake sales, and candy sales on away game bus trips.

a "welcome" letter introducing them to

our Sorority. So when they came to the

LaChapelle and Vicki Holtzman. Inci dentally, Gloria's older sister, Lynn

"Famous First Rehearsal of the Band of

LaChapelle, received the same award

the Hour," they knew who was giving out

when she was a pledge!

A new addition to the pledge program was the point system, whereby each

The Gamma Epsilon Chapter of TBS also seeks to recognize achievement in other band members, by giving awards at the Band of the Hour's annual banquet.

free homemade goodies, punch, and nametags for everyone.

pledge must earn 50 points besides the This Famous First Rehearsal started

the ball rolling for other activities as well!

We have provided bus signs for all UM Hurrican football games, and we have enlarged our "Senior Spotlight Interview"

other requirements, to be initiated. This has helped to foster closer relationships between pledges and actives. Pledge-active

This year our "Best Bandsman Award" was given to Doug Phifer, a sophomore, a Sinfonian, and bass player. We also initi ated a new award this year-"the Best Freshman Marcher Award"-which went

to a well-deserving French horn player,

projects included publication of a UM

Candler Schaffer.

program to include all the seniors, so that

Band telephone directory, and making welcome signs for the visiting Pittsburgh

Finally, our new Chapter officers for the 1969 school year have been elected.

band members will know more about

and Alabama bands. The pledges' own

these particular upperclassmen.

We have pledged and initiated eight

project for Gamma Epsilon was a perma

They are president Marie Nagy; vicepresident Gloria LaChapelle; recording secretary Vicki Holtzman; corresponding

new actives, our largest pledge class ever, bringing our current active Chapter to

painted wood Sorority crest in the center.

number seventeen! Our new initiates are

to function, and we have done so through

nent red rose floral arrangement with a Of course, a chapter must raise money

secretary Arlene Stoler; treasurer Karen Samach; and historian Ellen Rosen. They will be installed in February.

Gamma Phi instaiis Faii PiGc/gGS

by Carol Muske

The Gamma Phi Chapter of TB2 at reception in the band room followed the Southwestern State College held instal-

ceremony.

lation for the first semester pledges on December 18, 1968, at 7:30 p.m. in the

college band hall. Miss Karen Young of

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Lawton and Miss Cyndy Newcomb of Yukon were installed as active members.

Mr. Harlon Lamkin, band director of the "Showcase of Southwestern," was

installed as an Honorary member.

(Left to right) Miss Carol Muske, presidentMrs. Harlon Lamkin, Sponsor; Miss Cyndy Newcomb, new member; Mr. Harlon Lamkin, honorary member; Mrs. Carolyn Howell, origl. nal member who completed all ritual require ments; Miss Karen Young, new member; Miss Jo Jo Ross, reporter; Miss Patty Brumfield, sec

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retary; Miss Celeste Bailey, vice-president; and

The pledges performed many activities during their nine-weeks pledge period.

During October they worked in a booth

Miss Penny Brumfield, treasurer.

Miss Karen Young and Miss Cyndy New

comb, during the entertainment as Christmas trees at the marching band banquet in

team for Homecoming.

December.

evenings they worked with the TB2 members, KK^ members and their

— drury college

pledges on a co-sponsored float for the Dm Reports Busy Schedule Homecoming parade. Throughout Beta OGXa Pi ri ttepOrX^

by John Morehead

November the pledges were busy gather ing signatures of the TBS members and officers of KK'P, learning pertinent facts

about the Sorority and its history, and

doing helpful tasks for the band and Music Department r> of f the ti, f +v,-nr,<. that tii,t happened r...r,r.onoH One fun things

The Beta Pi chapter of KKT' started their second year of reactivation with the

evening concert given by the Drury College Stage Band. Several famous guest artists are being considered as clinician

initiation initiation of of two two new new members members and and the the election of new officers. Initiated into the

for the festival and to solo with the band

fraternity fraternity were were John John Lowrance, Lowrance, aa junior junior from Golden City, ^01" Goldeo City, Missouri Missouri who who plays plays

in its evening concert. Beta Pi expects sixteen to twenty bands to participate in the festival which should draw a large

election of new officers. Initiated into the

guitar in the stage band and John was the entertaminent performed by Miss fio^ehead, Morehead, aa sophomore sophomore from from Tulsa, Tulsa,

audience.

ing band banquet in December. In keep- concert concert band. band. Later Later in in December, December, new new

with are a joint concert with the Concert

ing with the Christmas spirit, they dressed as Christmas trees and played a flute

officers were were elected. elected. The The new new officers officers officers

Band

duet—"Oh Christmas Tree." This skit was

are: John Morehead, president; David Austin, secretary; and Gilbert Carter,

University and the second concert of the year given by the Drury College Wind

most beneficial to them because they

treasurer. treasurer. These These officers officers will will serve serve until until

Ensemble. The concert given with SMS is

were allowed to collect pennies which

next next September September when when the the officers officers that that will be elected at the regular elected at the regular spring spring

a joint effort of Beta Pi and the SMS club

Young and Miss Newcomb at the march- Oklahoma Oklahoma who who plays plays timpani timpani in in the the

were one of the requirements of their

elections will be installed.

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Mrs. Carolyn HoweU took part m the

second degree ritual of the installation. A (Left to right) Miss Cyndy Newcomb; Mr.

Harlon Lamkin; Miss Karen Young; Mrs. Carolyn Howell—new members.

Already this year Beta Pi has completed completed a a major major activity. activity. A A fund fund raising drive was held in order to acquire funds and to to pay pay funds for for Chapter Chapter expenses expenses and part of the expenses entailed by the officers in their trip to the national convention at Alpha chapter in August.

Thp Rrntliprs snIH fruit raWpQ fmm ttip

The Brothers sold fruit cakes from the

Manor Baking Company and the sale was

Other activities that Beta Pi is helping from

Southwest Missouri State

that they hope to install this spring. With both schools participating, a large audience is expected and a fine performance will be given. The concert given by the Drury College Wind

Ensemble in February is the second concert of the year due to the extensive effort given to the annual revue show presented at Drury's Homecoming which

took much of the time away from the concert band. However, it promises to be

quite successful, eliminating the need for further fund raising drives this year. The honor of top seller went to Rick

State University guest soloing with the

Stockton

band in three numbers.

who sold

eleven

of the

two-pound fruit cakes.

a fine concert with Mr. Keith Amstutz, a

professor of trumpet at North Texas With the initiation of new mdmbers

The Chapter has several large projects into its chapter. Beta Pi is taking a more planned for the spring. Beta Pi hopes to active role in the music department at have the honor of installing a new chapter Drury. It has undertaken several at Southwest Missouri State University in ambitious projects, one of which has been Springfield, Missouri soon and also has successfully completed and the others are the possibility of another installation in showing every indication of being the state. Perhaps the biggest event this

successes also. The Beta Pi's plan to have

year will be a jazz festival this April. Beta a lot to show for themselves at the Pi has invited high school stage bands national convention and are already from most of Missouri to participate in a looking forward to next year as an even day long festival culminating in an greater year.

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A picture of the West Virginia University "Mountaineer Marching Band" displaying the new uniforms that were purchased last year. The picture was taken in front of the Student Union building on the WVU campus in Morgantown. This year, the band is marching 104 men and by the end of this season will have made 18 performances in West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Posing in front of the Student Union budding at West Virginia Uni versity are members of the Omicron Chapter in the "Mountaineer Marching Band," displaying the new uniforms the Chapter was instru mental in helping to purchase last year. From left to right they are: Larry Falvo (kneeling): "Skip" Shehan, Drum Major: Dave Cobb, Kappa Kappa Psi President, Omicron Chapter: Budd Udell, Director, District IX Governor: Jim Duncan:and Harry Gunther.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT

EL PASO

Marching Calvacade Qoes To Me::ica

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by Gordon Doing

The time since the last Podium article

has been an extremely busy one for Alpha Chi Chapter.

On November 20th, 1968, the UTEP

"Marching Cavalcade" traveled South of a thirst around all that beer. Although the the Border to help Mexico celebrate its meal was not customary, it was good and 58th Anniversary of their Revolution. graciously served.

The trip took us about 100 miles into the The big event of the day was planned State of Chihuahua to Villa Ahumada. We arrived by bus just in time to march in for the afternoon. Remembering Texas the parade. The streets were lined with Western's N.C.A.A. Basketball Champion what appeared to be every person in Villa ship, the Mexicans challenged a team

Ahumada plus many who had followed us from the Band to a game with their local down from Juarez. At the reviewing stand

All-Stars. Coach Hillyer tried vainly to

the UTEP "Golddiggers" presented sever find a winning combination of basketball al numbers and the Band accompanied players. Evidently we played our instru them in their unique dance routines. ments much better than we play basket After the usual introductions and ball. Our opponents went away as 70-34 speeches, the "Marching Cavalcade" victors, but as they say,"a good time was boarded our busses to attend a banquet in had by all." Remaining band members our honor.

and Colddiggers put on an impromptu

half-time show complete with Diamond in a small Mexican villa, you have missed Drills and Zig-Zags from free throw line a real experience. The food consisted of to midcourt. I know 1 can speak for the flour tortillas, beans, meat, cheese tor Alpha Chi and Kappa Chapters and the tillas, and naturally, chile sauce. Cokes band in saying that our trip was a very and beer were served to quench our rewarding and enjoyable goodwill gesture thirst. Many members certainly acquired between nations.

If you have never attended a banquet

"Service Projects" have been Alpha Chi's middle name since late November.

During the Thanksgiving holidays, the Brothers conducted a canned food drive

for a needy family. Soon after this the Marching Cavalcade was honored to be invited to play for President Johnson and Diaz Ordaz of Mexico as they dedicated the Chamizal improvements on the Rio Crande. The Christmas holidays were our next serviee opportunity. Alpha Chi boys and Kappa girls formed a caroling choir of brass and voices. We caroled at shop ping centers on behalf of the Salvation Army to raise money for their projects.

Next, in another joint effort. Alpha Chi and Kappa Chapters gave a Christmas party at an Old Folks Home. The caroling choir played for the Old Folks and gifts were presented all of them. We hope that it brightened their holidays. Of course, these activities take money and I think

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Nu S: Lambda Create New Big ID Tradition

by Nu, KK^ and Lambda TB2 Chapters

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From left to right: Susan Lathrop, treasurer: John Cumming, treasurer; Alice Galasso, president Tim Bartholow

president; Laurelynn Daniels, secretary; James Ogden, vice-president; and Kenneth Ross, secretary.

When the Ohio State Band marched in

the famous Rose Bowl Parade, the mem

Poshack, came upon what they thought was a brilliant idea. The exhuberant trio

It is the hope of the Michigan chap ters that the flag will become a tradition,

bers of Nu chapter KK^ and Lambda

proposed to make a flag which would be

and be passed on to the Big Ten repre

TBE from the University of Michigan,

a symbol of the Rose Bowl, and would be

felt a special swell of pride, even though Michigan did not win the Big Ten Cham pionship. During this fall's football

flown by the band from the winning Big

sentative each year. Embroidered in a corner of the flag are the words, "Pre

season, the Big 10 Representative was to be the winner of the Michigan-Ohio State

10 school. Since the three KKM' men

were not as good at sewing as they were in conjuring up new ideas, they presented their "brainstorm" to TBS President

game. Spirits were high at both schools,

Alice Galasso. Alice seized the oppor

and the "smell of roses" was very much apparent at Michigan and Ohio State.

tunity to display her unusual creative

talents, and in a short time presented us with a flag which was more beautiful

sented by TBE-KKip, the University of Michigan, November 23, 1968." And on that day. Dr. William D. Revelli, conduc tor ot the University of Michigan bands, presented the flag to Dr. Charles Spohn, band director from Ohio State Univer sity.

We hope that this project will serve to

than we had dreamed possible. The large strengthen the bond of friendship and white satin flag was edged in gold fringe fraternity love amongst the KK^ and

Michigan's KK^ and TBS chapters were equally filled with enthusiasm, and The words "ROSE BOWL" and "BIG all compasses pointed West (California). 10" were outstanding in a glittering gold While discussing the possibilities of a and in the center bloomed a plush, deep Rose Bowl trip, three KKT' men, H. H. red velvet rose, set off by dark green vel Hanson, Donald DeGlopper, and Thomas vet leaves.

TBE chapters in the Big 10. We are

proud to have been able to make this

contribution, and are looking forward to continuing a program of service.

P.S. We intend to get our flag back next year!!!

KANSAS STATE TEACHERS COLLECiF

FALL S

PROVIDES

MANY

OPPORTUNITIE!

by Teresa Webb and

Garry Teghtmeyer The Hornet Marching Band from the

Kansas State Teachers College performed

Gamr a Zeta initiated the Fall Semes Gamm

ter pledi on November 11, 1968. The ter pledges for the Kansas City Chiefs game on girls, R( Rebecca Frankenberry and Kathy October 13, 1968 for the first time. Flack, h a busy pledgeship, what with Flack, had Everyone connected with the Chiefs were well pleased as the Hornet Band outdid

itself in presenting a show featuring high-

popcorr sales, making of signs, and popcorn redoing bulletin boards. The girls will be a real asse asset to our Chapter of actives.

lights from the "History of the State of

Delta Delta Xi initiated their Fall Semester pledge pledge c class to close out another semester salute to former President Eisenhower; at the Teachers College. Dan Mize of fastest times of famous Kansas milcrs; Kansas Kansas City and John Wiley also of and a memorandum, through the forma- Kansas( City were admitted into the active

Kansas." These highlights included; A

tion of a donkey, to those settlers who chapter on December 15. Their pledgetraveled across Kansas on the Santa Fe ship wa: was involved as they co-sponsored Trail.(See pictures). th( Gamma Zeta pledges a "Barn with the Gamma Zeta of TBS and Delta Xi of Party" at Camp Alexander. Food and KKT were well in the midst of things entertainment enterta was provided by the providing coffee and doughnuts for band pledges ;and the active chapters would like members before departing from Beach to congi congratulate them on a job well done.

Music Hall and by selling cookies on the busses during the trip.

Next on the agenda for Gamma Zeta

Parents Day at the Teachers College

De^ and Delta Xi is the District V planning

saw Gamma Zeta and Delta Xi host to

150 guests at the reception following the football game. Everyone enjoyed them-

session to 1 be held February 1 and 2, 1969 on the Teachers College campus. Among the many mar topics to be discussed include

selves and met new friends and renewed

the Nal National Convention and the 1970

old acquaintances. Homecoming activities

District V Convention. We are expecting represer representatives from each chapter and hope to make the session a profitable one for all involved. ir

were cancelled for the first time in several years as the rain decided to be an unwelcome guest.

ARKANSAS STATE

UNIVERSITY

COUNT BASIE NEW HONORARY MEMBER OF DELTA RHO

by Van Merritt

On October 20, 1968, twelve members

arrived in Memphis two hours early to

of Delta Rho Chapter of KKT', Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas,

locate "The Count."

President Mitchel Saliba and Vice Pres

and nine guests traveled to Memphis,

ident Walter Fowler located Mr. Basie and

Tennessee, to attend a rare visitation by

asked him if he would accept the pro

one of the all time great jazz groups:

posal. To everyone's joy, he was very receptive and pleased with the idea. The presentation was made and later

Count Basie and his Orchestra.

During the week preceeding the con

The Presentation: (left to right) 1st row: Van Merritt, Mitchell Saliba. Count Basie. Ross

Beck. Willie Smith. Jim Hartzell. Tom Graddy.

2nd row: Walter P'owler. Mike Watson. Larry Graddy (not pictured) Dan Moffitt. Ed Ross, and Stan Moore.

cert, several members were informed of

announced to the public during the con

Royal, Freddie Green, "scat singer"

his appearance via radio. At the regular

cert.

Richard Boone, and of course. Count

The evening proved to be very educa tional as well as enjoyable for everyone in

Basie.

meeting of the week, it was suggested

that the persons going to the concert ask With the addition of Count Basie, Count Basie if he would accept the offer the party, including eight members of Delta Rho Chapter now boasts two prom of Honorary membership. "the Tribe," A.S.U.'s own stage band, for inent jazz musicians on their Honorary On the evening of the concert, the car they were all treated to improvisational roster. avan of "Psi" men and nine other jazz enthusiasts of the A.S.U. Indian band

works by featured soloists in the persons of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Marshell

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PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Round-Robin Dinner Held In Chicago

by Ron Trotta and Christie Worcester Dear Brother Rubin,

For a long time here at Purdue we have felt that we can work more effi

ciently, and on a larger scale for the Purdue Bands, by combining many of our activities into joint projects. Of course, to do this the Fraternity and Sorority chap ters must work closely together. Our Joint Activities Committee was estab

lished to keep the Gamma Pi and Beta Sigma Chapters on "speaking terms" so

Rochester, New York, Cincinnati, Ohio,

Drury Lane Theater, rumored to be and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The satis one of the most elegant entertainment

faction resulting from this fact injected a centers in the world, proved true to its much stronger sense of cohesiveness for reputation. Every member of the group the members of both organizations. was thoroughly delighted with Hamilton s Sincerely, The Brothers and Sisters of

performance in this hilarious new play-

Gamma Pi and Beta Sigma

The most rewarding feeling for both If any chapters would like infor Chapters resulted, not from the trip itself, P.S. mation on how this was organized, write; but from the high degree of participation Joint Activities Committee

that the project enjoyed. One Brother,

for example, curtailed a vacation trip to

that we can be better organized. To top off one of our most productive semesters,

the Bahamas to be on hand. Other mem bers came from distances as far a'

we decided to give ourselves a party. The question was referred to the Joint Activi

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

KK^ and TBS Hall of Music

West Lafayette, Indiana 47906

ties Committee and they came up with a

Progressive Dinner and Theater Party excursion to Chicago.

On January 4, a fifty member dele gation, including a few of the nine newly-initiated men of Gamma Pi, com

FUN PROJECTS HIGHLIGHT FALL PROGRAM AT HOUSTON

by Debbie Engdahl

plemented by a representation of the nine-member Beta Sigma Fall Pledge

new life member, Susan Cady, was married December 14 to Charles Jacobs.

The Tau Chapter of TBS has been very busy .this year accomplishing a lot and having fun doing it. We have given two parties for the University of Houston

It was a real TBS wedding. All her brides

Hors d'oeuvres were served at the home

Band thus far which have been quite suc cessful. The first was a costume party at

faculty composed an opera. Tamo, for

of Sister Judy Chodl in nearby Berwyn.

Halloween. KK4' decorated the UH Band

which we ushered, as we do at many of

The jovial atmosphere at this stop resul

Hall like a forest and TBS provided the goodies. The second was a Christmas party, admission to which was a small, wrapped toy. These were collected and taken to an orphanage to be given to chil

the concerts and recitals.

checking in the marching band uniforms.

dren for Christmas. Entertainment for the

a party given by U of H Chapters of TBS

party was provided by the Tijuana Brass

and we met our Executive Secretary, Mr. Robert H. Rubin and his wife. The

Class, compiled an estimated 15,000 people-miles to be on hand.

The Progressive Dinner consisted of four stops throughout the Chicago area.

ted from the reunion of the Brothers and

Sisters after the isolation of a long Christmas-New Year break. From there the twelve-car caravan, following the flawless directions of the Activities Com

mit tee's "Progressive-Dinner-andTheater-Party-Map," slid through the slushy streets to the home of Jan Bachmeyer for salads. Throughout the house,

small groups were found disclosing New Year's Eve adventures and bringing each

other up to date on the latest ethnic jokes. Beef stroganoff was the main course at Sister Carol Youngquist's house.

Chapter photographer Mike McCarney was the prominent feature here, popping flashbulbs right and left. District Vll Gov ernor, Roy Johnson,(who is also Assis tant Director of Marching Bands at

Purdue), hosted the dessert at the home

of his parents. "Make-your-own" sundaes, assorted Christmas cookies, and bourbon

Band from Astroworld, all members of the U of H band.

We tried something new this year, a fall pledge class, which we found very successful. Since pledges could only be sophomores or above, we had a smaller pledge class than that of the spring. A pledge recital was given at the annual pledge-active slumber party. The pledges made a beautiful project, the TBS flag, which they presented at initiation December 8. Our new

Dr. Horvit, a member of the U of H

We also assisted the Band staff in

Perhaps the highlight of the season was the visit of the Oklahoma State Band. At

party was a great success, as Mr. Rubin could tell you. (Editor's note: And he will!)

members are

Margaret Kingsley and Yvette Riecke.

A new kind of money-making project was tried this year and went over very

balls were the perfect ending to a four-

well. We tried bake sales on two different

course five-hour meal, while discussion

occasions in the covered mall at Gulfgate

turned to the play "Star-Spangled Girl" starring George Hamilton. Tliis was to be

Shopping Center. Cupcakes seemed to be

our next stop.

maids were her sisters in TBS.

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One of our senior members and our

Rush party for fall.

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Member-at-Large (Continued from Page 22)

president (or delegate) participates in the making of decisions, representing your interests and opinions. The district chair

man (district president) does not vote in these decisions, but carries them to the

national level through his membership in

tnose decisions based on the interests an the N.S.A.C. In that Committee your dis opinions of the majority of the studeni trict president and member-at-large par of the Grand Chapter assume the form c ticipate in the making of decisions, repre one vote. senting your interests and opinions. The A more logical and effective metho

Chairman of the N.S.A.C. does not vote in these decisions, but carries them

of representing student interests would fc very difficult to find. Please address an

directly into the Fraternity's leading questions or opinions to my Fraternit body, the executive committee of the address in the inside cover of Th Grand Chapter, the Grand Council itself. Podium.given Best wishes for the new year!

There, in the highest committee of all.

Delta Upsilon Reports (Continued from Page 26) embarrassment was not all ours, because the guide who almost led us to the wrong town was a member in good standing of the University of Akron marching band!

In closing, the Brothers of Delta

Upsilon would like to congratulate the bands that played for all the bowl games, and thank

the Brothers who were

thoughtful enough to send us cards over the holidays.

The University of Mississippi Band. Write for new Mississippi catalog sheet in fulfcolor

The Ostwald Band Wins Every Game!

Count Basle Honorarv Member (Continued from Page 37) Tenor saxaphonist Bill Ussclton was

the first outstanding jazz performer to become a Delta Rho Honorary. He came to the A.S.U. campus the spring semester of 1967 to perform with "the Tribe" in Delta Rho's annual jazz festival. During the festival, he presided over a clinic for the high school stage bands of the sur rounding area.

Through the addition of Count Basie and Bill Usselton, the men of Delta Rho

Chapter are striving to gain the greatest possible amount of knowledge of the per formance as well as the meaning of all forms of music.

Marching Calvacade (Continued from Page 35)

Alpha Chi struck upon a novel money raising project this year.

Since Disneyland was putting on the

Sun Bowl festivities this year, they needed a group of musicians for their

band. Twenty-two brothers of Alpha Chi were outfitted in authentic Disney Uni forms and represented Disneyland in the Sun Carnival Parade. The best part was

Band uniform body Pure Wool Ostique

the $200.00 they earned for their efforts!

Here at U.T. El Paso we have recently experienced a revival of our stage Band called the "Varsitonians." A concert

entitled "Dimensions in Jazz" was pre sented January 7th on the campus.

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Dear Brothers:

One of the most important lessons anyone can team from From time to time something crosses this desk that deserves shar

ing with the membership of both the Fraternity and the Sorority. It might be a "smart-remark" or a joke, it could be some particularly relevant manner of looking at a problem, a novel solution to that problem or it could be just a line or two that says what needs to be said, the way it ought to be said.

With apologies to the members of an active chapter of the Frater nity who will readily recognize themselves but who will hereinafter

remain nameless, I'm relinquishing this editorial space to re-print a "something" that arrived at National awhile ago that 1 think you as the active membership ought to see.

Although originally written in the "Fraternity" idiom and about members of KK^', there is a story here for the ladies of TBS as well.

For truth, no matter how wrapped it may be in verbiage, simile or grammatical construction is still Truth.

Herewith, "A Letter on Fra ternity": -ROBERT H. RUBIN

being a Brother in KK^ is that you get out ofsomething what you put into it. The key to these few words of wisdom is found in having the opportunity and ability to contribute. If ever there was an opportunity to serve, it is found in KK^.

This National fraternity was created for honor and service to the band. Asfar as ability goes, each member must have shown his ability as an "outstanding bandsman" or he wouldn't for shouldn't) be a part o/KK^.

I don't want this to sound like a sermon, but rather as a

letter from one brother to another carrying a message that came out ofour last weekly meeting. During the usual bringing

up and hashing over, and resolving or postponement of prob lems (such as ways of earning money, pledging program, activi ties or selection of some "worthy" volunteer to contribute to our district newsletter) a few members started pointing out the importance of each individual Brother's maintaining spirit, marching properly in practice, and setting an example for the other bandsmen to follow. "Trivial" little things were pointed out, such as some of the new bandsmen listening, working harder and generally marching better than some of the chapter members.

These tidbits of information were tossed around to a point

of redundancy, as they have most likely been tossed around since KK'*I^ began. However, when you think you've heard this line enough, stop and think ofhow many times you had to be screamed at to pick up yourfeet before you no longer needed that occasional reminder. If I'm right (and I feel I am or I wouldn't be taking the time to put it on paper)you still need "the Word"every now and then.

Remember that as a Brother in KK^, you serve the band; and remember that the ability that brought you into the Fra ternity was not your contribution to the pledging program, the construction of a float, or writing for a newsletter-but how well you performed as a bandsman."

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