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PAST HONORARY GRAND PRESIDENTS

PODIUM

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

of

Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma

PAST GRAND PRESIDENTS

OFFICERS OF KAPPA KAPPA PSI

OFFICERS OF TAU BETA SIGMA

Grand President

National President

Jack K. Lee, Music Department University of Arizona

Josephine Walker

Tucson, Arizona

Greeley, Colorado

A. Frank Martin (Alpha) •Scott P. Squyres (Delta) J. Lee Burke (Eta) •Bohumil Makovsky (Alpha) •Oscar L. Lehrer (Delta) •J. B. Vandaworker (Alpha Beta) John E. Howard (Mu) William R. Wehrend (Delta) •Francis R. Todd (Upsilon) F. Lee Bowling (Alpha Iota) Max A. Mitchell (Alpha) W. Theodore Jones (Alpha Zeta) Hugh E. McMillen (Alpha Iota) 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)

2721 Buena Vista Drive

Grand First Vice-President

National First Vice-President Mary Lu Brooks

Jay L. Slaughter, Head Music Department, Ricks College Rexburg, Idaho

Music Department, High School Kirtland, New Mexico National Second Vice-President

Grand Second Vice-President

Wayman E. Walker

Patsy Drury Hejl

Band Office, Colorado State College

200 Brewster Street

Greeley, Colorado

Austin, Texas

Grand Secretary-Treasurer James A. Jacobsen, Music Department Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas

National Secretary

Grand Organizational Director National Intercollegiate Band F. Lee Bowling, U.S.A.A.F. 3800 Newark Street, N.W. Tempo 8, Washington, D.C.

National Treasurer

Ladine Bennett Housholder

•Deceased

402 East Aviation Blvd., Box 21 Randolph AFB, Texas

PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENTS

Carolyn Russell Music Department, Band Office Florida State University

Tau Beta Sigma Doris Ragsdale (Beta) Suzanne Wetmore (Gamma) Dorothy A. Nichols (Delta) Frances M. Lumly (Alpha) Norma E. Parish (Beta) Janet E. West (Iota) Paula Reed (Upsilon) Barbara Trautwein (Chi) Sibyl Ingle Snyder (Alpha Mu)

Tallahassee, Florida TRUSTEES

Manley R. Whitcomb, Chr., Tallahassee, Fla. J. Lee Burke, Jal, New Mexice Donald 1. Moore, Waco, Texas

Bud Udell, Morgantown, West Virginia Grand President, Jack K. Lee

Mrs. Donald Moore, Chr., Waco, Texas Mrs. Floren Thompson, Jr., Portales, N. Mex. Mrs. DeWayne Miller, Frisco, Colorado Mrs. William L. Maxson, Cheney, Washington National President, Josephine Walker

CONTENTS

DISTRICT GOVERNORS

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Arizona Slate College (Flagstaff, Ariz.)

Arizona Suite University (Tempe, Ariz.)

Arkansas State College (State College, Ark.) Arlington State College (Arlington, Tex.) Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea, Ohio)

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Colorado, University of (Boulder, Colo.)

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Districts:

District III (Greeley, Colo.)

District V (Emporia, Kan.) District VI (Waco, Tex.) District VII (Cincinnati, Ohio) Eastern New Mexico University (Portales, N.M.) Georgia Tech (Atlanta, Ga.) Houston, University of (Houston, Tex.)

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Indiana University (Bloomington, Ind.) Indiana University Alumni (Omega Delta) Kent State University (Kent, Ohio)

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Lamar Tech (Beaumont, Tex.)

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Mississippi Vocational College (Itt i Bena, Miss.) .

North Dakota State University (Fargo, N. Dak.) Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) Ohio University (Athens, Ohio) — Stanford University (Palo Alto, Cal.) Stephen F. Austin College (Nacogdoches, Tex.)

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Texas, University of (Austin, Tex.) Wayne State Teachers College (Wayne, Neb.) West Texas State University (Canyon, Tex.)

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William L. Maxson, Eastern Washington State College John L. Carrico, University of Nevada IV William A. Euren, North Dakota State University V Melbern W. Nixon, Kansas State Teachers College VI Richard A. Worthington, University of Arkansas VII Edward L. Masters, Kent State UniversityVIII Raymond G. Young, University of Southern Mississippi IX Richard W. Bowles, University of Florida X Allan E. Gillespie, University of Connecticut XI Charles L. Colbert, Morris-Harvey College I II

DISTRICT COUNSELORS I II V VI VII

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District V Holds First Convention at

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The first convention to be held in District V was convened at the

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Zeta Chapter of TBS hosting the '<»

convention. The convention was sponsored by District Governor

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Kansas State Teachers College Band, and Mrs. Dorothy Nugent, District Counselor of Emporia. The

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members of both organizations start

ed registering on Friday afternoon,

February 7, 1964. When registra tion was complete the members and

delegates met in a joint session luncheon period which was well at

Jcinie JopUti, Bill Hcirgrave and the Kappa Kappa Psi and Tan Beta Sigma exhibit

tended.

The first meeting was a joint ses sion on Saturday morning where the officers of the district were elec ted. The district officers were:

President, Biil Hargraves of Kansas State Teachers College; Vice-Presi-

dent, Elaine Hageman, Pittsburg

were being made to establish a chapter at this school next year.

Much interest has been shown

and it was reported that the North west Missouri State College Band of Maryville was working on a pe tition for membership in KK4' and

State College; Organizational Di rector of the Intercollegiate Band,

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Edith Frick, Kansas State Teach ers College. These officers will re main in office imtil the next conven

Missouri State Teachers College at

tion is held. At that time the host of the convention will select the

District Secretary.

The afternoon sessions were spent in chapter reports and discussions on how a chapter can create interest

among its members, and projects that will be for the benefit of the

members as well as the band. Many excellent suggestions were made and the chapters shared with each other their experiences.

The convention ended Saturday evening with a banquet. Special guests of the evening were Dr. and Mrs. King, President of the Kansas State Teachers College, and Rev. David Isaac. Rev. Isaac delivered

an enjoyable after-dinner speech.

While only a few of the chapters were represented, it was pointed out that interest was growing in both organizations in this district, which is composed of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas. A report from the National Office was given

by A. Frank Martin, and he stated that a local club of girls had been organized at the Missouri School of Mines at Rolla and definite plans

In addition to this, the Southeast Cape Girardeau indicated interest

in having two chapters.

Pictured above is the display which was set up by the members of both chapters at the Kansas

State Teachers College of Emporia.

The convention was favored with a visit from the National Executive-

Secretary, A. Frank Martin, accom panied by Mrs. Martin who spent much time working with the KK-^and TB2 members.

During the blustry month of Feb ruary, the members of TBS enter tained many girls at a Rush Tea. The tea was enjoyed in the beauti ful surroundings of the Student Union Building with Mrs. Ronald Gregory as guest. Fifteen of the

rushees now make up our pledge class. The pledges elected Pat Christine as President; Gail Schlesinger, vice-president; and Brenda Walker, secretary-treasurer. The

first big duty of the pledges is to join the KK4> members in canvass ing the town for ads.

On the week-end of March 6-8, Indiana University was represented in Cincinnati at the District Con

vention by Marcella Schahfer, Car

ol O'Reilly, Mary McPherson, Kar en Hanson, Kathy London, and alumna Paula Hartly. We were proud to welcome home Miss Sch

ahfer as President of District VII.

Rho Chapter Sends Greetings to All Tau Beta Signna Chapters

By Karen Beck

As school rounds into the last stretch of the year, the members of the Rho chapter at Indiana Univer

sity would like to send greetings to the National Office and to every chapter thoughout the United States and say that we have had a most successful year and the inter

est in the Sorority program has in our minds, matched that which has

been developed by the KK-^ chap ter at Indiana University.

On April 18th, TBS will assist in the State Twirling Contest. We will sell food and baton-end covers. We will make these of red felt material with I.U. lettered in white felt.

These will he appropriate souvenirs as well as making the contest a suc cess.

Rho Chapter of TBS invites you to begin making plans for the next National Convention on our I.U. campus. Our newly elected officers,

Marcella Schahfer, president; Carol ® vice-president; Mary Mc

Pherson, secretary; Karen Hanson, treasurer; will direct our thinking and help materialize our convention plans.

Chapters at Colorado State College Will Host

DISTRICT

III

CONVENTION

Greeley, Colorado

District III Convention

MAY 14, 15. 16. 1964

Donald I. Moore, Baylor Univ. will direct Intercollegiate Band

Tentative Schedule

By Ray Spillman The District III Convention will

be held at the Colorado State Col

lege on May 14, 15, and 16. The Alpha Theta chapter of and Alpha Alpha chapter of TBS will host the convention.

The schedule calls for the registra tion to begin at 5 p.m. on Thurs day, May 14, 1964. The registra tion will be held in Frasier Hall

which is the music building for the college. All business sessions and re hearsals will be held in the music

building. Registration fee will be $5 which includes a ticket to the con

vention banquet on Friday evening, May 15 at 6:30 p. m.

Housing will be in the local mo tels which are near the campus,and the meals will be served at the

campus cafeteria. A complete sched ule and all the information needed

can be had by writing Wayman E. Walker, Director of Bands, at Colo rado State College, Greeley. Colo.

A featured part of the convention will be the Intercollegiate Band with rehearsals being held alternat ing with the business sessions dur ing Friday and Saturday, with the concert to be given on Saturday evening at 8 P.M. The guest con ductor for the Intercollegiate Band will be Donald I. Moore, Director of the Baylor University Band and

Thursday, ursday, May 14 5:00- 7:00 p.m.—Registration—Frasier p. m.63 6:00- 7:30 p.m.—District p. m.Officers Meeting 8:00- 9:00 p.m.—CSC p. m.Bands in Concert—Gunter Hall 9:30-10:30 p.m.—Social p. m.Hour—Frasier 63

Friday, May 15 7:00- 8:00 8:10- 9:00 9:10-10:00 10:10-12:00

a. m.- -Registration—Frasier Hall a. m.- -General Session—Frasier Theatre a. m.- -Separate Sessions KK4"—256, TB2—249 a. m.- -Organizational and Rehearsal

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Frasier 63 Intercollegiate Band 1 :00 2:00 4:00 5:00 6:30

-Lunch

-Committee Meetings -Band Rehearsal—Frasier 63

-Separate Session —256, TBS—249 -Convention Banquet

Saturday, May 16 8:10- 9:00 a, m.- -Committee Meetings 9:10-12:00 a. m.- -Band Rehearsal—Frasier 63

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-Directors and Wives Luncheon -Band Rehearsal—Frasier 63 -Installations and Initiations

-Separate Sessions KK4^—256, TBS—249 -Final General Session—Frasier Theatre

-District Intercollegiate Band, Concert Frazier Theatre

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The two chapters here at Colo rado State College are going all out to make this one of the best con ventions the District has held in the

history of the organization.

The Symphonic Winds of C.S.C. have just completed a succusseful tour of the southern part of the state. The torn- began February 24 with concerts in the Denver area and ended with a concert in Trini

dad, Colorado. The band returned to Greeley on March 1.

Successful pledge projects of the tour included the selling of candy and fruit on the buses. The actives

of TB2 functioned the selhng of Thank You notes to be sent to the

people that opened their homes to the members of the band. The

members were in charge of setting up the band at each of the concerts and loading the buses.

James E, Miller, soloist

Wayman E. Walker, director

April 3 & 4 are the dates of the All Colorado High School Band, which will be held on the Greeley

campus. KIL'i' and TBS aid in the sponsorship of this activity to make the week end a rewarding experi ence for the high school band mem-

bers attending from throughout the state.

We are anticipating a very busy spring quarter with the sponsorship of the All Colorado School Band and the District III Convention. We

hope to see all the District III members at the convention.

Alpha Pi Chapter Members, Wayne State Teachers College

Wayne Tau Beta Sigma Helps Build Band Interest

By Judene Zechin

Members of Alpha Pi chapter of TB2, at Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska, began thenyear's activities by contacting in coming freshman students with pre vious band experience. By encour aging them to play in the Wajme State Band, the band's membership for the year was greatly increased.

Greater musical interest among both band students themselves and among campus students was thus

emphasized as the goal for the year.

After the marching band rehearsals

began to get imder way, the mem

bers of Alpha Pi sponsored a getacquainted coke party to welcome the new band members.

Kathleen Weber, Alice Hasemantt, Janet Sedivy, Vernelle Daberkpw, Sheryl Shalander, Jtdie Jenlttns, Dr. Raymond Kelton, director; Judene Zechin, Georganna Wat\ins,

At Homecoming season as the

organizations were all getting ready

Mona Carlberg, Janis Lundquist,'Myrna Schtveisotv and Carol Traut.

for the festivities, the marching band was also busy drilling for its half-time performance. At the same

time, TBS members were busy shap ing and putting the finishing touch es on the wildcat head to be used as a mascot for the band's half-

time show. The head was worn by one of the members and to support the Wayne State Wildcats, our mas cot became officially known as "Willie, the Wildcat."

This year's officers include: Ju

dene Zechin, president; Carol Traut, vice-president; Alice Hase-

performed eight concerts in three days in the schools of Fairfield

mann, secretary; Myma Schweisow,

Union, Newark Senior High, Mans

treasurer; and Janet Sedivy, public

field

ity chairman.

High, Wickliffe Senior High, Crestwood Senior High, and Tallmadge Senior High.

While at Newark Senior High on

Ohio University Completes Three Day Concert Tour for High Schools

To provide fimds for our treasmy, our chapter sponsored an after

barbecue for the band. The band

By Richard A. Price

The Ohio

University

Concert

Malabar, Mansfield Senior

February 3rd, the Alpha Delta Chapter of KKT' bestowed honorary membership to Myron Pearce, Di rector of Instrumental Music in the

game dance in the Student Union.

Band is again under the baton of

Newark School System. Mr. Pearce,

Members helped decorate the Stu

Charles Minelli, Ohio University

an outstanding musician, has for

dent Union appropriately.

Director of Bands. Assistant con

many years been adjudicator and

Six pledges were initiated into TBS in a candlelight initiation cere-

ductor is William Brophy, with Graduate Assistant, Donald Stan

clinician. Mr. Pearce conveys his

inony, February 23. The following

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six pledges became sisters of our organization: Kathleen Weber, Sheryl Shalander, Julie Jenkins, Georganna Watkins, Mona Carlberg, and Janis Limdquist.

The Wayne State Band, under the direction of Dr. Raymond Kelton, Tau Beta's sponsor, will soon go on its annual two-day tour to present concerts in several high schools in the surrounding area.

The torn- will be climaxed with a

final concert in the College Auditorimn on the Wayne State campus on April 2.

With the band providing tradi

enthusiasm for music and the band each summer as a member of the

The Annual Winter Concert by

staff at the Ohio University Sum

the Ohio University Concert Band was held on January 19 in Memor ial Auditorium. Wearing formal at tire, the band presented a varied program including Mendelssohn's

mer Music Workshop. and TBS chapters from

Ruy Bias Overture, Richard Wag ner's Siegfried's Rhine Journey, Frank Erickson's Chorale for Band, Ronald LoPresti's Pageant Over

Ohio University recently held elec tion of officers. Alpha Delta chapter of TBS announced their new of

ture, and Two Intermezzi from The

ficers to be Jean Kogel, president; Janet McCombs, vice-president; Karen Riddlebaugh, treasurer; Mary Margaret Fisher, secretary.

Alpha Delta chapter of KK^ re

Jewels of the Madonna by Wolf Ferrari. 'The band also presented

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Ronald Serapilio, clarinetist, gradu

Tumbull, vice-president; Richard

ported their new officers to be War

Mock,

president; Timothy

ate assistant in the School of Mus

Ross, secretary; Ken Humphrey,

is, performing Valse Caprice by

treasurer.

exercises, April 17, the band activ

Mayeur. The concert concluded with Selections from Leonard Bern

ities will come to a close for the

stein's West Side Story.

year. So, also, with the election of officers for the coming fall term.

Alpha Pi's activities will come to a close for another year.

Both the KKTr and TBS chapters from Ohio University participated in the District VII Convention,

place this year on February 3-5.

The night before the tour started, KK^ and TBS chapters sponsored a

tional music for the Commencement

The Band's Annual Tour took

March 6, 7, and 8. Warren Mock, sophomore percussion major from Ohio University, was elected vicepresident of District VII.

KKPsi Chapter Installed At Arkansas State College

By Tom O'Conner

On March 7, 1964, an event oc curred in the Arkansas State Col lege Band Room which will have a beneficial effect on the ASC Bands for years to come. That event

was the installation of a new chap ter of KK'$'. The new fraternal

group, Delta Rho Chapter, was iastalled by a team from Lambda

Chapter of the University of Ar kansas. Accompanying the installa tion group was the Governor of

District VI, Dr. Richard Worthington, director of Bands at the Uni

Dr. Richard Worthington, district governor, presents charter to president, Tom O'Conner

versity of Arkansas, the installing

members of the Arkansas State Col

officer.

lege Band. It was recognized as a

Along with the students initiated into KK^ were three honorary members. They were Donald R. Minx, director of bands; John Al exander, assistant director and spon sor of Delta Rho Chapter; and Robert Moore, Dean of Students.

Duane H. Haskell, head of the Fine Arts Department, is to be installed as an honorary member at a later date.

personal service organization for the

Arkansas State College Band. The club members acted as loading and setting up crews for band trips and performances, and also provided en tertainment for band parties.

Two years ago the club reorgan ized into the Indian Bandsmen, a formal functioning group within the A.S.C. Band, and this group became the petitioning imit for membership

A banquet was held after the in stallation to honor the visiting group from the University. Enter tainment was provided by Bill Bell

in KK^'-, which was installed as the

and The Tribe a fine dance band on

two are located at the University of

campus. John Alexander, former first chair trmnpet in the Air Force Band and a member of the "Sing ing Sargeants," spoke on Profession al Careers versus Teaching Careers

Arkansas and the Arkansas Tech

in Music.

Some six years ago an informal band organization was formed from

Delta Rho chapter of the Frater nity, this being the third chapter in the state of Arkansas. The other

College.

The members of the new Delta

Rho chapter are: Tommy O'Con nor,, president; Paul McBride, vicepresident; Tommy Gambill, secre tary; Jimmy Richardson, treasurer; Donald Jones, Douglas King, Ned

Delta Rho members and Lambda initiation team

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Ellis, Clive Collins, Vaugn Jerome, Jim Norsworthy, Frank Elrod, Jim my Carr, David Bingham, John Er win, Fred Bamhill, Don Robins, Wallis Joe Rogers, Michael E. Telker. Honorary members are:

Donald Minz, Dean Robert Moore, Dr. Duane H. Haskell and John L. Alexander.

The history of the Arkansas State

College Band is rather vague, but the beginning of a new era in the life of the band seemed to have

started some ten years ago when Donald R. Minx was chosen as the

director of the organization. Mr. Minx came to the campus with the training and experience that was

needed to give life and vitality and interest to the band. Mr. Minx re ceived his Bachelor of Science de

gree and his Master's degree from

Indiana State Teachers College.

He was a french horn major while in college and has studied under some of the prominent musicians throughout the United States. Be sides his college studies and teach ing experience, he spent three years in the U. S. Infantry.

Mr. Minx, ably assisted the last few years by Harold Workman, Associate Director of Bands; Jan Seifert, Assistant Director of Bands (who is on a leave of absence for

the purpose of obtaining his doctor ate) and John Alexander, Associate Director of Bands, has built the Arkansas State College Band into one of the more notable bands of the southwest.

Seated: Lambda Initiation Team, Dr. Worthington, ]ordan, Allen, /. Dorre, Vord, Alexander', Natnla, Rouse, T. Dorre, Leidy.

Delta Rho Members: Second row: Bingbam, McBride, v.p.; Rohbins, Erwin, Jerome, Tel{{er, Collins, Rogers, Richardson, ireas.: Elrod.

BacJ( Row: Alexander, sponsor; Jones, Norsworthy, King, Gambill, sec.; Carr, Ellis, Barnhill, O'Connor, pres.

The college band is a part of the fine arts department and is recognized very highly for the won derful record it has established not

only as a concert band and march ing band, but it has developed an outstanding Military Band.

New Director Chosen for Ohio State's Famous

Marching Band

By Gail E. Whson

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 10— Prof. Jack O. Evans of the Ohio

State University School of Music will relinquish the directorship of the university's top-ranking March ing Band on April 1, Prof. Henry A. Bruinsma, director of the school, announced Monday (3-9) night.

Succeeding him in the Marching Band directorship will be Dr. Charles L. Spohn, currently associ ate director of the band and associ

ate professor in the School of MuDean Donald P. Cottrell of the

College of Education, of which the School of Music is a part, said: "I have approved Prof. Evan's request for this change in assignment with regret and congratulate him on the great work he has done during

Dr. Charles L. Spohn, new director

Jach O. Evans, jormer director

Marching Band will be under the direction of Dr. Spohn, who has as sisted Prof. Evans during his entire directorship. We anticipate contin uation of the high quality perform

people: Professor Jack O. Evans,

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Marching Band."

his tenure with the band."

Dr. Spohn has served as assistant Dr. Burinsma also expressed re gret at Prof. Evans' decision. "I am

pleased, however," he said, "that he will continue in the School of Mu

sic as a major conductor of instru mental organizations. In addition to the Marching Band, he has been conductor of the Buckeye Band and

will continue in this capacity with this organization, which has made fine contributions in concerts, at basketball games and other athletic events, and at other imiversity func tions. I am pleased also that the

and associate director of the March

ing Band for 12 years. The new di rector is a specialist in percussion instruments and directs a federally sponsored research project dealing with programmed instruction in mu sic theory.

Marching Band

The 1963 Ohio State University Band consists of 144 male students who are selected on the basis of

music auditions and marching tryouts, and a staff of the following

Ohio State presents script writing formation

Director; Dr. Charles L. Sophn, As sociate Director; Fred M. Dart and Jeff H. Cook, Assistant Directors; Dick Heine, Arranger; and Tom Johnson, announcer. This group is organized one week before the open ing of classes. Members must quali fy for the band each year. The Marching Band performs for all home football games and one or two away games each year. The rehears al time of the group (two hours each day, Monday through Friday, and one hour before the game on Saturday) is divided between music and marching practice to meet spe cific needs. All music for the foot

ball show is especially arranged for the all-brass instrumentation. Dur

ing the football season, both March ing and the Concert Band perform (cf. The Podium; February, 1964).

Some students participate in both groups. Upon the completion of the season, the Marching Band is dis banded and a number of the mem

bers are added to the Buckeye

Band, the Military Band, and the All-Brass Concert Band.

The Ohio State University March ing Band was first organized as a fife and drum corp in 1878 and de veloped into a band in 1879. It be

came the first all-brass college band -vt''

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in 1934 under the direction of Eu gene J. Weigel, Director Emeritus of The School of Music of The Ohio

State University. The band became nationally recognized and a leader

in the field of marching bands un der Professor Weigel (1929 to 1938). The band has made three trips to the Rose Bowl and has

presented nxmierous television ap pearances.

From 1939 to 1942, Professor Manley R. Whitcomb was director.

After serving with the Armed Forc es, he returned as director from 1946 to 1951. During Professor Whitcomb's absence. Professor Wil liam B. McBride, president of the Music Educators National Confer

ence from 1956 to 1958, served as director. Professor Jack O. Evans

came to the University as associate director in 1947, and was appointed director of the Marching Band in

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The Difference.

A number of techniques now widely used by high school and college marching bands which were pioneered by The Ohio State Uni versity Marching Band are: Floating formations.

Animated tion.

movement of forma

The well-known and much imitat

ed "ramp" entrance.

Script writing, portrayed by the famous Script Ohio formation, which has become the trademark of this band.

The use of faster marching tem pos and the high step.

The use of a measured step (8 steps to 5 yards) for greater pre cision.

The use of a basic band forma

tion that permits the band to be reversible (the band, therefore, may change the direction of movement without loss of soimd).

Precision drills and dance rou tines.

Double formations (in order to provide spectators on both sides of the stadium the opportunity to see the complete show).

Flute players and makers generally agree that the heart of the flute is the embouchure hole. It affects tone. It affects resistance. It affects

is essential in order for the

performer to achieve finest tonal quality with great carrying power.

Some manufacturers create instru ments which do not have the nec

essary resistance, especially in stu dent models. This restricts progress beyond the first stages of develop ment. These variations also lessen

the carrying power of the instru ment. Yet, between brands, there is great variation in both the size and shape of this vital opening.

To establish uniformly correct playing characteristics, Artley's standards are fundamentally those

the musician's abUity to produce the necessary "halo" of overtones, particularly in the lower register,

of Theobald Boehm. He deter

"Prelude" models, assure the play

mined that both the angle of the embouchure hole and the height of

its sides greatly influence the pro duction of tone.

Specifically, Boehm found: An angle of 7 degi-ees is best adapted to the enthe tone compass and best for most flute players. Walls, 4.2mm thick, and the mouth hole, 10mm wide and 12mm long.

This size and angle permits the flutist to play with great warmth, particularly in the lower register, and with proper tone freedom in the second and thkd octaves, with out losing necessary resistance.

which gives the flute its distinctive voice.

The dimensions built into every Artley flute, including the student ers of achieving a finer tone with greater carrying power. A precision Pantograph machine cuts each embouchm-e hole to a tolerance within one ten-thousandths of an inch.

There's no guesswork! Accuracy and uniformity are an integral part of each instrument.

Embouchure plate design DOES make a difference.

One you'll find in Artley.

Even with this exact knowledge, the embouchures of many BoehmMendler flutes varied in size, be cause without precision tools, exact uniformity was impossible. The holes were cut by hand. At different times. Under different circum stances. In different environments.

The correct amount of resistance

ELKHART, INDIANA

A central theme for half-time shows and the use of a musical

theme to unify the show.

Annoimcements timed to fit into

a given nmnber of beats of music to provide a smoother show.

The beautiful reproduction of the "Soimd of The Ohio State Univer

sity Campus Chimes." (The fam ous "Sound of the Campus Chimes" is an imitation of the chimes heard

every hour on the campus of The Ohio State University.)

The "Soimd of the Campus Chimes" is now the traditional introduction to

the Alma Mater, "Carmen Ohio."

ARTLEY SCHOLARSHIP

Artley, Inc., manufacturers of flutes and piccolos, has announced auditions for the 1964 Artley Scholarsliip in Flute. The Scholarship winner will study with James Pellerite at the Chautauqua School of Music, Chautauqua, New York, July 6 through August 28, 1964.

Auditions close May 15, 1964.

The seventh annual scholarship

offered by Artley is a continuing part of their educational services program. It affords a rare oppor tunity for a deserving student to

study with Mr. Pelletite, Professor of Flute, Indiana University, one of America's distinguished flutists, formerly of the Detroit, Indianap olis and Philadelphia Orchestras and a leading authority on the flute and flute playing. The scholar ship offered is for the maximum sum of $150.00, which includes tui tion in flute and practice fees.

Scholarship wiimer must provide orchestra, gate fee and room and board at a scholarship house, plus spending money and round trip transportation.

University of Colorado Has Developed a Varied Program in Music Dept.

M.V.C. Concert Band Plans Gulf Coast Tour

ed by high school directors in a 5 state area by performing many

of the new publications for band at

By Charles Bishop

the Annual CU Reading Clinic held in January.

By Chuck Buechman

The Band program at the Uni versity of Colorado is headed by Director of Bands, Hugh E. Mc-

total band persormel is divided into

are assisted by an outstanding fac

smaller instrumentation. This group

ulty: Paul Lehman (Bassoon and

also presents "Coffee Concerts" and plays at the Reading Clinic.

Oboe), Cecil Effinger (Oboe), Gene Eland (Saxophone), Richard Join er (Clarinet), Charles Misare (French Horn), and Charles Watts (Percussion).

There is a varied band program available at the University of Colo rado. During football season the personnel is divided into the Men's

Marching Band (termed by a local sports writer—"Mac's Marchers"), and the Women's Activities Band.

Both bands perform at the football games as the women join in playing music in the stands. During the rest of the year there are three bands, the Symphonic Band and the Little Concert Band (a wind ensemble) under the direction of

Hugh E. McMillen, and the Con cert Band directed by Alden Mc Kinley.

The Symphonic Band plays two formal concerts on the campus, takes an annual tour to Denver

high schools during the winter, and makes tapes for a series of band radio programs. The Concert Band plays several "Coffee Concerts" in

the ^University Memorial Center throughout the year and performs at both the CU Relays and the

spring football game. Both bands perform a service greatly appreciat

the outer realm of neatness."

The Mississippi Vocational Col

are directed by Alden McKinley,

Frank Baird (Brass) and Alden C. McKinley (Flute). These directors

KK^) and Low Brass, instructor; assisted by Associate Directors,

a rippling brook, it often flows into

three basketball bands. These bands Frank Baird, and Paul Lehman.

The Little Concert Band is made up of 45 members from the Sym phonic Band and performs those types of music best adapted to

Millen (Past Grand President of

"Soft melodious fills the soul and attimes the ear with sweetness: like

During the Basketball season, the

lege concert band, under the direc tion of Mr. Russell Boone, plans this year to tour several southern states. Beginning April 19th the band will perform in eleven cities with a total number of twelve con certs.

The band will leave the campus on April 19th for the Mississippi

In addition, the Little Concert Band plays an annual Spring tour in some part of Colorado and makes request appearances in and around

Gulfcoast, playing concerts in Moss Point, Bilouxi, Pascagoula, Gulfport, Hattiesurg, Brookhaven, McComb, and Picayime, Mississippi.

The band will then journey to Mo bile, Alabama, and then back to New Orleans, Louisiana. The climax

Denver and Boulder.

The final part of the band pro gram is made up of the various woodwind, brass, and percussion en sembles which perform in concert on campus and around the state.

of the tour will be a concert at

Southern University, Baton Rouge,

We are proud to say the KK^I' and TBy plays an important part in most of these organizations.

Louisiana.

The Delta Pi Chapter pledge club have made great progress in planning and prompting several projects. They have sponsored an after hour chow session, which was designed to raise funds for an initia tion banquet. The clefs have also posted life sign sillouetts around the

So until May, this is your mile high voice of the Rockies bidding you farewell for Alpha Iota and Gamma chapters.

The big event for the spring se mester will be our participation in the District III meeting to be held at Colorado State College in Greeley on May 14, 15, and 16. Both of the chapters at the University of Colorado have always had a deep interest in the District Convention,

campus, to stimulate more interest among their fellow bandsmen.

The Delta Pi and Gamma Eta

Chapters will serve as host and

hostess to several high school bands (located in the Mississippi Delta)

and we plan to have a large delega

during their 3rd annual band fes tival. The festival will be held on April 3rd. The final event of the festival will be a concert rendered

tion which will make a contribution

to the District Intercollegiate Band.

The band will be directed by Don Moore, Director of the Baylor Uni versity

Band

and

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by the Arkansas A.M.&N. College concert band, of Pine Bluff, Arkan

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result of efforts of the men and

Developes New Face for Sixty-four Band

greatly boosted by the band's new

women of

look—fresh enthusiasm seems to have been included in the cartons

By Mike Pearce

of new uniforms. Everyone is really

A much-needed change in appear ance was realized by the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhound Marching Band late last fall with the purchase of new, especially de signed uniforms. Plans were for the flashy new uniforms to be available for public showing at Eastern's homecoming game in mid-Novem ber, but that date passed with no sign of uniforms. After injuiries had been made, the imiforms were

anticipating tour and even march ing season next fall and a chance to show off these attractive uniforms.

So, with a "new face" in '64, the

Greyhound Band hopes to reach even higher in attitude and experi ence and to brighten still further the image of the Showband of the Southwest.

With the coming of the new uni forms for the band, KK-$' and TBS have been united in their effort to

promised for the band's Christmas

develop a greater band spirit and

performance on December 14.

Once again, however, the ill-fated order was delayed and with only three days left before the concert

and TB2, has been

an award was presented to Marcus After all the decorations have been removed from the regular uniform, the band has a new and different appearance with this blacky suit with silver thread.

Meyna for his outstanding work in the marching band.

Southwest, pace-setter for outstand ing college and high school band performance in West Texas and New Mexico for many years.

The beauty, practicality, and versatility of these suits conforms

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growing campus and should aid the band in maintaining its traditional role as the bulwark of school spirit.

Durable black 100% wool pro vides the body of the uniform while a lustrous interwoven silver thread

The Eastern Band has a new two-in-one band

uniform this year. The regular band uniform is worn by P. D. Henry

adds a complimentary glow to the garment. Distinguished silver cita tion cords complete the tuxedo-type concert rendition, while a silver overlay with its bold green letter "E" provides a flashy marching uniform. The concert uniform is worn with black bow-ties and the

still no uniforms were here, though they had reportedly been sent some

marching version utilizes spats and green-trimmed

three weeks earlier.

shakos.

Then a flood of parcels arrived and the Greyhound Band foimd it self strikingly outfitted — with

Though they have been worn on two occasions already, the new uni forms will see much more extensive

plumes, bow-ties, and citation cords!

Finally, with all panic buttons hav ing been pushed and prayers said,

usage as the band tours West Tex as and New Mexico this spring. The five-day tour will take the band to

the essentials of the suit arrived, less than 24 hours before perform

the homes of some of the most out

ance time.

A quick check showed that meas urements had been accurate and

travel damage slight. It was a fine day in Portales as the band showed off its new uniforms to a pleasantly surprised audience.

'These Ostwald uniforms, design

ed by Mr. Floren Thompson, Di rector of Bands, have long been

needed by the Showband of the

white silver

standing high school bands in the Southwest, so excellence in appear

ance and performance are vital.

On this tour, the band will be presenting a variety of works, a

The new drum major uniform is worn by Don Bailey, drum major for the 1963-64 academic year.

sponsored a homecoming luncheon for graduate members of the Fraternity. In addition to this.

Beta

Lambda

entered

the

All-

Campus Sing and presented some three numbers.

KK4^ and TBS are known as the "work crew" for the district solo

and ensemble contest, which will be held at the University.

One of the feature events of this semester has been a smoker for the freshmen bandmen at which time films of the band in action and slides of the convention in Tucson,

few of which are Tunbridge Fair, American Civil War Fantasy, Vari ants on a Medival Tune, American

Arizona were presented.

Both KKT' and TBS are planning to send a large delegation of mem bers and delegates to the District

in Paris, Pieces of Eight, and Se

III Convention which will be held

lections from Gounod's Faust.

at Colorado State College, May 14-

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Lumberjack Band Has New Director at

Stephen F. Austin College

By Nancy Newkihk

The Lumberjack Band at Steph en F. Austin State College at Nacogdoches, Texas, is entering in to the last half of a most successful season under the direction of our

new director, Kenneth Green. One of the first projects imdertaken by Beta Zeta chapter was to work out a plan in order to recruit new mem bers for the band.

Under the direction of sponsor Kenneth Green and President Nan

cy Newkirk, the "Tau Beasties" set up an information desk in the col lege student center from which they handed out free material on the band.

In return, all who had been in band or played an instrument were asked to fill out information cards.

These cards were used as a basis

for recruiting. The Beta Zeta chap ter is thinking about making this an annual project because it was quite successful in securing new members for the band which helped in a great way.

After football season closed, the

band gave its time to the prepara tion of concerts, which are present ed for the students and faculty

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE—Linda Bridges, v-p: Twink, Sitton and Janei Gray and student

In connection with this, several par ties and get-togethers will be plan ned in order to present the program of the Fraternity and the Sorority.

During a recent initiation cere mony, the Beta Zeta Chapter of TBS, a national honorary band so rority at Stephen F. Austin State College, Nacogdoches, Texas, initia ted three honorary members. The honorary members are Mrs. Jimmie Hudgins, Miss Glenna Newkirk, and Mr. Kenneth Green.

The spring semester will be given over to the pledging and installing

Mrs. Hudgins, wife of former band director at the College, is a local piano teacher in Nacogdoches.

Mrs. Hudgins received her bachelor of music degree from East Texas State College and taught music in

of new members for

public schools for a few years before

members. It was here that KK^ and

TBS had an opportunity to assist Director Green in presenting out standing programs.

and TBS.

Mrs. limmie Htidgins

Kenneth Green, Director

devoting all her time to private in struction.

Miss Newkirk is an EnglishJournalism teacher at Nacogdoches, High School. She attended Kilgore Jr. College for two years and re ceived her bachelor of arts degree from East Texas State College.

Miss Newkirk received her teacher's

certificate from SFA last year.

Mr. Green, former director of the nationally-famous Bossier City High School Band, is presently the director of the Lumberjack Band at the College. Mr. Green is a wellknown

woodwind

instructor

and

clinician throughout the southwest.

He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, a national honor society, and an honorary member of KK^.

Glenna Netvkirk.

Dir. Gary Garner Leads West Texas State Univ.

Through Active Season

By Cuetis Chowell

The West Texas State University Band has been very active this year.

We are very fortunate to have a new director, Mr. Gary Gamer. Mr. Gamer is a native of Amarillo, Tex as. He reecived his bachelors de

gree from Texas Technological Col lege and his master from the Uni versity of Southem Califomia. He has served very capably as a guest clinician and conductor in Texas,

Oklahoma, and New Mexico. An ac complished flutist, Mr. Gamer also

plays first bassoon in the Amarillo Symphony. Mr. Garner was initiat ed into the W.T. Chapter of KK'5^ this fall.

The band played at all of our

home football games this fall and in addition, went to San Antonio, where it performed for the W.T.-

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Top row: Johnson, Nichols, Andrews Middle row: Nelson, Stockton, Slochard Bottom row: Milligan, Vaughn, Ragsdale

First row: Stout, Hall, Vinson Bach row: Wiseman Carter, Chaney, Allred

The spring pledge classes of both TBS and KK^ have been very active this year. The KK'^^ pledge class is composed of: Randy Vaughn, Clov-

members. Miss Noreen Putnam, TBS, Dalhart, Texas, jimior, was

is. New Mexico; Jim Stockard, Earth, Texas; David Stockton, Plainview, Texas; Terry Milligan, Tulia, Texas; Jimmy Andrews, Ve ga, Texas; Vince Johnson, Pampa, Texas; Glen Nelson, Hereford, Texas; Steve Ragsdale, Odessa, Texas; Willy Lehman, Brownwood, Texas; Carl Thompson, Monahans, Texas; and Johnny Nichols, Mid

ford, Miss Elaine Elliott, Phillips, Texas, and Miss Ann Pierce, Colo rado City, Texas. All three of these girls are TBS. The TBS scholarship was awarded to Miss Sandra Chaney, a pledge of TBS, from Plainview. Sandra is

land, Texas.

with

The TBS pledge class is composed of: Mrs. Rowie Durden, Mrs. John Green, Martha Hall, Dalhart, Tex as; Jerilyn Carter, Amarillo, Texas; Sandra Chaney, Plainview, Texas; Donita Allred, Hereford, Texas; Carolyn Vinson, Panhandle, Texas;

Eula Stout, Dalhart, Texas; and Frances Wisemsm, Sudan, Texas.

Dr. ]ohn E. Green, honorary member

Trinity game. After football sea son, the band gave it's annual 'Christmas Concert. After the con

cert, TB2 and KK-^^ gave a reception in the band hall honoring Mr. Gary Gamer, Mr. Gerald Hemphill, and Mr. Rowie Durden, our directors.

At the first of the spring semester our new department head. Dr. John E. Green, arrived. Dr. Green, a na tive of Cleveland, Ohio, came to W.T. from Long Beach State Col lege, Long Beach, Califomia. Dr. Green has been made a honorary bandsman and is now in the process

The pledge classes were very help ful during the W.T. Concert Band's recent spring tour. The tour, which lasted a week, took the band all over the Texas Panhandle and into

Oklahoma. During this tour, Gerald Grant, KK-$-, was featured as a solo

ist, as were Mr. Gamer and Mr. Durden. Our tour was very suc cessful.

The aimual band banquet was

held March 20 at the Holiday IimWest in Amarillo. At the banquet

the outstanding bandswoman and Bandsman were announced. They are: Miss Ruth Ann Bedford. Wich

of going through pledging to become

ita Falls, Texas, and Mr. Jeff Doughten, Panhandle, Texas. Ruth

a KK^ member.

Aim and Jeff are TBS and KK^'

crowned band sweetheart. Her at tendants were Miss Ruth Ann Bed

a freshman.

KKT^ and

TBS

members and

pledges have been very helpful several

contests

held

at

W.T. campus this year. Some of the contests include a Stage Band Festival, a Piano Festival, and five U.I.L. contests.

To close our school year, the Concert Band will present a con cert on May 24 honoring our sen

iors. The graduating TBS's and KK^'s are: Mrs. Wanda Daughten.

Plainview, Texas; and Miss Anne

Hoobler, Canadian, Texas; Mr. Jeff Doughten, Panhandle, Texas; Mr. Larry Kingsley, Spearman, Texas; Mr. Dick Lowry, Colorado City, Texas; and Mr. Johnny Garrison, Phillips, Texas.

The officers of TBS are: Presi

dent, Elaine Eliott; Vice-President, Pat Tucker; Secretary, Ann Yates; Treasurer, Ann Pierce; Historian, Sue Wiens; Reporter, Thelma McClimg.

The KK4^ officers are: President,

Dois Pace; Vice-President, IkeNail; Secretary, Richard Bales; Treasurer, Curtis Crowell; Parlia mentarian, James Petty.

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lington Training School. In 1917

Rebel Band Service Club

the school was renamed Grubbs Vo cational College and made a mem ber of the A&M system of state

Becomes Delta Sigma

Chapter in KKPsi

schools.

The college was called North Texas Jimior Agricultural College,

By Jerry R. Barnes Some 22 members of the Rebel

beginning in 1923, but the "Junior"

Band Service Organization of the Arlington State College Band trav

was dropped at a later date. Ar lington State College, the present

eled to TCU and were installed as

name, became effective Jime 21, 1949. As early as 1913 the private school had a band for a short peri

Delta Sigma chapter of They were accompanied by their director and associate director who

became honorary members of the Fraternity.

The initiation ceremony was presentetd by the initiation team at T.C.U. Following the initiation the chapter was installed by James A. Jacobsen, Director of the T.C.U.

od.

The bands of the state college, known as Arlington State Col

lege, have enjoyed 37 years of out H. Mahan, director

known as the REBSO. The club

started immediately to make pre

standing achievement.

The first State College band was organized by Lieutenant L. W.

Band and the Grand Secretary-

parations to petition KK4^ for mem

Caine when the school was known

Treasurer of KK'S'.

The new members

bership as soon as they could meet the requirements set up by the col lege. The petition was accepted by the Grand Council and the chapter was installed March 15, 1964.

as

were

then

greeted and entertained by the members of the T.C.U. chapter and they were told about the District Convention which would be held at

The charter members of the new

Baylor University, March 20-22, 1964. The boys from Arlington were so interested that they later sent

Delta Sigma chapter are; Jerry R. Barnes (President); Steve P. Lewis (Vice-President); John D. Fergu son (Secretary); Lionel J. Edmondson, Jr. (Treasurer); Frederick G. Norman, III, Kenneth R. Hicks, Billy E. Hitt, Larry Don Pope, William T. Shaw, Donald A. Smith, Alan D. Stovall, John H. Watson, Roger M. Weed, Phillip Ray Baxley, James W. Benton, Jr., Stephen R. Chaney, Jimmy T. Clifton, Ce cil C. Darby, Jr., Nicky Ray Mallouf, William B. Sarratt. Ill, Ken neth Ray Vines, Albert B. Watkins, III, Jack H. Mahan, Director, and William F. Postlethwaite, Sponsor.

Arlington State College had its beginning as a private school in 1894 under the name of Arlington College. It later became known as Carlisle Military Academy and Ar

six members to the District Con vention.

The Rebel Band Service Organ ization was organized in the spring of 1961. James Jacobsen, then Dis trict Governor of the Fraternity, visited the Rebel Band upon invita tion, and gave an explanation of KKtJ' ad its worth to college bands.

The club started immediately to set up projects and activities that would help in the band program. .

Under the sponsorship of Jack H. Mahan in late April, 1961, it was decided that a Bandsmen Or

ganization should be established.

This group met, elected officers, and chose the name as the Rebel

Band Service Organization to be

Grubbs

Vocational

mained its leader imtil Jime, 1957, The present Director of Bands, Jack H. Mahan, assumed the po sition of Director of Bands on July 15, 1957. William F. Postlethwaite, the Assistant Band Director, as sumed his duties as assistant in

September of 1963. Both Mahan and Postlethwaite were bandsmen

of the college in 1930 and 1949 re spectively.

Mahan, as a student at NTAC became commander of the band and

Corp executive officer, holding the rank of major and was the student assistant to Colonel Irons.

Postlethwaite was Band Drum

Major. During the many years of outstanding achievement, the Bands have won many honors. In 1932, while Mahan was Band Command

er, the band won first prize in the Junior College Class at the State Fair of Texas, possibly the last con test held for college bands in Texas.

Arlington State College Marching Band, Arlington, Texas, Jack H. Mahan, director

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Colonel Earl D. Irons became di rector of the band in 1925 and re

Delta Sigma charter members, Arlington State College

Iota Chapter at Georgia Tech Generates New

Spirit in College Band

By Lynn F. Price

Activities of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Band were kicked

off by the audition and signing of Freshman band members Septem ber 19th. This was handled by our director, Mr. Ben Logan Sisk, and the brothers of

Tech's first football game was scheduled for Sept. 14th against

in

the University of Florida. As this was a full two weeks before the be

ginning of the quarter, the Yellow Jacket Band did not participate.

We did, however, have a band day

of sorts, with twenty-nine high Front row. Jerry R. Barnes (pres.); Stephen P. Letvis (v-pres.)\ Larry Don Pope, Stephen Chaney

Second row-. Lionel /. Edmonton (trea.); Nick. Mallottf, Wm. E. Postlewaite (sponsor); Kenneth Hicks, James Benton

Third row. Alan Stovall, Mickey Darby, John Ferguson (sec.); John Watson, Roger Weed

Lamar Tech College Band Visits University of Mexico For Football Same

By Mamanne Walker

"Viva la Mexico!" TB2 girls of the Lamar Tech Band had been in

vited to march in Mexico City. Al pha Upsilon members were more than

thrilled

that

the

Cardinal

Marching Band would give a half time show in the 100,000 seat stadi um of the University of Mexico.

The band would spend a week in Mexico just before the Christmas holidays.

The stay in Mexico is one I don't think any TB2 member will ever for get. The trip was highlighted by a parade down Juarez Avenue, the

main thoroughfare of Mexico City.

The Cardinal band was the first band from the United States to

march through the streets of Mexi co City. The Mexican people were very enthusiastic about the band and large number of people gather ed along the street to watch.

The band also played a concert in an open air theater. When the band played the school song of Mexico Polly, they were given a

standing ovation. The students of Mexico Polly had never heard their school song played by a band. The tune had always been whistled by the students.

On the day of the football game

of Lamar Tech vs. Mexico Polly, excitement filled the band. Every one realized that they would be performing before an audience com posed of more than 50,000 people.

The performance was overwhelm ingly accepted. The Mexican people were wonderful! The trip was a grand finale to a very successful season.

Fall pledge season for Alpha Up silon members was a success. The four members of the class were all

accepted as new actives in the Al pha Upsilon Chapter. Liz Hancock was selected as best pledge and re ceived a silver charm engraved with "BEST PLEDGE." Linda McDon

ald was chosen as best active by the pledges. She also received a charm.

Spring semester got off to a great start, when TBS members provided a refreshment stand at the high school solo and ensemble contest that was held at Lamar Tech.

Alpha Upsilon members sold trma fish and pimento cheese sandwiches,

candy, gmn, and donuts. The sale was a big success.

The spring pledge class triples

school bands from the greater At lanta area participating in the halftime show.

The game and half-time festivi

ties were on national television and, as luck would have it, it rained "cats and dogs." Even so, it was a tremendous success, drawing praise from not only those connect ed with Georgia Tech, but the gen eral public as well. It was truly Mr. Sisk's shining hour!

Each Fall the Tech Band makes

two out-of-state trips with the foot

ball team. This year we journeyed to the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and to Bir

mingham, Alabama for the Ala bama game. A good time was had by all on both occasions.

It has become a tradition of the Yellow Jacket Band to have a ham-

bin-ger and coke party the week end prior to the annual game with the University of Georgia. It is the function of the Iota chapter of 10^4^ here at Tech to organize and super vise all such activities of the band, and its has become a custom of the

chapter to let the pledges organize this party. As Iota chapter pledged eleven men this fall, there was enough help to make this party a real smash!

the fall class. The twelve members

Janice Wise, and Wanda Woods.

Pledge captain for the spring class

The activity of the band during the Winter Quarter is primarily that of rehearsing concert music for the spring; however, as in the past, a 30-member "pep band" played for the home basketball games and this quarter for the first time a special

is Janice Wise.

section was reserved for the band.

are as follows: Betty Cruz. Kay

Grant, Wanda Hamrick, Ida Hirasaki, Beverly Hutchinson, Emily Hohes, Sarah Lowther, Helen Pate, Charlene Hamsey, Lora Talbert,

KKPsi and TBSigma Aids University of Houston in Developing Band Program

Tau Chapter members. University of Houston

By Pamela Laird and Neal Weaver

TBS and ICK^ members at the

University of Houston have helped the University Band put on some very unusual performances this

year,^ome of which were mechani cal in nature.

The band was asked to perform for the elite American Bandmasters Association at their national con

vention in San Antonio, Texas. The busses were loaded at 5:45 Thurs

day morning, March 5th and head ed toward Fort Sam Houston where

the rest of the day was spent in re hearsals for our concert the next

evening. Friday morning brought more rehearsals, but in the after

noon, everyone enjoyed seeing the

Seated'. Barki", Brotherton, Franl{inson, Brool^s Standing'. Myers, Laird, Cooney and Brastvell

Alamo and other interesting spots.

Friday evening we gave our con cert in the La Villita Assembly Hall with such noted guest con ductors as Glenn Bainum, William

Rhoads, R. B. Watson, Richard Brittain, Captain Harry Meuser,

Captain Dale Harpham, Leonard

Beta Sigma Chapter of and Tau Chapter of TBS have taken an active part in the band activities all year. During the marching sea son KK^ and TBS provided cold apples after the halftime shows for the band members and supported the band when it held its annual

Falcone, George Wilson, Charles Brendler, and Everett McCracken.

and name tags. The band was hon ored with a banquet and dance by the Athletic Department of the Uni versity of Houston in appreciation for all the school spirit it had pro vided during the season.

As a money-making project this year, TBS sold turkeys as Thanks giving decoration. They were made of red and white feathers stuck in

James T. Matthews, our director, also conducted us in a very unusual

styrofoam balls with red cenhille heads and feet. Our TBS Chapter

piece entitled Interpolations, 1964

also made suits alike and wore them when it ushered and monitored the

by University of Houston ^aduate

All-Region V Band tryouts and concerts held in January on the

Roland Jordan of Texas City, Tex

as. By the use of pre-recorded tapes and speakers placed at different points around the auditorium, very

campus. TBS served coffee and

interesting soimds were produced.

ran the information booth.

It took many hours of recording ses sions and rehearsals to complete the

has an active pledge class this year with Albert Closs, Ed Coleman, Ronald Hendricks, Gene Schreiber, and Aubrey Tucker. The officers for this year have been

helped set up the equipment and

piece.

Men running the three tape ma

chines sat behind the band during

Neal Weaver, president; Ed Jablonsky, vice-president; Charles Fergu

the performance in order to get their cues from the director. Mr. Jordan said of this piece that he

was trying to draw the audience in to the events of the music and make the listener an active participant.

Our band was privileged to play for the late President Kennedy

upon his arrival in Houston the day before his assassination. We re

ceived a police escort to the Airport and played Ruffles and Flourishes, Hail to the Chief, Grandioso March.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy smiled and acknowledged the band as they

drove passed in the motorcade.

son, secretary; James Gilbert, treas

urer; and Urban Griffith, parlia Left to right: Gtitntn, White, Gleason and Rtedel

Band Day. This was the largest band day ever to be animated and was directed by Arthur Fielder of the famed Boston Pops Orchestra.

After one football game, KK^ and TBS sponsored a dance and mixer in the band hall for the en tire band. KKSk provided the re freshments and TBS made himdreds of colored leaves for decorations

mentarian. The most outstanding

event for the fraternity this year has been the honorary initiation of four U. of H. faculty members—all lead ing members of the Houston Sym

phony Orchestra. They are James Austin, trumpet; Caesar LaMonica,

horn; A1 Luhe, trombone; and Will iam Rose, tuba. After the ceremony,

they were treated by the fraternity to a banquet at the famous San Jacinto Inn at the San Jacinto Battlegrounds.

Beta Sigma members, University of Houston

band travels with the team. But the

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this is especially true when the band fulfills a second purpose on its various trips.

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A major activity of this quarter was a trip to Los Angeles for the two basketball games with UCLA. This event, an annual occurrence, also provided Red Vest with a chance to play at two high schools

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in Arcadia and the San Fernando

Valley and allowed the band to make its fifth yearly appearance at Disneyland.

As Spring Quarter begins, the band will be cut down to stand

ard stage band size and will play a vigorous season of both paying and non-paying concerts and dances in

both

northern

and

southern

parts of California. This program will be the first of its type that a musical organization from Stanford has organized.

SchreiTier, Campbell, Westphal, Jablonsky, Griffith, Kennon, Rowe, Btitlei', Fergtiso?2, Gilbert,, Shaver, Harry ard Weaver

Phi Chapter Sponsors Stanford's "Red Vest" Band

By Frank Rorertson and Bill Badstubner

Under the sponsorship and lead ership of Phi Chapter, Stanford's Red Vest Band has experienced continuous growth and deveolpment since its origin in 1955. Beginning as a basketball pep band, Red Vest has grown in size and quality— from a small pick-up band to a 36-piece stage band of double dance band size, playing every conceivable type of wind music.

A developing interest in jazz and a steady influx of new talent has prompted the band to make still an other change in its philosophy— from an all-purpose group to the hard-driving idiom of big-band jazz.

As in the past, membership in this band is determined on an audition

basis. Phi chapter contributes twothirds of RVB's musicians and the entire band staff.

Red Vest's success is due in equal measure to the talent of the music

ians and the book from which they

play. The current RVB book reads like a chronicle of big band jazz.

The folders include both standard

and experimental examples of com

position in the idiom: from such early

Count

Basi favorites as

"Jumpin' at the Woodside" and

^'Every Tub," to "Camel Walk," a far-out blues by Bill Chase, lead trumpeter with Woody Herman's swingin' new herd.

The nature of the book leaves

ample room for the band's out standing soloists to express them selves. Soloists in the various sec

tions include the lead tenor, Dick Curtis; lead trumpet. Warren Berrie; lead trombone. Si Yates; and bassist. Pete Banduragga, all actives.

Representing Stanford at varsity basketball games continues to be Red Vest's primary fimction and

KK^ members in RVB include the entire trombone section: Yates,

chapter secretary; Bemie Mayer, band manager; Bob Pearce, chapter treasurer; Amie Strauss, Frank Robertson, chapter president and bass commodophone virtuoso, and Bill Badstubner, band librarian and bartender. Other Phi chapter mu sicians of note include the retiring

band manager and demolition ex

pert, Mike McCradle; sound tech nician and mascot, Jon Erickson; drummer, A1 Schreibman; chapter vice-president, Wilson Federici; Geoff Cullison, the fireman and air hom expert; and the Student Di rector of four years, Jim Smith.

Phi Chapter members, Stanford University i;

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Longhorn Band Director Honored by Ex-Students News Release

Vincent R. DiNino, Director of the Longhom Bands at the Univer sity of Texas, reecived a unique and distinctive award at a recent dinner

in his honor at Austin, Texas, given by the University of Texas Ex-Stu dents'-Association of Travis County.

The award, first of its kind ever conferred by the alumni group, was presented to DiNino by Club Presi dent, Walter Caven "In recognition of outstanding service to the Uni versity of Texas." Cited for his out standing musical ability, intense loyalty, and dynamic leadership, DiNino was commended for his musical contributions to the Univer

sity of Texas and credited with achieving national eminence for the Longhorn Band program.

Vincent R. DiNino has been di

rector of the University of Texas Longhoms Band since 1955 and during this time has devoted con centrated effort toward continuing the musical improvement and ex pansion of the Longhom Band pro gram. Under his direction, the Longhom Bands have gained na tional recognition both on the foot ball field and in the concert hall; and as a director, DiNino has won an estimable reputation nationally among his colleagues in the "Won derful World of Bands."

A graduate of the University of Minnesota, DiNino holds both a B.-

S. and M.S. degree. Besides con ducting, his background includes experience as a professional French

homist with the Miimeapolis Sym phony Orchestra and various radio and recording bands and orchestras in New York and Hollywood as well as with U.S. Army Bands diuring World War II.

Sun Devil Band Makes California Tour

With the school year almost over, Sun Devil Band of

Arizona

State University can look back on an exciting year filled with many firsts. We started the year resplendents in brand new uniforms. The concert uniform features a formal

black tuxedo jacket, complete with Cumberland and bow tie, the ad dition of a white overlay results in a smart-looking marching uniform.

Two other firsts for the band this

year were the additions of Assist ant Director Ron Fuller, a former Sun Devil member, and trumpet instructor, Tom Battenbin-g.

The highlight of the marching season

was our

California

and Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger.

Sigma Chapter of TBS has had an active, eventful year. Early in the year the chapter designed and sold black and white Sun Devil Band sweatshirts to the band members to wear with their new imiforms. The

By Martha Schwab, Suzie Hotchkiss, Pat Chalders the

The program also included a tran scription of Liszt's Les Preludes,

Tour.

The band travelled approximately 800 miles to San Francisco to play for the Forty-Niner's vs. Dallas football game at Kezar Stadium.

Although it was the band's first trip to San Francisco, the enthusiasm with which we were received has

insured San Francisco a place in the heart and memories of every Sun Devil Band member.

Our formal concert in February featured Fred Hemke, saxophone soloist, who performed Ingolf Dahl's Concerto for Saxophone.

Left to right: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Caven, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent DiNino

sorority sponsored a costume Hallo ween party for the band, a "gettogether" tea for the freshman women of the band, and with KK'J', jointly sponsored a hayride for the Sun Devil Band and the University of Utah Band. The chapter also hostessed

for

the

annual Band

Alumnae Bnmch, and sponsored a full length movie on campus as a fund-raising project.

Our chapter now has a very ac tive and enthusiastic pledge class of nine members: Karen Berry, Nancy Donahue, Karen Fair, Judi Hallas, Gwen Hanigan, Kathie Merrill, Marilyn Metko, Earlyn Nagel, and Nita Shea. Their mon ey-making project for the year was a Pledge Sale to the band in which each pledge sold five hours of her time. This sale was so successful

they plan to try it again soon. The pledges are presently in the pro cess of making ceremonial robes to be used in rituals of the chapter.

The band is eagerly awaiting next year's move into the new Grady Gammage Memorial Audi torium. The structure is one of the

last designed by the late Frank Lloyd Wright and will be completed by the coming fall semester. We will have an opportunity to show off the new auditorium at the national MENC Convention to be held on

the Arizona State campus next De cember.

Kent State Receives 1966 District VII Convention

By Jan Guest

The members of the TB2 and chapters at Kent State Uni

versity would like to send congrat ulations to the members at Cincin

nati University on the successful District VII Convention which was held there March 6-8.

Jan Guest, Linda Merrick, Sue

Hirschfield, and Shirley Hawk at tended the convention from TB2;

and Joe Simone, Bob Heiser, Dean

Eschuman, and Ed Hoffee attended from laCSt-.

Our director, Mr. Edward L. Masters, who, is also Governor of District VII, spoke at a banquet which was held on Saturday eve ning of the convention. The Kent display which was prepared by

OCX 5 OHIOST^I^PCINN M0V9 ORE ST mR^URDUE

Every year the Gold Star Con cert Band tours the mid-westem

states or Canada during spring se mester quarter break. This year the band tour, lasting from March 613, included the state of North Da kota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska. The band performed for

community audiences throughout the four state area. The high-light

a first place trophy in the display

junior and senior high school and

Bob Heiser and Joe Simone won contest at the convention.

The members of the Kent dele

of the concert season was the home concert held on March 16th. Con-

gation submitted a bid for the 1966

certinio for Band and Percussion

convention site. The next District VII convention will be held at Kent

and Pastoral, both by Clifton Will iams, and Roman Carnival by Ber lioz were among the concert repetorre of the band.

In 1961 the Alpha Mu chapter or ganized a 16 piece stage band,"The

State University in the spring of 1966.

While some of the members of

the Kent State chapters were in Cincinnati

for

the

convention,

others were selling refreshments

and working for a district solo and ensemble contest which was being held at Kent State University.

The Kent State University Sym

phony Band did not take a spring tour this year, but the band mem

bers are certainly not disappointed.

The band has been invited to per

form at the New York World's Fair

in May. Plans are currently being made for the trip.

Indiana UniversH-y Sends Many Members to the District VII Convention

By Russell Hartley

Duke Rouse, a 20 year old junior and featured twirler with the In diana University Marching Hun dred is the new President of Alpha Zeta. Members of his administra tion include Dean Bentle, Vice-

president; Bob Appelman, secre

tary; Tom Streeter, treasurer; and James Sapp, pledge trainer.

Du\e Rouse, new president Alpha Zeta Chapter

The new officers began their du ties by successfully organizing a smoker for prospective pledges.

Thirty-one neophytes were present to hear the Alpha Zeta Brass Choir, Dr. Ronald D. Gregory's talk "KK^—Its organization and You," and consume all the refreshments.

The month of April offers a ma jor fliu-ry of Alpha Zeta activities.

The Fourth Aimual Alpha Zeta Twirling Contest, "Twirlrama," will be held April 18th, followed on the 19th by the Second Annual meet

ing of Omega Delta, Alpha Zeta's Alumni Chapter.

Plans for the 1965 National Con vention have now reached the de

tailed plannning stage. A "Progress Report" letter will be mailed out before the end of the ciurent school year.

Alpha Mu Chapter Sponsors Stage Band "The Statesmen"

The new administration took the oath of office three days prior to

By Paul Onstad and Gary Powell

Statesmen" under the initial direc

torship of Alf Clausen, KK4f '63, the "Statesmen" have appeared on concert tour with the Gold Star

Band during the past two years.

The group has started a library which KK4^ plans to augment every year. "The Statemen" will appear on a concert program of stage band music during Sharivar, the annual spring open house at NDSU, and as entertainment for the WDAY

(radio and television) band festi val. The group has received mention in two past issues of "Down-Beat" magazine.

Alpha Mu chapter elected officers during the dinner meeting of the spring quarter; new officers are Ralph Oberlander, president; Paul Bodmer, vice-president; Dennis An derson, treasurer; and Bob Thomp son, secretary. Officers for the past year were Gerald Furas, president; Charles Bmk, vice-president; Lar ry Scilley, treasurer; and Ralph Oberlander, secretary. President elect Oberlander was acting Chair man of the History and Tradition Committee at the National Conven tion last siunmer in Tucson. Other

strumental and vocal ensembles in

the Mtisic Department by present

members attending from N.D.S.U. were Alf Clausen, Mary Ellen Wat son, and Judy Landstrom.

On April 12th the Alpha Mu chapter presented a recital of in

Marching Band opened the year for

tend this Convention.

directed by Professor William Euren and Assistant Professor Roy Johnson. The NDSU Gold Star

Alpha Zeta and Rho chapters at

the highly successful District Sev en Convention at the University of Cincinnati. Seventeen members of

Alpha Zeta and Rho's participa

The NDSU Gold Star Bands are

of the NDSU home football games.

The one hundred and twenty piece

tion of the Second Degree, taking

ing half-time entertainment at all

tion in the activities of the three-

day affair included the presenta

part in the two panel discussions, and having David Gelb and Marce Schahfer elected District President of KK^ and TBS respectively. The

marching band again this year did the admirable job which has come

to be expected of it. The Drum

are all KK^ members.

"Participation Trophy."

Major, A1 Redman '65, band Presi dent, Jeff Geiger, '64, and band vice-president Larry Busching, '64.

awarded them the District Seven

activities of Alpha Zeta and Rho

conjunction with TB2 and SAI, na tional professional women's music fraternity. Chairman for the recital was Paul Onstad, KKT^ '64. The pur pose of the event was to allow not only the instrumentalists and voca lists of the musical organizations to perform, but also the theory, or chestration and conducting stu dents.

Alpha Chi TBS Pledges Have Unique Chores to Perform for Actives

Mary (the nice), Blandon); Alice the kook) Johnson; Linda (the I keep hearing hells) BUgley; Marsha (the Bob) Harrington; and Bar bara (the Blond bombshell) Sim-

By Casilda Leonard

"It's Bus Sweeping Time in Flagstaff!"

Yep, that's right, or rather it is for the pledges of the Arizona State College Chapter of TB2. Bus sweep ing is only one the many small jobs requested of the pledges during their time as prospective members.

Other little tasks are things such as

selling sandwiches in the girl dorms, apples and other food on the bus, and giving a skit at the end of the year. Some of their recent activities include handing out free coffee for our last band trip, and painting the signs on the buses. By the way that trip was to Phoenix, our state cap ital, for their annual Rodeo Parade.

\^at are the actives doing all this time? Well, we keep busy serv ing donuts and coffee at different festivals such as the Arizona AllState Convention that was held in

Flagstaff not long ago. It was the gathering together of the top muscians of the state in hand, choir, and orchestra. We also served as

coke.

In charge of this peculiar assort ment of young ladies is the old mother hen herself—better known as the Den Mother of Park Plaza —Nickie Birden.

As you well know we did not se

lect these girls for their varied and somewhat unusual characteristics.

We did, however, select them be

cause they are honest, sincere, hard working members of our band, and we all felt that they deserved to be recognized as pledges of TBS. For sisters are kind of proud of them

Senior Paddles during the intermis

too.

sion of the afternoon concert.

Indiana Alumni Chapter Plans for Spring Meeting

Omega Delta presently has sixtyfive active members. This spring meeting will be its second annual meeting. Plans are being considered

By Kenneth Buckner

A. F. Denho, Indianapolis, Indi ana businessman, will head the Sec ond Annual Omega Delta Spring Meeting. Joining with him in wel coming Indiana University's Alum ni Chapter back to campus will be his Vice-President, Gene Hasselfeldt.

for an active this is a hard thing

Board of Directors Luncheon, Board of Directors' Meetings, Gen eral Meeting, Indiana University Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert and an Alumni Reception. Mr. Denbo will present the Alpha Zeta

Scott; Janet (the flutingest) Tedrick; Caren (the Vogue) Coor;

secretary-treasurer

some obscure reason all of us big

hostesses for our yoimger friends in the high schools.

I suppose I must get back to the subject of the pledges even though to do. This year we selected eight girls to pledge om* chapter. They are: Sandy (the absolute nit wit)

Kenneth Buckner, recording

The meeting will be held April 19th on the Indiana

University

campus. The schedule includes the

Alpha Chi pledges, Arizona State College

William Johnson, secretary

to expand the meeting time to in clude athletic events and various other activities.

The first issue of Omega Delta's "Aliunm Forte" was published and mailed during the month of March.

Other officers of Omega Delta in clude:

William Johnson, Danville, Illi nois, recording secretary; Phil

Rowe, Indianapolis, Indiana, twoyear director; Paul Truman, Ply mouth, Indiana, four-year director;

and Keimeth Buckner, Bloomington, Indiana, is the correpsonding secretary-treasurer.

Information about Omega Delta can Front rotv. Mrs. Wolf (sponsor), Leonard (/I.W.S. rep.), Rymal (trea.), Birden (v-pres.), Thomplinson (sec.), Dunham

Back rotv: Hull, Richardson, Brooks, Fischel, Craivjord and Moseley

be obtained from Kenneth

Buckner, KK'5^, Department of Bands, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Baldwin-Wallace College Band Featured on Tours

And on Many Occasions

By Douglas R. Macqoeen and Patricia L. Rapferty

The

Baldwin-Wallace

College

Band, under the direction Dr. Ken

neth Snapp, has attempted this year to live up to the motto of ItK-^

and TBS, "Strive for the Highest."

We started the year as the B-W Yellow Jacket Marching Band, and we were featured on a nationwide

telecast at the Browns-Eagles NFL game in Cleveland. After football season was over we swapped our

uniforms for tuxedos and black dresses and embarked on concert season.

Our first concert was Jan. 10, in Cincmnati, Ohio, for the state con vention of the Ohio Music Educa tion Association. Our concert in cluded "Varients on a Mediaeval

Time" by Norman Dello Joio, "Mars" from "The Planets" by

Kenneth Snapp, director

John Cacavas, noted soloist

Gustav Hoist, and three new band premieres, including "Days of Glory" by John Cacavas. We re ceived a standing ovation for our

sorgsky's suite, "Pictures at an Ex hibition," William Walton's "Crown Imperial," and Samuel Barber's

shows. After graduating in 1952, he went into the service, becoming ar

efforts by the O.M.E.A. delegation.

"Commando March" were also per

States Army Band in Washington

formed.

D.C. Cacavas is now in the com mercial recording field as a conduc tor and arranger.

During this time Delta Beta

On the same concert, John Ca

Chapter, KK^ and Beta Mu Chap ter, TBS sold candy bars to raise

cavas, gifted young American com

money for the band tour fund. We

poser who has been hailed as one

also sold our recording with the pro

of the most promising talents on the current musical scene, was the guest conductor for the world pre miere of his "Variations on a Quar-

ceeds going to the same cause.

On April 5 the Symphonic Band played at Severance Hall, the home of the Cleveland Orchestra. As a

tribute to the late Paul Hindemith, giant among contemporary compos ers, who died Dec. 28, 1963, his "Symphony in B flat for Concert Band" was played in its entirely.

Five movements from the Mous-

tal Theme"—which he dedicated to the Baldwin-Wallace Band. He also

conducted his "Days of Glory."

A band leader at the age of thir teen, Cacavas was active at North western University as a composer and musical director of varsity

ranger for the world-famous United

To round out the musical activ ities of the year we will have our

informal pops concert plus perform ing for the May Festvial. In May Dr. Snapp, professor and head of the Department of Wind Instru ments in the B-W Conservatory of

Music, will go to Honolulu, Hawaii.

He will be guest conductor and ad judicator for the seventeenth an nual Hawaii Muisc Educators Mus ic Festival.

Baldwin-Wallace College Symphonic Band, Dr. Kenneth Snapp, director

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District VI Convention Sets New Record in

Membership Attendance Baylor Chapter Provides BxceUcnt Entertainment

It is a common saying in Texas that "Things Grow Big," and this was proven true when 252 members

and delegates of

and TB2

registered for the District Conven

tion which was held at Baylor Uni versity on March 20-22. The largest convention in the life of the Dis trict.

The members and delegates were ushered to the Student Union build

ing where they were registered on Friday afternoon starting at 3 p.m.

It was almost like any western town springing up as the exhibits from the chapters of IOC and TB2 were assigned places for their ex

)0M Beta Alpha and Iota Chapters, Baylor University, Host and Hostess of District VI Convention

hibits.

the Colonial Kitchen in the Student

The first meeting was held Fri day evening at 7 p.m. at Roxy

Union building at the noon horn-.

Final separate business sessions were held at 1 p. m. where District

Grove Hall. The welcome address

was given by Dr. White, President Emeritus of Baylor University. This was followed by a welcome from Donald I. Moore, Director of the Baylor University Band. The Na tional Officers, as well as the Dis trict Officers of both organizations were introduced, as well as the rep resentatives from the various chap

officers were elected and committee

This followed with the presenta tion

of

the

awards. The talent

award presented for the best skit was given to Oklahoma College for Women. Second place went to TCU. The display award was given to TCU. The Scrapbook Award was received by Lamar Tech College.

reports were given. Officers for Dis trict VI were: President, Wells Teague from Texas Tech College; Vice-President, Richard Lambrach

The Travel Distance Award was

This session was followed by the presentation of some five skits by various chapters of the Fraternity and Sorority. Namely: Texas Chris tian University, Texas University, Oklahoma College for Women, Lou isiana State University and Sam Houston State College.

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The model initiation ceremony was held on Saturday morning with T.C.U. chapters giving the second degree for and the University of Texas presenting the third de gree. Various members of T.C.U., Baylor University, and Texas Tech College, formed the initiation team which presented the initiation cere mony for TBS.

from Texas Western; and Secretary,

received by LSU. The TBE District

Wilson Friberg from Texas Chris tian University.

The District officers elected for TBS were: President, Carol Fones

President's Award given by Miss Sally Schott with a special certifi

Starting at 10:30 Saturday morn ing discussion groups were held where much time and effort was giv en to discuss various projects and things chapters can do in order to work out a program. This was followed by committee meetings in

at 6 p. m. at the ballroom of the

ters of the district.

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from T.C.U.; Vice-President, Bar bara Sherrill from Texas Tech; and Secretary, Susie McCrone from Texas University.

The District Banquet was held

Student Union building and was at tended by some 275 people. Mr. George Stokes of the Alinnni Associatiion was Master of Ceremon

ies and a very interesting program was given consisting of entertain

preparation for their report in the

ment by students of the Baylor Uni

afternoon. A Ixmcheon for the di

versity. The address of the eve

rectors and sponsors was held in

ning was given by A. Frank Martin.

Alpha Tau Exhibit

cate, was presented to the chapter

at Oklahoma College for Women, and the Participation Award for the convention was won by the chapters at TCU University. These awards were presented by Tom Parker and Judy Frederick of the Baylor chapters.

The final session of the conven

tion was held on Sunday morning at which time the Convention City

for 1966 was chosen. Since only TCU had made a bid and had sup ported it so strongly from the be

ginning of the convention, it was

unanimously awarded to the chap ters at TCU.

Fruhauf Uniform Co. Expands to Meet Future Needs Expansion Doubles Operational Space

cords and tassels are manufactured.

The cords are of many designs, and the school colors of the band or or ganization are woven into the cord.

Departments enlarged and new machines added

The first floor has a pressing de

By a. Frank Martin

Your National Executive-Secre tary had an opportunity to be the

guest of the Fruhauf Southwest Uniform Company of Wichita, Kan sas, recently and was conducted through the new plant by Mr. Ludwig Fruhauf, President of the company.

During the briefing of the tour, Mr. Fruhauf pointed out that the Fruhauf Company was a "Family Company." His great grandfather

organized the company and it was passed on to his father. He started work with his father and has been

connected with the company for fifty-four years. Fred E. Fruhauf, his son is very active in the opera tion of this highly specialized busi ness since his college days with the exception of his active service in the United States Navy during World War II. Fred's two sons Ken

neth and Richard are expected to carry on through the fifth genera tion.

The plant is located at 321 East English Street, Wichita, Kansas in a two-story building. The company has previously occupied the top floor but has recently occupied the first floor

which

will add

some

30,000 square feet floor space for the expansion program.

The top floor is occupied by the cap and shako department where all head gear is designed and manufac tured. This floor is also occupied by the cutting department which sets up patterns and cuts the materials for all type of band uniforms for high schools, colleges, university.

Drum and Bugle Corps, and vari ous fraternal organizations.

A partial balcony between two floors furnishes space for designing and embroidering of letters, sjonbols, and intricate

the the the de

signs for the uniforms.

The first floor gives room to ex

pand the sewing department which will make it possible to give greater

partment which contains some 21 pressing machines that make the

fmal addition to the uniform before

it goes to the shipping department.

With the use of some space on the first floor and a semi-basement, the shipping department has been established to give added service for prompt delivery.

Specialized Designing Seated in his office, Mr. Fruhauf commented on their specialized de

and double checked from the time

the material is placed on the cut ting table imtil it is folded in the box for shipment. This work is un der the supervision of Jack Warnick, whom Mr. Fruhauf considers one of the best qualified men in the uniform business. Warnick's main

objective is to supervise and main tain the high standard of quality for which Fruhauf is known. Service

of the original Greek and Roman uniforms and head gear. He pointed out that these designs are the basic principles of all uniforms, but he

offices are maintained throughout the country. Experiened and factory trained people are foimd in San Antonio and Houston, Texas; Fre-

has added much with the addition

of capes, fronts, shoulder cords, and special designs. He stated that his company had given to the band uni form the "Shoulder Awning" and the "Parade Overlay."

Mr. Fruhauf advocates the pur chase of the "Stock Size Uniform."

Through years of training and ex perience, he feels that this is the most practical system for high school and college bands.

By using the stock size uniforms in a systematic manner, a director can easily interchange the uniforms without alternation. This is based

on the height, weight, chest size, male or female, and the head or the cap size.

The Fruhauf uniform has a side-

mon, California; Knoxville, Tenn.; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Denver, Colora do; Springfield, Missouri; Spokane, Washington; Rome, Georgia; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Oklahoma City where the firm maintains re

gional offices. Representatives are well versed in the presentation of Fruhauf Quality Band Uniforms.

The New Band

The closing part of the interview

found Mr. Fruhauf tracing the de velopment of the band from the

early American days up to the pres ent modem band. To say that he is an authority is putting it mildly, for he had been a part of it. He is a musician and was playing in his early teen-age days and has con tinued to play and direct through

gripper used in the waist which of

the years.

fers up to six inches for adjust ment. With the use of a suspenders,

He is strong for the up-to-date standard marching band, yet he en

it assures the proper length of the

joys the entertainment side and has

trousers at all times. The uniform

directed the famous "Shrine Hill-

has a self-controlling collar which

Billy Band" of Wichita for years, which is well known throughout the

adjusts to the proper neck size. Al lowances are made to lengthen the sleeve and trousers.

If imiforms are purchased in

stock size, a system has been work ed out and recorded so that the uniforms can be changed from stu dent to student throughout the

years for good fitting without al terations. Any alternations needed will only be in the sleeve and trous-

task to do in sewing the parts of

er length. The uniforms are number ed; the small numbers for the small uniform, and the large numbers for the large uniforms. This makes it

Here is a special space for the shoulder-cord department where all

The Fruhauf Company stresses three requirements; namely, effici ency, workmanship and quality, with a double stress on quality.

Each uniform produced is checked

signing. This has been developed through the years by creative study

and quicker service. It is so organ ized that each section has a specific the uniform.

possible for a director to classify the student and then select the uniform to fit the student.

coimtry.

His life has been built around

bands and at the ripe, beautiful age of over seventy, he is still directing and has been highly honored many times.

At a moment's thought, he can go to his file, pull out a paper clipping, a picture, an award, or a letter from some noted band direc

tor that he has known for the past fifty years. Mr. Fruhauf can tmly be styled "The Mr. Uniform Man of America."

23

District VII Holds Most Successful Convention At Univ. of Cincinnati

By Norman Sanford

It was the pleasure of the Uni versity of Cincinnati Chapters of and TB2 to host the 1964 Dis trict VII Convention. The Conven

tion wqs held on the University of Cincinnati Campus March 6, 7-8.

Convention activities began with registration in Annie Laws sitting room in the Teacher's College on Friday afternoon.

The opening meeting of the con vention was addressed briefly by Dean Ralph C. Bursiek, Vice Presi dent of the University, who extend

REGISTRATlON—VandeiCook College the first to arrire

ni, Cincinnati and Adeline Schmidt (Ohio State), provided additional

ed a welcome to the convention on

remarks and observations concern

behalf of the University and Ad ministration. Following the opening session, separate sessions were held for the seating of delegates and

ing the Alumni Chapter.

After a pancake "dinner" at the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority the convention resumed with a panel on

model initiations.

Chapter

Kent State, Indiana University and Cincinnati chapters of TBS presented the model initiation for the other chapters while Indiana

(Vandercook), Marcella Schahfer (Indiana U.) and Jeri Hess (Pur due) presented some of their suc cessful chapter project ideas to the

University, Vandercook and Cin cinnati presented the ICIvT' model

convention at this session.

initiation.

Baylor University Chapters to the convention brought a roimd of ap

The work Saturday was involved mainly with separate business ses sions and committee meetings. Two panel discussions were also present ed. Russell Hartley, Indiana Univ ersity, opened the morning panel discussion on Alumni Chapters with a presentation of requirements, re sponsibilities and organization for new chapters. Frank George (Alum-

projects.

Elza

Allen

A telegram of greetings from the plause from the floor as many of the people present recalled the last Na

tional (Convention at the University of Arizona.

For TBS the new president is Marcella Scbahfer, Indiana Univ., Vice President, Marlene McCoy, Cincinnati, and Secretary-Treasur er, Kathy Mayo, Purdue. The retir-

District VII convention delegates and members

COFFEE BREAK—Gary Keiidricf{, Ron Gregory and Ed Hnjfee

ing officers present at the conven tion were Dennis Gregory, President; Gary Kendrick Secre

tary-Treasurer; and Susan Emee, TBS President.

Evening activities got imder way Saturday with a "Cocktail Hour" before the Convention Banquet.

Mr. Ed Masters, District Govemor

of KK^ .gave the Banquet address.

Mr. Masters spoke on the historical development of the American Band and the accoimt proved interesting to all.

It was our chapters pleasure to present to everyone at the banquet a "beer mug" labeled approximately "Vas You Effer in ZinZinnati?" as a reminder of their visit to Cincin

nati, a town of strong German in fluence. We suggest this mug has practical application as a water glass or pencil holder.

Trophies were presented to chap ters whose participation in the con vention warranted special recogni

tion. The Travel Award, for the most

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man-miles went to Vander

cook, Kent State received the Dis play Award and Indiana University

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received the Participation Award for the help and moral support giv en to our chapters and the conven tion.

Following the Banquet everyone adjourned to the University YMCA for a dance. Intermission entertain ment at the dance included "Den

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nis Gregory and the Dragon" and a few card tricks by Wayne Hinkle (Indiana University).

Sunday morning there was a

breakfast and devotional period at the Student Union followed by a joint closing session.

At the joint closing session the delegates accepted Kent State's bid

for the 1966 District VII Conven-

Publication credit, G. R. Mayhew

tion. Following the installation of the new officers, President Dave Gelb adjourned the Convention.

We at U.C. enjoyed working on the convention and we would like

to express our thanks to all the par ticipating chapters who helped make it a success. In attendance at

the convention were people from

Ohio State, Ohio Northern, Ohio University, Indiana University,

the attendants and was especially evident between meetings. Waiting

chapter would get the votes for the

District VII Convention.) (If we delegates learned nothing else at the convention, there is no question about our skill at playing politics.

Just ask us; we'll show you.)

The Alpha Gamma Delta Soror ity of U. of C. invited us conven

next convention site. (Kent State

tioneers to a Pancake Dinner on

was chosen as the site for the 1966

their lawn Saturday noon.

to get our picture taken, we dele gates would break into small groups to discuss who was supporting whom for the officers and which

Purdue University, Kent State and VanderCook.

The committee chairmen of the convention spent a great deal of their time preparing for the arrival

of the members of the other chap ters. Heading up the various com

mittee's were Glen Bolinger, Judy McClellan, Nancy Huppertz, Arle-

The Ostwald Look is the

Quality Look!

ne Brill and Ken Sams.

We shall be looking forward to renewing many friendships at the National

Convention

at

Indiana

University in 1965.

"Vas Ye Effer En Zincinna+i?"

By Kathy Mayo

s

Finest fabrics, custom tailoring and perfect fit . .. from the world's

"Vee Vas" from March 6-8. Warm

sunny weather helped us enjoy even more the hilly green campus of the University of Cincinnati at our TBilIvI'C'®' Convention. Our separate business sessions were spent discus sing such topics as activities of various chapters and voting for new officers. One TBi; delegate said that since TBS is an honorary service sorority, their chapter decided to have a service project at a local mental hospital. Susan Emme, our past president, noted that the name TBS always seems to be coimected with food. Many of TBS's activities, such as Bar B-Q's and candy and coke sales, are coimected with those

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Above: Penn State Band,

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Our new District VII officers, who will serve a two year term, are President Marcella Schahfer, In diana University; Vice President

Marlene McCoy, University of Cin cinnati; and

Secretary-Treasurer

Kathy Mayo, Purdue University.

The District VII Convention also included such events as model

initiations for both TBS and

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An air of excitement prevaded

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the adaptation of the parade over lay, they get a striking uniform for field and marching appearances.

This is shown as modeled, to the right, which gives the front, center and back view of the Baylor Uni form.

Left—Donald I. Moore, Director, Baylor Bands, states that he and the Baylor Band are grateful to the

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TKe Baylor University Concert Band, Donald 1. Moore, Director OUTFITTING BANDS OVER A HALF CENTURY

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