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P'OdlHUM NOVEMBER, 1968 The Official Publication of KAPPA KAPPA PSI —TAU BETA SIGMA
National Honorary Band Fraternity
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NATIONAL OFFICERS
Tau Beta Sigma Ef^olker, Band Office, Colorado State College,
PUBLICATION DEADLINE October 1—November Issue
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Greeley, Colorado 80631
January 10—February Issue
GRAND FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT James A. Jacobsen, Music Department, Texas Christian
March 1—April Issue
be identified.
University, Ft. Worth, Texas 76192
Mail oil materials to: THE PODIUM, c/o Robert H. Rubin, 302 Crutchfield Noll, Oklahoma State University, Stillwoter, Oklahoma 74074
GRAND SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT Richord A.^ Worthington, Band Office, University of Arkkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
CONTENTS
GRAND SECRETARY-TREASURER
Thomas Tyro, Music Department, Eastern Michigan Univer sity, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
SPECIAL ARTICLES
Fire at National
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District Convention Roundup
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District I District II
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Dello Joio Accepts Commission
ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE BANDS
F. Lee Bowling, 1001 East Oxford Lane, Cherry Hills Village, Englewaod, Colorado 80110
STUDENT-MEMBER-^T-LARGE Richard Alan Young, Band Office, University of Arkansas,
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Double Installation at Mansfield State
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Sorority Installs 93rd Chapter Three Executive Secretarys at National
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National Officers Visit in June
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Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 TRUSTEES: Flaren Thompson, Jr., Chairman, Portales, New Mex
ico; Monley R. Whitcomb, Tallahassee, Florida; Jack K. Lee, Tucson, Arizona; Leon Horris, Lubbock, Texos; A. Fronk Martin, Stillwoter, Oklahoma, Life Trustee. DISTRICT GOVERNORS
Boh Makovsky As I Knew Him FSU Recognizes Outstanding MS Bandsmen Notice to Fraternity Alumni
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Jay L. Slaughter, Ricks College, Rexburg, Ida. William H. Hill, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. Cloyce A. Stokes, Adams State College, Alomoso, Colo. William A. Euren, North Dakota State Univ., Forgo, N. D. Melbern W. Nixon, Kons. St. Teachers Coll. Emporio, Ks. Harold L. Hillyer, Univ. of Texas at El Poso, El Poso, Tex.
Roy A. Johnson, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. Robert E. Foster, University of Florida, Gainesville, Flo. Budd A. Udell, West Virginia Univ., Morgontown, W. V.
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NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Mrs. Patsy Drury Hejl, 1678-9 Murfin, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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NATIONAL FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Mrs. Lodine B. Housholder, 6520 32nd North, Foils Church, Virginia 22046
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Miss Dolores Roscello, 5435 Norde Dr. W #16, Jacksonville, Florida 32210
NATIONAL SECRETARY
Miss Sharon E. Lebsock, 620 South 28th Avenue, Hottiesburg, Mississippi 39401
PAST NATIONAL OFFICERS
NATIONAL TREASURER
Miss Lydene Hovonce, 428 Silver Oaks, Apt. #2, Horning
KAPPA KAPPA PSI HONORARY GRAND PRESIDENTS: William A. Scroggs (Alpha)
1947; William D. Revelli (Nu) 1949; A. Frank Martin (Alpha) 1965 KAPPA KAPPA PSI PAST GRAND PRESIDENTS: A. Frank Martin (Alpha); *Sco« P. Squyres (Delta); J. Lec Burke (Eta); ^Bohumil Makovsky (Alpha); *Oscar L. Lehrer (Delta); *J. B. Vandawarker (Alpha Beta); *John E. Howard (Mu); William R. Wehrend (Delta); *Francis R, Todd (Upsilon); F. Lee Bowling (Alpha lota); Max A. Mitchell (Alpha); W. Theodore Jones (Alpha Zeta); Hugh E. McMillen (Alpha lota); Charles A. Wiley (Gamma Zeta); Donald I. Moore (Beta Alpha); Ronald D. Gregory (Alpha Zeta); Monley R. Whitcomb (Gamma Nu); Floren Thompson, Jr. (Beta Lambda); Jock K. Lee (Omega); Joy L. Slaughter (Gamma
TRUSTEES: Mrs. James Jacobsen, Chairman, Ft. Worth, Mrs. Jack K. Lee, Tucson, Arizona; Mrs. DeWoyne Miller, Los Alamos, New Mexico; Mrs. Thomos Tyro, Ypsiloriti, Michigan; Mrs. A. Frank Martin, Stillwoter, Oklahoma, Lite Trustee; Miss Mary Lu Brooks, Kirtland, New Mexico. DISTRICT COUNSELORS
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TAU BETA SIGMA PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENTS: Doris Rogsdole (Beta); Suzanne
Wetmore (Gamma); Dorothy A. Nichols (Delta); Francis M. Lumly (Alpha); Normo E. Porrish (Beta); Janet E. West (lota); Paulo Reed (Upsilon); Barbara Troutwein (Chi); Sibyl Ingle Snyder (Alpha Mu); Josephine Walker (Alpha Alpha); Mary Lu Brooks (Upsilon)
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OSU Fire Inspector points to source of the blazey window
air-conditioner in the outer office^ directly adjacent to historical files and jewelry cabinet-safe.
Thursday, July 11th at 12:10 p.m. the Fraternity and Sorority suffered a severe interruption in its normal ser vices. Shortly after the Office Staff had left for lunch, the air-conditioner in our outer office short-circuited and
exploded, creating a blast of intense heat and searing flame that accounted for over $9,000.00 worth of damage to jewelry, sweatshirts, paper products, historical records and other office sup plies. Although reported immediately by a passing OSU summer session stu dent, and put out within twelve min utes by the on-campus fire department, the damage done was sufficient to close National for over five weeks, and to indefinitely delay compilation and publication of several important Fraternity-Sorority projects. Damage done to our office equip ment, filing cabinets, furniture and fixtures was extensive and virtually all had to be either replaced or refinished. Briefly, the heat melted into unrecognizable shapes one of our IBM Selectric typewriters, our Burroughs
calculator, A. B. Dick Mimeograph machine, and a telephone. Over $5500 worth of jewelry was melted in its cas es into an imsalvageable mess, and all existing stocks of fraternal banners, sweatshirts. Constitutions, and other
paper products were either destroyed by the flames or irreparably damaged by the smoke, water and chemical foam compositions used by the fire men.
The heat
was
so
intense that
it
buckled the paneled walls in the out er office, and permanently scorched those of the inner office. All plaques, certificates and other display items that had been hanging on the walls
were a complete loss, including many of the personal membership certificates
the Master Rosters of both the Fra
ternity and Sorority, the original In
of the Executive Secretary. All corres
formation Cards and other items stor
pondence that had been awaiting his
ed in our filing cases were relatively safe, with no permanent damage suf fered by most of our historical docu ments. We did loose, however, our en
return from his studies at the Univer
sity of Arizona was destroyed and there is, to this day, no accurate re cord of who wrote in requesting what before July 11th. Fortunately, the asbestos "drop ceiling" specified by Mr. Rubin when the National
Office
was
moved
to
Crutchfield Hall, prevented the fire from getting completely out of hand and helped to contain it in the two rooms of the National Office.
The Executive Secretary immediate ly flew back to Stillwater to survey the damage and make the necessary preliminary insurance investigation. He was met at the National Office by the President of Oklahoma State Uni
versity, Dr. Robert B. Kamm and Dr. Max Mitchell, Head of the OSU Mus ic Department. Together they put plans into motion that would have the Office back into operation by Septem ber 1st. Carpenters, electricians and our official suppliers were all contact ed and immediate re-orders of jewelry and other essential stock were placed.
tire historical file of the BATON and
PODIUM, our complete financial re cords, both Accoimts Payable and Re ceivable, and other records relating to the financial structure of both organ izations. All had been left out on the
Accounts Secretary's desk, where they were being brought-up-to-date, posted and balanced prior to our annual aud it. No permanent loss was sustained, however, for a complete financial pic ture had been prepared the month be fore for the visit of our National Of
ficers (reported elsewhere in this is sue) , and within the week all financial
records had been completely recon structed.
National
was moved temporarily
across the hall to 301 Crutchfield for
about four weeks, while 302 was being
redecorated. Complete coverage of all damaged items was determined by the insurance adjuster, replacements of certain articles of our office fixtures
It was decided that there would be as
and equipment, and a complete re-de
little interruption and delay caused to the individual Chapters as possible even though we were to operate under
signing of the office was effected by
atives and members of the OSU Staff
August 15th, far ahead of the Septem ber 1st date the University adminis tration had set. Reordered supplies, sweatshirts and jewelry arrived in plenty of time for us to begin the new academic year well-stocked and pre pared to serve the Chapters. Things were so well organized and operational
delegated to refurbish and redecorate the Offices. It was found that our op erating records, correspondence files.
that many who wrote in for supplies, assistance, jewelry or suggestions on how to plan for their own Chapter
difficult circumstances.
A more thorough investigation was undertaken a week later, when Mr. Rubin returned and was able to meet
personally with insurance represent
activities during these hectic days were unaware that we had suffered any kind of a setback at all.
But there were some losses in time
and scheduling that will be felt for some time. Of most immediate impor
tance was the preparation and publi cation of a Fraternity-Sorority Direc tory and an Officers Handbook, both of which were slated for presentation
at the beginning of September. Both have had to be rescheduled until af
ter January 1st. The design and ap proval of new forms for use by var ious Chapter officers that was to have been distributed early in September has only just now reached you, and several other projects concerned with up-grading, standardizing and up-dat ing of our operations have had to be put off imtil after the first of the year. And for this we ask that you bear
with us, as National tries to get the
goods and services you have requested out to you as soon as possible. In order to insure that certain projects are ex
pedited, the Executive Secretary has cut back on his travel plans, and will not be visiting certain regions as plan ned until the Spring semester. How ever, a newly re-decorated and fully operating National Office is now going full steam, ready to serve you in anyway we can. A hearty welcome awaits any and all members who can stop by for a visit. Come and see us in our new quarters, and be sure and plan to visit during the Golden Anni versary Convention next year. (Below Left) In a newly redecorated outer office, the Staff works on the reconstruction of financial accounts and replacement of mimeographed materials (1) Mrs. June Cron, Office Accounts Secretary and (r) Mrs. Pat Hichman, Clerical Secretary.
(Below Right) Executive Secretary's newly redecorated office, showing a portion of the personal items salvaged from the fire.
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ed. The committee sessions which fol
lowed found the delegates busily dis cussing problems of publication, pledg
ing, district expansion, finance, and the national student member-at-large office.
by Dennis Bacon
Gamma Beta of KK^ and Alpha Kappa of TB2 hosted the second bi ennial District I Convention on April 12th and 13th. Representing KK^ were Beta of Montana State Univer
sity, Bozeman, Montana, and Gamma Beta of Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho. TBS was represented by Beta Upsilon of Montana State University and Al pha Kappa of Ricks College. Pre-convention
activities
started
with the arrival of the delegates from MSU on the Ricks College campus, just in time to participate in a band rehearsal with the Ricks College band. At 4:00 registration was held in the bandroom and the displays from each of the chapters were arranged.
The convention was formally open ed at 6:15 at a banquet at which many honored guests were introduced. Among the speakers and guests were Dr. Lowell Biddolph, Dean of Stu dents at Ricks and his wife; Lynn Skinner, band director at Rexburg High School; Dr. and Mrs. Jay Slaughter, District I Governors and Counselor; Dwain Silvester, master of ceremonies; Robert Myrick, District I president; Daleen Shurtliff, District I president; Barbara Myrick, Beta Up silon president, and Eldon Hart and wife, honorary members. At the close of the banquet, the dele
gates were delighted to t^e in the ac tivities offered by the host college. Dancing, bowling, and movies high lighted the evening, which was made so enjoyable that sleep didn't come un til late at night. The second and final day of the convention began bright and early in
By 2:15 p.m. the committees unit
of the future. He discussed the natural
barriers of this Northwestem district, its mountains, its sparsely populated areas, and how these barriers might be overcome so as to unite the widelyspread chapters into a more imified district.
Following the president's report, the
ed to form KK^ and TBS closed ses
sions, where officers for the new biennium were elected.
Officers for KK^ are: Doug LaDuke, Beta,president;Paul Macbeth, Gamma Beta, vice-president; Dennis Bacon, Beta, secretary; Robert Myrick, Beta, treasurer.
session was split into closed KK^ and TB:l meetings, where chapter reports
Officers for TBS are: Sally Gertzen, Beta Upsilon, president; Sheila Rob-
were given and committees were form
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District II Convention Held At
Arizona State University, Aug. 29-31 by Kristine Anderson
Sigma Chapter of TBS and Beta
the results of some of the meetings at
Omicron of KK^ were hosts for the
the National Biennial Convention in
District II biennial Convention, held
Stillwater. Among the topics discussed were possiblities of expansion in two and four-year colleges, and the effec tiveness of The PODIUM as represen tative of the National organizations. The day was officially brought to a close with a sumptuous steak dinner at
August 29-31 at Arizona State Univer sity.
First on the busy three-day schedule were auditions for the District Inter
collegiate Band, conducted by Grand President Wayman E. Walker of Colo rado State College. District II was fortunate in having practically all of the Fraternity national officers present at the convention, as well as several past national officers. Jack K. Lee, past Grand President (1963-1965) of Omega Chapter at the University of Arizona and Mrs. Josephine Walker, past National President (1963-1965)
of Alpha Alpha Chapter of Colorado State College were present and helped make the Convention a success. Soror
the Caravan Hotel in Phoenix where
Mr. Lee was the featured speaker. Saturday the committees finished
off their reports and the separate ses sions wound up their business by elect ing new officers to head the District. Representing TBS for 1968-70 will be
Sharon Koff (Omega),president; Kristine Anderson (Sigma) vice-president; and Stephanie Grissom (Alpha-Chi) secretary-treasurer. Leading KK^ are: John Winniford (Omega) president; John Pribula (Beta Omicron) vicepresident; Iving Muim (Psi) secre
the morning with a tour of the Ricks College campus. The visiting delegates were quite impressed by the many new buildings, modem equipment and the general beauty of the campus.
ity members especially benefited from Mrs. Walker's past convention exper ience and learned a great deal about district affairs by having so active a
The real meat of the convention got
After Thursday's business meetings and band rehearsals, entertainment
District Intercollegiate Band concert
under way at 10:00 with a general joint meeting conducted by president Robert Myrick. Governor Jay Slaught er was introduced, who in turn pre sented Dr. Don Hess to give the open
ing address. Dr. Hess spoke to the joint session about patriotism and our duty as citizens and bandsmen in
District III sponsor present.
Omicron) member-at-large. The finale of the convention was the
and refreshments were available to
Saturday night at Grady Gammage
convention and band participants at an informal get-together highlighted
Auditorium on the campus of Arizona State University. The concert was at
by a discotheque atmosphere and psychedelic lighting. Friday didn't seem long enough for everything that was accomplished. The various Dis
tended by well over six hundred peo ple and most enthusiastically received.
sented his president's report on the
trict communities met to make plans for the future of this three-state, wide
condition of the District and the needs
ly-separated region. We hope to see
troubled times. Bob Myrick then pre
tary-treasurer; and Rick Felix (Beta
It was a suitable ending to a successful convention and the delegates left, hoping that the fraternal bonds which had been made would be strengthened in the coming year.
Gammage Auditorium
District II Produces Intercollegiate Band for Second District Convention by Rick Felix "An intercollegiate band in District II? Impossible! It can't be done! Es pecially at only the second biennial convention of the district. Why, how can you expect to get a fifty or sixtypiece ensemble from a district with only six active chapters that are plac ed so far from each other with only a few interested surrounding schools? How fool hardy! etc. etc., etc.," . . . ad infinitum.
This was more or less the general opinion of many "experts" when Mr.
The concert program consisted of several light and heavy band works. The concert opened with Fanfare by Ralph Mutchler. Also performed were Ballet Suite No. 2 from The Light Princess by Dale Dykins, Contempor ary Overture for Band by Carrol Butts, Sinfonia Noblissima by Robert Jaeger, "Durango" from The Golden Spike Suite by William H. Hill, and our featured performance Diaphony, by Grant Fletcher, commissioned for the District II Intercollegiate Band.
Hill annoimced that he would like to
The composer of Diaphony, Dr.
see an intercollegiate band organized by the chapters for the District II Con vention of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma at Arizona State Univer sity last August. Fortunately the im possible can be accomplished with just a little positive thinking. And in this case the "impossible" was attained. Not only was a District Intercolleg iate Band organized at the convention but the Band proved to be a partic ularly fine one at that. Through the recruiting efforts of Mr. Hill, Mr. Kel ly James of Psi chapter, Mr. Jack Lee
Grant Fletcher, is a Professor of Music at Arizona State University. He has produced more than 200 works includ ing two operas, three concertos, and many symphonic and chamber works.
of Omega chapter, and Mr. Bob Morsh
or. Grant Fletcher, Professor of Music at Arizona State University was composer of the commissioned work, "Diaphony"
He is the recipient of many awards, and his works have been published and performed by symphonies and
tion's final concert. The commission
festivals in both the United States and Europe. Dr. Fletcher is listed in current
ing groups and the compKjser are in tent upon creating a large repertoire of serious music for the contemporary
United States and European sources and has rated highly in listing of ser
symphonic band and it's audience.
ious American composers. At the pres ent time. Dr. Fletcher is completing a
of Beta Omicron, an ensemble of six ty fine players was formed. District II was also very fortunate to have, as guest conductor of the Intercollegiate Band, Grand President Wayman Walker. Mr. Walker turned a group
larger work for band entitled Concerto for Winds, expressly designed for the
of individual musicians into a fine
commissioned by KK^, TB2, Colorado
musical ensemble capable of perform ing a difficult program.
State College and Arizona State Uni versity to be premiered at the conven
Arizona State University Symphonic Band.
Diaphony is Dr. Fletcher's first maj or work for symphonic band and was
Diaphony, not an easy work to play, demands much of both the listeners and performers, but it is an intense work expressing the emotions and strident associations of our times. District II of and TBS wishes to thank all those who contributed to
make the District Intercollegiate Band a success, and particularly to Dr. Flet
cher for making such a great contri bution to the literature of the sym phonic band.
The National Office of KK^ and
TBS is delighted to announce to the membership the acceptance of the 1969 Commission by Norman Dello Joio, one of America's most distin guished composers, and winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Music. This eighth Commission, presenting a new work written especially for concert band, will be premiered by the National In tercollegiate Band at the Fiftieth An niversary Convention. It stands as yet another example of the Fraternity and Sorority's continuing service to Amer ican Music.
and is a nationally recognized panelist, teacher, and lecturer.
The Fraternity and Sorority are in deed fortunate to have obtained the
services of this pre-eminent American composer.
The 1969 Commissioned
Work will undoubtadly be a composi tion to challenge the best efforts of all the members of the National Intercol
legiate Band and its premier perform ance will certainly be an unforgettable
Norman Dello Joio Accepts Commission A musician of rare talent and emi nent stature, Mr. Dello Joio is descend
ed from three generations of Italian organists. His musical training was be gun early in life by his father and by the age of fourteen he had exhibited remarkable aptitude and facility, be coming organist and choir director of his own church. While continuing his studies on organ, he developed an in
Dello Joio composes in practically all forms: symphonic, choral, chamber,
modem dance, ballet and opera and
experience in anyone's collegiate mus ical career.
terest in creative music. He studied
for string orchestra, "Meditations on Ecclesiastes", brought him the Pulit
composition under Paul Hindemuth at
zer Prize for Music in 1957 and his
Yale and composition at the Juilliard
score for the NBS-TV News Special on the Louvre, "Scenes from the Louvre", won the 1965 Emmy Award. He is widely known as the composer of "From Every Horizon", and "Vari
Plan now to share in this experience, and to have your college or university band well-represented when the Dello Joio work is first performed. Think ahead to your own participation in the Fiftieth Anniversary Convention at Stillwater, and encourage your better performers to consider including this unique five-day musical experience in their plans for next summer. The dates are August 18th through the 23rd, and further information about applications for the National Intercollegiate Bands may be obtained by writing Dr. F. Lee Bowling, Organizational Dirctor (add
ants on a Medieval Tune" for band
ress on inside front cover).
School of Music. He was for some
years on the faculty of Sarah Law rence College and at present is Pro fessor of Composition at the Maimes College of Music.
he now lends his talents to the con
cert band field. Much in demand, he is credited with the impressive scores of such dramatic television shows as
"Time For Decision", "Air Power" and "Here is New York". His work
JOINT Alan E. Adams Executive
Secretary Phi Mu Alpha
STATEMENT ... by the representatives of the largest music organizations for men in the nation. We believe that there are important roles for both Kappa Kappa Psi and Phi Mu Alpha to fill on the many campuses where chapters of the two organizations now
Robert H. Rubin Executive Secretary
Kappa Kappa Psi
exist or will exist in the foreseeable fu
ture. We discourage mutual exclusivity of membership and disavow the existence of any interpretation of national policy re quiring such exclusivity within either or ganization.
We believe that each group must recognize its own inherent inability to fill the other's role, yet acknowledge in each other an undeniable similarity of purposes. Such awareness leads to the fostering of mutu al cooperation and, we believe, will aid in the attainment of our respective goals.
PHI MU ALPHA SINFONIA is a professional Fra
KAPPA KAPPA PSI is a recognition and service Fra
ternity for men in all areas of music. Founded in 1898
ternity whose efforts are directed towards the college and university band, helping it to become an important educational experience, a medium for musical expres sion, and a positive means of demonstrating loyalty to
it is one of America's oldest college-based professional organizations and is the largest in terms of active chap ters on college and university campuses. Of the frater nity's four general purposes, the primary one is "to advance the cause of music in America".
Active membership is available, by invitation, to any man who demonstrates a love for music either by adopting it as his profession or by working sincerely to advance its cause. The spirit of Phi Mu Alpha en joins that the opportunity of becoming a Sinfonian should be offered to as many men as possible who, by unusual interests or talents, can assist in the fulfillment of our fraternal purposes and high musical ideals.
the alma mater. Concentrated assistance in the forms
of support and responsible leadership to the band direc tor, and through him to the school of music and spon soring institution, are designed to help build and main tain the finest band program possible. Active members, regardless of academic majors, must be currently enrolled in the college band or wind en semble at their institution, and must have met uniform ly high standards based on attitude, performance on the drill field and/or concert stage, displayed technical proficiency on their chosen instrument, and shown a definite interest in and appreciation for the best in Music.
The basis of participation in Phi Mu Alpha is mean ingful professional activity. Whether a Sinfonian's pri mary interest is in performance, education, composition or research, he can expect to find an expressive outlet for his talents through his Sinfonian chapter's projects. Programs in music publication, scholarship aid, com missioning, and education are conducted by the na tional organization and its affiliate, the Sinfonia Foun dation offers subsidies in music research, performance and related activities. The national organization en courages each chapter to devise and conduct its own professional activities responsive to the needs and abilities of its membership and to the varied oppor tunities available within each campus community.
No area of musical expression is outside the sphere of activity of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. A large member ship pursuing a broad variety of musical interests in sures the continuity and expansion of Sinfonia's role in America's musical climate.
Music is the patron Art of Kappa Kappa Psi, and we feel its cause is effectively advanced by applying the ideal of Service
to all such efforts. That ideal is ex
pressed in our sponsorship of the National Intercol-
ligiate Band, and in a commissioning program that has resulted in significant contributions to original band literature. Further expressions of this ideal lie in our
continued active working relationship with the nations leading music organizations.
While honoring Music, we belid our energies to pre senting the concert and marching band as a worthy and sensitive vehicle of expression, and continually work
for a better appreciation of the band not only as a unique musical medium, but as a valuable instrument
in character building and a rewarding means of service to the sponsoring institution.
We offer our members an opportunity to gain very special skills in cooperation and in organization, while
providing valuable experiences in leadership. These opportunities and experiences are encompassed in a program with explicit goals and a stated purpose—
doing all that a well-organized and enthusiastic group can do to build a better band.
Phi Mu Alpha is neither an honor nor a recognition society. We are an active professional fraternity as de fined by the Professional Interfratemity Conference of which we are participating members.
Kappa Kappa Psi, then, is a service and student leader
ship recognition Fraternity for the college band oper ating in and for that organization and its various en semble groups.
You know,
I really don't mind
practicing
anymore"
This offhand comment is the teacher's reward. For the first time he knows the student
has gained a real appreciation for music. He knows, too,
that the student's appreciation was the result of the skill
and facility he has attained in playing an instrument. What worked the wonder? First
of all, a good teacher—someone
capable of instilling a real love for music. Second—the Martin. It was the teacher who recommended
the Martin, because he knew it was an instrument that would
always stay ahead of this student's ability. Someday music may become incidental to the main stream
of his life. But the satisfaction
he gains, and the satisfaction the teacher has received,
will remain throughout both of their lives.
A product of Wurlitzer, DeKalb, Illinois 60115— band instruments, guitars, amplifiers, pianos, electronic pianos, organs and stereo radio-phonographs.
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1 Donald A. Stanley
On October 6th, at Mansfield State College in Mansfield, Pennsylvania, the Fraternity and Sorority gained its 129th and 94th chartered Chapters. With the installation of the Epsilon Iota Chapter of KK^ and Delta Chi of TBS, District IX was strengthened im
measurably by two exceptionally wellorganized and enthusiastic groups of college bandsmen. One of the strongest colony pro grams initiated in some time, the Delta Sigma and Beta Mu Honorary Band Societies were originally founded to promote the knowledge of band meth ods and materials at Mansfield State
College. Under the guidance of Mr. Donald Stanley (Eta), director of both the "Mountie" Marching Band and the MSC Symphonic Band, and with the encouragement of Dr. John Baynes (Nu), head of the MSC Mu sic Department, the two groups formal ly entered colony status during the fall of 1967.
North Hall Girl's Dorm
for some time serving the College mu sic students by initiating a series of lecture-discussion groups on pertinent music topics. Presentations covered a wide variety of subjects such as: "Marching Band Techniques and Ma terials", "Score Preparation and Pres entation", "The Elementary Band"— all chaired by MSC faculty members. Colony activities for both groups were climaxed by their sgKmsorship of the Ohio State University Concert Band in concert on the MSC campus last spring. Both groups cooperated in the venture and were able to present one of the nation's finest college mu sical organizations to several hundred
Cornell University performed the Rit ual degrees for both
and TB2.
Representing the National Fraternity and Sorority were Mrs. Ladine B. Housholder, First-Vice-President of
the Sorority and Mr. Budd Udell, Dis trict IX Governor of the Fraternity and a past-member of its Board of Trustees.
Other members of the Fraternity at MSC taking part in the installation services were five members of the
Omicron Chapter at West Virginia
When they were visited by the Ex ecutive Secretary in December of that
people of both college and community. Installation teams from the Delta
University who had accompanied Mr. Udell to officially represent District
year, the Delta Sigma Club had been
Zeta and Beta Chi Chapters at the
IX. Also present were Dr. Laurence
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EPSILON IOTA Epsilon Iota Chapter Members: Front Row: Dr. John Baynes, head of the college music department and member of Nu Chapter; Mr. Donald Stanley, assistant professor, sponsor, and honorary member of Epsilon Iota and member of Eta Chapter; Mr. Bud Udell, Dis trict Governor; Mr. Richard Kemper, asso ciate professor and member of Alpha Zeta Chapter; Dr. Laurence Snively, Dean of Stu dent Affairs and member of Alpha Omicron. 2nd row: John Bender, George Wolfe, James Dale, Howard Housley, Alexander Sidorowicz, Fred Gardner, Dean Gardner. 3rd Row: Fred
Otto, vice-president; Thomas Gallup, William Berresford, Kerry Moyer, treasurer; Barry Peters, president; Michael Elser, secretary.
INSTALLATION TEAMS ■from
Del-fa Zeta and Beta Chi
INSTALL NEW CHAPTERS Mansfield State College Concert Wind Ensemble. Mansfield State College Symphonic Band.
Snively, (Alpha Omicron), MSG Dean of Student Affairs, Richard Kemper (Alpha Zeta), associate professor of Music, Dr. Baynes (Nu) and Mr. Stanley (Eta). The National Fraternity and Soror
ity have been considerably enriched by the addition to its rolls of so en
thusiastic and dedicated a group of college bandsmen. We look forward with them to a most successful and
fraternally rewarding experience and extend them a hearty "Welcome!"
GAMMA PHI BECOMES
SORORITY'S 93rd CHAPTER Br,Ta ,jJ Officers and new members of Gamma Phi Chapter. Mrs. Harlon Lamkin (Xit holds charter of the new Chapter.
TBS gained its ninety-third char tered Chapter Sunday, September 29th when the "SWSC Band Belles"
of Southwestern State College at Weatherford, Oklahoma became the Gamma Phi Chapter. Formal initia tion ceremonies attended by members of the Oklahoma State University
Chapter and the National Office cli maxed a year of colony service in which the "Band Belles" proved them selves worthy of carrying on the So rority's high standards of service and excellence. An installation and
Ritual Team
from the Alpha Chapter at Oklahoma State University performed the neces sary degrees which brought seven members of the "Bulldog" Band and
their sponsor into the bonds of the Sorority. Headed by Alpha Chapter president Marilyn Norr's and accom
Plans for the future include sponsor
ing a scholarship for an incoming freshman band woman, co-sponsoring the annual Marching Band Banquet with KKM', co-sponsoring a band news paper and helping with a float in the Homecoming Parade. The fine work ing relations with Epsilon Epsilon of which have developed during the colony year were evident in the cele bration for the girls hosted by their Fraternity Brothers the day after the installation.
Alpha Chapter Ritual Team^ with Rubin and Mr. Lynd^ Alpha sponsor.
Mr.
Officers of the Gamma Phi Chapter are Carol Muske, president; Celeste Bailey, vice-president; Patty Brumfield, secretary; Penny Brumfield, treasurer, and Eleanor Jo Ross, re porter. Serving as the sponsor of the group is Mrs. Harlon Lamkin (Xi), wife of the SWSC Director of Bands.
Lynd, the formal installation was car ried out by Executive Secretary Rob ert H. Rubin, acting on behalf of the
District VI has gained yet another fine chapter, which gives promise of becoming a model for workable So rority-Fraternity relationships. We are proud to welcome them into our bond,
National Council and other District
and look forward with them to many
Scenes at the reception following Installa tion, held in the Home Economics Lounge
VI officers.
years of serving Music in TBi).
at SWSC.
panied by Alpha sponsor Mr. Albert
During their "colony year", mem bers of the new Gamma Phi Chapter undertook various service and money-
making projects. These included serv
ing as hostesses to visiting high school
Members of Alpha Chapter and Gamma Phi Chapter.
marching bands, selling "Bulldog" car
tags, working during District Music Contest, decorating the bandroom dur ing the Christmas season, working with the KK^ members in a concession
stand during band camp for area high school musicians, and co-sponsoring social activities for SWSC bandsmen
following band rehearsals. The out standing service project of the year was a reception given to SWSC Bands men and their guests following the annual Southwestern
Spring Band Concert.
State
College
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Mr. Rubin and Alpha president Marilyn Norris present charter to Carolyn Muske and Mrs. Lamkin.
Three Executive Secretary's Compare Notes
^KAPp^-~^ ate
Mr. Herman Ziemer (Delta, 1931), administrative head of the Fraternity
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from 1937 through 1939 and Mr. A. Frank Martin (Alpha, 1919), who fol lowed him in office serving from 1939 through 1964, made this the occasion for discussion about the Fraternity's cm-rent programs and our plans for the forthcoming Fiftieth Anniversary convention. Both men promised to be in attendance, to help celebrate this milestone in our organizational his tory, and both expressed their pride and confidence in
and TBS as
we move into our second half-centm-y of service.
Mr. Ziemer was in Stillwater, visit ing friends and relatives in neighbor ing communities. He now makes his A. Frank Martin, Exec.-Secy No. 3; Robert H. Rubin, Exec.-Secy No. 4 fit Herman V. Ziemer, Exec.-Secy No. 2 with one of the Fraternity's sweatshirts at the National Office. Early in May, National was visited by two of the men who helped to shape the firm foundations of the Fra ternity and Sorority that we know to day. Both of the living past Executive
home in Anaheim, California, where
the history and some of the customs
he is a consultant on placing adminis trative, accounting, industrial and en gineering personnel with California firms. Mr. Martin resides in Stillwater, where he has been extremely active in YMCA, American Legion and church work since his retirement four years
and traditions of KK'if and TBS.
ago.
Secretarys of the Fraternity spent the better part of the day with the present Executive Secretary, briefing him on
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KAPPA KAPPA PSI - TAU BETA SIGMA NATIONAL OFFICERS VISIT DURING JUNE Sunday June 2nd the first in a series of annual meetings of the com bined Grand and National Councils of KK^ and TBS convened at the Nation
al Office for a full day of discussions on the progress of both organizations during the first year of the 1967-1969 biennium. In keeping with the high degree of accountability and respon sibility being fostered throughout all levels of ovu- two organizations, the members of both governing bodies met to inspect the facilities and operating procedures at National, to assess cur rent programs and plan for future con
tingencies. This was the first such of ficial visit the members of both coun cils have ever made to the National
Office since its locating on the Okla homa State University campus four years ago.
Activities for the day-and-a-half visit included meetings with National Office personnel and members of the
Oklahoma State University adminis tration; a review of the Golden Anni versary Convention plans for August 1969; and a comprehensive examina tion of office operations and current financial affairs. Of particular interest to Council members was a walking tour of the convention facilities at the
OSU Student Union and a presenta
tion by the district representative of Moore Business Forms, Inc. This pres entation has resulted in the design and preparation of several new forms which should now be in each Chapter's files.
Copies of the Council Minutes taken at the meeting by Mr. Tyra and Miss Lebsack should now be in each Chap ter's files and a reading of them will give members a much better picture of the activities and decisions affecting the progress of the Fraternity and Sorority made during these meetings. If you have not yet received your
Chapter's copy, notify National right away.
National Officers making the visit were: Wayman Walker, Greeley, Colo rado and Patsy Drury Hejl, Ann Ar bor, Michigan, Grand and National
Presidents of the Fraternity and Soror ity respectively; James Jacobsen, Ft. Worth, Texas and Ladine Housholder, Falls Church, Virginia, national First
Vice-Presidents; Richard Worthington and Richard Young, both of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Grand Second VicePresident
and
student
Member-at-
Large on the Fraternity Council; Thomas Tyra of Ypsilanti, Michigan and Sharon Lebsack of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Grand Secretary-Treas urer and National Secretary, respec tively; Lydene Hovance of Kent, Ohio, National Treasurer of the Sorority; and Dr. F. Lee Bowling, Englewood, Colorado, Organizational Director of
the National Intercollegiate Bands.
"Boh" Makovsky As I Knew Him
whether you passed him walking across the campus smoking his large meer schaum pipe, in his music department office, or possibly standing on the po dium before his band—you knew that this was a man of real greatness.
By Melbern Nixon EDITOR'S NOTE—
The following article is excerpted from the banquet address given at
the District V Convention by District Governor Melbern Nixon direc tor of bands at Kansas State Teachers College. It is the first in a' series
"Boh's" mode of dress never varied—
which will tend to throw more light on Prof. Bohumil Makovsky "The Guiding Spirit of Kappa Kappa Psi", the man in whose honor the bratermty was founded and whose principles and ideals of leadership formed the basis of our organization. "Boh" was for twenty-eight years head of the Music Department at Oklahoma State, and in this capacity exerted an influence on the musical affairs in Oklahoma that is still
he always wore a dark suit, a large bow tie, rather square in shape, and his vest was always adorned with a gold
watch chain, which held a large pocket watch and his masonic emblems. I re
being felt.
call so vividly seeing him in the morn
If my remarks tonight were given a title, it might well be "The Most Un forgettable Character that I have ever known." The name of Bohumil Ma
ing, one minute before 7:00 a.m.— he would take his watch from his vest
pocket, check the time, snap the watch
closed, and then, so deliberately, step on the podium, exactly on the hour.
kovsky may mean little or nothing to His first words were always, "Good
r
this generation of tb:£ and KK^ mem bers. But among "Boh's" friends and
contemporaries were names that might
be more familiar to you—Henry Fill-
morning," but he didn't expect an an swer. It was absolutely unheard of for
any clarinetist to still be adjusting a reed or a brass player yet oiling a
more and John Philip Sousa, remem valve. Had anyone ever tried, a blast bered for their fine marches—A. A. of sound composed of broken English Harding, for the development of the with a sprinkling of Bohemian would great University of Illinois Symphonic have filled his ears, and the student Band— and A. R. McAlister as direc would have been so terrified that he tor of the famous Joliet, Illinois, high would never have tried it again. school band. What made "Boh" unforgettable "Boh" is remembered by those of us was not his unusal dress, his unusual fortunate enough to have known him, pipe or his rehearsal discipline, but the as the driving force behind both fact that he was a great humanitarian. and TBi;. The ritual of both fraternal He had a most sincere interest in every organizations mirrors the philosophy student who played in his band—for and ideals by which Boh Makovsky that matter, he was deeply interested lived. His life provided the inspiration (Continued on Page 40)
for the founding of
and TBS—
which, in their short lifetime of barely 50 years, have seen the establishment
of over 200 chapters on campuses throughout the United States. But that is another story— A painting of "Boh" Makovsky.
"Boh" was the first honorary mem ber of both and TBS. He was for twenty-five years the Band Director and Head of the Department of Music
at Oklahoma State University, then Oklahoma A & M College. During that time, he never missed a band re
hearsal except when he was away rep resenting the college. I might add here
that band rehearsal was five mornings a week at 7:00 a.m. "Boh" often said, This photo and the one on the
right are of "Boh"
Makovsky at different
"At this time of day, I only get those who are really interested." And this was quite true, for there just weren't any absentees or late comers in his organizations!
his career at
When I saw "Boh" Makovsky for the first time, I was a jimior in high school. And, like so many high school
Oklahoma
band students in Oklahoma at that
Stale University.
time, I was almost hypnotized by the force of his personality. "Boh" was the type of person that made a lasting impression on anyone meeting him for
times in
We have no
way of knowing when they were first published.
the first time. It made no difference
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Alpha Omega and Gamma Nu Recognize Outstanding High School Bandsmen With Award Program By Geff Boyer All of us are aware that good bands are built on good feeder programs. Your Brothers of Gamma Nu know this and are hard at work to insure
a constant flow of capable musicians into the band program at Florida State University. You ask how?—by recog
nizing the outstanding achievement of high school musicians and recruiting
(©nttga C!II|aptcr of tllau ^cta ^fgnia ^atumal JHojiorar^ ^ororitg for College ^anhofoomea
for the University at the same time. This is done by sending award pack
^loriba ,^tate Jlnftjeroit^
ets to the directors of students who presents the
have received a "Superior" rating in either solo or ensemble work at the Florida Bandmaster's Association state
contest. This packet includes a "Cer tificate of Recognition" for each el igible student, information about FSU's School of Music, and the fol lowing letter of explanation: Dear Sir: The enclosed "Certificates of Rec
fflerttftcate of
In recognition of o superior roting in ot the Florida Stote Bond Festivol held in _
on
ognition" are a joint project of Gam ma Nu Chapter of KK^ and Alpha Omega Chapter of TB^ at the Flor ida State University, to call atten tion to your fine music program and the superior achievement of your students. It is our hope that you
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Director of Bonds
will continue to make this valuable
contribution to music by encourag
ing your outstanding musicians to participate in music festivals of all levels throughout the State of Flor ida.
For your own information, and that of any interested students, we are also enclosing several brochures on Florida State's University in Tal
(iamma C!Il]apter of ^appa |^appa ^si Rational ^onorar^ ^ratemit^ for College ^ianbsnten ^lortba ^ate ^nitoerstt^
lahassee.
Sincerely, Geoffrey T. Boyer
presents the
dertiftcate of
Public Relation Chairman
Kappa Kappa Psi Linda Roland
Project Chairman Tau Beta Sigma KK^ and TB^: "Building Better Bands Across the Land!"
The road from inception to imple mentation has been long and delay ridden; since approval had to come from three sources: our national office, Florida State's School of Music, and the Florida Bandmasters' Association.
But the end is in sight, and with luck, come November we will make the first
of what we hope will be many mailings of these certificates to outstanding bandsmen throughout the State of Florida.
In recognition of o superior rating in ot the Florida State Bond Festival held i
on
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Director of Bonds
Members-at-Large from each district, and chaired by the National Memberat-Large, the Committee will discuss
FROM THE
COUNCIL
matters of fraternal importance
brought before it by its representative members or relegated to it by the Grand President.
The Committee will serve several
purposes. First, it will be the arena for several major speeches and presen tations by national officers, past and present, as well as for presentations by selected chapters pertinent to the top ics being discussed. From the discuss ions and decisions of the Committee will come recommendations to the Con
by Richard Alan Young, Member-at-Large
vention and to the Grand Council, both through the Jurisdictions and Re solutions Committees, and on the floor of the Convention itself. The Report of the N.S.A.C. to the Convention will
The fabled red leaves and football
tickets signal the beginning of a new fall semester for most of us, and for our brothers on tri-mester and quarter systems, the symptoms are much the same. I have never found any conclus ive method by which it is possible to decide which season is most hectic for
KKSl' and TB2:, but I have a feeling that the "Fraternal season" for most
of us is from midnight December 31st until the following midnight Decem ber 31st.
A casual observer might see the mad
membership is increased, our revenues doubled, and our significance in the
contain all the material discussed, to be placed in the minutes of the Con
musical profession elevated will come as no surprise to those of you new
vention.
among us.
But to me, a denizen of the fraternal
woodwork since the '65 Convention,
N.S.A.C.) into the Grand Council as
and to the nationally-respected men of the Coimcil and Board of Trustees, and to our grads and alums all over
one vote. The minority opinions, in minority opinion reports requested by the Member-at-Large, will also be
the nation the message is strong and
made available to the Council for con sideration.
clear.
As we enter om- fiftieth year, has come of age. What was a dream
scramble of band and fraternal activi
to "Boh" and his bandsmen has be
ties most at football, hockey, basket ball or baseball games. Another might
come a vast reality. It remains but for us to hold fast to that dream, that
notice the ordered chaos of concert
those who follow in our footsteps may be instilled with the same dedication, inspired by our progress, and reward ed with the same sense of quiet, deep
tour or sundry dedication ceremonies.
Still another will find summer bands, summer chapters, and even summer district conventions.
The badge of service is on duty somewhere in America twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, twelve months a year. In short, bands never had it so good. And neither did we, as members who have dedicated ourselves
to the unswerving promise of "Tau Be ta Sigma for greater bands," or bound ourselves by oath to the firm convic tion that "It is an honor to be selected
to serve." Whichever badge we wear, the meaning is the same. I would be repeating an exhultation already known if I point out that every district has met, for the first biennium in history. We would be covering old ground if we announce an expanded National Office with a greater range
pride that each of us feels as he looks back over the years. In some ways, it took us a long time to grow up, and in many avenues there is room for improvement. Looking backward, however gratifying, is not nearly as good as looking forward. If we pause in Stillwater for congratula tions, they are due to those who built before us. We have a job to do build ing for the future. However great the first fifty years may prove, I hope to see the centenial convention, too.
It ought to be a blast!
However, to begin the second fifty years with the conviction that has marked our progress thus far, groimdwork must be laid at our Anniversary
of services. It would come as no sur
Convention in Stillwater for the com
prise to you that joint annual Grand and National Coimcil meetings are
ing biennium. One vital portion of this groundwork will be the first biennial meeting of the National Student Ad visory Committee. Composed of the Presidents and
now a routine matter, or that the Grand Council will be able to meet a full five times this bienniiun. That our
In addition, the majority opinion of the N.S.A.C. will be carried (by the chairman, who cannot vote in the
Every member and every chapter is strongly urged to write their district Member-at-large presenting their views on matters of importance. All members are also urged to write to this office any views they would like to have discussed by the N.S.A.C. As this PODIUM reaches your Chapter, there will also be in the mails letters to all chapters of both or ganizations, as well as a series of mail ings to the district officers who will be representing you on the N.S.A.C. Now, as never before, you as an in dividual, or as a chapter have a direct voice in the most comprehensive fra ternal committee, and your vote as a member of this Fraternity is carried, theoretically, up the ladder through your chapter, district, and the N.S. A.C. into the Grand Council.
Now, as never before, your voice will be heard, and heard by a Council and a Convention whose goals are the bet terment of this Order. To that same
goal I wish you and your Chapter and district the greatest success in the new academic season, and hope that each of you will "care enough to send the very best," a letter to your elected rep
resentatives. We are your voice, tell us what you'd like to have said.
cut, can truly say in 68-69 Gamma
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Kappa Chapter is "FOR GREATER
Sue Mahn Elected President of District IX; Chapter Has Busy Year Last spring was an exciting one for Gamma Kappa Chapter of the Uni versity of Connecticut. Between the
field wielding paint rollers. Parking lines had been painted on the paved field used by Marching Band. These
largest pledge class ever to begin and
lines interfered with correct marching and needed to be removed. University Maintainance had three weeks of back
the news of Sue Mahn's election as
President of the District IX Chapters, Gamma Kappa found itself in a bustle of activities.
19 of the most enthusiastic and tal
ented girls in the band program at UConn pledged the Sorority. Rush parties were held and our own "Toga Party" invaded a classroom in the Mu sic Building. Sisters dressed in togas in an appropriate decorated setting greet ed the prospective pledges with a show of their uncoordinated selves in a ren
dition of an original Greek dance. All led to fun and fellowship as Sisters and pledges found new friends. The news of our Sister Sue Mahn's election as President of District IX
spurred the Chapter to action as both Sue and Maxine Factor needed to be
reimbursed for their trip to the con vention in Maryland."BONNIE AND
orders; we needed it done that day. They supplied the paint and we went to it covering the white lines with black paint. By the end of the after noon, needless to say, there was black paint on more than the pavement. KK^ and TBS ended the adventure
with a party as they gathered around a can of gasoline to remove evidence of their capers. "Pre-Season" did not spare the pledges special duties. On one oc casion they showed their enthusiasm by forming a band block and marching to the drill field singing and chanting spirited songs. This little exhibition is only one of the ways that TBS at tempts to create spirit and unity in the UCorm Band during this week and Concert Band arrived on campus
was the answer, a variety show with
skits, song and dance routines and special guest narrators, "Bonnie" and
for an organizational meeting on Sun day, Sept. 15. Refreshments were served and the Fraternity and Sorority
"Clyde." The week before took all the efforts of pledges and Sisters in an at
new among us.
1 at 8:15 the show began. 'The au dience was larger than we had ex pected, enthusiastic and very respon sive. "Bonnie and Clyde" was more
were introduced to those who were
The outlook for the 1968-69 year at the University of Connecticut is one of potential and great enthusiasm. A District IX Conference will be held
here in the spring as well as another
than a success in itself. It closed the
Yankee Conference Band Weekend.
gap between pledges and Sisters and
Both Marching Band and Concert
the fellowship and pride in accomp lishment bound Gamma Kappa Chap ter closer together.
Band have new horizons ahead. Ar
From September 8th to September 15th, TBi; at Storrs had a busy time. Marching Band "Pre-Season" began, Mr. Gillespie, UConn Director of Bands, returned from sabbatical and there was lots of work for TBi; and KK^. Punch for drill breaks and re freshments for social evenings were
planned. The pledges entertained at a picnic and Thursday, September 12th found KK^ and TBS out on the drill
TBS Sisters in "Bonnie and Clyde at the Cat's Meow." Back Row: Cherry Bryon, Janet Clem, Leslie Hunt, Carol Garland,
and Peggy Mottram. Second Row:Sue Cohen, Janet Abbe, Susan Goodridge, Izzy Carp, Pam Seaver and Dale Selman. In Front: "Bonnie" and "Clyde" themselves. Sue Mahn and Carolyn Brooder.
through the year.
CLYDE AT THE CATS MEOW"
tempt to pull off the first of its kind. After lots of hassle, on Monday, April
BANDS." To all the Chapters around the country we wish you happiness and success in this new year of service.
rangements with more concentrated sound power are in the folders for Sat urday shows. Concert Band has un limited chances for expansion as two full bands have been organized and credit for the ensemble group is now given to anyone in the University.
All in all, TBi; at Storrs, Connecti-
A Toga Party. Peggy Mottram, last year's vice president greets the prospective pledges.
The Spring Pledge Class Sisters on October 20. Standing: Margo Thomlinson, Mary Littel, Mary Jane Mussleman, Nadine Markarian,
Linda Hanau, Dotty Reichert, Mora Fearon, Sharon Longer, Sue Album, Jean Reale, Francie LaMonica, and Rheta Beer. Center: Gayle Samar. Seated: Sandra Carpenter, Joan Miller, Cathy Conner, Andra Apter, Barbara Bayers, Mickey Cognoli.
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UNIVERSITY OP TEXAS. EL PASO
Harold B. Bachman Guest
Conductor and Speaker at El Paso Alpha Chi chapter, along with their sister chapter of TB2i were recently hosts to a reception honoring Col. Harold B. Bachman, the guest con ductor for the sixth annual "High School Band Night." Col. Bachman is past president of the American Bandmasters Associa
them! After their many encores had been ended, the band officers present ed Col. Bachman with several plaques, pictures of the band and personal gifts. The best was yet to come however,
presents itself.
pose in coming here was to conduct
tion, retired director of the University of Florida Band and was the leader
with bands in North Dakota and start
of the once prominent "Bachman's
ed playing in a band much the same as that depicted in Walt Disney's movie; "The One and Only, Original, Genuine Family Band".
veling and giving lectures.
While enjoying cookies and pimch, the UTEP Band members and faculty were able to acquaint themselves with one of the longtime bandmen in the
United States. Soon thereafter, a com bo consisting of six IvJv^ Brothers and one TBi; girl provided entertainment.
I wish to make no wild predictions, but I hear Ted Mack has been after
was enjoyed by all and should not be missed if the opportunity to hear it
because we were treated to Col. Bach man's lecture on "The Role of Bands
in American Culture". No stranger to his subject. Col. Bachman grew up
Million Dollar Band". He is now tra
Col. Harold Bachman with members of the marching Calvalcade Band Council.
In presenting his lecture. Col. Bach man made skillful use of slides and
recordings to illustrate his subjects. Many of the recordings were made of the actual performances of past artists and bands. Others were authentically recreated by present day bands using the original instruments. The show
Of course. Col. Bachman's main pur the massed bands, and that is what he did on Saturday night. Perhaps the highlight of the evening came when Bachman directed some 1800 musi
cians in the "Stars and Stripes ForKK^ and TBi were hard at work
even before the performance helping in the afternoon rehearsals and selling cokes to the thirsty high school band members. Alpha Chi would once again like to thank Col. Bachman for his
visit and say to all the other chapters, "see you in Stillwater".
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Mr. Masters has served the Fraternity and
CBDNA
Sorority in the capacities of sponsor of both Beta Psi and Alpha Gamma Chapters and as District Governor of District VII for a num ber of years.
Ed L Masters States His
Philosophy on Bands Edward L. Masters
"My activity as a college band direc tor has come to a close, and what bet
ter way to achieve the finale than to re-live
the excitement of the 1968
North Central Convention at Kent, and at the same time recall the very rewarding experiences of the past thir teen years as a member of CBDNA. I have appreciated deeply the oppor tunity to be a part of a distinguished assembly, and I shall always treasure these memories.
"Having earned a living as a per former for some twent-five years before becoming a college band director, I am quite aware of the necessity for the professional performer to play
eyes of the academic community. If we are really concerned, (and I think we should be) it is high time that we try a little harder to see ourselves as others do, and make changes accord ingly. For a year I had the good for tune to act as Chairman of our School
of Music in addition to my regular duties. This afforded an excellent op
portunity to observe the academician in his own habitat. I can tell you it was
very difficult for him to understand that the person responsible for the ex travaganza in the stadiiun on Satur day (which he found very entertain ing) was also capable of serious contributions in the Dean's Council
whatever type of music appears on
on Monday!!!
the stand, no questions asked. How ever, we, as teachers or members of
"The very nature of the band has provided many of the problems we
CBDNA can hardly assume the re
deal witb. It seems to me that the core
sponsibility for providing evey con ceivable type of experience for the student who aspires to professional performance. That is his responsibility, and he will find ways to gain such ex perience if he is worthy. Such an at tempt by us will provide him only a smattering of ignorance.
of the idea which led to the organiza tion of CBDNA was a desire to im
prove the dignity of the band. Large steps in this direction have been ac complished. Let us not, in this time which seems to tend toward change for the sake of change, become a flock
of sheep. Consider each forward step in the light of experience (Marshall McLuhan notwithstanding) and con centrate your efforts. There is every indication that there will be a tomor
row—and you will be there !!! Note: Edward L. Masters, Kent State U., Kent, Ohio, resigned this past sum mer from his position as Director of Bands at Kent State U., as well as North Central Division President of
the College Band Directors National Association. The following is taken from the recently published Proceed ings of the North Central Division Conference held at Kent, Ohio in Feb ruary, 1968. He is now Chairman of Fine Arts, Concord College, Athens, West Virginia.
"One of the weaknesses of our band
philosophy seems to lie in our gregar ious nature. We seem anxious to go along with any request (or demand) for service in the interest of good pub lic relations or for other reasons. Two
years ago I heard a speech by a gentle man who definitely considers himself a friend of ours, and he said this about bands, '. . . they must be versatile, must perform a varied repertoire with professional verve, be at times a march ing band, a concert band, a jazz band, a folk band, and even a dance band, all witbin one musical unit . . .' Regard less of the good intentions of the speak er, this is ridiculous, if we consider our selves educators. However, at times this does seem to be our guiding philo sophy. "As long as I have been a member of CBDNA, I have heard expressions of concern about the image of the col
lege band director, especially in the
Notice to Fraternity Alumni Life Members Under the provisions of the 1967 revised Constitution (page 9, paragraph 3.13) the Grand President of Kappa Kappa Psi hereby notifies all Life Members of the Fraternity currently on the National Office mailing list, that he is accepting applications for the position of Alumnus-at-Large, to sit on the National Student Advisory Coun cil at the 1969 Convention.
All applications should be typewritten, addressed to the Grand
President and should include: a resume of the applicant's imdergraduate or graduate experiences in the Fraternity; his professional background; his current mailing address; and a statement of his will ingness to assume the duties of this office on behalf of the Alumni
of the Fraternity. Any additional information which the applicant feels might assist the Grand President in his selection may also be included.
All applications should be mailed to: Wayman E. Walker, Grand President, Kappa Kappa Psi Fraternity, Band Office, Colo rado State College, Greeley, Colorado 80631. No applications re ceived after December 15th can be considered for the position.
... Is not only an Idea-exchange, but a means of shedding some light on the littleknown, often over-looked, yet satisfying displays of service by our fellow members of Kappa Kappa PsI and Tau Beta Sigma across the nation.
Alpha Lambda of TBS at the Louisiana State Univer sity recently sponsored a "Movie Night", where motion pictures of old football shows were shown to members of the LSU Tiger Band. They report that this has helped boost the espirit de corps of the entire band, as well as
Beta Gamma of KK^ at Louisiana State University recently celebrated their Twentieth Anniversary on cam pus by wearing suits and red carnations all day. Compli mentary red carnations were also presented to the Chap ter's honorary members currently on the LSU campus.
help newcomers realize the traditions of excellence in per formance they are responsible for maintaining.
Gamma Eta of KK^ at New Mexico State Univer
sity held a raffle for local high school students, with the prize for the winner a set of private lessons offered through the NMSU Music Department. By offering this service, they not only helped fatten their Chapter coffers, but provided some lucky high-school student with the means
Alpha Omicran of TBS at Sam Houston State College have hit on a unique handicraft as a money-making pro ject. They sponsored a "plastercraft" showing on campus where they exhibited samples of this fast-rising spare time craft. They also took orders for various pieces, and had them back in student's hands in time for Mother's
Day gifts.
to further his musical education.
Gamma Mu oi TB:^ at the University of Texas at
Arlington required that their spring pledge class come up with some kind of a project that would benefit the whole UTA Music Department. The ingenuity of "pledges im-
der pressure" once more was proven as TBS pledges made and decorated trash cans for the many practice rooms in
Beta Sigma of KK^ at the University of Houston turned out "en masse" to give blood at the Houston Blood Bank. By National's calculations, that makes at least twenty-two pints of unselfish community service. No won der their school colors are white and red! They also re port that for earning $150 for the Chapter, the spring pledge class was granted a "turn-about" day.
the Rebel Band Music Building.
Omicron of KK^ at West Virginia University is look ing into a plan to help Mountaineer Band students pur
Beta Eta of TBS and Gamma Xi of KK^ at the Uni
chase the required style of band shoe at a considerable savings. They are planning to purchase surplus shoes from the Air Force ROTC program at WVU at a reduced price, offering them to band members for both marching
versity of Maryland jointly finance their two chapters activities through the sale of sweatshirts and tee-shirts, emblazoned with the Maryland Terrapin Band insignia. They meet during the summer months each year to formu late their campaign and order stock to offer returning
and concert wear.
UM Bandsmen in the fall.
Theta of TBS at the University of Cincinnati has be
gun the practice of putting pithy selected "Words of the
Alpha Theta of KK^ at Colorado State College help
Week" on a bulletin board they are responsible for in the UC Band Room. They report that this has increased the spirit and morale of the UC Band a great deal, and that each saying is eagerly waited for and avidly discussed
ed boost their Chapter treasury by raffeling off a color TV set and two portable AM-FM radios last semester. With the cooperation of several local Greeley merchants,
during the week.
funds.
they were able to add considerably to their operating
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TEXAS A&l UNIVERSITY
Ten New Brothers Received Into
Epsilon Delta By Tom Estes
The evening of April 15, 1968, found ten proud, new Brothers of KK^'s Ep silon Delta Chapter as initiation cere
The were them letin feet,
monies came to a close in Texas A&I
University's Jones Auditorium. The new Brothers, all members of Texas
bulletin board and the paddle so large that room for hanging has not yet been found. The bul board measures four feet by six and the paddle is sixteen feet
long! Epsilon Delta was instrumental in promoting the annual Band Day at Texas A&I University, which features many south Texas high school bands in a parade through downtown Kingsville and a half-time performance at a home football game. The Chapter also planned and assisted in the annual band tour and a trip to Hemisfair in San Antonio on May 5 which included a concert in the Amphitheatre. The "Javelina" Band marched and played
A&I's "Javelina" Band, began their pledgeship in February with the open ing of the spring semester. This was the second pledge class of the new chapter, which was install ed May 13, 1967. Pledge trainer Scott Randolph had big plans for the class. Two of the projects included a bulletin
board, which was to be built larger than any other bulletin board in the
Music Building, and a paddle, which was to be larger than any other paddle in the entire Fraternity. Both assign ments were carried out explicitly, much to the surprise of Brother Ran dolph and the band director and Chap ter sponsor. Dr. Joseph L. Bellamah.
Director of bands and chapter sponsor, Dr. Joseph L. Bellamah: "Outstanding Pledge," Gerald Henke; President, Larry Ottmers; director's assistant and honorary member, Ramon Guzman; pledge trainer, Scott Ran dolph.
The first year of Epsilon Delta
Chapter has been a busy one, and plans are being made for an even biisier one. Work is being started on Band Day, 1968, and many other projects for the new year. Our new Brothers are Gerald Henke,
the Texas A&I "Javelina" football team to an undefeated season in 1967. Epsilon Delta would like to think that
Larry Pavel, Steve Jamison, Doyle Peake, Grady Fossler, Larry Stites,
they had at least a small part in this
Douglas Martin, Mario Galindo, Larry
accomplishment.
Gray, and Tom Estes.
Pledges bending, left to right: Mario Galindo, Larry Stites, Doyle Peake, Grady Fossler, Gerald Henke, Larry Pavel, Doug Martin, Tom Estes, Steve Jamison, Larry Gray (not shown). Standing: Dr. Joseph L. Bellamah, sponsor; Larry Ottmers, president; Forrester Halamicek, Dan Eggleston, Alex Sotelo, Joe Moore, Richard Roper, David Smith, Morris Atkins, Scott Randolph, Jim Plenkett, and Hector Ponce.
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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
is adapted to music in the following way:
Pledge Program Starts New
Sisters on the Right Path As the new school year begins, we are once more besieged with classes,
ment of two Sisters and was attended
band practice, social engagements and TBS activities. Who could ask (or do!) anything more? Alpha Omega Chapter has taken a long look at the past
our sponsor Miss Fowler and our most
year to evaluate programs and activi
ties in an attempt to make this year
by members and pledges, as well as by recent Honorary member. Dr. Rebekah Crouch.
And speaking of pledges! Our pledges always lend an air of spirit and enthusiasm to any band practice,
an even greater one.
party or trip. A pledge can be recog
In any organization, one of the ma jor problems is raising funds to fa cilitate the activities and projects of the group. One project we have found
nized by her pin, her catching smile, or the TB2 pillow she carries with her at all times. On the satin ribbon at
to be successful in the "battle of the
tached to the pillow she must obtain all the signatmes of the active sisters.
budget" is the sale of apples and cook
This is often done at the time of the
ies on our bus trips to away games.
interview.
Everyone is always hungry for fruit and good home-made cookies. The Sisters (and pledges!) bake the cook ies themselves, which, besides being
Our spring pledge class compiled our band's history. Each pledge was assigned a specific source and dates
a profitable endeavor, is a "Fun Proj ect".
Pledgeship is a very important time for Sisters and pledges alike. At FSU, we have set up a system by which the pledges have a chance to meet each active Sister on an individual basis.
This system is that of an interview, during which each pledge obtains from each sister, her home address, her cam pus address, her class standing, her major, her instrument, and her hobbies or interests. These interviews are kept in the pledge's notebook and can be referred to at any time. This system has proved a highly effective method of "breaking the ice" between pledges and Sisters. In an attempt to bring
closer ties between pledges and mem bers, we instituted a slumber party last spring. It was held at the apart Jo Ellen Hicks models our Alpha Omega headband.
from which to obtain information. Some of the sources used were the
school paper. The Flambeau, the band paper. The Chieftain, band banquet programs, the student handbook, and scrapbooks. The accumulated material was printed in the form of a diary, giving the date, event and special comments. A copy was presented to the Chapter and plans are being made to have smaller copies printed for the
Musical Statements
There will be a requirement of five whole notes per quarter. These notes are formed into a
musical phrase to blend with the other phrases of your sisters. Each phrase of your service as a TB2 sister is joined to the other to form a memorable experience with your sisters. The least amount of notes a phrase can contain is five. Less notes cause one to have
but a motive, which is an incom plete statement. A "note keeper" is in charge of the tabulation. She may be creative and write whole notes, half notes and quar ter notes as they pertain to a sister's work time.
Members of the Chapter presented several short and varied musical pro grams to the mentally retarded pa tients at the Simland Training Insti tute. In addition to prepared numbers, the Sisters encouraged group partici pation in well-known children's songs and folk tunes.
Sisters of Alpha Omega Chapter and Brothers of Gamma Nu Chapter wel comed the many high school bands— the best bands in Florida—to the An nual State Band Contest on the cam
pus of FSU. Work during the event consisted of carrying the judges' finish ed evaluations to the office for tabula
and it continues to be so. The motion
tion, assisting in the solo and ensemble contest, keeping the performers as nearly on schedule as possible, hand ling a portion of the paper work, and providing hot coffee for the oftenharried judges. By the time the last rating was posted, there had been mo ments of pride and disappointment for all, and the Sisters of Alpha Omega shared the spirit of enthusiastic par ticipation, gaining experience and find ing satisfaction through service.
Kathy Spiker and Jo Ellen Hicks put finishing touches on our display at District
Carolyn Cockrum and Judy Manes enter tain patients at Sunland Training Institute.
band alumni and other interested stu dents.
In Alpha Omega Chapter we have devised a "note system" to give cred it where credit is due. Too often sev
eral girls do all the work. To prevent this, each Sister is required to give at least five hours of her time each quar ter in service to Tau Beta Sigma. To date, the system has been a success
Convention.
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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Alpha Omega Sisters In the News by Verna Guyetle Several sisters of the Alpha Omega Chapter found their way into the newspaper for their outstanding tal ents and contributions. We would like
to present them to you. Miss Susan MacManus graduated cum laude this June as one of the out
standing seniors voted by the Student Alumni Council. Susan is also a mem
ber of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, national education honorary, member of Marching Chiefs, Garnet Key, Gamma Sigma Sigma, service sorority. Collegiate 4-H Club, and, of course, Tau Beta Sigma. "School wasn't all study," Susan confessed. "I played a lot. I was no bookworm who never came up from
my book to enjoy college life. I love people and doing things with them. I dated, enjoyed my friends in the dorm and got a lot of relaxation from the organizations I was in. I went to three bowl games with the Chiefs and traveled with the students across the bord-
er into Mexico on one trip. In the off season I played in fhe concert band." Susan played the tenor drum. Miss Beverly Dobbin reached the pinnacle of success in her baton twirling this summer. She was crowned "National Majorette Queen" culminat-
ing a week of fierce competition at the nationally-attended contest for ba-
ton honors in Norfolk, Virginia. The event, sponsored by the National Majorettes Association, brings together the nations' foremost exponents
of baton twirling, fancy strutting, military strutting, and related arts. Beverly was pitted against thirteen other
girls in the Senior Division of the competition.
Dr. Rebekah Crouch is the most re-
cent Honorary member in the Alpha
The OSU Faculty Brass Quintet was proud to play at Lincoln Center in New York last March' March. Left to right standing—Richard J. Suddendorf, trumpet; Robert LeBlanc, tuba; Paul
Droste, trombone; Thomas Battenberg, trumpet. Kneeling—James Jones, French Horn. Droste, OHIO STATE S OHIO UNIVERSITY
CONCERT BAND TOURS OHIO by Heather Hughes The Ohio State University Concert Band ' with Dr. Donald E. McGinnis, directo director, and Professor Richard J. Suddei Suddendorf, associate conductor, cul minate a ten-day tour through Ohio, minated Pennsj Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Washii Washington, D.C., and New York with a performance perfo in Philharmonic Hall at Lincoli Center last March. Featured Lincoln on the program was the recently form OS Faculty Brass Quintet play ed OSU ing G Gimther Schuller's Dyptich for Brass Quintet and Band. An album. the Lighter Side, including essen On the tially t lighter music of the tour rep tially the ertoire was recorded prior to the trip and is still available upon request. and is Throuj the sale of these recordings. Through
and with the financial support of Con cert Band alumni, the band was able to purchase new uniforms for the tour. The ninety-piece symphonic band is presently looking forward to the 1968-69 concert season during which they will perform at the annual con vention of the Ohio Music Education
Association in February. The group is also pleased to announce that Robert
Nagle, trumpet virtuoso, will be their guest artist on
the
winter concert.
Specific tour plans are as yet incom plete.
Chi Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma is extremely proud of this fine organiza tion, and congratulates them and their able directors on the successes they have achieved.
Omega Chapter. Dr. Crouch hails
from Drakes Branch, Virginia, and she received her BME degree from East Carolina University in Greenville. North Carolina. She earned her MME and Phd. in music from Florida
State University. While at FSU, Dr. Crouch taught trumpet and instrumental method classes. She also serv-
ed as a chaperone to the FSU March-
ing Chiefs. Dr. Crouch is currently SjP^H teaching at Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas, and is sponsor of the Tau Beta Sigma Chapter there.
The OSU Concert Band is anticipating another exciting season. The band will once
Alpha Omega is very pleased to wel-
b recording the required high school band pieces. These recordings are made annually again be
come her into the Sisterhood.
for the .high school band directors to use as guides and listening aids.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Omkron and Beta Theta Ouercome Difficulties to Attend Conoention by Sharon Monson and Karl Schatten
"Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to District III convention we go! With a "raz-ma-
school bands in our annual High School Band Day. If they're as good
taz" and all that jazz. Hi Ho, Hi Ho!"
when they come to us, ZOW! On Oc
At least, that seemed to be our song as Omicron and Beta Theta Chapters
tober 19, the band will be traveling to Laramie, Wyoming with its "U-Pep
at the University of Utah set out for the District III convention the end of
Around the World" show—^which will
last Spring quarter. However, to our dismay, we had more than a short weekend
excursion
to
our nearest
neighbor state. Between getting lost not more than 20 miles from home, being picked up by the police, and getting thoroughly stuck in a snowy moimtain pass, we all found going and coming to be half the excitement of the trip. Those of us who went had more than a memorable time both there and enroute.
Spring quarter, 1968, also demon strated the band's KK^'s and TBS's
prowess at having a good time togeth er. The Fraternity and Sorority held their annual Spring Formal this year in the rejuvinated mining town of Park City, Utah. Hosted by one of the local resorts, it was an evening full of star dust and dreams. The
music
Nick
Falconi and his band provided was just perfect for the mood. And the dinner? Who could complain about deep-fried shrimp, chicken chow-mein, fried chicken—canton style, rice, and fortune cookies (with only the best fortunes). And, very shortly thereafter, the an
nual Band Awards Banquet was held. At this feast, not only are awards giv en to outstanding band members, but the next year's Band Council officers
be televised. It's the sort of thing we've been waiting for, and everyone is be ginning to get really "psyched." Then, for our Homecoming on November 2, the band will be performing its fa
Heavy Schedule of Service Activities on Calendar for Beta Chi by Barbara Allmandinger The Beta Chi Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma at Cornell University has a busy schedule ahead. Members are planning a display for the Cornell Bands which will be set up at the an nual Activities Fair for two days, so that freshmen will have a chance to
find out about the bands directly from the members and to sign up if they are interested in joining. This
past summer, Chapter members also
mous "Script Utah." The U of U is one
wrote personal letters to all incoming freshmen girls in high school bands to tell them about opportunities in the
of two schools in the Nation to do a
Cornell Bands.
script.
Of course, with all this activity, KK^ and TB2 have hardly been quiet! During the first week of rehersals (which begin a week before school starts), Tau Beta, Kappa Psi, and/or the Band Coimcil sponsored parties ranging from soup to nuts. It never ceases to amaze everyone how much a few loyal, devoted, hardworking bandsmen can put away in a fast jiffy. Take, for example: 10 watermelons, 2 gallons of ice cream, several dozen pizzas, bowls and bowls of Chinese noodles, and...well, you name it, they put it into the closets in their skele tons.
In all this activity, we haven't found it impossible to give the "hard sell" to new members, either. This quarter, Tau Beta and Kappa Psi are rushing and informally pledging several mem bers. To date, Tau Beta has added to it's ranks 8 girls: Nancy Brundle,
Candy Carlson, Jill Clayton, Nancy
Also upcoming at our first football game is Cornell's annual Band Day at which about 5000 high school bandsmen participate in the half-time show. This involves much planning and numer ous "Band
Guides" from both Tau
Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi to keep things running smoothly. For their pledge project our new pledges are going to paint signs to put on the sides of the buses which take our "Big Red Marching Band" to the away football games. And of course pledges and Chapter members are always around as "apple girls" at the end of the half-time shows to pass out welldeserved apples to the members of the Big Red Band (an all-male band due to an Ivy League rule). Last but certainly not least, both the Tau Beta Sigma and the Kappa Kap pa Psi Chapters at Cornell are plan ning to install new chapters into the National organizations at Mansfield State College on October 6th. We are
Kurtzebom, Kay Lee Schatten, Gogi Foster and Kathy Millett. We will al so be initiating 2 girls who pledged
looking forward to having them join
last year, Carol Curtis and Christine Spelius, and two honorary members, Paul Miner, our king, and H.E.D. Redford, our announcer. Kappa Psi
new team, and better-than-ever prom ises. The Marching Band, 130 strong
pledge, Gary Liembeck, and have plans in the very near future to hold a large rush party for all the fellows
bonfire, cookout up one of the local canyons; holding a skiing party for the skiing members after snow has covered the ground at least a little (no broken bones—this year); and enter ing the Homecoming Sweepstakes. The latter is a traditionally Greek af fair which has been opened to all or
this year, is again under the capable
in the band.
ganizations, and includes skit com
batons of Dr. Forrest Stoll and Mr.
And in the meantime, the organiza tions have found time to plan a few
petition, quartet competition, pep-rally competition, house (or organization)
are named. Strangely
(or not so
strangely), this year's officers are all members of either TBS or KK^.
But all of this is gone and past, and Fall quarter has begun, bring ing with it a new season, new band, new excitement, new football coach,
Loel Hepworth. Bob Hazen and a new addition, Ralph Vanderlinden, complete the team of "coaches, father-
images, and good buddies" of the band. Together they have drununed up some pretty spectacular shows. Sep tember 28 brought together nine high
has
initiated
one
Spring
quarter
us.
conjointal and group-type activities.
decoration competition, queen com
These vary as far as selling cider to
petition, and only-the-Homecoming-
old and new tuckered out bandsmen after the half-time (sold by TBS, with
Committee-know-for-sure what else.
buying initiated and prompted by KK^); having a horse-back riding.
everlasting hills, with a bright, happy,
So we leave, in the shadows of the
and excited eye to the future! 25
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
Band Rehearsal and
Marching Drill Keep Razorbacks Moving by Jim Sumner "Run, scream, and holler," one of the many rallying cries of the Razorback Band, was heard once again as we started our pre-season workout. Many of the members of Lambda Chapter and other interested bands
show. By Thursday we were almost ready. Thursday evening we had our first pep rally. This is a real exper ience for the freshmen having to march down the steps of the Greek Theatre without falling or getting mobbed by exhuberant students. The first pep ral ly is one experience any band mem ber will never forget. On Saturday, we left Fayetteville for Little Rock for
the ballgame. That afternoon, we had
our pep rally in the lobby of the Hotel Marion and moved to the practice field for a last minute rehearsal. That evening, the many hours of re hearsal became reality, as we finally
performed for the first time of the year. And as in years past, football season 1968, will prove a new and ex citing year.
WEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Alpha Psi Active During Summer
men cut their summer vacations short
to help with freshmen orientation re hearsals as we started the new and
challenging year. Members of Lambda and the other
"old" band members spent many hours helping prepare our practice field for Monday morning's rehearsal. On Sep
y
tember 10th, all the new and old band members met for the first time for a
two-hour playing rehearsal. This was quite a challenge for those of us who had neglected to practice and keep our lips in shape during the summer. But it was exciting to renew the old acquaintences that we hadn't seen all summer and to get to know the fresh
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The West Texas State University Buffalo Band is seen executing one of its intricate steptwo drills during half time performance.
men a little better.
Bright and early (8:30) Wednes
by John B. Laird
day morning, we started our two-a-day marching rehearsals. By now the fresh men were really in shape and the upperclassmen were dragging their feet and were suffering from muscle
Alpha Psi Chapter of did not quit functioning throughout the sum mer of '68. The first part of the siunmer was used to plan the annual
wear their beanies and sing during the meals but this pressure was relieved
with the victory of the first game. Other pre-school band highlights in cluded election of officers, the
cramps. But, we were able to shape up very quickly and able to carry on the
KK^^-TBS reunion which was held in
true fashion of the Razorback Band.
the middle of July. Most all of the
TBi; watermelon feast, the band picnic,
By mid-morning we were all about to die of the heat. Fortimately, someone had used a little forethought and Kap pa Kappa Psi brought in some bags
current members attended as well as
and weekend dances.
many of our distinguished alumni. A good time was had by all at the picnic and many things were accomplished at the different meetings of the two or ganizations. The latter part of the smnmer found many KK^ members involved with individual preparations for going back to school. Many WT KK^'s were help ing with the annual West Texas State University Summer Band Camp while others were helping to publish the band's summer newsletter, THE
The strain and toil of the pre-school band was for a very good purpose as
of ice for all of us to munch on while we had our little ten minute breaks.
After two days of learning the fund amentals, we got down to the serious business at hand—preparing for the first week's show. For the first time in
many years, we were going to present a half-time performance for the first football game instead of sending just a pep band. The first day of the prac tice on the new show proved a little difficult because we were trying to practice and some of us were also try ing to register. But again were able to
SHOWMAN.
September 2 found all band mem bers registering for pre-school band which starts two weeks before the be ginning of classes. The freshman class
was seen in the performance of the
Buffalo Band at its first half-time per formance Sept. 14. Dr. Gary Garner, WTSU band director, referred to the
show as "one of oiu* best opening shows in years."
Alpha Psi Chapter of
recently
elected new officers. They are David Fennell, president; Rick Smith, vice president; Ralph Jackson, secretary; Lonnie Coker, treasurer; Robert Hogue, parliamentarian; Tommy Sim mons, Corresponding Secy.; and John Laird, reporter. Alpha Psi also initiated fifteen new
survive.
proved to be an unusually competitive
members last spring and is anticipa
Monday, September 16th, classes started and we got down to very ser ious business, for now we only had
class as was seen in the annual fresh
ting another fine pledge class this fall. It looks like an exciting season for
three more rehearsals before our first
man "marchdown" early one Saturday morning. Many freshman were dis tressed to find they were required to
Alpha Psi and all its members are
looking forward to the coming year.
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY
Band Bar-B-Que Lightens Work of Fall Marching Drills at Wichita State by Linda McKellar and Michael Moulds
Wichita State University stretched from the sleep of summer slumber and readied herself for the return of her twelve-thousand students. But on a panic-stricken practice field in the
from that moment on. October 12, 1968, found and TBS in charge of
west, a thunderous commotion marked
the Annual Band Day. Under James
band program included a 130-piece marching band and a symphonic band. Idle time was nowhere to be foimd
the charge of a body that had already
Kerr's guidance as Director of Bands
spent a week's toil. The "Best in the
at WSU,32 area highschool bands per formed for four hours, receiving either
Midwest" swung into action, and Al pha Mu of Tau Beta Sigma and Beta Tau Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi be gan their thirty-fourth year of com
judges on their performances. The philosophy of the 23rd Annual Band
bined service to the bands of Wichita State University.
on the individual bands, rather than
"LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT!" "It isn't healthy for a senior to ex ercise this early in the morning!"
"I don't care if you are a six foot, seven inch freshman, you cannot talk to your squad leader with that kind of language!" Applying liniment ointment to their aching bodies. Alpha Mu and Beta Tau sponsored a Band Bar-B-Que at midweek:
"Have you ever tried to squeeze 130 chicken boxes into a Ford Falcon? It
ought to be a prerequisite for the presi dent of KIv^ to own a truck." Beta Tau sold soft drinks at march
ing rehearsals as a money raising proj ect: "The cooler doesn't work today; all we have is hot Sprite." TBS and KK^ also supervised uniform check out:
a rating or criticism sheet from the
Day has been to place the emphasis on massed bands.
David Mossbarger, Director of Marching Band, lead the "Shocker Band" through an eight week season, climaxed by Homecoming on Novem ber 23rd. During the season Beta Tau sold band jackets and awarded weekly a trophy for the best and worst ranks of the week. At the end of November
the Marching Band will be hosted to a Band Banquet Dance by the frater nity and sorority. At the Band Banquet the "Outstanding Bandsman Award" will be presented to an upperclassman and a freshman. Plans for the remainder of the se mester include a Christmas Dance for
Alpha Mu Chapter members doing credit to the food at band bar-b-que.
"Take the picture now while the diagonals are straight.'"
the School of Music, ushering at re
citals, and the unique "Kappa Forum" which was founded two years ago. Over fifteen speakers have been pre sented in open meetings speaking on
"Are you really going to let Laz take the girls' measurements?" The uniform the marmequin is wear ing fits hotter than mine!" "When are you going to learn that
education.
a woman's belt size is three inches
the women in band on October 1st.
larger than she tells you."
Kappa Kappa Psi held its fall Smoker on September 26th. The vitality of the
Beginning the school year the WSU
Drum Major Ken Rauhut and Director David Mossbarger at Band Bar-B-Que.
subjects related to bands or music Tau Beta Sigma began their pledg
ing activities with a Pizza Party for
Beta Tau Chapter, KKY (L to R): Director James Kerr, Sponsor Walter Myers, Ken Dickson, John Baker, Dick Tockey, Frank Bibb, Bill Dote, Henry Donaldson, Mike Flana gan, Steve Slater, Alan Lazarus, Bob Leeka, David Stagg, Bill Zinke, Andy Gorab, Kit Craig, Alan Hamant, Doug Henderson, Michael Moulds, Ron Judd.
Fraternity and Sorority was shown by two of the largest pledge classes in memory.
The officers leading Beta Tau Chap ter are Michael Moulds, president; Kit Craig, vice president and pledge trainer; Steve Slater, secretary; Alan Lazarus, treasurer; and Henry Donald son, sergeant-at-arms. Alpha Mu officers for 1968-69 are
Linda McKellar, president; Dannetta Schartz, vice president; Judy Gamble, Secretary; and Jeanette Stucky, trea surer.
Sponsors are Mr. Walter Myers, KK^, and Miss Jacquelyn Boswell, TBS.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Past Grand President Wehrend
Donates Book Collection to Library The College of the Southwest in Hobbs, New Mexico has just an nounced the receipt of a most valuable collection of books from the personal library of past Grand President Wil liam R. Wehrend. Consisting of over two-hundred and thirty volumes, the
Band's First Performance Salute to Olympics by Dana Skelton The University of Southern Miss
issippi "Pride of Mississippi" March ing Band and the Gamma Chi Chap ter of KK^k are off and running toward another successful marching season. The "Pride's" first marching show,
presented at the halftime of the South ern-Alabama football game in Mobile,
collection will be housed in the Scar
Alabama, was a salute to athletes taking part in the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City.
borough Memorial Library of the Col lege, and will hereinafter be termed, "The Wehrend Collection". It includes
Much has been accomplished over the summer by Gamma Chi and many
volumes covering a wide range of mu sic and music-education fields and is
new projects have been planned for
valued at over $2000.00.
football season. Summer activities in
clude rejuvenating the band practice field and working in coordination with Southern's Band and Twirling Camps. The chapter also sponsored a social
Mr. Wehrend was initiated into the
Delta Chapter at the University of Oklahoma in 1929, and served the Fraternity as its Grand President during the biennium 1937 to 1939. He was recently retired from the Denver
for all members of the marching band and has planned a campus-wide dance for October 4.
City, Texas school system, where he
A reception for the Louisiana Tech band is scheduled following the South ern-Tech game on November 2. Long range plans include sponsoring a
was director of bands and head of the
music department for twenty-two years. A former director of the OU
"Big Red" Bands, Mr. Wehrend led his band through sixteen Cotton Bowl performances, one Orange Bowl per
Southern Folk Festival to be held in March.
Gamma Chi's fall quarter pledge class consists of nine bandsmen. Pledg es are actively working on a pledge
Mr. William R. Wehrend
formance and two trips to Washing ton, D.C.
The president of the College of the Southwest is another past Grand Pres ident of KK-l^, Dr. J. Lee Burke (Eta, 1923) executive head of the Fraternity
project in order to assist the active
from 1925 through 1927, and who has since served as the Fraternity's official Parliamentarian at many biennial Con
chapter in raising funds for the Kappa Kappa Psi Scholarship Award given each year to an outstanding senior
ventions.
member of the "Pride."
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, ROLLA
Joel Kramme New Chapter Sponsor and Band Director by Roger Dewey Delta Ganuna at the University of Missouri-Rolla began the year by re ceiving a new sponsor and a new slate
junior
in
Mathematics from
West
the position of Band Director and As
Plains, Missouri; secretary — Dave Lynch, sophomore in Electrical En gineering from Granite City, Illinois; treasurer—Gene Dawson, senior in Aerospace Engineering from Eufaula,
sociate Professor of Humanities. He
Alabama.
of officers. Joel Kramme has taken
spent his imdergrad days at South Dakota State University, graduating in 1964, graduate studies at the Uni versity of Iowa, and three years teach ing in the Warren Consolidated Schools in Michigan. David Oakley, band director at Rolla for the past seven years, is working toward his doctorate in Music Educa
tion at the University of Indiana. The new officers for the fall semes
ter are: president—Roger Dewey, sen ior in Geology from Madisonville, Kentucky; vice president—Jim Click,
Fifteen actives retmned to a busy
Chapter will sponsor a Band Banquet with a prominent speaker after the last home game on November 9.
A twirling clinic for junior high and high school youngsters in the central
Missouri area is being planned for late November. This has been an an
nual service and fund-raising event
year of Kappa Kappa Psi and band
sponsored by Delta Gamma.
activities. The Marching Band, seven
All four officers of the chapter are active in the Basketball Stage Band. Roger Dewey, chapter president, is
ty-two strong, will appear at four home games and will follow the Miners' foot
ball team to Milwaukee for a game with the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.
Special events planned during the
also the Student Director of this threeyear-old organization. Another active
member of KK>k, Steve Close, is Stu dent Director of "The Drifters", the
football season for which Delta Gam
Jazz Stage Band which won second
ma will have open houses and organ ized programs are Parent's Day,
place in the College Division at the
Homecoming and Band Day. The
Pittsburg, Kansas.
Midwest Jazz Festival last spring in
NORTH DAKOTA STATE
NDSU Kicks Off Fall With Bison Booster Performance by Theresa Krause
i ^
School opened for the members of the North Dakota State University
marching band with an intensive week UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
of marching practice. The first game which was only five days away was
Delta Omicron Calendar Full
the Bison Booster game. Each year the
For the Coming Semesters by Robert Gelman
college with a
chapter. The
band members sell Bison Booster but
tons as a money-making project, and each year a Bison Booster queen is chosen. This year the queen was Miss Sharon Klabo, a band member.
initial
Brothers are anxious to meet their
stages of the greatest year in its his tory, the year it will host the District IX Conference in Storrs on April 257, 1969. The conference promises to be the best district meeting ever. The kickoff for this important year in our chapter's life was "Pre-season week" of the UCONN Husky March ing Band. The Brothers and pledges worked very hard, serving as drill in structors, band officers, providing re
Brothers at Rutgers in the Alpha Phi Chapter. Vaclav Nelhybel will be guest con ductor at Band Day '68, when over
Our drum major this year is Wayne Wilhelmi, a member of Kappa Kappa Psi. Wayne's special cheer for extra pep is "Rah-rah." Mr. Sorenson is our marching director and later in the sea son will direct the sixty-eight piece
thirty bands will combine with the
concert band.
Delta Omicron
is
in
the
freshments, and helping in every pos sible manner. The Brothers sold band
booster buttons to raise money for the conference. This was so successful that all the buttons were sold out in three
days. The pledges also had to do numerous tasks and among them was sweeping the drill field, painting the fraternity rock, and collecting the signatures of the Brothers. The UCONN Husky Marching Band is now in full swing. In addition to its schedule of four home and four away
games, the "Best in the East" will ap pear in Hartford, Connecticut in a spe cial half-time show for the Hartford
UCONN Band. The highlight of this event will be the premiere performance of a piece written specially for us by Mr. Nelhybel, and dedicated to our director Alan E. Gillespie and the UCONN Band.
The Fall '68 pledge class is really looking forward to November when they will become Brothers. Although it is not the largest pledge class in Delta Omicron's history, it has the potential of becoming the most and best spirited. With its motto of "TUP", meaning "Talent, Unity and Perform
For our second performance of the
season, the NDSU marching band sponsored the first "All Star High School Marching Band" ever to be held in this state. Sixty outstanding high school senior boys were chosen. This band performed with the NDSU Band during the pregame and halftime shows. During these shows, the "All Star Band" marched into the
NDSU Band and together they com
signal, the pledges show all the poten
pleted the routine. "The All Star Band" proved to be an added incentive for a good performance by the NDSU Band, and we hope the high school band members enjoyed the experience.
tial of becoming great Brothers. All this activity and hard work is
band party this fall. A contest was
ance", and derived from a band drill
pointing toward one event, "District IX in '69", the KKV-TBi; District IX Conference in April, to be hosted by Delta Omicron, with Gamma Kappa of TBi; as co-host. Normally held bien
KKV and TBi; sponsored the aimual held among the boys to determine who was wearing the "kookiest" necktie. Lunch was served and dancing follow ed.
This is the first time the band has
nially, we hope that annual conven
The Klv^' Chapter held formal pledging this fall. After the pledging
ever played at a professional game. Director Alan E. Gillespie, aided
tions will bind the district into a solid, effective unit of the national organiza
ceremonies TB2 served a tea for the
by assistant director and resident ar
tion.
and cookies were served and Gayle
Knights, a professional football team.
ranger David Maker, have shaped this band into the finest Husky band in the schools' history. Mr. Maker, a honorary member of Delta Omicron, has created some fantastic arrange
ments, including "Sunshine of my Love", "Good Vibrations", "Bottle of
Executive Secretary Robert H. Ru bin will attend the convention and a
guest conductor will be announced shortly. The convention may be com bined with the Third Annual Yankee Conference Band Weekend, an event
originated by Delta Omicron in April
new pledges and the actives. Punch Kranz, a member of TB2, provided the background piano music. The members of TBi; are expecting an active year. We had a very success ful program last year, and are looking forward to an equally good or better one this year.
Wine", and "Going Out of my Head".
1967. This will expose more bands in
This year the band will make its first appearance in New Jersey when
could lead to more chapters in the
fraternal Brothers and Sisters in Dis
New England area.
trict IX, we say, "We'll see you in Storrs" and to everyone else, "We'll see you in Stillwater."
it visits Rutgers University. It will mark the first time that the Husky band will meet a band from another
New England to JvK;V-TB2, which In all, 1968-9 looks like a banner
year for Delta Omicron. To all oiu:
Annual Band Day at B.G.S.U. 2^836 high school bandsmen participated.
BOWLING GREEN UNIVERSITY
36 High Schools, 2,832 Musicians Come to BGSU for Band Day by Kathie Urban
With the season well underway, the TUi; and KK-^f Chapters at Bowling Green State University are working hard to make the coming year a big success. On Saturday, September 21, the Falcon Marching Band along with TB2 and KK^ sponsored the annual Band Day at B.G.S.U. Thirty-six high school bands composed of 2,836 high school students participated in the per formance. October 4th, the band re ceived a warm welcome from Western
Michigan University, where the band performed for the B.G. vs. Western Michigan game. This year Alpha Xi chapter (TB2) is starting out the year with 25 active members. Officers are; Charlene Ed
wards, president; Diane Swisher, 1st vice president; Sally Shinew, 2nd vice president; Carolyn Eiseman, corre sponding sec'y.; Valerie Heitzman, re cording sec'y.; and Donelda Conrad, treasurer.
Pledging for Alpha Xi has not yet begun. The first formal tea for pros pective pledges was held October 7. The second tea, which will be informal.
is to be held on October 15. October 17 is to be audition and interview
night for prospective pledges. Follow ing this, our week of observation and then, on Saturday, the 26th of October each big Sis will wake up her little Sis at 6:30 A.M. and take her to the
pledge initiation. A breakfast will be held afterwards. This year's pledge
NDSU Hosted District IV Conuention by Jennifer Ulvilden Last spring the Alpha Theta Chap ter of Tau Beta Sigma and the Alpha Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi hosted the District IV Convention at
North Dakota State University at Fargo, North Dakota on April 5 and 6. The convention was privileged to have Mr. Robert H. Rubin present.
program looks to be the best ever and
He spoke on the subject,"What Makes
we are looking forward to a number of weeks of hard work by our pledge class. Besides being enthusiastic, our pledges must also be studious, and to make sure that this is so, each week the pledge class will have supervised study
a Successful Chapter" and also con
hours.
their respective organizations, ex changed ideas to improve their chap
Our plans for the future include hosting a band sight reading clinic and the pledge—active Christmas party. Plans for a joint TBi and KK^ formal and banquet are in the offering. Along with Mr. Kelly, director of University bands, his assistants Mr. Glasmire and Mr. Marini, the Alpha Xi and Beta Kappa chapters of TB2 and KK4' here at Bowling Green State University are out to make the band program better for all concerned.
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ducted a session in which the delegates could ask him questions about the nat ional organization. In other sessions, the 48 delegates in attendance elected new officers for
ters, and discussed areas in which the
district needed improvement and its expansion possibilities. Also, South
Dakota State University at Brookings was chosen as the site for the next District convention.
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE COLLEGE
Shirley Hugghins Croioned
Miss Texas In July Ceremonies Miss Texas 1968 is Stephen F. Aus tin State College and TB:£'s own Miss
Shirley Diane Hugghins, 20-year-old junior elementary education major.
interest in the Lumberjack Band than elsewhere." As a freshman, she was
chosen Lumberjack Band drum major,
the first female drum major at SFA Miss Hugghins was crowned Miss since World War II. This September Texas 1968 Saturday night, July 20, will see Miss Hugghins leading the at Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort band as drum major for the third year. Worth. More than three thousand peo
She is the recipient of a band scholar
ple crowded the auditorium as count less other Texans viewed the Miss
Tfexas Pageant on regional television
ship and has twice been voted band sweetheart by band members. Other than band activities Miss
stations.
Texas likes dancing and is a member
The smiling beauty won the Miss Nacogdoches title May 11. Earlier Miss Hugghins was crowned Miss
Stone Fort, SFA's coveted beauty award. A native and resident of Tyler, Miss Hugghins represented Nacog doches in the Miss Texas Pageant. Brown - eyed, brown - haired
Miss
Hugghins won the bathing suit com petition of the Miss Texas Pageant Friday night, July 19, with her size 7, 35-23-35 measurements. Miss Hugg hins performed a dance routine to "Put On A Happy Face," the same routine she did in the Miss Stone
of the SFA Dance Club. She is social
chairman for TB2, National Honorary Sorority for bandswomen. Represent ing TBi;'s brother fraternity, KK'>k, Miss Hugghins won the Miss Stone Fort beauty contest. An elementary education major with an English minor. Miss Texas plans to teach after graduation, but "admits to having thoughts of a show business
Alumni Chapter Reactivated
Fort and Miss Nacogdoches contests in the talent competition. Winning is not a new experience to the 5-foot-5V2 inch tall beauty. Miss Hugghins has been winning medals and honors for her twirling ability since elementary school days in Troup.
During her senior year at Troup High School, Miss Hugghins was drum ma jor for the band.
Miss Hugghins decided to attend
SFA rather than a college closer to home because she had "more personal "The college band is almost a fra ternity in itself, but lacks organized co-operation for the advancement of its
ideals. Kappa Kappa Psi gives this opportunity; thus raising the stand
Omega Alpha Alumni Association officers, University of Pittsburgh Chapter( I. to r.) Van Stewart, President; Frank Weiss, Vice-President; Robert L. Arthur, Director—Univ. Bands; William Gashins, Secretary; John Thompson, Treasurer.
ards to a heightened appreciation and performance of better music".—BA
TON, November 1924.
Omega Alpha chapter of KK^^, the
"The ideals as set forth by the Fra
nation's first alumni chapter, is proud to announce its reactivation. A vigor ous and exciting program is being
ternity could not help but make bet
planned to generate a commonality of
ter men and better college band musi
purpose and interest.
*
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cians."—John Philip Sousa. tic
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If you find a mistake in this mag azine, please consider that it was put
there for a purpose. We publish some thing for everyone—including those who are always looking for mistakes.
The new officers are: Van Stewart,
President; Frank Weiss, Vice-Presi-
dent; John Thompson, Treasurer; and William Gaskins, Secretary. Aside from the obvious social aspects of such
have successfully recruited a 100 piece alumni band. We expect to "put them on the field" during this year's Home coming program. The cohesive spirit which has mold
ed the University of Pittsburgh's Var sity Marching Band under the capable leadership of Mr. Robert L. Arthur is a bond of which we are all so proud. One of the avowed purposes of our
an organization, under the driving
reorganization will be intense recruit ment in an effort to keep our band one
chairmanship of Bob Brandenstein, we
of the best in the nation.
Baylor University Golden Wave Band mem bers who attended the Seventh Baptist Youth World Conference are (row I, left to right) Director and Mrs. Donald I. Moore, Mark Stewart, Tom Bain, Jan Busby, Mrs. Robert
Reid, Robert Reid, Richard English, Sarah Linda Bain, Glenda Holton, Mrs. Bryan Lut-
trell, Nancy Sebesta, (row 2) Don Byrom, Cheryl Beckett, Lin Blancit, Brooksie Ivy, Sue Schmidt, Gene Roach, Sharren Nie-
meyer, Barbara Burkett, Adron Ming, Jeanne Crouch, Marilyn Schooler, Chris Drake, Ann Harvey, Carol Stroschein, Bryan Luttrell, (row 3) Bob Gault, Lynn Bunnell, Rusty Widener, Marsha Woodall, Susan Mitchell, Tom Lane, (row 4) Charles Moore, Steve Carmack, Fran Haynes, Janice Hill, Susan Mitchell, J. E. Masters, Theronne Burlison, Janie Hansard, Virginia Stapp, Cynthia Yelderman, (steps—bottom to top) Ruth Davis, Jim Litsey, Betty Lou Stover, Jani Collins, Mika Malone, Peggy Hall, Pam Steeley, and Nan Morris.
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
Band Flies to Switzerland by Barbara Burkett After a very exciting summer, Iota Chapter of TBS is back in full swing.
uniforms. We even got a few chuck les from the traditionally straightfaced
The excitement of the summer was
English. After an hour lay-over, we flew to
caused primarily by the trip the Bay lor Band made to the Seventh Baptist Youth Conference in Beme, Switzer land. Those of us who were here for sum mer school rehearsed once a week.
Then, on July 11, the fifty who repre sented the band on tour came to Waco
for a day of rehearsing. The next morning we flew from Dal las to New York—after a slight twohour delay. We finally left U. S. soil about 9:30 p.m., Friday—July 12. We watched the lights of N. Y. fade into darkness. In six hours we would be in
London, England! Because we were flying east, we had only two hours of darkness. And 9:45 p.m. N.Y. time was 1:45 a.m. London time. What a short night! The first land we saw was the farm
land of Wales. It looked very much like a green-on-green checker board. We landed in
London and went
through customs. We were quite notice able in our green and gold Balor Band
Edinburgh, Scotland where we stayed Saturday night through Tuesday morn ing.
During our stay we played concerts in the Bristo Baptist Church, Princess Street Gardens, and Leith Town Hall. We were privileged to stay in the homes of the very gracious Scottish people. Scheduled tours took us to the Hol-
lyrood Palace, Edinburgh Castle, and St. Giles Cathedral.
We then went to Prestwick, Scot land where we played an outdoor con cert at a bathing (swimming) pool. Bright and early the next day we flew to London. The songster is right— England really does swing! Two days later we flew to Amsterdam for an
exciting stay in a college dormitory that is converted to a tourist hotel for the summer months.
Berne, Switzerland was oiu: next stop. The Conference itself was quite an experience. Being the official band,
we accompanied a tremendous choir of voices from all parts of the earth. Sunday morning Billy Graham closed the assembly with a challenge to young people everywhere. Four days in four German cities concluded our tour. After a very brief stop-over in Paris, we flew 8-hours non-stop to New York. Here we split up to go to our homes in 15 states.
Back to school . . . SLIME (Baylor freshmen) have joined the Golden Wave in full force this year. And Beta
Alpha, KK-4^ and Iota, TB2, collab orated to give a welcome party for the freshmen following the initial band rehearsal. The fifty freshmen were good sports in the games, and a good audience for the program. Later, Iota Chapter invited all fresh men and transfer women in the band
to a coke party. We all got acquainted and made some fine friends.
Rush for fall pledges has already come and gone. We are happy to an nounce our fall pledges. They are Nan
Morris, Ann Harvey, Sue Plack, and Pat Freeman. Congratulations! The first activity we had for our
pledges was an overnight retreat at a nearby camp. Janie Hansard, pledge captain, really kept things going. We
did everything from eating, to creat ing paper dresses, to singing around the campfire imder the stars.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Band Day At Cornell by Greg Pearson On September 28 the Cornell Uni versity 'Big Red' Marching Band, under
the direction
of
Marice
W.
Stith, played host to the some 5000 members of the 65 bands from all over
New York and the surrounding area, who had assembled in Ithaca for Cor
nell's sixteenth annual Band Day. These massed high school bands, along with the Cornell and Colgate Bands, assembled on the field to spell out BAND DAY 6 8. The Cornell Band formed the DAY and the Col
gate Band made up the 6 8. At halftime Professor Stith conducted the massed bands in the marches "Tenth
Regiment" and "Our Director" and al so in the Cornell Alma Mater. The
Colgate University Marching Band, under the direction of its student con BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
ductor, played
Fun and Fund Projects Keep Sisters Busy hy Kermeta Clayton
Sisters in Alpha Omicron spent a very busy summer and early fall work ing to increase the activities and in come of our Chapter. Last spring the following officers were elected: Caro
lyn Nerren, president; Patsy Davis, vice president; Kermeta Clayton, sec retary; and Carol Wilson, treasurer. Plans were made at this time to ini
tiate a new honorary member, Mrs. Ila Spacek, in September. During the summer, our secretary was kept busy writing to all the mem bers and editing a newsletter to keep members in touch with one another.
The Mouthpiece, as it was called, in cluded information about our TB2
—the orange and white band beanies. This project was quite profitable. At a get-acquainted party, members wel comed the new girls to the Band.
duce them to our Sorority. We found this project to he quite rewarding. In September, several members met
Colgate
Alma
Since the inception of Band Day in 1953, when 33 bands with 1900 members traveled to Ithaca, the num ber of participating bands has in creased each year. At Band Day 1968, three schools received ten year attend ance awards bringing to 38 the total number of schools to receive such cer tificates.
This year, we in Alpha Omicron are striving to work more closely with our brothers in Beta Delta Chapter of KK^. Together we have painted signs for the band buses, issued uniforms, and we are planning to build a float
This year Professor Marice W. Stith, Director of Bands at Cornell, directed the complex op)eration of re cruiting, rehearsing, and conducting
together for the Homecoming parade.
the-field organization was effected through "Band Guides" who were re
One of our objectives this year is to
let people know who we are and what we stand for by publicizing our activi ties more. We wear our sweatshirts to
marching practice and to rehearsals so that other band members will recog
Sisters, about other band members, nize us. At the get-acquainted party, about plaimed activities, etc. Designs we passed out the leaflet, "Leadership for stationery were drawn up also. A in Service." At the Pajama Pep Rally, large size was printed for official sor all our members wore matching PJ's. ority business, and a smaller, less elab These united efforts to let people orate design was printed for mem know who we are have actually help bers' personal use. Members also wrote ed to strengthen our Sisterhood, and to their freshmen "little sisters" to make them feel welcome and to intro
the
Mater.
we have found our activities to be more meaningful.
Rushing begins next week, and we have a number of good prospects. Our band has a great deal of enthusiasm
the freshmen when they came up for this year, and it has never looked bet 'Early Week." At this time, TB2'ers ter. TBS and are proud to have sold the freshmen their caps of honor had a hand in this.
the massed bands. Much of the on-
cruited from the ranks of the concert
band musicians, the Cornell chapter of TBS and those KIC^ members not
participating in the marching band. The "Band Guides" were under the
field direction of Robert Kaplan, vicepresident of the Delta Zeta Chapter of KK^ at Cornell.
PLAN NOW TO ATTEND THE
National Convention STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA AUGUST 18-22, 1969
* Special commemorative activities in regard to the 50th anniversary of
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Alpha Busy on Convention Plans For 50th Anniversary Celebration by Peggy Wilson Hectic, hectic grow the days as the
Alpha Chapters of TRi; and
pre
pare for Convention '69. The National
Convention will be held on the campus of Oklahoma State University here in Stillwater, on August 18-22.
Already much work has been going on
mainly
through
the efforts of
The probable taping of the N.I.B. concert for national televising. Five days—the longest convention ever. This will allow for more time
for business meetings and hopefully will allow the conventioners to move
at just a little slower pace so they can have a little "breathing time."
* Many other special activities—may be even a ball with a name band! There will also be the mixers and
other get-acquainted functions. And, of course oodles of KK4^ and TBi; members to meet and exchange ideas with.
This is just the start, we'll tell you more later on. Watch the Podium and the mailbox for further information.
But, above all, start saving your pen nies so you can join us here in August for Convention '69!
the Convention executive committee, which will co-ordinate the entire 5day meet. This committee is headed
by the Convention Co-ordinator, soph
Alpha and Tau Beta Sigma Initiate Gamma Phi
omore KK^ Elbert Wells. He is assist
ed by the heads of the major conven tion committees: Program and Fi nances, Danny Stefanoff; Guest Artist and Exhibits, Larry Beeby; Banquet, Gene Butler and Marilyn Norris; Housing, Jim McConnell; Publicity and Correspondence, Judy Hansen and Loela Balcom; and Registration and Reception, Peggy Wilson and Donna Balcom.
In addition, the committee is assist ed by Mr. Albert Lynd, Convention
Chairman; Mr. Robert H. Rubin, Na tional Executive Secretary for KK'F and TB2l; and Mr. Hiram Henry, Host
Conductor who will be in charge of co-ordinating N.I.B. activities with Dr. F. Lee Bowling. Many services and activities have been planned to make this convention the finest one yet. We don't want to spoil your surprise, but we'd like to arouse your curiosity with just a few convention details such as:
* 24 floors and spacious loimge for housing conventioners. This will be an entire two-dorm complex with ample parking space and "Hotel Hours."
* A 4-story air-conditioned Student Union to house the convention. This
includes a theater, a ballroom, many meeting rooms and exhibit rooms for convention work. Plus, a bowling alley, pool room, cafeteria, barber shop, beauty shop, drug store, and other shops to provide services to the conventioners.
* A brand new (to be completed in January) physical education build ing with heated Olympic swimming pool for relaxation and recreation in the evening. * Leonard Smith as the guest artist.
fl. to rj Back Row: Mr. Rubin, Pam Mc Laughlin, Judy Seefeldt, Linda Kirch, Mar sha Coons, Carol Baldridge, Mr. Lynd. Front Row: Molly Ray, Marian Akin, Marilyn Norris, Peggy Wilson.
Back two rows in order of appearance: Carolyn Howell, Judy Seefeldt, history and reporter: Molly Ray, corresponding secretary: Jo Ross, Linda Kirch, Penny Brumfield, Marsha Coons, Patty Brumfield, Carol Bald^idge, Marian Akin, 1st vice-president, Peggy Wilson, 2nd vice-president. Front Row: Carol Muske, president Gamma Phi Chapter: Mrs.
Lamkin, Marilyn Norris, president Alpha Chapter, Celesta Bailey, vice-president.
WESTERN STATE COLLEGE
Gamma Upsilon Reports by Patricia Keck As a new college year begins, the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of TBS is in full swing. Adding some twenty new members to our band organization, we hope to gain a considerable number for our Chapter. It won't be long un til pledging begins. As some of the projects for this year, we will be tak ing part in a "get-acquainted" band picnic to be held during marching season, recruiting new band members, sponsoring refreshments and discus sion groups after recitals and special performances; along with helping staff a campus newsletter for District III KK^ and TBS.
Our new officers for this year are Cathy Ashbaugh, president; Carole Brown, vice president; Patricia Keck, secretary; Jean Sassaman, treasurer. With vivacious spirit, our marching band promises to be one of the most outstanding organizations in our his
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Gamma Zeta members in newly-designed chapter dresses. KANSAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
tory. Because of the late home foot
Chapter Sports New Uniforms
ball games, we will be doing most of our shows in the latter part of the sea-
by Teresa Webb GAMMA ZETA STARTS BLUE
BLUE MONDAY? Not anymore on the Kansas State Teachers College. Now it is Blue Tuesday! Each Tues day the girls of Gamma Zeta Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma step out in their Sonata Blue Dresses.
The project for this summer was to
make and have ready our Sorority dresses for the first of school. Since
Tuesday is "Greek Day" on the Teachers College campus, we want everyone to know we're here, too. This summer two members of our
Chapter,Georgia Marquart and Evelyn Weberg, went to Europe on the Inter national Cultural Exchange School program. Before leaving the United
States they visited New York City where Mitch Miller, who conducted our Pops Concert last spring, took the girls to Coney Island. Their stay in Europe included a week stay in each of four places: London, England;
Paris, France; Bavaria, Germany; and Rome, Italy. One word expressed by both girls describing their trip was "marvelous".
Activities for this year started Sep tember 7 with our annual band picnic.
football left everyone well ready for roasted
weiners, baked
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
beans and
cokes.
To arouse new interest among both men and women in the band we tried
a new accompaniment to formal Pledg ing. The ribbon pledging ceremony with the Band standing at attention in company fronts. Two girls were pinned with blue and white ribbons. Five days later we had formal pledg ing within the Chapter. Preceding rib bon pledging all bandswomen were in vited to a Rush Party Picnic. Mr. Nix on, Gamma Zeta sponsor, was the of ficial chef. The Actives gave a skit describing the activities and rewards Tau Beta Sigma offers every bandswoman.
Beach Music Hall was the scene of
the first organization night oim Soror ity took part in this year. We set up a table which included a scrapbook, sor
ority pins, and other symlrols of our sorority. We shared a booth with Kap pa Kappa Psi at the Campus Organi zation Night.
Right now the band is hard at work
The+a Attends Band
Camp For Work and Fun by Phyllis Eken Theta Chapter of Tau Beta Sigma at the University of Cincinnati start ed out this fall with a very busy pro gram. We started rehearsals over the summer for the skit and songs we pre sented on "skit night" at band camp. In between skit rehearsals and learn
ing band shows at camp, the Sisters gave their spare time to sell chewing gum, candy, and potato chips to hun gry bandsmen. We also sold suspend ers and gloves which are necessary ad ditions to each uniform.
The Bearcat Band is working to have its greatest year to help celebrate the sesquicentennial year at U.C. The officers for the 1968-69 school
year are: Phyllis Eken, president, Marsha Roth, vice-president, Lois Koeppel, secretary, and Linda Holmes, treasurer.
on a half-time show for the Kansas
Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa
City Chiefs versus Cincinatti football game October 13. The show represents
Psi were host and hostess. Active games of volleyball, softball, and touch
a concise History of Kansas. Other shows before the snow sets
in include: Parent's Day, Band Day, and Homecoming. Then we start re hearsing for the first Symphonic Band Concert December 17.
SAM HOUSTON STATE COLLEGE
'68 The Come-Alive Year At Sam Houston by Martin Smith 1968 is the year that Beta Delta
Chapter at Sam Houston State in Huntsville, Texas came alive. A new set of "gung-ho" officers mixed with a fine crop of pledges and increased spirit among the old members was the reason. The new officers are David
Worthington, president; Reggie Wen dell, vice-president; Eugene Polnick, corresponding secretary; Rayfield Jef ferson, recording secretary; David "First performance of Beta Delta brass choir for Kiwanis banquet, spring 1968.'
Plummer, special secretary; Tom Har
ris, treasurer; Martin Smith, historian; UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Sally Yarborough, took time out to be
and Ray Chapa, parliamentarian. Membership includes Jim Cowan, Mike Cudd, Larry DeArman, J.ames Griffiths, Randy Hall, Pat Layne, Alvin Lockhart, Herbert Matthys, James Murrile, Dan Potter, Don Prilop, Gerald Robertson, Ray Sanders, Ray mond Tompkins, Ken Thompson, and
married this summer.
David
Splash parties in Littlefield Foun tain are a cherished custom at UT,and Beta Gammas are always anxious to acquaint their pledges with this cam pus landmark. Unfortunately, pledges are usually eager to assume an active role in this practice, too. The tradi tional TBi;-freshman girl football game promises to be quite a match this year. A trial game at a recent band picnic provided an opportunity for both sides
Daniel Bachelder and Charles John
District Convention Plans
Underway for 1970 at Texas by Chris Montgomery Preparations for the 1970 District Convention are beginning to take shape at the University of Texas at
Austin. It's headquarters, Music Building No. 2 (known to everyone who knows anything as the new Longhorn Band Hall) is well under con struction. The convention fund is en
larging due to rabid efforts of Beta Gamma members to collect and sell
empty soda water bottles, wash cars, dispense band directories, paddle bob by pins and buttons, and sell band records. These TBi girls are so mone tary minded that they have contract ed to brew enough tea to serve more than 2,000 thirsty high school hornblowers after the UT Band Day par ade. Chief initiators of these frenzied ac
tivities are the new officers: president. Gay Dodson; vice-president, Rita Williams; treasurer, Jean Ann Niles; secretary, Gaynelle Johnson; historian, Chris Montgomery; parlementarian, Diane Mathews. Chief energy-expenders are new pledges: Carolyn Bobo, Joyce Braden, Lois Cronquist, Lynn Dimmick, Lexie Grusy, Mollie Hejl, Jane Huston, Nancy Moore, Janice Simpson, Judy Snowden, Linda Stevenson, Linda Ward, Ann Wright. In August, TBL threw a progressive dinner party, and also joined other band members at the airport to wel
to estimate each other's skills. To soft en the blow the TB^l team will inflict
on the freshmen. Beta Gamma girls are planning to hostess a homemade ice cream party for all Longhorn Band girls.
Truitt. The
co-sponsors are
son. Faculty members are Dr. Fisher Tull, Dr. C. R. Hackney, William Kramer, Edward Boyd, Harry Mal lard, Dr. Ralph L. Mills, and Phil Pressler.
This past year Beta Delta organized its own brass choir, which went on tour in May. The members provided the Houston area with both good mu sic and information about the Fraterni
ty and
the Sam
Houston Bearkat
Band.
Beta Delta also became more active
in campus activities. For example last spring the Fraternity entered a skit in the "Western Week" talent show
BUTLER UNIVERSITY
Epsilon Chapter at Butler Reports on Actiuities by Mary Maloof The Epsilon chapter of Tau Beta
Sigma has begun another busy year. As of last May, we elected new offic
ers who are: Patricia Coddington, president; Peggy Dailey, vice-presi
sponsored by one of the social fra ternities on this campus. Hard work by the Beta Delta Brothers and the
Delta Zeta sorority netted a first place trophy.
The members of Beta Delta Chapter feel that a national fraternity like Kappa Kappa Psi should have a na
tional fraternity song. We would like to present our Chapter song for con sideration as the national song. A copy of the song will be put in the next issue of the magazine.
dent; Carol Nichols, secretary; and Donna Austin, treasurer. Recently, we initiated our second
are: Alice Butler, Linda Estes, Jo
come director Vincent R. DiNino and
honorary member to the Epsilon chap
Anne
his family home to Austin after a trip to Europe. Three Beta Gammas, Lyn da Strimple, Kathy Thompson, and
ter in twenty-two years. She is Mrs.
Cheryl Morrison, Nancy Neumann, Mary Rumble, Roberta Souder, Kathy Tomamichel, and Marcy Ver Bryck.
Michael Leckrone, our Sorority spon sor and the wife of our band director.
We also tapped ten new pledges. They Garrison,
Patricia
Hague,
m
m
Out on the field, making the charts work.
"Talking through" a band show with Mr. Moffitt.
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Mr. Moffitt of Michigan State instructs ASC Bandsmen on charting procedures.
il/r. Moffitt with members of the Epsilon Gamma Chapter and other ASC Band staffers.
Bill Moffitt, noted marching band technician, recently conducted a march ing hand clinic at Alabama State College, home of the Epsilon Gamma Chapter
of Kappa Kappa Psi. Chapter members report an enthusiastic reception of Mr. Moffitt's presentations, with full participation by all ASC Bandsmen, and an increased awareness of the finer points in marching band shows.
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
90 Freshmen Tryout for LSU Band _
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b y Harold Toups
Long before the first pigskin flew, the sounds of marching feet and toot ing horns filled the campus at LSU. Inexperience was a common bond among the some ninety freshmen as
they tried their luck at college band
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Frank Harrell; vice-president, Byron
Our list of active members is not
Lamb; secretary, Robert Spears; and treasurer, Dennis Schutt; the Brother
the only list that holds the shimmer of success. In process now is the pledg ing of ten fine, initiates-to-be among whom are numbered the "Outstanding Tiger Band Freshman" of 1967 and the famous Tiger mascot, Mike.
hood at LSU has left and is leaving its mark all over the campus.
From purple and gold yardline markers, to the huge billboard quite
work. Not without aid were these neo
proudly designating our practice field,
phytes, as Kappa Kappa Psi, the
to signs on seven buses taking us to
strong and friendly Brotherhood, came to their rescue. Private training ses sions and many long hours in humid
our out-of-town games. Kappa Kappa Psi at LSU shows its claws. The Brotherhood is always very
Louisiana weather, produced what proud to have its members "make Director William F. Swor considers good" in all other areas of university the band with the most potential yet life. Just recently. Brother Randy Gurie, former Beta Gamma Chapter Expertly guided by a new slate of president, "made best". He was elect five officers that includes president, ed President of the Student Govern here at LSU".
ment Association here at LSU. Randy always will hold a spot in his heart for the Tiger Band, the brotherhood he cherishes so highly.
This season promises many weeks of excitement highlighted by a per formance at tbe early season Houston Oiler-Oakland Raider AFL contest. It
seemsi the band and Kappa Kappa
Psi will again be able to cheer for their old LSU hero—Billy Cannon. Here at Beta Gamma we wish all chapters success and growth, but most of all ... BEWARE OF THE CLAWS OF THE TIGER AT BETA GAMMA.
ville football game, which is also UC
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Upsilon Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary
"Band Day". In the evening, a ban quet will be held at the Vernon Manor Hotel, the scene of many Upsilon Chapter initiations in the past. Fol lowing the banquet, the fall pledge class of Upsilon will be initiated, thus climaxing the day's festivities.
Upsilon Chapter has also offered its services to procure tickets for the alumni should they wish to attend the Cincinnati Bengals-Kansas City Chiefs football game on Sunday, November 10. This will follow by three weeks a
performance by the University of Cin cinnati Bearcat Marching Band at the Bengals-Miami Dolphins game on
October 20th, which will be televised by NBC to the eastern half of the
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Trio Bring Honors
To Gamma Epsilon by Jeanne Jarmer There are always those people who
seem to get all the honors, and so it is in the Gamma Epsilon chapter of Tau Beta Sigma. We wish to recog nize three women in our chapter who have been honored in many ways.
Miss Laura Harland, our chapter's
Recording Secretary, is the band's flute section leader, and last May was
tapped into Alpha Theta Kappa, an honorary for campus resident women,
Bearcat bandsmen plan Upsilon Reunion. (I to r) Lauren Salt, chapter VP; Eugene F. Enders, Pres.; Steven G. Browne, Sec. and
United States.
Rho Lambda, and Mortar Board. Miss Mary Alice Goetz, one of the band's solo twirlers, and member of
Alumni Committee Chairman; Dr. R. Robert
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, ROLLA
Orange Key Honorary and UM Honor Council, was tapped last May into
David Oakley Honored
Mortar Board. During the summer she was selected by a board of Uni
Hornyak, Director of UC Bands and Upsilon's Sponsor; Robert E. Mason, Tres; and John
E. Stolzenberg, Dist VII Member-At-Large.
by Steven Browne
David L. Oakley, assistant professor
1968 marks the Fortieth Anniver
sary of Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi at the University of Cin
of music and band director at the Uni
versity of Missouri-Rolla, was named Advisor of the Year at a recent dinner
effort has been made to contact aliuns
honoring faculty advisors to student organizations. Oakley was selected on the basis of his nomination by KK'l', national honorary band fraternity. In the nominating article, Oakley was lauded as "a man of personable
whose residences may have changed.
character who has contributed much
cinnati.
In
commemoration
of
the
Chapter's many years of service at UC, the Brothers of Upsilon have planned a gala Alumni Reunion. All alumni and honoraries of Upsilon have been invited to attend, and every
November 9th has been selected as
the day for the celebration. Beginning at 1:30 p.m., the alumni will be hon ored at the UC-University of LouisUNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
Phi Chapter Reports by Suzanne Lloyd
This year Psi Chapter began by combining service and money-making projects with their annual sale of gar ment bags for out-of-town trips. Our leaders for the year are: president, Becky Anderson Hartman; vice-presi
dent, Miriam Duell; secretary, Beth Root; and treasurer. Sherry Dailey. A "Slave Sale" was held after the
pep rally on September 27, with mem bers sold to bandsmen for the Arkan sas—TCU. weekend. There was about
toward the betterment of the campus and the community". The article reads in part: "Since his
coming to Rolla nearly eight years ago, he has transformed a nearly defunct campus activity into one of the most well-known assets the University can claim. He has instilled pride into the students who participate in this ac
versity of Miami officials as Miss Pcinciana 1968.
Miss Chris
Walker
received, last
May, the Highest Honor Awarded by the Sigma Chi chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, for service and leadership in the chapter.
Many TB2l activities are underway now at the University of Miami, so
stay tuned 'til the next issue of the Podium.
nation, third place in competition for the Founder's award (the fraternity's top award) and second in display of chapter activities. The UMR chapter is the youngest in the Top Ten and represents the only school in the na tional fraternity which does not have a department or school supporting the band.
tivity, and has raised the number of
Oakley was also cited as a leader in
people involved in his groups by near ly 300 per cent while greatly improv ing the quality of the groups.... His support and organizational ef forts have renovated our chapter (of
the effort to expand the non-engineer ing aspects of education while promot ing excellence in the already existing
KK^lO into the honor and service fra
ternity it should be. The Fraternity is now well known on the UMR campus as a very active group with a purpose and accomplishments to match." Several times each year, lvK'>k spon sors band clinics, contests and festivals for high school and junior high school
engineering and science curricula.
"The expanding fine arts program at UMR can be largely attributed to his efforts," the article stated.
His efforts in community campus cooperation were also mentioned.
Others nominated for the award and
their nominating organizations were Dr. Kenneth G. Mayhan, Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Professor Robert Britton, Men's Residence Halls Associa
ICQ dollars profit. Fall bids have been extended, but
students in Mid-Missouri.
The UMR chapter has achieved
tion, Professor Robert V. Wolf, Pi
as yet we have not had formal pledg ing. Those receiving bids were: Ruth Hannebaum, Beth Hildbold, Mary
national prominence in the fraternity which lists over 100 chapters. Among the honors received are, selection as one of the Top Ten chapters in the
Kappa Alpha fraternity, and Louis D. Moss, Prospectors Club, Inc.
Miller and Jean Moss.
This was the third annual advisors banquet.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
District I Convention
Alpha Tau Continues Seroice to Band
and Uniuersity In Year Round Program FUTURE
HOME OF
THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
LONGHORN BAND
Held at Ricks College Gamma Beta of KK^ and Alpha Kappa of TB2 hosted the second bien nial District I Convention on April 12th and 13th. Representing KK^ were Beta of Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, and Gamma Beta of Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho. TBii was represented by Beta Upsilon of Montana State University and Alpha Kappa of Ricks College. Pre-convention activities started
• i7
with the arrival of the delegates from MSU on the Ricks College campus, just in time to participate in a band rehearsal with the Ricks College band. At 4:00 registration was held in the bandroom and the displays from each of the chapters were arranged.
By James Joy
The convention was formally open ed at 6:15 at a banquet at which many honored guests were introduced. Among the speakers and guests were Dr. Lowell Biddolph, Dean of Stu dents at Ricks and his wife; Lynn Skinner, band director at Rexburg High School; Dr. and Mrs. Jay
Summer. Is it a time when your chapter dries up and blows away or does it keep on growing? For Alpha Tau Chapter, the summer was almost as busy as the long terms. With a fine summer band program provided for
the members of our band, we of Alpha Tau had the opportunity to continue our service to the band through the summer months.
Summer concerts are a regular fea ture of The University of Texas at
Austin's summer entertainment pro gram. Four performances at the openair theatre on campus provided the lover of good band music with ample fare for their enjoyment. Included in the summer program were concerts
and expert hammer wielder (see pic ture.)
Work also progressed this siunmer on our plans for hosting the 1970
District VI convention. Alpha Tau and Beta Gamma held a car-wash to raise money for the convention's expenses. The convention committee
also worked on hotel accommodations for our guests in 1970.
Now our chapters have gone into high gear for the football season and are looking forward to a productive year. Best of luck to everyone for
Slaughter, District I Governors and
Counselor; Dwain Silvester, master of ceremonies; Robert Myrick, District I president; Daleen Shurtliff, District I
president; Barbara Myrick, Beta Up silon president; and Eldon Hart and wife, honorary members.
'68-'69.
of music from Broadway, a preview of this fall's football music and a pro gram of march music, featuring Sousa marches. After each concert. Alpha Tau and Beta Gamma served refresh ments to the 125 band members en
rolled in summer band, their parents and friends, and special guests of the band. The watermelon party was by far the biggest success of all our in formal parties held outside the old band hall.
A new band hall for The Longhorn
BAND BEATITUDES
by Kenneth Berger 1. Blessed are they who play with spirit, for theirs will be a band with style.
2. Blessed are they that listen, for they shall have good intonation. 3. Blessed are they who follow the conductor, for they shall obtain pre cision.
4. Blessed are they of pure tone, for they shall be a credit to their band.
5. Blessed are the sincere players, for they shall be called artists. 6. Blessed are they which practice
Band, seen as a stack of wood, a crane
righteously, for they shall achieve per
and hole in the ground in the picture (above, to the right or etc.) is well under construction by now and should
fection.
be completed by next fall. This long-
shall be satisfied.
awaited and necessary building was
8. Blessed are ye who play with good posture and deep breath, for your
heralded by the erection of a sign in front of the building site by members Alpha Sigma Chapter is proud to announce of Alpha Tau. The sign was designed that Brother Tom Mattiuz has been chosen the position of Drum Major of the all and lettered by Dick Robinson, our tor new, all male University of Tampa Spartan drum major. Chapter vice-president. Band.
7. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst for good music, for they
horns shall be filled.
9. Blessed are the fine bands, for they inherit a glorious tradition.
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'Boh" Makovsky
Gamma Beta . ..
(Continued from Page 15) in every person that he knew. He was
acquainted with the problems of each individual music student and in that
student's classwork. He knew the prob lems the student was having at home, and he sensed and knew when stu
dents had financial problems. He was sincere in his every approach with stu dent and faculty member alike, and he expected the same in return.
(Continued from Page 5) bins. Beta Upsilon, vice-president;
joint session was called to order for the purpose of installing new officers. After this was accomplished, final
Donna Clark, Alpha Kappa, secretary-
comments were made by outgoing of ficers and chapter sponsors. A feeling
treasurer.
of heightened fraternal feeling rose as
The general session was then again called to order at 3:10 p.m. by Robert Myrick. At this session the committee
reports were discussed, ironed out, and accepted.
After a short coffee break, the final
the delegates realized how much they had accomplished in the past forty-
eight hours, how many new friends they had made, and the enlightened road ahead, paved with new ideas and new experiences in TBS and KK^.
Boh was a real demon on attack in
his rehearsal technique—you had bet ter be ready to play in the section at
any moment, either by yourself or with the entire group! He felt that a beautiful tone was something sacred, and there was no sympathy at all for anyone who produced a tone that was a bit pinched, fuzzy, or out of tune.
We take care of your Image...
Many of the members of the old A & M band played four and five years without ever being absent or tardy, and there were several occa sions when a student would go to great lengths to keep his record clear. I re member when the assistant director
dropped into his chair just as Boh was taking his step to the podium. The band really broke up when it noticed that 2 inches of his pajamas were stick ing out from under his pants and that he still had on his house slippers. Boh was always unpredictable when the Symphonic Band was playing a concert. On one such occasion, when the band was on tour, he pointedly introduced
to the audience a band
member who was trying to be as in conspicuous as possible because he had forgotten to bring his clarinet. Another time, he stopped an entire massed group of 50 bands during a halftime performance because the brass drums were not together. I have a pleasant remembrance of Boh's thoughtfulness—during mail call one bleak day in the middle of World War H, I was simprised to receive a package containing a phonograph rec
W
ord. Recorded on it was a Christmas
greeting from Boh and a performance of a march that I had written the year before.
Boh was listed in Who's Who Among American
Musicians
and
he
was
awarded a place of honor in the Okla homa Hall of Fame. But the most
significant recognition for his life and of the leadership that he gave to young
college people is reflected in the dedi cation to bands and good music of the many members of and TBS on the campuses of our colleges and imiversities throughout the United States. I wish that each of you had had the opportunity to know him as I did. 40
...while you take care of
your Band. Color literature
with image-building ideas on request.
"UNIFORMS BY OSTWALD" INC., OSTWALD PLAZA, STATEN ISLAND N.Y.10301
(ALMOST)
Overheard at district convention: "You don't really read that thing, do you? Certainly not, I just check to
see whether or not our Chapter is represented." "Boy, some of those articles!! They look like they were written
by second-graders for /irs^-graders to read!" "Well, I think P the darn thing looks OK, it just doesn't say anything!" "You mean we are spending all that money for this kind of drivel?"
The subject: The PODIUM, the official magazine of your Fraternity and Sorority. The only magazine that is
exclusively concerned with what is going on in the college and university band world, the avowed "show window of the best college bands in the nation".
That sounds a little hollow in the light of the above comments, doesn't it. It sounds like the magazine just isn't living up to its promise, that the insides don't match the outside in expectation, and that the eye-catching arrange ment of type and photos on the page belie what the type is actually saying.
Judging from the reaction of many of our members across the nation. The PODIUM now needs an internal
face-lifting, an up-grading of reading matter and a de termined effort on the part of the Editor to be more selec tive in what is printed. They feel this should be done so
that the changes made internally will harmonize with
those made externally long ago, and thus fulfill the pur pose of the magazine.
So before we go any further, we ought to review the stated purposes of the magazine. These are found in another "Last Word" editorial in the February 1967 issue of the magazine. On the outside chance that you haven't seen it, or are unable to dig one out of the Chapter files,
here are some excerpts: "The PODIUM is first and fore most a 'house-organ' . . . we scan chapter activities and
projects across the nation, highlighting those which show unusual imagination or which were particularly rewarding
to their participants ... concerning: chapter activities; un usual projects; individual member achievements or honors;
significant actions by national or district officers; and 'guest' editorials by students, directors and other interest ed persons, covering a variety of subjects which may in clude the setting of goals, the maintenance of successful chapter operations, the search for excellance in musical performance, the instilling of timely fraternal apprecia tions, finding new directions or areas for action, etc. . .
Well then, what can National do about up-grading the content of the magazine? The Editor can (and has) solicited "guest editorials", policy statements in areas where no policy existed before, highlighted special chapter activities, focused attention on district or national con
ventions and hunted up a few talented student members who could contribute cartoons and other art work to
"dress" things up. National has also prepared and dis tributed to all Chapters a three-page monograph on writ ing for the magazine entitled "PODIUM Stylesheet" which gives suggestions and helpful hints to those in the
Chapter suddenly held responsible for writing for their own national publication.
On numerous occasions, the Editor has conducted workshops on "How to Write For the Magazine", a ser vice still offered by National and which can be scheduled at any regional or National meeting. The Editor can and
does still reserve the right to hold or reject any particular article submitted, although his prevailing philosophy has been to print whatever has been sent him, pretty much as it arrives. And therein lies the responsibility of the members who write for the magazine—to do something about the content that is sent to the Editor before it
leaves the Chapter.
It then appears that there are several courses open to our members who are especially concerned about how the magazine is representing the Fraternity and Sorority. National can require that some additional thought be giv en to the selection of the Chapter's "reporter", or who ever it is that is designated, elected, or tossed the job of writing about Chapter activities for the rest of the nation to read about. Or individual members in the Chapter can see that what is written really reflects what the best in the college world has to offer—free of grammatical errors, poor phraseology, and high-schoolish subject matter. And they can also insure that articles be concerned more with the forward and progressive movements in the band world—if that be the wish of the membership who are supporting the magazine. It should be understood by every member of and TB:l, however, that thought-provoking commentary,
problem-solving articles or reports of projects and activ
What you write and how you say it is up to the individual
ities from student and faculty members of the Fraternity and Sorority are not generated from thin air. Nor can
preparing the article."
they be manufactured, dissembled or "ghost-written" by
And herein apparently lies the heart of most of the criticism directed at the magazine thus far. Since the content" and not the outward appearance, the quality of advertising or distribution seems to have provoked the various comments appearing above, then "content" is
the Editor. They have to come from somewhere—and that somewhere is YOU, the active and alumni member
what should be up-graded and reporting techniques are what needs to be refined. The subject matter of each arti
cle must be made more pertinent, more relevant and more sophisticated, more readable and more representative of college-level literature if it is to meet the expectations of our current membership.
ship of and TBi:. So if your magazine is not meeting your needs, or if
you feel it is not fulfilling its place in the scheme of things fraternal, then some very serious thought should be given to your doing something constructive about it. In words attributed to the great 17th Century Italian philoso
pher and musicologist. Franco Parlano, "If you don't like what you read, write something better." —Robert Rubin
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