Sunday, October 15.
The DAILY NEHRASKAN
8
1939
Feathers fly, legs flash, signals are barked
as baton boys strut their stuff in stadium
Drum major's
evolution
revealed
Few
people
who witness
spectacular sight of Nebraska'
band when it performs on the prid-iro-
n
between halves, realize who 1
responalble for the forma tldha it
goes into while playing. The person most influential in bringing
about these exact movements is
Pat McNaughton, chief drum major. McNaughton uses a long baton with which he gives aerial
salutes, commands, and signals. In
other words, he is the quarterback
of the band.
Five baton twirlers do nothing
to direct the band, but act in sc
quence in going through a routine
or twirls. These twirlers use a
shorter baton than the drum major, and their uniforms must differ from those of the other mem
bers of the band in that they must
allow more freedom .of body in
their actions. The baton twirlers
are Avery Forke of Lincoln, chief
twlrler and assistant drum major;
Jack Castle, Omaha; Leon Davis, I
Hastings; Ty Kokjier, Kearney,
and Don Steele, Valley.
Drum Major McNaughton, prior
to entrance to the university, lived
in Omaha where he attended
North high school. While in high
school, Pat studied the trombone
and string instruments, and was
a member of North high s orches
tra. North high had no marching
band at this time, and Pat and
several of his friends felt that the
school needed one. The boys drew
up a petition asking that the
school be allowed to have a marching band, and presented it to the
student body for their approval
The students were found to be
very much In sympathy with their
efforts, and signed the petition
without hesitation. Thus, North I
high'a band was begun, and Pat
McNaughton began his career as
a drum major.
During his freshman year at
the university, rat was freshman
drum major. As a sophomore, he
waa a twirlcr, and when he became a junior, he took up his
present position aa chief drum
major.
The most important and most
difficult work of the drum major
is to figure out the formations
which the band makes on the foot
ball field between halves. While
on the subject, there will be
"surprise" formation at the Bay
lor game, a formation which never
before has been attempted by the
Nebraska band,
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SOCIETY
Students
attend game
at Ames
"Hail io the team"
Lincoln Journal and mar.
and Lofc Keller, Omaha, into the enlist feminine talent, Lois is
routines of the twirler team. sure to play center.
Quarterback of the band, When and if the
d
Fashion note: Drum major are the same from the top of
Pat McNaughton, here initiates
of the band really does costumes for men and women the head down to the chin.
lovely legs!
baton-back-fiel-
Gamma Phi Betas
to sponsor Chaperon's
Club meet Tuesday
othy Swoboda, Lucille Erlckson, retary and treasurer and Bob
sergeant-at-armLorraine McCauley, Jo Roebeck,
Marjorie Fye and Marion Weller.
They were entertained at a buffet
Adding to the list of Nebraska supper at the home of Dorothy
rooters at Ames for the game yes- Swoboda in Omaha before leaving.
terday we find Kappa Deltas Dor- And from the dorm Marion
Percy, Gwen Hurley,
Marjorie
Moiling, Jean Echtenkemp, Mau-rln- e
Malfter and Marjorie Morris
Hosicry given endurance left for
Ames Saturday morning.
Guests attending the first meettest on campus
ing of the Chaperon's club, to be
held at the Gamma Phi Beta house
have been
Tuesday, with Mrs. L. C. Wicks
hostess, will be, Mrs. C. S.
d
raving about their
Boucher, Miss Helen Hosp, Miss
ita long
"Townnear" hosiery
Elsie Ford Piper and Mrs. Ada
wearing qualities, lunting color
Vcftovi
The afternoon will be
spent Informally following
and texture. A pair of "Town-wear- "
the
regular business meeting in which
was given the
the election of officers will be held.
lent on this campus and results
Assisting hostesses are Mrs. F. L.
were that thece hose gave 230
Pelton, Mrs. Myra Cox, Mrs. Nellie
M. Stewart, Miss Margaret Clevehours or four weeks of steady
land and Mrs. O. J. Fee.
servirc. I know because I wore
All the way from Hartford,
them. On the 220ih hour a runConn., to see Marian Bradstreet,
ner popped in the knee, but I
Gamma Phi Beta, comes Allen
Tully. They dined at the Univerg
was convinced of tWir
sity Club Saturday night.
ability and promptly
Alpha Phis and dates who supmarched down to
ported the team Saturday,
at
Ames were Betty Lou Wentz and
to buy three more
DU Tom Brown; Dorothy Askey
pairs of the same shade. The reand DU Avery Forke; and Jane
maining slocking of the first
Cummlng and Sigma Chi John
pairs of the same shade. They're Jones.
Philip Mullen was elected presi85c a pair or three for 2.40
dent of the Sigma Chi pledges.
at
Other officers are Dick Arnold,
vice president, Don Hartman, sec?
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tt,
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of the Conservation and Survey water survey now being carried on
Division recently to discuss the in the Republican river valley.
I
Water expert visits
L. K. Wenzel, of the United
States geological survey, who is in
surcharge of the ground-wate- r
veys
in
several
NEBRASKAN CLASSIFIED ADS
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Phone
states, and R. C. Cady, who Is
representing the federal survey in
program being
the
undertaken in Nebraska, visited
Dr. G. E. Condra and E. C. Reed
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