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White MARY LOU STRASSER . for Preston Whaley ANN FOSTER . .. for Philip Walker USC BAND Spring ( By BOB GROSSE Music Analyst According to a recent issue of The International Musician, jour nalistic organ of the American Federation of Musicians, there are now 30 million Americans who play some musical instru ment. Included in this total are~ some 100,000 professional mu sicians, teachers, composers, and conductors who make a living solely from music. This evening will be our chance to hear 50 of the country's 30 mil lion musicians and observe one of the 100,000 professionals in action. The University Band, con ducted by Mr. Pat Garnett will present its annual Spring Con cert tonight at 8:30 in Drayton Hall. All the student body is in vited. Pre-WWI By the way, it is interesting to note some of the many pro found changes that have taken place in band music since the time of the Sousa bands early in this century. In those balmy, pre World War I days, the days of the barber-shop quartet, tandem bicycle, and high-button shoes, bands and band concerts .were grouped along with Sunday af ternoon excursions and moonlight canoe rides mostly as pleasant diversions. Bands with their colorful uni forms and shining horns were es sential for Fourth of July cele brations, greeting visiting fire men, and for leading the Circus Day parade--making the man on the flying trapeze even more dar ing. The band literature consisted mostly of marches, martial airs, and a few razzle-dazzle concert pieces like "The Light Cavalry Overture," full of thunder and blazes and little else. Modern Band Since those days, however, the concert band has become a ma ture, refined organization, fit to take its place beside the sym phony orchestra as a full-scale vehicle for serious music. Many important contemporary com posers as Waltei' Pidton, Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten, and Igor Stravinsky are writing mu sie for symiphonic band; other arrangers are wescoring music of the' great Composers for concert bandisul rehearchers in musicol bg Ga'e discovering many Ba roque.and pre-Baroque -era pieces for brass and wdoolwind band. Tife, braesband:ha become so ~soItIetj04ba%j ofteni adopt. aspues: ap.,ond. Te advance. ini ! ~'1s~S*shMue'bave b.eud a. ~~p4 & $6t #4 1billp Seinea ,t\ ~;~1<1 Star R BARBARA USHE for Sinclair Lewisa JUNE HEGLER for Happy Cotton oncert Is hall of a modern band he would probably listen for a while puzzled, then shake his head, and walk away slowly, longing for the "good old days." School Bands The most important changes in the band program have taken place in our high schools and col leges. Fifty years ago, very few high schools had bands; music education was confined to the school choir or glee club; and, in fact, brass bands very often were considered too "showy" and vul gar for young folks to,participate in. Now, there are very few schools which do not boast fully equipped bands, often with as many as 80 to 100 musicians; most states, as South Carolina, have All-State Band programs and state-wide band competitions. Modern high schools offer com plete courses in music and music education, and the personnel of large high school music depart ments often rivals that of the English or math departments. What has caused this great change in our country? The an swer comes, oddly enough, from | C alendar | Of Events | Friday, Mar. 28 1:00 p.m. - Law Institute Luncheon, Assembly Room, Rus sell House. 2:00 p.m.-Christian Scientist, Room 101, Russell House. 6:00 p.m.-Best Dressed Man Contest, Assembly Room, Russell House. 7:00 p.m. -- Chess Contest, Room 102, Russell House. 7:30 p.m. - Campus Crusade, Room 101, Russell House. Saturday, Mar. 29 2:00 p.m.-Tau Beta P1 EngI neering Luncheon, Assembly Room, Russell House.. Monday, Mar. 31 6:30 p.m. - Maxcy Brother hood, Room 206, Russell House. Tuesday, April 1 6:30 p.m. - AKG, Room 102, Russell House. 7:30 p.m.-Skin Divers Club, Room 204, Russell House., Wednesday, April 2' 11:00 a.m. - Religious Work ers, Club Room, Russell House. 7:30 p.m.-Senior Recital, As sembly Room, Russell House. .WUSC To Pres WUSO, the campus radio sta tion, will present two special broadcasts next week of Handel's "The Messiah" in' eelebration of the Eastei season. The famous oratorio will be bro.daMd by WUSC Sunday SUZANNE STANUAND ... for Riehard Stanland BETTYE APPLEBY . for Heyward Hornshy Tonight a non-musical source. Our current high school and college band pro grams are simply the direct re sult of 20 minutes of intermission during American football games. The bands which first filled the gridiron to perform during half. time, discovered that they often became the feature attraction for many fans; and thus, through a process of rapid development, the modern era of high school and college bands came about. Concert Tonight Well, if all of this sounds like a big plug for the University Band's concert tonight, that's probably because it is; but there is a good evening's entertainment in store for everyone who attends. The band has been rehearsing for several months and is ready to b)e heard. Do yourself a favor and drop in at Drayton Hall tonight. The Last Chorus Buddy Morrow and his Orches tra who have been welcomed here several times in the past year will be back on campus again for the annual May Day dance. The Morrow Band should add just the proper touches to that big day. Phi Sigma Has Visitors Dr. James Harding Siske, traveling field secretary, has been visiting with the local Phi Big Chapter this week, according to John McClain, president of Phi Sigma Kappa. He has been help ing witi rush, conferring with local alumni, talking with various members of the administration and assisting in the Initiation of four new brothers during his visit to Carolina. Dr. Slske is a 196 graduate of the University of Virginia. Also visiting with Phi Big-this week was Mr. J. Phillip Schaefer, Director of Region III. Both Dr. Blske and Mr. Schaefer were honor guests at the annual Founders' Day Banquet on March 15 which was the 86th Anniver sary of the National Phi Sigma Kappa and the 29th Anniversary of the local chapter. Mr. Schaefer was the guest speaker and his topic was "The Traditions and History of Phi Sigma Kappa." ent 'Messiah' morning on the "Sunday Morn. ing Concert" at 10:00 and on next Wednesday, April 2, on the "Classic Musicale" show at 11:00 p.m. WUSC is found at 640 on the dial. onight Sweetheart Will Be Crowned Delta Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity will entertain its 60 members. and their dates at its White Star formal from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. tonight in the ballroom of -the Wade Hampton Hotel. Jimmy Farr and his orchestra will provide the'music. Prior to the dance, a drop-in and buffet supper will be held at the Mehl-Rujan' Room,ubder the direction of the Sigma ku's Mothers' Club. The highlights of the dance will be the grand march, serenading, and presentation of awards. The Sigma Nu Sweetheart will be crowned and the Mother of the Year will be named. The out standing pledge, for service and leadership potential, and the out standing senior,'for participation in campus activities, will be hon ored. To the three members who have shown the most devotion and service to Sigma Nu, will go the Hall of Fame award. The decorations for the dance will exemplify the White Star theme. Dates will be presented with favors and a corsage of white roses, the fraternity flower. Signia Nu originated at Vir ginia Military Institute in 1869 when three men met on a large limestone boulder; James Frank Hopkins, James McIlvaine Riley, and Greenfield Quarles, moved by idealistic hopes, founded a so ciety which would Inculcate honor and mutually benefit its mem bers. Later, in 1886, the Univer sity of South Carolina chapter became the seventh fraternity on campus. This year also marks Delta Chapter's 30th anniversary on campus since the restoration of its charter after the -repeal of anti-fraternity legislation. Last Sunday night, Sigma Nu held a banquet honoring its 500th initi ate. Robert L. Sumwalt, Presi. dent of the University, was the guest speaker. Following the ban quet, the brothers, alumni, and WITH 'THE HIGHLI Playboy WINNEltS . ... Tiep plesare: S. Way, selal ek'iiman of Sgpu ete.s -s entf linke, ee shewa at are4u a eadansa. aa sa mu.. Roman Banquet Is Held Sigma Phi Epsilon held Its see ot)d annual Roman Banquet last Saturday night at.the West Co lumbia armory. The annual iffair In held In honor of the Julius Caesar's assassination o4 the Ides of March, 44 B.C. The celebrants, attired in 1st Century B. C. Roman tunics and togas, dined in true Ron,a fash ion. Chairs were outlawed for the evening and the revelers lounged on th;e floor during the meal. The feast, served by servants carry ing food of the typical Roman fare, was compos d of shrimp, turkey, olives, black bread, and grape juice. The Armory was decorated for the affair with the ent'ance set off with Doric columns on either side draped with colored stream ers. A 12-foot-high map of Italy with red and purple streamers, the fraternity colors, leading to Rome filled one end of the hall. Roman shields and symbols com pleted the decor. Entertainment for the SPE Romans and their dates was pro vided by a Hi-Fi sound system, a necessary anachronism In the court of Caesar. As a high point of the festivities, a Gladiatorial fight was held to the delight of all. An unexpected feature of the evening was the serenading of a newly-pinned couple, Barbara Lewis and Del Haynes. The brothers formed a large heart and sang thp sweetheart song. Gene Sauls presented Miss Lewis with a dozen red roses. guests were invited to the Sigma Nu House for demi-tasse. The officers of Delta Chapter are as follows: Preston Whaley, Commander; Sinclair Lewis, Lieutenant Commander; Dick Stanland, Recorder; Philip Wal ker, Treasurer; and Happy Cot ton, Marshal. Other officers are: Sam Lay ton, Social Chairman; Bill Berne, Reporter; LeGrand Guerry, In tra-mural Representative; Jimmy Leventis, Alumni Contact Offi cer;* Heywird Hornsby, Dance Chairman; Lowell Fulenwider, Sentinel; Mike Chertok, Chap lain; Tommy Fortson, Historian. GHTS' Sponsors Weess 0. Baskin 111, the. winner a Chi, and Steven D. Beekanan, wii he Siga CpIs Playboy party. Belo1 of "Thue Higbhgt." (PIoo cout ONNNNNOMMMM andaa fy DIAN M QO0DE Delta chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity initiated its 500th member this past Sunday. Bill Herring was citpd Best Pledge for the year and received the doveted Delta '500 number and a volume of the 'History of Sigma Nu. This milestone in' the ehipter's career was celebrated with a banquet at Russell House with President Sumwalt deliver ing the main address. Af1mr the banquet the Sigma Nu's and their guests gathet at the fraternity house for demi tasse. Among those eent were President and Mrs. Sum!Wlt, Dean Clotworthy, Betty Anne Nelson, Don Richardfin, Mary Vernon Clary, Scott Whering, Dottie Hardeman, Don Allen, Happy Cotton, June Hagler, Martha Savage, Tunky Camp bell, Nancy Hiller, Preston Whaley, Anna Taylor, Jimmy Baxter, and Shand Gause. Bury Hudson and Carmen Cherry, recently pinned, were also there. Others who were activated into Sigma Nu'last Sunday are Larry Weber, Billy Gilliam, Walter Duffie, Bobby Mitchell, Bob Ellis, Bub Bell, Russel Shaw, Roger Brown, and Doug King. Tri Delta Elects Delta Delta Delta has announced through its publicity chairman, Fran Evans, the new officers of the sorority ... they are Thorne Satterlee, president; Libby Timmons, vice president; - Betsy Mills, recording secretary; Elizabeth Hazlehurst, corresponding secretary; and Sue Sanders, treasprer. The pledge officers of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity are Mickie Burriss, president; Wilburn Brewer, vice-president; and Jim Barfield, secretary-treasurer. Among the SPE pinned are DeLHaynes and Barbara Lewis, and John Kenney and Jean Riley. ZTA News Sylvia Nolin (ZTA) and Doc Patrick (PKPhi) became pinned this past week. Also recently engaged are Edith Bullock (ZTA) and Nick Sakell (Irvington-on-the-Hudson, N. Y.) Glenn Co6rtney and Jacquie Splawn (Zeta's) traveled a bit a while back. Glenn attended the Military Ball at Clem son with John Todd, and Jacquie was in Raleigh, N. C. for the Kappa Sig.Ball. Pi Beta Phi is holding a Campus-wide drop-in this Sunday night, Jean Huffman has announced. Y'all comel Phi Sigs The Phi Sig's helrl a rush party at their house last Saturday night. A few that partied were John Gayle and Penny Heaton, Larry Hiller and Linda Pendleton, Gerald Hill and Susie Brunner, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hutto. Initiated into Phi Sig last week were Jerry McLeod, Ernie Stokes, Tom Keith, and J. D. Harmon. Sigma Chi Party W Last Friday night, Sigma Chi * Fraternity gave the Carolina campus another fjrst--the "Play. *boy Formal Party." Dress for Ithis first of planned annual af fairs was "A fter Six Tuxedos" rORMAE for the men, and cocktail dresses PART I for the ladies. The party was planned in con junction with Playboy magazine, with Charles S. Way, Social - Chairman of Sigma Chi making all the arrangements with Bob Sigg, Playboy's representative at Carolina. The decorations were supplied AA by Playboy and consisted of many of the familiar "Playmates" found between the covers of the magazine. The motif was the lov able li'l Rabbit found peering around the corners of the tables as the couples danced by. The tables, walls and chairs were all decorated with the cartoons, "Playmates" and napkins coy-. ered with the ever lovin' Rabbit. The party began at 8:00 p.m. and continued until 12:00. The couples danced to the music of "The Highlights." The music was especially prepared for the party. The Latin-American beat was to be heard as many of the Sigs showed off the new steps learned at a recent party. During intermission, Weems 0. Baskin III, was presented with an "After Six" tuxedo, with the conjpliments of Sharpe's Men's Wear at Five Points. Grayson's * ..~ .,* Men's Wear then presented Steven D. Beckman with a gold and mother-of-pearl set of cuff links and studs.' PiKa Activities PiKA has recently announced * the activation of 14 member. They are John Boulware, Eugene Amick, Jimmy Williams, James Twitty, Buzz Hoagland, and Jerry Frye. Alsor. Jim C'unningham, Joe Col of an "After' Six Tux," Charles lina, Bobby Vaughn, Charles mner of a set of geld and posit Tucker, Tommy Boroughs, John , the Sigma Chi. and their dates Houser, Jack Potter, and Eddie tesy of Sigma'Chii Fratenty.) Craig.