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Ten high; By BESS McCRAY < Gamecock Staff Writer i Ten high school students will fill | vacancies left by 40 USC Marching Band members who either dropped out of the band or didn't show up I for practice, Harry Price, I assistant band director, said. < The directors had built in a 1 leeway for members that did not i show up. However, there were no I mnro ? 1 " 1 1 uui c onuwa umn naa oeen ex- < pected. This accounts for the other i 30 members. According to Price the band had i misjudged the number of students I from this past spring. Therefore, 1 the band resorted to using < replacements from local high ) schools. Ten students from Thousands enjoy < the Carolina band pe halftime during the season, but the band the field is not comp tirely of USC students I L I We We You 1 Come in and br< before buying: ARMY KHAKI TR 3 ARMY FATIGUE BELL BOTTOMS I PAINTER PANTS PEA COATS ALL TYPES WINT THERMAL UNDEI a RAIN papvac i* w .?? mmm v r?l%lVTl*# VI OVERALLS - WHI SCHOOL BAGS ARMY FIELD JAC FLANNEL SHIRTS Army-Na 1316 Assembly St school stu< Chapin, Lower Richland, Dreher, wil Columbia and Airport High Schools for were interviewed and accepted to the play in the USC band, he said. sor De "WE'RE GETTING the top of ma Lhe heap," said Price. He added uni that some of these high school sec students march as well, if not cot; better, than some USC band bat members. According to Price, ma these students won't receive this aeademir rrwiit fnr ???? ? ???*!? avt pui ViU|XlllII($ in the USC band or go on road trips. V In the past, Price said, band din members have dropped out, but his the problem increased this year. dro Last year, about 30 students either que Jropped out or didn't show up for practice. [gj||j Having fewer members this year Hp I watching pj|! rform at pll football |||1| seen on |pll osed en- |g|| 5. Iconic [ Back I" owse around B OUSERS TROUSERS 'RE-WASHED - ALL COLORS ( ER JACKETS RWEAR f/ HOOD HE, BLUE r :kets vy Store I Phone 252-1350 g IL ? MBMiiii linn dents play ii 1 not cause any major problems "I've had t me band, Price said. He said also said pre-game show will be altered Copenhavei newhat, but not appreciably. "any suppt spite this, USC still has a larger irching band than most "This ba versities with 192 in the wind excell," Pr :tion, 22 in percussion, 16 it has a b [uettes, 20 flags, two feature than any p on twirlers and two drum ^re^Tn^nginal estimate for Jim Mi ? year's band was 220 members. Chapin Hi| drop out /ILLIAM BROWNE, band apathy. H ;ctor at Lower Richland, said of the hig band has similar problems with have diffic p outs."I'm sure it's just a two bands istion of numbers," he said. perience 1 Come Out The Black S fl.i announce >n Septemb< ivoom ?\JJL We Will Sel tomecoming PI (TlDnnkA/'ck!^^ i i 11 wtri 01 i K? $3.00 fol $5.5Q fc n USC band he same problem." He students could stand the strain, he would offer Jim r, USC band director, ACCORDING TO Price, a >rt we can." number of students were contacted during the summer ahnut nd has a total desire to or not they would return this fall, ice said. He added that In addition, band officials called ;tter sound and attitude band members several times and trevious band at USC. mailed questionnaires to in-coming freshmen who showed a desire to lis, band director at play in the band. *h School, said students of bands because of Price said the difficulty in filling awever, Mills said some these positions didn't hamper the h school students may band's morale. "They're turned ulty in keeping up with on, ready to go and pushing for this hut arfmiHofl 1 " W W darn good. And that's vould be good if the exciting," he said. i?.' ?1 ;SJ1" . ^ *jP Mark Alexander -THE GAMECOCK : find See What >tudents Rre Doing R.fl.S. s first meeting it 20 at 8:00 j Russell House lect Rep. For Ind For Who's Who Will ftp On Qr\ln. t tiii Vo-^ 1 I I V-? h r a semester I x the Ljear |