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The DAILY NEHRASKAN
Sunday, October 15. 1939
Feathers
as baton
Drum major's
evolution
revealed
Few people who witness the
spectacular sight of Nebraska'
band when it performs on the prid
iron between halves, realize who 1
responalble for the forma tldha it
goes into while playing. The per
son most influential in bringing
about these exact movements is
Pat McNaughton, chief drum ma
jor. McNaughton uses a long ba
ton 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 ma
jor, and their uniforms must dif
fer 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,
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 march
ing 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
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 be
came 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,
SOCIETY
Students
attend game
at Ames
Gamma Phi Betas
to sponsor Chaperon's
Club meet Tuesday
Adding to the list of Nebraska
rooters at Ames for the game yes
terday we find Kappa Deltas Dor-
Hosicry given endurance
test on campus
Ilovland-Swanson's have been
raving about their three-thread
"Townnear" hosiery ita long
wearing qualities, lunting color
and texture. A pair of "Town
wear" Mot-kings was given the
lent on this campus and results
were that thece hose gave 230
hours or four weeks of steady
servirc. I know because I wore
them. On the 220ih hour a run
ner popped in the knee, but I
was convinced of tWir long
wearing ability and promptly
marched down to llovland
Swanson'f to buy three more
pairs of the same shade. The re
maining slocking of the first
pairs of the same shade. They're
85c a pair or three for 2.40
at 'Ilovland-Swangou's,
fly, legs flash, signals are barked
boys strut their stuff in stadium
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"Hail io the team" and
lovely legs!
Quarterback of the band,
Pat McNaughton, here initiates
othy Swoboda, Lucille Erlckson,
Lorraine McCauley, Jo Roebeck,
Marjorie Fye and Marion Weller.
They were entertained at a buffet
supper at the home of Dorothy
Swoboda in Omaha before leaving.
And from the dorm Marion
Percy, Gwen Hurley, Marjorie
Moiling, Jean Echtenkemp, Mau
rlne Malfter and Marjorie Morris
left for Ames Saturday morning.
Guests attending the first meet
ing of the Chaperon's club, to be
held at the Gamma Phi Beta house
Tuesday, with Mrs. L. C. Wicks
hostess, will be, Mrs. C. S.
Boucher, Miss Helen Hosp, Miss
Elsie Ford Piper and Mrs. Ada
Vcftovi The afternoon will be
spent Informally following the
regular business meeting in which
the election of officers will be held.
Assisting hostesses are Mrs. F. L.
Pelton, Mrs. Myra Cox, Mrs. Nellie
M. Stewart, Miss Margaret Cleve
land and Mrs. O. J. Fee.
All the way from Hartford,
Conn., to see Marian Bradstreet,
Gamma Phi Beta, comes Allen
Tully. They dined at the Univer
sity Club Saturday night.
Alpha Phis and dates who sup
ported the team Saturday, at
Ames were Betty Lou Wentz and
DU Tom Brown; Dorothy Askey
and DU Avery Forke; and Jane
Cummlng and Sigma Chi John
Jones.
Philip Mullen was elected presi
dent of the Sigma Chi pledges.
Other officers are Dick Arnold,
vice president, Don Hartman, sec?
Lofc Keller, Omaha, into the
routines of the twirler team.
When and if the baton-back-field
of the band really does
retary and treasurer and Bob Mc
Nutt, sergeant-at-arms.
Water expert visits
L. K. Wenzel, of the United
States geological survey, who is in
charge of the ground-water sur
veys in several middlewestcrn
states, and R. C. Cady, who Is
representing the federal survey in
the co-operative program being
undertaken in Nebraska, visited
Dr. G. E. Condra and E. C. Reed
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TOWNSEND STUDIOS
enlist feminine talent, Lois is
sure to play center.
Fashion note: Drum major
costumes for men and women
of the Conservation and Survey
Division recently to discuss the
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