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All I I i Mii-maie Dana at UNL thing of the past by Debbie Fair lev " aways kind of liked the idea of an a -mate marching band "-Nancy Ringer, one of five girfs accepted for the 1972 University of Nebraska marching band. So did marching band Director Jack Snider. "I still see nothing wrong with an all-male band. I thought we had something real unique here-it gave the school a lot of prestige. We're one of the few schools that could maintain an all-male band' he said. 'There was a certain spirit and sound and drive. I don't think girls march with the same kind of drive that boys do," he said. Marching band tryouts were opened to women last fall after pressure from the Faculty Senate's Women's R ights Committee and the University Women's Action Group(UWAG). Five women tried out. None were accepted. This year five of 51 openings were filled by women: Nancy Ringer, Pat Stubbendick, Lilly Conigilk), Ann Wood and Nancy Wood. Conigilk) is a sophomore; the rest are freshmen. "We auditioned about 75 girls who were interested in playing in one of the University's three bands," said Snider. 'The five girls picked for marching band were selected because they played well enough on instruments that we needed in the band this year and they indicated that they would like to march." About 200 men auditioned, he said. Forty-six were accepted for the band. The 70 women not picked for marching band will play in a "ladies band" for the first semester. Second semester band students are split into concert and symphony bands. , Concert and marching band are equally important, Snider said. "We like to have boys participate in both." And girls? 'There just hasn't been the interest from girls," he said. "In the 12 years I've been here only two or three girls have come to me and complained because they couldn't be in the marching band. '.'Most of the ones I talked to simply ir Fj p !t yi jJl . ' ) I Nancy Ringsr ... "I always kind of liked the idea of an all-male marching band." didn't want to go outside, be exposed to the elements in practice, and take the time that the band requires." Now that there are five women in the band, he said, there may be a few problems. Most uniforms are too large for girls, he said. There are three or four boys in the band as small or. smaller than the girls and they have already checked out the small uniforms, Snider said. And Snider is reserving comment on how well the girls will march. "I'm not 100 per cent pleased with them yet, but then I'm not 100 per cent pleased with the freshmen men's marching either." A couple of the girls may have trouble keeping up, he said, but as of now he is "no more displeased with them than the new boys." The band practices every weekday from 8 to 9 a.m. And it is a lot of work, said Stubbendick. "Everybody's being really helpful, but wow, if we make a mistake, we really stand out," she said. Nevertheless, the situation is not boys versus girls. "We're just individuals, all working together. "I didn't try out because I wanted to be the first woman in the band," she said. "I tried out because I like music and I like marching." Free University faces financial difficulties The Nebraska Free University is no longer free. This year, students enrolling in Free University will have to pay a one dollar registration fee. "We are vastly limited in money this year. We have no budget for sure yet and our funds are probably going down this year," according to Free University director, Bob Jones. Jones said Free University needs class organizers desperately this year. "Also, many of last year's organizers were seniors and most of them won't be around this year," Jones added. The dollar fee is needed for course forms, course catalogs, and publicity for the Free University, Jones reported. "Students often don't even know about the Free U. We need money to even make contacts," he explained. "In addition our costs for ads and course catalogs are up while our early money is down." Free University introductions start Oct. 2. Class sessions start the following week. Jones expects most classes to be work-study type. People interested in organizing courses should send their name, address, title of course they wish to organize, time of course, number of people the class is limited to, any special facilities needed, and a short course description to Free , University, ASUN, Nebraska Union, 14th and R. doily Editor-in-chief: Jim Gray. Managing Editor: Tom Lansworth. News Editor: Randy Beam. East Campus Editor: John Russnogle. News Staff. Reporters: Bart Becker, Steve Arvanette, Michael (O.J.) Nelson, Debbie Fairley, Bob Latta, Sara Schweider, Sara Hinds, Bob Shanahan, Chris Harper, Jane Owens, Adella Wacker, Ron Clingenpeel. News assistant: Mary Lee Holdt. F ine arts staff : Larry Kubert, Carolyn Hull. 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