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" 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.
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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
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