The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, August 30, 1976, Page page 12, Image 12
p:o 12 mondsy, august 30, 1970 ddly nebraiksn D tune i' : w ' ' i I f ... ? - "; ' " '-i . - . i 1 v - 1 '. " ' - " ... ' '.. ' ' . -... -., - . .- . , .. ". v -- . ;:-:..,- ..vmr- .; ' Who spent 22 hours last week indoor and Memorial Stadium workouts, small group drills, and learned a 19-page chart of detailed man euvers? The football team? No, it was the UNL marching band, during its second annual Comhusker Band Camp which ran from Sunday to Friday. The band camp, an innovation brought to Neb raska by Robert Fought, who took over last year as director of the UNL marching band, stressed marching basics such as the march step, turns, and other fundamentals. Band members also learned a 19-page, pre-game show. Band had hard' week With large name tags around their necks and canvas mailbags full of charts and music, band members marched and played through what Fought described as their hardest week of the year. Many wore T-shirts .saying Mellophones are Horny,' and "We want more Sax." After this week, the band will practice from 8 to 9 a jn. Monday through Friday. During the week 62 band members learned that their student lottery football ticket orders had been cancelled because their names were on the 1976 band roster. A band member recieves a foot ball ticket besides a pass to get in games as a band member. Band has potential This band has the most potential of any band Tve been associated with," the former Syracuse m University director of bands said. "Right now we're ahead of where we were last year in terms of marching and playing, but we're by no means good yet." Fought said 284 students auditioned last spring and 238 came to band camp. A final cut brought the number to 214. The flag corps has been increased this year from 16 to 24 girls, he said, and is directed by former solo twirler Diane Tangeman. The band will be led by senior drum majors Don Thurshy, Diane Frost and Ken Tiekotter, and will feature sophomore solo twirler Charla JeanWillson.