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Noise Becomes Music Band Readies for Opener
Suddenly into the classroom comes the loud and exciting strains of "I'm a Jayhawk." The instructor, swearing lightly under his breath, leaps to the door and closes out the sound which is distracting his students from absorbing his pearls of wisdom.
It is 3:30 in the afternoon. A weary KU student trudges to his last class of the day in Summerfield Hall. He takes his seat in the classroom and prepares for another long lecture.
If this student could be outside of his classroom, he would find that the music he is listening to is being played by the KU Marching Band.
NOT ALL of the music is shut out of the classroom, however, and the student, being the very curious type, sits there listening to the muffled sound of a John Phillip Sousa march, and wonders where on earth is that music coming from.
The band, which has a membership of 118 men, practices almost every day on a field south of the intramural football fields.
The practice field has the exact dimensions of a football playing field.
The Sign Says Do Not Feed—
It began with a hand extended in friendship.
A few seconds later, however, Lynn Hatcher, Wellington junior, realized that she shouldn't extend her hand to just any stranger—especially tall strangers. People get hurt that way.
Last Sunday Miss Hatcher and several friends visited Sweep Park Zoo in Kansas City. While they were there, she saw and was attracted to the tall "gentleman."
"He looked so awfully gentle and kind I didn't hesitate to offer my friendship." Miss Hatcher explained.
"But when he stuck out his tongue to reach the peanut in my hand, I decided I didn't like his expression of friendship."
As Miss Hatcher withdrew her hand, the stranger reached down and grabbed the peanut leaving in its place two smarting reminders of teeth.
In the future, Miss Hatcher will stay away from tall strangers in Sweope Park Zoo . . . especially those who look like giraffes.
and is marked off in five-yard intervals to assist the band members in their alignment, whether in a formation or simply marching down the field.
There is also a high scaffolding from which the director of the band, Kenneth Bloomquist, surveys the field and gives instructions on a portable loudspeaker.
PREPARATIONS are now underway for the halftime show at the first home football game Sept. 28 and the tempo of the practices is moving at a rapid pace.
It is this rapid pace—about 150 steps per minute—which causes most members of the band some concern, but as the football season progresses the bandsmen get themselves "back in shape," and soon begin actually having a good time at the practices.
One of the most interesting facts about the KU Marching Band is that there have been no women in it for over 15 years. This has caused some unrest, especially those football fans who like to see majorttes in front of a band, but the members of the KU band feel that the excellence of their shows make up for the lack of female twirlers.
If one looks at a diagram which the KU band uses to find their positions on the field for various formations, he would see what seems to be a flock of confusing little circles numbered. It is very easy to understand, however, when it is explained that every bandsman is assigned a particular number and when a certain signal is given, such as a whistle blast or a particular note in the music, the bandsman goes to the position on the field indicated on the chart.
The band will present pre-game and half-time shows at all five KU home football games this year, and on Oct. 19 will travel to Norman, Okla., for the game with the University of Oklahoma.
Honesty Is Not Best
NORTH STAFFORD, England — (UPI) The Rev. William Smith told his parishioners today that, unfortunately, honesty was not always the best policy.
It is well known in business that the honest man does not get on, he wrote in a magazine article.
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Late Fees to Result In Drop From Class
Students whose fees are not paid on time this year will be dropped from class instead of being allowed a 3-day late-payment period as in the past.
If dropped from class for nonpayment a student must pay a $10 re-instatement fee plus the enrollment fee, to resume study, James K. Hitt, admissions director, explained.
Payments are to be made between September 24 and 28 at the Business Office, 121 Strong Hall.
Resident fees have been increased $18 to a $122 total and non-resident fees $28 to a $182 total.
All students must bring their certificates of registration given them after completing enrollment and KU ID's to have them received.
Students may buy their Jayhawkers for $6 and seniors may pay their $10 class dues, although both may be done later.
A Blue Cross-Blue Shield policy will be available as supplemental coverage of the Student Health Service.
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The engineering departments of KU's School of Engineering and Architecture have shifted, now that the new engineering building is in use.
Engineering Departments Move
The new building, located on Naismith Road across from Lindley Hall, will contain the departments of Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
THE DEAN'S Office, together with part of the Department of Architecture, Engineering Drawing, an enlarged Engineering Library, and some classrooms will remain in Marvin Hall.
by the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, which now includes the activities formerly designated as Engineering Manufacturing Processes.
The Engineering Laboratory behind Marvin Hall will house the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, and Lindley Hall Annex will be used by the School of Architecture.
Marquis Likes Trees
Fowler Hall, south of the Engineering Laboratories, will be used
THE NUCLEAR Reactor Center will still contain Nuclear Engineering and Environmental Health Engineering.
The School of Engineering also has a Research Center and research laboratories located west of Iowa St.
LONDON — (UPI) — The Marquis of Alesbury has rejected a bid by a firm to drill for oil in his forest at Marlborough, it was reported today.
I suppose I might have become disgustingly rich. But frankly I don't want oil wells in my forest. I prefer trees, the 59-year-old aristocrat was quoted by the Daily Express.
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