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Women Have No Place In KU Band
The all-men KU marching band, which has been entertaining University visitors for about 30 years, is devoid of women. One reason for this, given by Prof. Russell L. Wiley, director, in a Daily Kansas interview recently, is that the band is a semi-military organization and that he and other University officials feel that marching isn't woman's work.
Also, when the band had majorettes, several embarrassing incidents, which weren't divulged, occurred.
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Al Smith, Lawrence senior, is the present major and his understudy is Roger Bourland, Great Bend freshman.
Chancellor Malott, Prof. Wiley, and the dean of women had a conference and it was decided there would be
In choosing a drum major, Prof. Wiley and his staff look for experience, a commanding personality, intelligence, good carriage, and a great desire for the work.
Prof. Wiley said, however, that consideration for the men in the band was also taken into account. He feels that even if he wanted majorettes the majority of the members of the marching band would not. The general feeling of the marching band is that majorettes distract from the actual performance.
no more majorettes in the band. When Chancellor Murphy took office, the matter was again discussed and decided against.
There is a different feeling about women playing in the concert band, though. There are about 50 girls in the concert band now.
The marching band spends a minimum of six hours marching each week. Prof. Wiley and Donald Scheid, instructor of band and orchestra, drill the band four days a week. About a week or 10 days are spent in preparing for a show.
Viola Isn't A Black Sheep Anymore, Prof. Blaas Says
"The viola was the black sheep of the string family until recently," Karel Blaas, assistant professor of theory and viola said in an interview recently.
Only lately have the finer qualities of the viola been discovered," he said.
Composers like Debussy and Ravel wrote a lot of music for the viola after the turn of the century, he said.
The viola has a deeper sound than does the violin. However the only difference between the two in appearance is the size. The viola is bigger."
Mr. Blas played the viola March 31 with the Independence, Mo., Symphony orchestra. He also has played with the Sioux City, Iowa, Symphony.
He described the Independence Symphony as the "picture of a community orchestra, as compared with the one in Kansas City."
The community orchestra is made up of high school students, housewives, and professional players, but the Kansas City orchestra is composed of union members. However, 10 of the 60 members in the Independence orchestra play with the one in Kansas City.
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Mr. Blaas described the KU Symphony as being of the community type. He said that seats are first filled by students then townspeople are invited to join, but that the orchestra was "mainly for the students."
Since playing with the Independence Orchestra, Mr. Blaas has been invited to play the viola with the first chamber music concert of the season Thursday, Nov. 7, in Kansas City. It is called a Coffee Concert and is designed "for people who like chamber music," he said.
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Relax, Study In Music Room
For anyone who likes to sink into a soft chair with a good book while listening to soft, soothing music, the Student Union Music and Browsing room is the place to go.
This room on the main floor of the Union is stocked with several hundred books and records and the latest copies of magazines for use by anyone who is interested in them.
Each year, the Student Union Activities budget includes $300 for books, $100 for records and $180 for magazines to be added to Music and Browsing Room collection. An SUA committee is appointed to select items to be bought with the money.
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Among the approximately 150 books added to the collection last year are Charles Adams joke books, "Second World War, Vol. IV," and Norman Vincent Peale's "Power of Positive Thinking."
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Additional reading material includes all general magazines, literary magazines and publications of more specialized interest such as art and music. Daily copies of the major newspapers in the area are also available.
The record collection in the room includes classical, semi-classical and orchestral music. It is selected with the idea of providing background music for studying or reading.
Records are played on a high-fidelity changer which will hold 100 records at one time. Visitors to the room can select music by pushing levers on the changer.
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One of the principal uses of the Music and Browsing Room is for SUA-sponsored forums Informal discussions with visiting lecturers are often held in the room.
Records To Please All Are In Music Library
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Music from Bach to bop to sooth your fevered brain, increase your blood pressure, or act as a tranquilizer can be yours at the music library in 448 Music and Dramatic Arts Building.
When finished the music library will serve as an excellent place for students to study or relax with good music, Mrs. Fulton said.
"People don't feel they are limited to Bach and Beethoven when they come here, because we can whip out some good jazz if that's what they want," Mrs. James P. Fulton, music librarian said.
New hi-fi record players have been installed along two walls, but are not in working condition yet.
In the library the music tastes include classies, light opera, grand opera, symphonies, chamber music, American jazz, scores from musical comedies. Included in the classies are the works of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms.
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"We are still using the old equipment, the bookcases, tables and card catalogue cases, but we are expecting our new equipment any day now," Mrs. Fulton said. "We will have large study tables and leatherback chairs."
The library was moved to the new building August 15 from Strong Annex F1. The library has rooms on the third, fourth and fifth floors. The third floor is used for storage, the fourth floor has the library and is the main entrance, while the fifth floor has three soundproof rooms for listening. One of these rooms contains a piano for use with the music scores.
Audience Sings At Folk Program
He sang folk songs ranging in origin from the Pacific Northwest logging camps to Negro spirituals.
The audience joined in the singing of folk songs at the folk music recital by Earl Robinson, American ballad singer and composer. Tuesday night at the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.
Robinson described himself as "first of all a composer and second, a singer." He said that American folk music has now become the basis for all his compositions, including his symphonic works.
Halloween Party For Housemothers
A Halloween theme will be used for the annual Housemothers Party, sponsored by Associated Women Students, to be held at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas Room of the Student Union.
The housemothers will wear masks made by members of their houses in the masquerade parade. The masks will be judged.
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