University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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Caliet 38anli rgant?ation - L. G. Smith, Director G. E. Hamilton Adjutant, Commanding J. L. Donaldson Principal Musician J. P. Grason Drum Major P. R. Little Sergeant H. R. Devilbiss Sergeant E. R. BuRRiER Corporal W. L. Warfield Corporal Instrumentation J. L. Donaldson Solo Cornet H. R. Devilbiss Solo Cornet S. Martinez Solo Clarinet M. DooLEY Clarinet J. J. TuLL Clarinet M. W. McBride First Cornet F. W. Allen Second Cornet E. M. Roberts Solo Alto J. A. Miller First Alto H. Rassmussen Second Alto P. R. Little First Trombone E. F. Beauchamp Trombone E. J. Merrick . ' Trombone E. R. BuRRiER Baritone W. L. Warfield Bass G. R. Lathroum Bass W. A. FuRST Snare Drum P. C. Douglass Bass Drum S. E. Griffin Cymbals Field Music Roy Beall, Chief Bugler Co. A Co. B Co. C H. C. Trax J. B. Gray, Jr. C. F. Crane R. C. Williams A. E. Irving M. Dooley 74

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33ant» - ■ HIS, the second year of the existence of the M. A. C. Cadet band, marks £i . a new stage in its youthful career. Ever since Mr. L. G. Smith gathered together what material was available and organized the rudiments of a military band, our music has constantly improved. The task was a difficult one, requiring tedious instruction on the part of the director and painstaking study and practice by the new members. But the result is an innovation in our military annals and a great betterment in the curriculum of the battalion ' s drills and evolutions. M. A. C. has but come into her heritance, obtaining that which she should long before have had, and which puts her in a higher class, with many other military institutions. From the very day that the band made its first appearance, and students and professors alike gathered to hear M. A. C. ' s first organized music, it has constantly advanced, and at the close of that Session, the Spring of 1909, it was in very fair shape. But the band that year, and the band this, are scarcely comparable. Then it was a mere beginning, a veritable embryo. Now it is a well organized efficient corps of musicians, and it is fast assuming the position of an experienced, skilled band. As to its benefits, the resultant improvements speak for themselves. Its great aid to the execution of Butt ' s Manual, its enlivening marches with their .steady cadence, and its pleasing selections during inspection, dress parade and various ceremonies, all fill a long needed and much appreciated place in our military routine. Much commendation is due the individual members for their diligent study and rehearsing in this new field — music. But especially is our bandmaster, Mr. L. G. Smith, to be praised, for his untiring efforts in instruction and direction. Mr. Smith is a master of music, possessing a vast fund of practical experience and knowledge. He is a harmonist, a student of his art, and a true musician. The horizon is very roseate for this addition to M. A. C. ' s military department, and the prospects are that it will prove a constantly increasing source of benefit and pleasure to the college and all associated with it, in whatever capacity. 76