Georgetown University - Ye Domesday Booke Yearbook (Georgetown, DC)

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Wi z JSand THE war had left its mark on the Georgetown Uni ersit - Band. In- struments and uniforms, unused since 1942, had almost succumbed to rust and moth. October, however, brought foot- ball games with all the trimmings, and first steps for the resurrection of the band were taken b - Mr. Troy, S.J. One by one, mem- bers of the pre-war Georgetown band, vet- erans with experience in army bands, returned. The capable serxices of Mr. Herbert V. Hoyer, WOJG, .Assistant Director of the U. S. Army Band, were secured as director. The Band made its appearance at the Ford- ham game on the night of October 1 1 . ThcN accompanied the team to Philadelphia and on the trip to Boston. Fifty wildly shouting and loudly pla ing musicians at Bra ' es ' [- ield formed almost half of Georgetown ' s entire cheering section. Those torchlight parades through old Georgetown, breakfast at eight in Boston ' s South Station, the Star-Spangled Banner in the dark at Uline ' s Arena, playing Sons of Georgetown while passing the reviewing stand in Washington ' s Holy Name Parade, serenading Philadelphia for an hour and a half from the Wayne Junction platform — tlese were the recollections which make Band n .embership worthwhile.

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ML!SIC MAKER; Orchestra THE Georgetown University Orches- tra first came into existence when intercollegiate athletics were non- existent; the government was using most of the campus, and the college was fortunate to ha ' e two hundred students enrolled at one time. Organized in 1 44 by a group of musicians with the help of Bill Rach and Father Law, the Georgetown Orchestra has been a success- ful war baby, and now promises the most enterprising schedule on campus. The George- town Rhythm Boys, as the orchestra was originally known, have provided the music for many informal dances in Copley-Lounge and Ryan Gym. Composed of a five-man sax section, three trumpeters, two trombonists, and a four-man rhythm group, the Georgetown Orchestra plays hot, sweet and low, and its syncopated rhythms and original orchestrations have met the demands of every social program. The orchestra periodically held banquets and made awards of engraved G. U. ke s and siK ' er cigarette lighters to its members. The wonderful spirit manifested b - the members helped to keep the orchestra together as a cohesive group. During the last year the schedule has in- volved playing at the Hotels Roosevelt, .An- napolis and Roger Smith, the National Air- port, Chevy Chase Country Club, Immacu- lata, Rosemont, and the Georgetown Players ' Sascha Calls the Kremlin. Edward Drysgula is the present conductor and is assisted by Business Managers William Crofton and Richard Mantiglia.

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Wm Uesertit ©fficers ' Craining Corps THE termination of hostilities and the return to normalcy have brought manifold changes to the organization of the Georgetown R.O.T.C. Organized in 1 791 to defend an embattled republic, it has pro- gressed through the years, rendering distin- guished service to the United States. During the War of 1812. in answer to the personal call of General Winder, Georgetown ' s sons laid aside their studies to take up arms against the British in the Battle of Bladensburg. In the Ci il War, Georgetown created the famous Blue and Gra - emblem which signified the union of the North and the South. The Fight- ing 69th was reviewed by President Lincoln on the grounds of Georgetown in 18b I. During the Mexican War the first soldier to scale the walls of the castle, Chapultepec, was a Georgetown student. In World War I o ' er a thousand men from Georgetown an- swered the call to ser -ice, while fifty-three lost their lives in that struggle. At present the service flag hanging in Dahlgren Chapel car- ries a gold star with the number 171 ; a tribute to the students killed in action in World War II. The history of Georgetown students serving under the colors of the United States gives significance to the new organization that has appeared this ear. The past is a pattern for the future and the R.O.T.C. has its primary object, as it had in the past, in laying the foundation of intelligent citizenship within the student and giving him the military train- ing that will benefit him and his nation. The New Reserve Officers Officer Training Course is a four-year program divided into a two-year basic course, and two-year advanced course. The elementary course includes mili- tarv subjects, among which are Military