University of Illinois - Illio Yearbook (Urbana Champaign, IL)

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■■ AmiJBH P ». Switching into another of their intricate patterns, the men of the Marching lllini depict a man stirring a kettle during half time at the Minnesota game. Forming the traditional drum major, the Marching lllini football band perform at the Northwestern-Illinois game. to Fall Saturdays Between Football Game Halves . V f. f • ■ f f - • I ■ f '; r. . i i r I • I » i 4fc.:. '....,., ...» 1? Opening their half time performance at the Purdue versus Illinois football game with the traditional lllini formation, the men of the Marching lllini football band sing their theme song. Many hours each week are spent in preparation for each of the half time ceremonies. 19

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A ■ £«• 'V «•' ,' 'J : , - . . ' m 1 1 i ■ f f ' i r. I i t i » i y M , 0 f % v . '■■ :.- ■ X S « Marching lllini Contribute Sparks of Enjoyment ! i .• i i ' een halves of the Purdue v. Illinois football game, the Marching lllini, forming a treble clef in a mountain, play a score from the Sound of Music. Under the direction of Everett Kisinger, The Marching lllini thrill crowds of enthusi- astic football fans with their halftime per- formances. One hundred seventy-five men students from the Concert and First Regi- mental Bands and selected members of the Second Regimental Band are led onto the field in ILLINI formation by the drum major. Following this, Chief Illiniwek performs his well-known war dance, after which the band plays the Alma Mater. The Block I stunts are often coordinated with the band numbers. For a change of pace, the band plays one semi-classical or classical number every per- formance. This year, the Marching lllini performed at all Illinois home games and also went with the team to perform at Ohio State. The members practice forty to fifty forma- tions a year in order to give a unique per- formance.

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Dads Named Century Pops to Celebrate ■■■■'- :» ,. .... ' ,'. I A«Wl4%»MMM HC. m ■■•; R«y, t I 1 1 3i „H.I , J ll J .1 'J T I i I 1 1 f • A 1 j I ' t | 4 « t :t i i i 1 it. fl .i i i s | i t i I ifl i t V 1 1 1 f J « « 1 I »$ » » ft l i il i I « i I » » 1 I 1 I I » I I .: 1 The Marching lllini saluted the Dads with half-time ceremonie at the Michigan-lllini game. Michigan disappointed the Dads: won 38-6. Top Pop Mr. C. Cloyd Myers, was crowned at the Friday night pep rally by Chief lllini Ben Forsythe, as his children Jean and Joe Myers watch. Karhy Hlavacek cheers King Dad at the pep rally on the quadrangle where the king was first crowned. 20