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News In Pictures -- Band Holds Football Practice, Too

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1954
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PAGE TWENTY-FOUR 

THE ANN ARBOR NEWS, ANN ARBOR, MICH.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 24, 1954

News In Pictures — Band Holds Football Practice, Too

"THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MARCHING BAND:" One week from tomorrow, at the Michigan-Army football game, the loudspeakers at the Michigan Stadium will boom out that announcement and the high-stepping U-M musicians will be the center of attraction at the University's vast Stadium. Traditionally one of the nation's top collegiate marching bands, the group looks good here marking time at one of its daily practice sessions at Ferry Field.

"LOOK SHARP!": George Cavender, assistant director of U-M bands, shouts directions to the more than 150 practicing bandsmen. Although Prof. William D. Revelli, director of U-M Bands, masterminds the Saturday shows, Cavender is responsible for much of the work on fundamentals which account for perfect synchronization of turns, stops and formations.

WHY THEY PRACTICE: These ragged lines show why the bandsmen start drills one week before classes start and often continue their afternoon workouts until shadows are long. This year the band will perform at all six of the University's home football games and two out-of-town contests, Northwestern and Ohio State.

WHERE THERE'S A BAND, THERE ARE YOUNGSTERS: Nobody loves a band more than children, as many parents in the Ferry Field area have found out when the University Band starts practicing. this high brick wall around Ferry Field provides a perfect place for watching. Note the small girl in the center, with pony-tail, has her lips and face shaped as if she's blowing the tuba, um-pah, um-pah.

FUTURE MAJORETTES: Although the University Marching Band has no girls in its ranks, two baton-carrying youngsters have joined the band uninvited. The U-M twirler at the left appears none too happy with their sudden appearance amongst the marchers. Perhaps he fears they may be run down by the fast-maneuvering bandsmen.