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Show WH" THE PEP BAND HEN the stadium is filled to overflowing with enthusiastic rooters gay caps and gayer scarfs, when the autumn air is crisp and Clarence Hawkins Director exhilarating, when the grandstands seem to sway with the vigour of the yelling, the band appears on the football field. Dressed in snappy red and white uniforms with jaunty capes, they make a splash of color against the green of the gridiron and the motley array in the stands, and with one accord the spectators rise to the thrilling strains of "Utah Man." At every occasion when pep and spirit were needed to cheer the teams on to victory, the band was present to promote and increase student enthusiasm with its throbbing, martial music. At all football games and basketball games, at parades, rallies, and stunts, the University of Utah pep band performed its duties, which were almost as important to the Alma Mater as those of the team. The band classes had a large enrollment during every quarter. The regular R.O.T.C. band consisted of from fifty to sixty-five members throughout the entire year. This organization played at all of the R.O.T.C. activities and assemblies; the pep band which played at the games and did letter-exhibitions on the field during the games was composed of chosen members from the R.O.T.C. band. Special early morning practices were held, and on some daysT long before the rest of the students had begun to arrive on the campus, the band could be found drilling in parade formation on the football field. At various hours of the school day, strains of music could be heard floating out over the campus. These pleasant sounding melodies came from the band practices which were held on the upper floor of the old Mines building. As a finale for its splendid service, a band-concert was given in the Spring Quarter. Mr. Clarence Hawkins has been director of the pep band for sometime, and is to be congratulated on the success of his organization which was one of the biggest and best that the University has ever had. Every year much of the fine spirit shown by the loyal supporters of the Ute teams is due to the efforts of this comparatively small proportion of the student body who so freely and willingly give their time and ability to the school, with never a thought of remuneration or anything in return. The work of the band is little known, and appreciated less, but the fact still remains that "teams may come and teams may go, but the band goes on forever." ~« ¦V Ralph Cloward Drum Major m t ">*, ¦» *i. t 4\-^ The Pep band in formation. W8fr*«i& Page 143 |