Word: band
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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After hearing Watson and Finney present both sides of the case, the Band in a near-unanimous vote put itself on record as unwilling to play at any of its seven Commencement engagements unless board were granted for the three days in question...
Watson said that if the Band refused to play, the University would be forced to hire a professional union band in its place. It has only been for the past two years that the Band has performed at graduation; before then professional outfits provided music...
Finney explained last night that the Band "wants very much to play at Commencement but will not pay to play...
...pointed out that not only is the Band trying to put all possible funds toward its projected trip to Stanford, but that many of the individual Band members would be unable to afford the three days' meals...
Actually only about 30 men outside of the local area are expected to join the Band's commencement group, but Treasurer Paul A. Lucey '51 estimated last night that the three-day board expenses for the 25 Band members would total approximately...