Word: field
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...there were usually 80 or 90 men in the stands on Saturday afternoons. Among them were Malcolm H. Holmes, '28, the band's present director, and Leroy Anderson '28, now a famous arranger. Holmes banged the base drum at Soldiers Field, but played the violin in the orchestra at other times...
...years of seasoning are necessary to make the drum playable. In twenty years the monster percussion instrument has become practically the band's trademark so, though the high cost of transportation is prohibitive--always over $100--it is usually carried to all nearby games as well as Soldier's Field...
Until 1930 the band had never attempted any formations on the field. That year, however, with almost 100 members participating it was possible to spell out "Harvard" and "Veritas." Guy V. Slade '32, drill master at that time, began a program of regular field drills for half-time periods after that...
After war came to the nation, the band continued active for one year. 1942 was the last year that a civilian group played for the Crimson, however, for most of the musicians joined the Armed forces, and football as an official intercollegiate competition soon ceased at Soldiers Field...
Over 250 alumni and undergraduate musicians will be on the field at half-time today when Leroy Anderson '29 directs the band in his own composition, "Wintergreen." The feast is part of the band's thirtieth anniversary celebration...