\ THE SPORTS \ J, -oR Vee 4 A 7 mis Kee ai oy of iain ch | Pee ‘ }, HIGHWA , oe \4(2 WITH AL WARDEN Threlkeld Directs Weber State Band « At Football and Basketball Games | ae The Weber State College marching band, flashy in black uniforms and white spats, will enlarge its role as half time entertainment during football and basketball | games this year. Donald D. Threlkeld is the During the new school new conductor of the organiza| year at Weber State the marching band will put on a pre-game show as well as one during in- tion, which will number between 75 and 100 students, both men termission — a procedure used and femmes. During the past two years Mr. Threlkeld has been orchestra director at WSC, and in that capacity he has wort by the larger universities. “We hope that the pre-game shows will be an incentive for fans to be in their seats on time,”’ said Mr. Threlkeld. A new “‘fight song’’ will be in- State,. “Weber State, Weber We,” and was composed by Mr. Threlkeld himself. The words were written by Mark J. Scott, | a student. The new song will be introduced at the Weber State-Montana State grid game in the Wildcat stdaium Oct. 2. The marching band will show at full strength at football contests. For basketball games, its pep band unit will perform. Additional uniforms and new in- struments have been bought for the new school “We feel that job as a band to spirit at games age spectator year. — 4 it is part of our engender school and to encour- participation in the songs and yells,”’ Mr. Threl- keld said. DON Don LKELD State’s a wide following for his and the orchestra’s achievements. He directed the orchestra in “My, Fair Lady” last winter. | _ Earl Ericksen, who has been directing band, the WSC marching is now teaching education. music| } Threlkeld music Lins joined department Weber after serving as band director at Ogden High. Earlier he had directed bands at Garden City High, Garden City, Kan.; was director of band and orchestra at Nevada High, Nevada, Missouri, and at Cabool High, Cabool, Mo. He is a member of Phi Beta Mu, honorary bandmasters’ fraternity; the American School Band Directors’ Association: Kappa Delta Pi, national edueation fraternity, and many other professional organizations. He is a-graduate of Western State College, “Gunnison, Colo., —_— -troduced by the band. It is titled,