SYMPHONY CONCERT

Among the highlights of Saturday's game was the performance of the band between he halves. Bill Cunningham put it, "The Dartmouth band was nicely dressed, and it played sweet music but the Harvard musicians staged a regular symphony concert combined with a musical spelling bee." As the band went through the intricate manoeuvers of turning big letters into little ones the stands looked on with mild interest, wondering slightly at the unusual number of clean white trousers. Then, however, forming on the Harvard side, they played a symphonic medley of Dartmouth songs, one of the best renditions they have ever attempted. This was evident from the unusual outburst of applause from both stands, when the players had finished.

Unfortunately, the band is an organization which is pretty much taken for granted by the undergraduates. Yet to graduates who seldom return save for athletic contests, the band is a distinct attraction and often one of the few links to their own college days. Indeed, if the band were broken up, the loudest protest would come from the alumni. In addition to the lack of recognition by undergraduates, the members receive no subsidy from the university except for part of the expenses of their one outside trip. All others are defrayed from dues collected from the players themselves. However, the band continues to do good work. It was a fitting tribute to their excellence that they were given the honor last night of broadcasting as the leading representative of the Eastern colleges.