Show STUDENT LIFE 132 Student Lite Published Monthly by the Students of The Agricultural College of Utah- - staee Preston O Peterson ’07 Benj F Kiter Jr ’07 F It Jenson ’os R C Hillman Editor-in-Chie- f Associate Editor Business Manager Assistant Manager ’08 DEPARTMENTS Francis D Farrell Inez Powell "0J Stuart Lee 07 IL C Carver08 H M Stoops ’08 Fred Mathews ’07 07 Literary Student Affairs Locals Departments Alumni and Exchange staff rtist Advertising Bureau SUBSCRIPTIONS tl00 One year Single Copies Extra Copies to Subscribers 25c 15c Entered as second class matter Dec 21 1903 office at Logan Utah under an act of xngress of March 3 1879 College delivery is made from Student Life at the post office Room 38 Vol 4 January 1 906 No 4 EDITORIAL About two years ago Prof G W Thatcher took charge of our department of music The department at that time was in about as perfect a state of organization and harmony as the dominion of our friend the czar is at present With determination his characteristic Prof Thatcher waded into his task The hungry looking howling choir was replaced by one that is in every way a credit to the school The band was reorganized Band talent that had been dormant around school dug up its horns and began The promissystematic practice cuous drill hour practice was changed to a regular afternoon hour new military uniforms took the place of the combination track and bathing suits hitherto worn by the band on state occasions new instruments were purchased and now the school sports a band that stands second to no school band in the state Things happened that had never happened before Students entered school primarily for music piano string and wind and got it They continue to enter and continue to get what they come for As head of the department of music Professor G W Thatcher has delivered the goods But to get back to the band A few days before the holidays they gave a band concert and gave it well They played music that would have “done a bigger aggregation proud” They played stuff that most school bands don’t attempt Every one in the chapel that night was proud of the bunch and justly so The local papers declared the affair a success It was every way except financially There was just about money enough in the house to pay for two dozen window cards and the programs If Professor is not Thatcher discouraged he has a right to be The faculty were represented by about six members In matter of attendance the student body had them beaten by a neck Why is this? We know the professors work night and day for our ad- - |