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Thursday, November 7, 1985 - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Page 9B Johnson C Smifli Marching Band Makes Big Changes By LaShun Lawson Special To The Post A big change has been made by the JCSU march ing band. Students are saying positive things about the band, said trum pet player Charmaine Moss. Since 1983, the year that Freddie Holt joined the JCSU staff as band direc tor, there have been a lot of improvements that have added to the entire music program. Holt has done some great things with the band, such as increasing the number of band members. This year the band has a total of 70 members including au xiliaries. Holt says, “I’ve been band director for two years, and 70 members is a big jump from the 35 ori ginal members.” The band has improved over 50 percent and it is continuing to grow as the year moves on. Holt re cruited 40 freshmen this year, who were awarded scholarships. The best thing that the band did was to increase the number of half-time performances. Last season the band performed only four half-time shows out of the 10 games that were played, all of them at home games. This year the band plans to perform at eight out of 10 games most of them away. Student Anthony McClam pear as a cornet player. The Marching Bulls will lead the Homecoming pa rade on Saturday morn ing, which will start in downtown Charlotte and end up at Memorial Sta dium. The parade will fea ture many queens and or ganizations of alumni, stu dents and friends of the JCSU family. UNCF Qiaiipason Choeen J. C. Smith Marching Band ^^trutting ‘Hheir stuff’ said, “This is the best sounding and the biggest band I have seen since I’ve been at Smith in the past four years.” Band members feel that students and faculty are very pleased with the band. “We seem to be get ting much more support this year,” said Greg Hankins. Perry Brown is in his second year as drum major, and Holt is very pleased with his perfor mance. One very notice able section is the percus sionists who are booming very loudly with 14 talented members. There are nine golden girls, 10 flag girls and two twirlers to add beauty and color to the marching bulls. Some of the popular tunes played by the band are songs by Duran-Duran, Ready for the World and Sousa. Holt said there will be a big surprise for homecoming this year. The band has received several invitations to at tend various community activities and parades. One very honorable invitation received by the band re cently was to perform next month for dignitaries from China at an honorary ce remony. EXCEI^IOR CLUB ^^The Historic Tradition^^ Salutes J. C. SMITH UMVERSTTY HOMECOMING 1985 And Invites Alumni And Friends To Dinner After The Game, 921 Beatdes FchtI Road 334-5709 Dr. Albright is also very pleased with the success of the band. Holt was re cently selected for the Outstanding Men of America award, presented to men between 21 and 35 who have good academic standings, good communi ty service records and pro fessional records. Per sons chosen for this award will appear in a national publication. Holt also will be seen in the motion picture “Color Purple” produced by Quincy Jones and Steven Speilburg, to be released in December. Holt will ap Charles L. Farrar, man ager in the long range planning department for Southern Bell Telecom munications, Inc., and Henry H. Doss, senior vice president, Phoenix Com munications, have been se lected as general chair persons for the 1985 John son C. Smith - United Negro College Fund campaign. Farrar received his B.S. degree in Business Admin istration from Virginia State University. He joined Southern Bell in 1972. Farrar and his wife, Shirley, have two children. Doss received his B. A. degree in English from UNCC. Prior to forming Phoenix Communications, he was director of Cor porate and Foundation Re lations at Davidson Col lege. According to Mr. Getchel Caldwell, assistance vice president for development and JCSU-UNCF campaign coordinator, “We are de lighted to have both Charles and Henry chair ing our campaign this year. Both persons bring to the campaign expertise in the area of volunteer man agement and charity fund raising.” As in the past, JCSU has the responsibility for all solicitation efforts in both Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties. The 1985 goal is $100,000 and the major so licitation period is July through December, 1985. WE MAKE THE WEEKEND HAPPEN! The Charlotte Post 376-0496 GOOD UICK BUliSR Whether you feel pain or not... You may hove suffered a neck or bock injury. Often, symptoms con appear months after the accidents: months after you've settled with the insuronce company, and before any permanent injury starts to hurt. Then who pays the bills?? You do! CAU TODAY FOR APPOINTMENT Dr. Dennis L. Wcrtts CHIROPRAOIC PHYSICIAN 2501 Beatties Ford Rd. Charlotte, N.C. 393-3333 Where Yoy’re Always Welcome
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