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Thursday, March 25,1976
U.S. Navy Band Performs Here Tuesday
The U.S. Navy Band will
be presented in concert
Tuesday, March 30, in Bost
Gym. Two shows will be per
formed one at 1:30 p.m.
for public school students
and Senior Citizens, and
another at 8 p.m. for the
public and Gardner-Webb
students.
The U.S. Navy Band be
came the Navy’s official
band on March 4, 1925, the
day Calvin Coolidge was in
augurated President. On
that date President Coolidge
signed a special act of the
68th Congress recognizing
this band as the permanent
representative band of the
U.S. Navy.
THE U.S. NAVY BAND
However, the history of
this acclaimed band goes be
yond 1925, for its roots are
actually those of music in
the U.S. Navy itself.
The first recognized Navy
musician was James F.
Draper who, in 1925, signed
aboard the American Fri
gate, “Brandywine.” Little
is known about Navy musi
cians prior to that date, but
soon after Draper’s arrival
on the scene, other ships car
ried three or four instrumen
talists who were called out
on special occasions.
Soon, there was a band
maintained by the Navy in
the Nation’s Capital at the
Washington Navy Yard. Im
mediately following World
War I, however, the band
had dwindled to four musi
cians. The Navy Depart
ment, fully aware of the
value of truly outstanding
Ron and Patricia Owens,
professional singers, will
perform here on April 20 for
non-required chapel in Bost
Gym at 9:30 a.m.
Ron and Patricia and their
son, Jeff, live in Fort Worth,
Texas. Patricia was bom in
Jackson, Mississippi; Ron,
in Bridgewater, Nova
Scotia, Canada. Some years
later Ron moved with his
family to Switzerland,
where he spent his teenage
years.
After graduation from
high school in Jackson,
Patricia attended the East
man School of Music in
Rochester, N.Y., where she
earned both undergraduate
and graduate degrees. It
was while here that she met
Ron, who was a special stu
dent at Eastman studying
with the same voice teacher.
While living in Europe,
Ron attended the Ecole Le-
band music to a military es-
tablistJment, decided to
create a musical unit that
would properly represent
the United States Navy in
Washington and throughout
the nation.
Presently, the U.S. Navy
Band is composed of 175 en
listed men and four officers.
The full band is a familiar
sight at public concerts and
parades, as well as official
government and military
functions, in Washington.
For its concert tours, how
ever, the conductor of the
Navy Band selects the most
outstanding 47 instrumen
talists in the organization to
create a symphonic band.
Lieutenant Commander
Ned Muffley became the or-
mania in Lausanne, L’Ecole
de Commerce, Lausanne,
and studied voice with Mile.
ganization’s fifth leader on
June 29, 1963. Although he
was never an instnmiental-
ist with the Navy Band, he
served as the group’s assis
tant leader. Additionally, he
has been both assistant
Head and Head of the
Navy’s Music Branch with
the Bureau of Naval Per
sonnel.
Commander Muffley has
an excellent ability to memo
rize, and always memorizes
the scores of the pieces he
conducts with the Navy
Band. He has not carried a
score of music to the podium
since 1966.
The Chicago Daily News
said, “Our Navy’s band is
magnificent. Its repertoire is
varied and its style in all it
plays is direct and just. ”
Ysabelle Bard, Montreux.
After coming to the States,
he attended Elim Bible In
stitute, Eastman School of
Music, and the University of
Southwestern Louisiana,
where he received the Bache
lor of Music degree, and the
University of Texas for
graduate work. They both
then completed their formal
study by spending three
years in post-graduate work
with voice coach Neuman
Leighton.
Though they have sung
classical, Broadway, and
pop repertoire, they are now
known for their “Sermons in
Song” in which they share
their pilgrimage through
word and music. Concert
tours have taken them coast
to coast in the United States
and Canada, to Europe,
Asia, and Africa.
A portion of each year is
spent working on foreign
mission fields, particularly
in Europe where they have a
part of directing the minis
try of a Christian resort
hotel in Chateau d’Oex,
Switzerland. This work in
cludes evangelism and liter
ature to Communist coun
tries, retreat and conference
ministries, youth outreach
to western Europe through
youth choirs, mission tours,
witnessing campaigns, etc.,
and adult tours combining
sightseeing, Bible study,
and sharing times.
GWC To Sponsor
Bicentennial Trip
Gardner-Webb College is sponsoring a trip to several
places of historic interest in honor of the nation’s Bicenten
nial. The two week trip by motor coach will leave the Gard
ner-Webb campus Saturday, May 22 and will return Satur
day, June 5.
The itinerary includes stays in the following cities: Wil
liamsburg and Charlottesville, Va.; Washington, D.C.;
Annapolis, Md., Philadelphia and Lancaster, Penn.; Bos
ton, Mass.
Among the highlights of the trip are visits to Mt. Vernon,
George Washington’s plantation home; Monticello, Thomas
Jefferson’s unique rural retreat; Valley Forge, The Conti-
mental Army’s famous quarters during the winter of 1777-
78; The Nation’s Capitol and the National Archives, the de
pository of original documents such as the Declaration of
Independence and the Bill of Rights; Independence Hall
and its famous Liberty Bell; The Statue of Liberty, and the
battlefields at Lexington and Concord.
The trip is open to Gardner-Webb students, faculty, staff,
and alumni and to the community in general. Each person’s
transportation and lodging expense based on double oc
cupancy is $390. Rates for people sharing rooms with two or
three others are somewhat less.
To insure a reservation, send a $185 deposit per person by
April 6. Send deposits and requests for additional informa
tion to: Donald E. Reed, Bicentennial Trip Director, Box
321, Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, N.C. 28017.
DID YOU KNOW?
ARMY ROTC IS NOW AVAILABLE
TO STUDENTS AT GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE
-SCHOLARSHIPS
-LEARN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
-COURSE CREDIT JR. AND SR. YEARS
-CASH PAYMENTS OF $100 PER MONTH
DURING JR. AND SR. YEARS
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
CAPTAIN JERRY FLANNIGAN
DAVIDSON COLLEGE ROTC DEPARTMENT
POST OFFICE BOX 368
DAVIDSON, N.C. 28036
or
CALL COLLECT 892-8021, Ext. 336/337
Introducing...
Tilmon Bailey
Gardner-Webb is a place where people come to leam and
to somehow acquire enough motivation to make a living in
the world. Very few, however, come to Gardner-Webb with
aspirations as high as Tilmon Bailey.
Tilmon Emmanuel Bailey, 21, a business major from
Liberia seems to have a very busy future sihead of him.
When asked his plans after graduation, Tilmon replies, “I
plan to return home immediately and start my business.
Later, I wovild like to enter politics after I have acquired my
first two million dollars.”
Tilmon comes from a family of seven. In the early 1960’s
he went to live with his uncle. Dr. William Tolbert, upon the
death of his father. Tilmon was brought up in a Christian
atmosphere as Dr. Tolbert is a Baptist minister and former
president of the Baptist World Alliance. Dr. Tolbert is pre
sently serving as President of Liberia.
In Liberia, Tilmon took an active part in church activi
ties. Before leaving Liberia for Gardner-Webb, Tilmon was
assistant corresponding secretary of the Liberia Baptist
Sunday School Convention. He has also served as a Sunday
School teacher and R.A. coimselor.
The decision to attend Gardner-Webb was made when Til
mon heard about the school through Dr. Owen Cooper, a
close friend of the family and former president of the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Of course, there are certain things in Liberia that Tilmon
misses. Among these are his hobby of playing soccer, the
great food, and his parents.
In his own words, Tilmon says that he is very impressed
wi^ the atmosphere that prevails here on the Gardner-
Webb campus. “Since my arrival everyone has been so nice
to me. I would like to express my sincere thanks to my
many friends who, each day, are making my stay here in the
United States both rewarding and fruitful.”
Owens Duo To Perform
RON AND PATRICIA OWENS