UNIVERSITY RAND COMPOSED OF NINETY MEN WELCOMES BATES

Attired in its inform of Crimson and white, the Harvard University Band will welcome Bates today with a bond of over ninety men, perhaps the largest in the East. An enrollment of 110 establishes a new record. Band Leader G. W. Slade '32 declared that in addition to its unprecendented size, the band has unusually good instrumentation. In view of the fact that practice started only Wednesday, the band has made tremendous strides, both in playing and marching in formation.

It was definitely announced that the band will make the trip to West Point, accompanied by its large bass drum and baby-carriage wheels.