Deletion of The University of Chicago Band

Comment: per nom.  I agree with nom's characterization of  - and beyond that, when the article's creator says "Our band ... has managed to stay out of the news spotlight. We are small and don't do anything stupid to attract the news" ... um, that's pretty much an assertion of NON-notability.  To address Edison's comments, first off, upon what basis does he claim that Jacobs Band Monthly satisfies  or that this band is discussed in "significant detail" in it?  Secondly, it's scarcely a stretch that a university band was considered a factor in student life, but that measure of ubiquity is exactly why features common to most schools are ''not'' accorded automatic notability passes: how many student union articles pass at AfD?  Finally,  requires not that sources ''may'' exist, or that with sufficient digging people hope they turn up: it requires that sources are verified as existing.  I have no problem with the article being userfied pending that, but an article can't survive in mainspace without them
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:INHERIT||WP:RS||WP:V)

Comment: A monthly publication, with paid subscriptions, and an identified editorial staff about bands and music cannot be deprecated as a source writing about bands because... ready for this? It writes about bands! That is like saying some website or publication which writes about todays popular music is not a reliable source for popular music because it writes about popular music. I cannot understand how a detailed history is not significant coverage. Second  should not apply to the band and the instruments it owned. Third, notability is not temporary, and any statement by a member of the present pepband that it lacks news coverage does not remove the notability of a Big Ten football school band for 40 years from 1898 to the end of intercollegiate football at Chicago in the late 1930's
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:INHERIT)

Comment: Some articles about the band in the Chicago Tribune, viewable at a library: 1)"HARPER ASKS A BAND:University Man Is Ready to Blow a Cornet Again. USED TO BE A LEADER. Music Needed to Go with Proposed Military Drill. SENIOR COUNCIL HEARS PLAN Harper Led the Village Band. Must Be Up to Date. Don't Fancy Being Escorts." Dec 2, 1897.  p. 5. 580 word  article about the organization of the band, significant coverage. 2)"Expect a stiff game." Nov 22, 1898, page 4. 39 words about the band's first appearance. In prospect or retrospect, it is still includable in an article if marginal for notability. 3)"Ban is on "A Hot Time. Chicago University Band plays catchy air no more." Jun 24, 1899, page 1. Someone ordered  the band to stop playing the aforementioned song, and against playing catchy tunes to support the home team and dirges when the opponent was at bat. Great student indignation on campus. 807 word article about the band, front page of the paper, significant for notability. 4)"HUMBLE CORNELL'S PRIDE:MAROONS DECISIVELY DEFEAT THE TEAM FROM ITHACA," Oct 15, 1899. p.17. marginally significant for notability, useful in article: 67 words about how  "Hot Time" was played by band despite taboo, and Chicago rooting improved, in long story about playing. 5)"Indians refuse to play Chicago," Nov 23, 1899, page4. 47 words in longer story about how the Minnesota and Chicago bands will play, and UC president lifts ban on "Hot Time" for occasion.Marginal for notability, useful in article. 6)"Classic music at football game. University of Chicago band to play the Traumerei today," Nov 3, 1900, page 6. 358 words story about the band changing to only playing classical music, and no catchy tunes or college songs. Clearly significant coverage. Student resentment. 7)"Rooter chorus at the games," Oct 8, 1901; In protest against band's failure to play catchy or college tunes or fight songs, a chorus will supply them. Marginal for notability but useful in an article. In summary, from 1897 through 1901 I found significant coverage in 3 articles in the one paper I have searched. In addition, the article from 1921 in Jacobs' Band Monthly counts. That publication appears to be a reliable source, since it is http://books.google.com/books?id=J2gdCa_4d2gC&pg=PA440&lpg=PA440&dq=%22jacobs%27+band+monthly%22&source=bl&ots=RJQNTO5RBd&sig=vMoo_g7HgTlD9_ARGNRzNFhcqqA&hl=en&ei=BNWqSv6IEpXlnAeYzbSIDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CCEQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22jacobs%27%20band%20monthly%22&f=false cited repeatedly in a 2006 book about Sousa published by University of Illinois Press. Satisfies  and  criterion 1. Notability even just from 1897 to 1901 is sufficient, since notability is permanent
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N||WP:BAND)