The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-12-25
0. A. C. CADET BAND
BEST OF KIND ON COAST
Captain Beard Has Built
Up Wonderful Amateur
OrganiZatiOn-Band Now
in Eastern Oregon.

In securing a concert by the
o. A. C. Cadet Band, Heppnel
can be considered one of the luck
lest towns in Oregon Situated
as the town is, forty five miles
from the railroad, meaning that
ninety miles extra has to be trav-
eled in order to fill the engage
ment here, it is certainly graft
flying to have such a worthy or
ganizatiOn pay the town a visit.
Heppner people appreciate good
things and a reputation for pat
ronage has long since been es-
tablished. This reputation is
appreciated most thoroughly by
the state institutions, for at no
time on the occasion Of their Wis
its here have they failed to meet
the additional expense required.
This is pleasing to the college
people and results in much good
to the town.
In the coming of the Cadet
Band it is safe to state that Hepp-
ner has never before been visited
by such a strong musical attrac-
ton. A band of thirty -four mu-
sicians is a rare thing in this sec
tion of the country, and such an
array of talent as Captain Beard
has developed this year has never
toured Eastern Oregon. With an
exceptionally large class to pick
from, he has selected an aggre-
cation excelling any former band
in the history of the school. This
is a broad statement but one
backed up by the student body
and press of Corvallis the two
sources of severest criticism any
student activities meet with. The
concert at Corvallis is
always dreaded by the band boys
because upon the success of that
performance depends the assur-
ance of the contemplated tour.
There was little doubt in the
minds of the music loving public |
If Corvallis this year, for in the
concert which took place there on
December II the band boys ac
Iuitted themselves with skill
md naught but words of praise
md hearty commendation have
ince come forth from press and
public.
The program offered this year
S not more difficult than that of
ome former years, but is hand
ed in more of a professional man
Ter. The numbers run from such
tandard classics as Poet and
'easant," and 4Rigoletto," to
he lighter and less thrilling pop
lar American airs. A number
f special features are included
which give a variety pleasing to
Il. A SaXophone quartette, as
are in amateur bands as street
ars in Heppner, is one of the
features; a trombone )
playing Slip Horn
tuff, is a mirth-provoking num- &
er and will thaw out the coldest I
OuSe in the country; the clarinet /
uet is noted for the sweetness /
f its music and the smoothness
execution; Ross Johnson, tenor
niger of the 0. A. G.. Glee Club, \
ill sing with the band; O. w. S
ames will do stunts on his big |,
lba which are making cornet c
layers of the Northwest take a
ack seat He is heralded as a Il
arVei ana MS number on the
rogram is of very rare value to r
le concert In all, the program r
one of merit and one which
ly person within reach of Hepp-
sr on the night of December 80 i
IN i'll afford to miss. h
The price of admission has been d
aced at the very nominal sum f
rs cents for reserved seats and
cents general admission. The
md is not out for the money
I'd the price of admission is p,
iSed on terms consistent with :,
e amount of expense involved. :,
hey want expense money and
e price is such that everybody