YPMB seniors make push for democracy
Faculty director opposes move for direct election of marching band's student leaders
Once upon a time, long before computers and Xeroxed formation sheets, the Yale Precision Marching Band had no drum major, at least not in today's sense of the word. Thomas Duffy, director of Yale Bands, swung his arms like a pendulum atop a tottering ladder, limbs outstretched, to conduct the YPMB during basketball and football games, and ran every script meeting.
Not so long ago, Seth Weinreb '92 became the first drum major, chosen because he had the musical chops to replace Duffy on the ladder.
The floodgates were open. Soon, YPMB's drum major was responsible for...
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