1921: Petition supported by the student body for the formation of a concert band separate from the military department because of complaints with department requirements and band organization.
Col. Oury writes a letter to the Board of Regents seeking payment for Charles Ledwith's work for the band as an assistant. The letter describes the type of work he was doing as well as the freshman band manual.
The New York News had many interesting comments to make about the appearance of the Nebraska football team, fans, and R.O.T.C. band after the Nebraska-Army game.
In order to provide funds for the ROTC band to travel to the Nebraska-Army game at West Point, the student community of the University of Nebraska begins raising money on behalf of the band.
The Daily Nebraskan reports on a New York Times article written about the Nebraska band's good reputation and the fundraising being accomplished to send the band to the Nebraska-Army game.
The Daily Nebraskan celebrates a small donation from a Kansas City businessman who wished to help send the band to West Point for the Nebraska-Army game. The Daily Nebraskan concludes that this support from an outsider shows interest from all over the midwest for the R.O.T.C. band.
After weeks of indecision and after many letters poured into the Chancellor's and band office, the athletic department decided to send the band, a decision which was announced across the top of the Daily Nebraskan front page.
This 1935 editorial in the Daily Nebraskan praises the Kansas band for their performance, manner, and uniforms while accusing the Nebraska band for their shabby, unenthusiastic, outdated methods and uniforms. The inflammatory article chastises the Nebraska band members for belonging to band in order to get out of drill requirements.
Commentary by Daily Nebraskan in the 1927 football edition on the copious amounts of practices, rallies, games, and university functions that the band members attend, as well as mention of uniforms.
