Finding Their Voices - Amherst College

institution to the President's house where the Faculty of the institution were taken on to the procession and
escorted to the meeting house, where the Band played for the exhibition of the Junior Class. The
performances of the Band during the afternoon were such as enacted the admiration of a crowded audience.
June 11th - The Band held their first meeting for practice in the summer term, voted to meet twice a week
for a season on Tuesday and Friday evenings, and adjourned to the 15____.
On July 2nd the Band met for practice ____, and voted Mr. Whiting [sp?] as an honorary member of the
Band.
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July 5th - The Band met in the morning at half past eight o'clock and escorted the students of the Institution
from college to the President's house and from there to the Meeting house.
July 9th - The Band met for practice, and adopted a resolution, that for the future the doors of the chapel
should be closed ten minutes after the hour appointed for meetings, and any member not present at that
time, without a satisfactory excuse, should pay the fine of absence. Also appointed a committee consisting
of the three masters of the Band, to ascertain what sum of money has to be allowed such members of the
Band as played in for instruments with reeds or strings for their annual supply of strings and reeds; and to
report at the next meeting after having unanimously chosen Mr. Henry Dwight of Belchertown as honorary
member. The Band adjourned for one week.
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August 5th - The Band assembled at Mr. Boltwood's Hotel at half past 6 of three o'clock - took the stage
from there to Hadley and with a very respectable company of ladies and gentlemen from the street took an
excursion upon the Connecticut.
August 12th - The Band went to the East Street of Amherst and serenaded the first families of the place
from whom they received many marks of respect and approbation.
August 17th - The Band met for practice and granted a Dismission [?] from the Band, to Joseph Howard
agreeable to his own request.
August 18th, 1824 - The Band held their semiannual meeting, at which time the following persons were
elected into office.
Mr. Ephraim Eveleth, Master
H.F. Stockbridge, Associate Master
Joseph S. Clark, Assistant Master
E._. Babcock, Secretary
L. Farnham, Treasurer
Clavin Ellis, Librarian
J. Kelly --
H.F. Stockbridge -- Prudential Comm.
E._. Stockbridge --
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August 25th - Commencement morning
The Band escorted the Students Trustees, Faculty, and Students to the Meeting house—played for the
students in the exercise of the morning and at noon led the Faculty and Students in procession to the
Academy. The Band then marched to Mr. Stroug's [sp?] Mansion Home and partook of a sumptuous
dinner provided by the Senior Class.
For the afternoon the Band led the procession to the Meeting-house and played for the remaining
exercises of the day.
Oct. 22nd - The Band convened and voted into their number Mr. Pratt.
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