Finding Their Voices - Amherst College

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Record
of the
Band
This Band was organized on August 21, 1828, and chose the following persons as officers:
A. Goodell - Master
N. Fisher - Assis. Master
J.L. Fox - Sec'y
A. Kavarelle - Treas.
A.R. Thayer - Librarian
A. Goodell, N. Fisher, M.B. Green - Prudential Comm.
The Band then adjourned until 1 o'clock Monday 26 Aug.
Monday 26 - Band met according to adjournment and voted into the Band Zabina Montague. And
after the usual exercises adjourned until the 27 after.
Sept. 29 - Band met according to adjournment and voted into the Band F. Gourgas, Joshua
Huntington, Thomas Clark, Peter Russell, [43] and after the usual exercises adjourned until the 5th of Oct.
Oct. 5 - Band met according to adjournment. Moses B. Green and Joseph B. Clapp received
honorable dismiss ions and after the usual exercises the band adjourned until the 13th.
Oct. 13 - Band met according to adjournment and after the usual exercises adjourned to the 20th.
Oct 2 [sic, 20] - Band met and after the usual exercises adjourned until the next Wednesday having
resolved to play for the Alexandrian Soc. Well[?] done.
Oct. 22 - Band played for the Alexandrians and then adjourned until Monday Eve.
Oct. 29 - Band met according to adjournment and after the usual exercise adjourned until one
week.
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Nov. 3 - Band met and accepted the invitation of the Athenian Soc. to play for them on
Wednesday eve. After the usual exercises adjourned until Wednesday afternoon.
Nov. 5 - Band met in the Chapel after the Rhetorical exercises and played the tunes for the
evening.
Wednesday eve - Band meet at 1/2 past 6 and played for the Athenian Soc. and then adjourned to
Monday next.
Nov. 12 - Band met according to adjournment and after the usual exercises adjourned to Monday
next.
Nov. 23 - Band met according to adjournment and after the usual exercise adjourned for 1 week.
December 1 - Band met and after the usual exercises adjourned to the first Monday in next term.
1829, Feb. 9 - Band met according to adjournment and after the usual exercises adjourned for 1
week. J. Leland received his dismission from the band.
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Feb. 16 - Band met according to adjournment. A committee of 3 were appointed to obtain
students to play upon the instruments now vacant. After the usual exercises adj. to Monday Eve.
Feb. 23 - Band met and adjourned for one week. Voted that no person or persons be admitted as
spectators during this term.
March 2 - Band met. Voted in Mr. Adams as a member, also voted to accept the invitation of the
Alex. Soc. to play for them on Wed. 4th. After the usual exercises adjourned until Wednesday after
Speaking.
March 4 - Band met, played for the Alexandrians and then adjourned until Monday next.
March 9th - Band assembled at the usual place for practice: adj. one week.
August 24th, 1829 [???]
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March 25th 1829 - The Band met in the Philosophical room, and proceeded to ____ of officers.
The following men were chosen.
Officers of the Band
A Goodell - Master
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