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In yearbooks, "Toikeoikestra" has also been stylized as "Toike Oikestra", "Toike-Oikestre" and "Toike Orchestre". | In yearbooks, "Toikeoikestra" has also been stylized as "Toike Oikestra", "Toike-Oikestre" and "Toike Orchestre". | ||
The Toike Oikestra begun in 1911 [] | The Toike Oikestra had formed and begun its work in 1911 [1]. They were a small band of sorts, that would provide instrumental music at a number of events during the academic year, including annual class dinners, alumni dinners, and as well during Engineering Society elections at the time. | ||
<i>"On Monday evening I went to the first practice of the Toike Oikestra in the C&M building. There are about 15-18 fellows in it. They seem decent enough, though some of them smoke. We sawed of the ragtime from 7:30 till nearly 10." </i> (28 Oct. 1914, Kent Duff to his mother) | |||
In texts, | In texts, | ||
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<i>References</i> | <i>References (not yet properly formatted)</i> | ||
[1] White, R. "Galbraith's Vision" in <i>The Skule Story</i> p. 79-80 | |||
Revision as of 15:52, 11 March 2015
In yearbooks, "Toikeoikestra" has also been stylized as "Toike Oikestra", "Toike-Oikestre" and "Toike Orchestre".
The Toike Oikestra had formed and begun its work in 1911 [1]. They were a small band of sorts, that would provide instrumental music at a number of events during the academic year, including annual class dinners, alumni dinners, and as well during Engineering Society elections at the time.
"On Monday evening I went to the first practice of the Toike Oikestra in the C&M building. There are about 15-18 fellows in it. They seem decent enough, though some of them smoke. We sawed of the ragtime from 7:30 till nearly 10." (28 Oct. 1914, Kent Duff to his mother) In texts,
The band was following in the steps of the Toike Oikestra of two generations past, but the name was new, as was the association with the defiant lady whose populist challenge to authority had long been inspirational to engineers." p. 185 "From War to Renewal" The Skule Story. Richard White.
References (not yet properly formatted)
[1] White, R. "Galbraith's Vision" in The Skule Story p. 79-80