▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁march ing ▁band , ▁wanted ▁march ing ▁band ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁P E ▁requirement . ▁Send ers ▁wrote ▁a ▁formal ▁proposal ▁to ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Health ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁describing ▁why ▁march ing ▁band ▁should ▁be ▁counted ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁physical ▁education ▁credit . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁fasc in ating ▁proposal ▁but ▁no ▁mention ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁approved ▁or ▁denied . ▁ ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁– ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁the ▁“ O regon ▁P ledge ▁Song ” ▁were ▁changed . ▁The ▁words ▁“ S we ar ▁thy ▁ev ’ ry ▁son ” ▁were ▁changed ▁to ▁“ S we ar ▁thy ▁ev ’ ry one .” ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁– ▁Ger ald ▁Po e ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁march ing ▁band . ▁Po e ▁starts ▁the ▁Festival ▁of ▁B ands ▁competition . ▁▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁– ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁“ M arch ing ▁Band ” ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁march ing ▁band ▁as ▁its ▁course ▁title . ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁– ▁Steve ▁Paul ▁was ▁h ired ▁and ▁built ▁the ▁march ing ▁band ▁up ▁from ▁ 9 0 ▁members ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁to ▁over ▁ 2 5 0 ▁members . ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁– ▁The ▁Green ▁G arter ▁Band , ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁band ▁that ▁plays ▁for ▁all ▁athlet ic ▁events , ▁started ▁and ▁was ▁so ▁named ▁because ▁members