9 1 0 s ▁– ▁Albert ▁Per fect , ▁along ▁with ▁student ▁D ew itt ▁Gilbert , ▁wrote ▁the ▁fight ▁song , ▁M ight y ▁Oregon . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁( Register ▁Guard , ▁ 1 1 - 1 3 - 8 1 ). ▁▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁– ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁O reg ana , ▁the ▁University ▁Band ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁with ▁Maurice ▁Hy de ▁as ▁Director . ▁▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁– ▁Albert ▁Per fect ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁sal ar ied ▁band ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon . ▁▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁– ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁University ▁Battalion . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁started ▁a ▁long ▁association ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁Band ▁with ▁the ▁Military ▁Department ▁on ▁campus . ▁▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁– ▁Per fect ▁organized ▁a ▁Lad ies ▁Band ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Women ’ s ▁Band ). ▁The ▁Lad ies ▁Band ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁( ex isted ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 9 ) ▁▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁– ▁Ross ▁H ick ern ell ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁replace ▁Per fect . ▁After ▁only ▁one ▁year ▁H ick ern ell ▁left ▁the ▁University . ▁▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁– ▁John ▁St ark ▁Evans , ▁a ▁music ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Music , ▁wrote ▁“ P ledge ▁to ▁Oregon ”