5 0 ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years . ▁He ▁is , ▁in ▁a ▁sense , ▁the ▁" found ing ▁father " ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁band ▁department ▁at ▁the ▁University . ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁– ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁Director ▁of ▁B ands ▁was ▁split ▁between ▁two ▁people ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁Robert ▁V agner ▁and ▁Ira ▁Lee ▁were ▁h ired ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁band ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁extraordinary ▁era . ▁V agner ▁was ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁Con cert ▁B ands ▁and ▁Lee ▁the ▁Athlet ic ▁B ands . ▁▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁– ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁band . ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 3 - 1 9 5 4 ▁course ▁catalog ▁described ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁follows : ▁“ M emb ership ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁B ands ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁both ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁students ▁from ▁all ▁divisions ▁of ▁the ▁University … ” ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁words ▁“ M arch ing ▁Band ” ▁appeared ▁anywhere ▁in ▁a ▁course ▁catalog . ▁▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁– ▁A ▁precision ▁dance ▁group , ▁called ▁the ▁“ O regon ettes ” ▁was ▁formed . ▁There ▁is ▁nothing ▁written ▁about ▁what ▁they ▁did , ▁or ▁whether ▁they ▁used ▁flags , ▁dan cing , ▁rif les , ▁or ▁bat ons , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁earliest ▁indic ation ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁Color ▁guard . ▁▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁– ▁With ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Aut zen ▁Stadium ,