Col. E.V. Adams '29
Saluting “The Colonel”
Thank you for your article on the planned Music Activities Center —a truly impressive facility, long overdue, that will now afford ample space for all of the musically gifted talent on the Texas A&M University campus. We applaud those who have so generously supported this effort.
We noticed, with pride, that the very first sentence of this article references the current facility, now in use for 45 years, “the E. V. Adams Band Hall”—named for our former Aggie Band director, a legendary Aggie who just this year was named a distinguished alumnus of Texas A&M.
E.V. Adams ’29, “the Colonel,” was and is a seminal figure in the history of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band. His remarkable creativity and innovation are still reflected each time the band takes the field. There is a reason why the current band hall bears his name.
With this in mind, as funds are raised and the new Music Activities Center becomes a reality, it is our hope that the significance of the Colonel will not become an afterthought and that a decision will be made to continue to associate his name—even if on a shared basis—with the facility in which the Aggie Band continues to seek perfection.
Dr. Ellis C. Gill ’66
Georgetown, Texas
David E. Graham ’66, Col. USA (Ret.)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Rick J.W. Graham ’66
Dallas, Texas
Cecil O. Windsor Jr. ’66
Denver, Colorado
Editor’s note: There are plans to recognize Col. E.V. Adams ’29 and his role in the Aggie Band’s history, as well as directors before and after him, in the new Music Activities Center. An exhibit in the building will pay tribute to the band’s history, success and accomplishments over the years, so that neither Col. Adams nor the important role he played in the organization’s history be forgotten. The naming of the building, however, is awaiting approval of the Texas A&M University Board of Regents.