sentences:  John P. Paynter became acting director of bands in 1950–1951 while working on his master's degree and became official director of bands in 1953.During the next forty-three years of his leadership, NUMB developed many of the traditions and culture it still has today.Among the accomplishments during his tenure were NUMB's incorporation of women in the 1970s, and the band's innovative use of drill charts to develop marching shows.