Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Lutheran Group Gamma Delta is a group of Lu- theran college students whose purpose is to promote the study of the Bible, interest the students in church en- deavors and provide fellowship for students away from home. The association ' s activities include Bible classes every Sunday morning and Sunday evening meals. The core of activities centers around the stu- dent center where socials—outings, picnics, parties and athletics—are weekly occurances. Lutheran goals. The Greek letters, Gamma and Delta, stand for Chris- tian knowledge and service. Tradi- tions of the group include the extra- friendly greeting accorded a fellow Gamma Deltan, late gatherings in which voices are lifted in song, cere- monies, religious topic discussions and vesper services. GAMMA DELTA BANQUET GAMMA DELTA OFFICERS Leon Grabaum . President Lee Pfluger Vice president Ken Rall Secretary Thelma Purr Treasurer INITIATION For new Gamma Deltans 15

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EC H E HAIR. The Bible Chair From a rented room in 1947 to a modern brick building in 1956, Tech ' s Bible Chair has grown with the num- ber of its students. Bible classes are taught there under the auspices of the Church of Christ and recognized by Tech for college credit. The week is filled with activities for Techsans at the Chair. Devo- tionals are planned daily, Monday through Friday and Studies in Depth lectures each Monday night are scheduled on philosophy and fine arts topics. These lectures are dis- cussed on Friday evenings by the students. Sunday visits. Students at the Chair make a regular practice of visiting elderly shut-ins on Sunday afternoons and Sunday night meals are provided by the various congregations of the Church of Christ in the city. On Thursday nights the students meet for a mission study which gives information and inspiration concern- ing the work of the church in foreign fields. But students do not spend all their time attending lectures and classes. A journalistic vein is turned to put- ting out the College Christian, a monthly newspaper the students write and edit that reports events and plans at the Chair. GERALD GAFFORD Associate Director WA.YNE HARRIS KAREN BARNHILL Director Secretary I4

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by Julia Kooken Like music? Perhaps you plan to become a concert pianist or would like to try your luck at singing. If you would like to teach the great art of music, the Texas Tech department of music can prepare you for any field you choose. Take a look at the organizations that make up the partment. Tech Choir If you like to sing, either for fun or a career, these choirs are open to you Gene Kenney ' s pride and joy, the Tech Choir, is made up of 57 of the finest voices at Tech, both men and women. As the official touring choral group, the Choir sings ly in Lubbock, West Texas, and the state. Each spring it makes an tended tour of the state, this year touring southern Texas and stopping in Austin to sing for the Texas House of Representatives, in Houston for a performance with the Dartmouth College Glee Club, and many smaller towns in between. The Choir spreads inestimable good will for Tech all year wherever it goes. GENE HEMMLE Department Head Madrigal Singers The Madrigal Singers are a special group selected from the Choir and trained in a slightly different toire in addition to their Choir work. They are costumed in colorful bethan style and concentrate on music of that p e r i o d—madrigals, motets, and folk songs. They are a regular feature at Hemphill-Wells department store at Christmas, among their many other featured ances. The Singers, a slightly larger group than the Choir, is primarily used to train voices for the Choir, although they give many performances of their own. Choir and Singers give a joint performance at the Tech Symposium of contemporary music each year and at least one other important concert during the school year; the Brahams Requiem being performed this year. Men ' s Glee Club Students in Men ' s Glee Club and Women ' s Chorus sing both for fun and experience. They are feeder choirs for both Tech Choir and Singers, and collaborate with the two larger groups for numbers such as the Verdi Stabat Mater on occasion. Gene Kenney is director and co-ordinator of all these choirs. Symphony Orchestra If you prefer an instrument, there are ample opportunities for expressing 16