Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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PART OF THE FUN of Techoir caroling is riding a chartered bus about the city. THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING was no annual Christmas record. wif 6 vacation fo' Techoir and their director. Accompanied by the Bell Choir they cut their

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gm CAROLING Techoir singers give their best to downtown Indianapolis and director, William F. Moon. CHRISTMAS carolers boost the Tech image as they sing at the central school administrative offices in a stop on their afternoon bus tour. 0014105 seasow Mugs busg 60'lfTOCl10fJlf 1 iilfx 'hr 5-sv-A . ' O WITH TELEVISION CAMERAS recording the scene, Techoir members contribute to the pre- Christmas atmosphere. Later they made a holi- day telecast on another station. 24 Everybody piles into the bus, all 76 eager to go Christmas caroling. So begins one of the big events of the year for the Techoir and director, William Moon. But the Techoir isn't all fun, it's a lot of hard team work from everybody, so that vvhen it's time for the curtains to be opened, the singers not only look professional, in their green robes, but sound professional as well. The Techoir gives about 15 con- certs a year. They raise money for their needs by selling Christmas records and candy, and by working a booth at Mardi Gras. The organization continues to ex- cite interest and support. ON ALL ATTENTION-carolers visited City-County Building and Monument Circle on their rounds.

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,..4ll Q' ri .-,J ll LQ f, N- :XJ 5 . I 8 . 19 if ' sf vt' l' .. DAVID ARME5, Mike Pierce, and Carl Klflg Strive for The Deffelif DOTS- WILLIAM TATUM coaches the Boys Concert Club with Alan Johnson tak ing a back seat to no one. clubs, The Girls Concert Club from which the Techoir gets most of its girl singers has two big programs a year. They are Christ- mas 'Round About and Spring Festival. At the Christmas 'Round About, Rudolph, and Snow, Snow, Beautiful Snow, and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, were specialties. At the Spring Festival they sang such songs as I Know Where l'm Going, Looks Like Spring ls Here, and One World. The events school more fun and much more happy. Directed by William Tatum, the Boys Concert Club, forty voices strong, exer- cised their talents on a variety of num- bers. They featured special arrangements of America the Beautiful and Okla- homa. Special goals of the season were a spe- cial Christmas program and a Pop Concert at Broad Ripple on April 20. The boys commanded attention in their uniform, dark coats and grey slacks. Stepping out in snappy dark green double-breasted jackets and light beige slacks, the Boys Octette produced enough music with eight voices and a piano to bridge the generation gap. Young and old in their varied audiences at churches and PTA meetings applauded their spirited presentation. Their star appearances were in a con- test at Butler University on February 20 and on TV Channel 6 in the spring. L... L f , ,g 'Miva ' 7' A f .. l, A vibe! i ' GIRLS CONCERT CLUB makes an impression on parents and guests at the annual Open House during American Education Week. MIKE STANFIELD, Dave Devitt, and Jim Scahill, octette members, ham it up for the cameraman. -1 .1 .J - 02 ' L, 'A C 'vi- THE BETTER HALF of the Octefie DVSC' tices: Paul Wilson, Denver Jordan, Jim Scahill, Sam Price, and John Masters. M v'Avl X