Episcopal Academy - Tabula Yearbook (Newtown Square, PA)

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Under The able managemenT oT PresidenT Ervin, The JunTo had, in reTrospecT, a very successful season. DespiTe The unTorTunaTe cancellaTion oT one meeTing and a smaller ToTal aTTendance Than has been enjoyed in previous years, There were several unusu- ally rewarding debaTes. AT The Tirsl' meeTing, held in The middle OT November, experienced oraTors meT in a Tiery debaTe on The meriTs of ProhibiTion. AT The nexT meeTing The policy of com- pulsory aThleTics was discussed and aT The Third, Co'educaTion. A well-planned and well-execuTed debaTe on The aboliTion oT capiTal punishmenT Tollowed early in February. Resolved: ThaT The Federal GovernmenT should adopT a compulsory healTh insurance sysTem, provided a lively and well-managed debaTe Two weeks laTer. PresidenT Truman's Civil RighTs' Program was sTrongly endorsed by an eloquenT aTTirmaTive aT The sixTh meeTing oT The JunTo season. AT The end oT March six members compeTenTly debaTed on our relaTions wiTh Franco Spain. On April The TwelTTh, Three well-chosen members, Diclc T-liers, Bill BeaTTy, and Larry Mccurdy, meT a Team represenTing The Polemics SocieTy of Haverford School. Though our represenTaTives losT, The debaTe on naTionalizaTion oT basic non-agriculTural indusTries, They won a unanimous voTe oT Thanlcs Trom The club Tor Their superb eTTorTs. A week and one day laTer, The JunTo mel' To debaTe on The producTion oT The hydrogen bomb. NominaTions were held aT This meeTing Tor The JunTo officers in l95O-I95I, and in The elecTion held on The Tol- lowing Wednesday aTTernoon, Roger Campbell was elecTed PresiclenT, and David AcTon Vice-PresiclenT. ATTer Two special polls, Bob FixTer was elecTed SecreTary- Treasurer. The lasT meeTing was held laTe in April. The reTiring oTTicers debaTed ouTsTanding JunTo speakers on The resoluTion ThaT World Federalism is The besT paTh To world peace and Treedom. During The course oT The season The JunTo was, as always, indebTed To Those gracious parenTs who exTended To us The courTesy oT Their homes, and To The Tireless TaculTy members who served as advisors, criTics, and iudges. JUNTO

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Termed by i'rs direcior Mr. Curiis York as able and ambilious lalfhough perspiring af fimesl, ihe Academy Glee Club climaxed The pasl season by being inviied +o sing af Wanamaker's in a special Lenien program. This was quiie an honor as fhe Epis- copal Glee Club was fhe only school group inviied from 'rhe Philadelphia area. The Club pariicipaied in seven conceris over The year, one more 'fhan las? year, including a frip 'ro Aflanfic City for a concerl wifh fhe Aflanfic Cify Friends' School and The annual home concerr wifh ihe Middle School Chorus. The mos? popular songs of ihe Glee Club's excelleni reperfoire proved io be The Chorus of Peers by Arrhur Sullivan, Cole Por+er's In fhe Sfill of fhe Nighf, and Lifi Thine Eyes by Frederic Logan. These, along wiih several ofhers including fhe rousing John Peel and The powerful Omnipoience, sung wiih 'rhe Middle School Chorus, con- cluded fhe program. A dance was held aiier each conceri and many enjoyable evenings were speni. The excellenf qualify of 'rhe singing 'rhis year was exhibiied in all oi 'rhe conceris as ihe club was consfanily encoring iis seleclions. A word of praise mus+ be given here 'ro Chuck Bazemore, presideni of 'rhe club for iwo years and a member of 'rhe Ociei for ihree years. Chuck performed ably as a soloisi and his sieadying influence on 'rhe club members kepf ihem aleri and on fheir foes ai all iimes. As usual, ihe compeiiiion for fhe Ociel' was keen and The choices were made wiih diiiiculry. When finally chosen, ii consisled of Harold Siarr, Dick Mears, Ed Medford, Bob Lowry, Willis Arndi, Chuck Bazemore, Dick Hiers, and Jack Kisller who combined 'ro give excelleni rendilions of many Negro spirilual numbers. The besi received oi lhese were Climbing Up fhe Mounfain and My Lord, Whai a Morning! in which Bob Lowry sang an excellenf solo. The Ocfei was by far ihe mosi' popular secfion of ihe Glee Club and iis members always mei overwhelming applause ai every conceri. Nexi yearsclub will again be under The direciion oi Mr. York whose uniiring eiioris and painsfaking rehearsing of The group produced from an inexperienced'group an excelleni and well-rounded Glee Club. The Glee Club of I949-I95O wishes io ihank Mr. Hugh McClelland for puifing in many hours ai The piano as accompanisi and Mr. York for making such a successful season possible. Presidenf ,.,.... ..,.. C harles W. Bazemore Vice-Presideni ,.,.. Edward J. Palmer, Jr. Secrefary ...,. ..,,, R ichard C. Mears, Jr. Librarian ...,. Thomas A. Franklin GLEE CLUB

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