Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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DIRECTOR PARKER B. WAC-SNILD OPPOSITE PAGE, FIRST ROW: Thomas, Salter, McCar- ney, Dunclore, Harfranff, Eckman, L. Mirkley, 'Yos+ Ehmann, Burkholcler, Trexler. SECOND ROW: Pyle, Diller Aurand, Brubaker, R. Boyson, Herman, B -.'1 oih, Moss Bergen, Forlenbaugh, Saul, Meeks. THlRD ROW: Nelson, Michael, Kerns, Keller, Simonlon, Brown, Sclulack, Rock, King, Gould, Hagerfy. FOURTH ROW: Sfihwarfz, Solvers, Pailerson, Siover, V. Mickley, Raflensperrger, Wagner, Ehrhari, Fisher, Hemperly. FIFTH ROW: J. Boyson Luebbe, Craley, Swope, Rudisill, l-lui-Aer. i I manager, Dr. William C. Wallemeyer, and The siudeni manager, Paul F. Luebbe, During ihe pas? year new gowns were ololained. Choir membership is achieved each fall by means of personal lry-ours wilh fhose sludenis who possess musical abiliiy, sincerily, and a keen willingness +0 work being chosen. Pariicipalion in Jrhe conceri lour is reslricied according lo college scholaslic reguirennenls. Because Weid- Baclc sfage al' a concerl 1 i ensall Hall was siill noir compleled, 'lhe four weekly praclices had To be held in Brua Chapel, allrhough lhe Choir expecls +o reiurn lo Hs permanenr praciice guarfers in The SCA build- ing nexl semesler, This year's soloisls were Mar- 'rha Herman, Anna Dundore. Dorolhy Moss, Thomas Hunler, Fred Brown and Donald Hemp- erly. Only one singer in 'lhe crowd . , Q I ,M

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Under The direcTion of Parker B. Wagnild, GeTTysburg's A Capella Choir iniTiaTed iTs 1947- l948 season wiTh The annual ChrisTmas ConcerT aT The MaiesTic The-aTre. February 22 The Choir, composed of TiTTy-Tive sTudenTs, began a sched- ule oT TwenTy-seven concerTs in nearby Towns, ending wiTh The Tull week Tour from April IO To I8, including The sTaTes OT Maryland, Penn- sylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, and WesT Virginia in iTs iTinerary. Hardesf parf of The Choir Trip-The siari' P E l ProT. Wagnild originaTed The A Capella Choir in I936: Trorn ThaT Time he has coupled his background of sTudy aT ST. OlaT College under The guidance oT F. Melius ChrisTianseri, wiTh personal experience, unTiring paTience and eTForT so ThaT The GeTTysburg A Capella Choir mighT offer To oThers The loesT in choral music. Working ouT The deTails oT publiciTy and ac- cornmodaTions, and arranging Tor concerTs is The work oi noT only The direcTor, buT The TaculTy BuT The singing is fun

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Alexis edifecl The GeTTysburgian THE GTTTYSBURBIA Our Type-Shryocl: RaTed All-American by The AssociaTed Col- legiaTe Press' criTical service Tor second semesTer lasT year, The GeTTysburgian expanded To an alTernaTe Tour page and six page weelcly under The ediTorship OT Jerry Alexis and business managership oT KenneTh Childs. DisTribuTed every Thursday To members OT The sTudenT body, The Gerlysburgian serves no par- Ticular TacTion, buT raTher oTTers an excellenT opporTuniTy Tor all sTudenTs To express Their in- dividual TalenTs in wriTing and To bring To The campus The laTesT college news. ln January The sTaTT held iTs annual banqueT aT which Time Tom Shriver, AssociaTed Press sporTs wire ediTor from Harrisburg, was guesT speaker. Holding The posT oT managing ediTor was Richard Tome who had all The headaches oT making up The paper. RoberT Shyrock and John Leaman also had Their share oT worries Trying To piece TogeTher Their sporTs and TeaTures pages. The iob oT ediTorial wriTing was Will Berg's. while iT was Ted Schlaclcs duTy To give ouT news assignmenTs. STruggling wiTh The business end oT The paper were managers BeTTy BooTh, Mar- gery Enes, Shirley WorTh, Jack VieTs and PeTer John. Al, Carl and John puT iT To bed