Wheaton Academy - Compass Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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N1 A Capella Choir Mr Benlamm director Front row Kalmakoff McClung Shufelt Brown Rigg Sanford Robinson Holt N Allen Second row Gantz Crapuchettes Mortenson Oury Moon Forcler Westcott A Dennis Hoppe D Petersen Herman Third row Slater Proctor Larson Sanders J Null Gleser Gale Knapp Kay Dyck Gull Crowell Back row McKellm Walter Stob Davis Westphal Huffman Groen Carmean C Stewart Blegen Raymond Petermann A CAPELLA CHOIR From the first practice in September until the last concert in August, the Academy Choir had its busiest year. During the second semester they sang almost every Sunday evening in some Chicago area church. The two week spring tour took the Choir through twelve states and as far south os Texas. The Annual Spring Concert was the finest ever given During the sacred portion, while the choir was robed, a reverent silence came across the audience. For their secular numbers the members wore formals and tuxedoes which under the lights made the scene a riot of color. The day after graduation, as the plans were at Com- pass deadline, the choir would leave for New York City giving several concerts on the way. Then on June T4 they would leave on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for London. After a tour of England and Scotland the Choir will travel in Holland, Switzerland, Germany, and France giving concerts in praise of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. On July 31 they will leave Europe for the United States where they will give the last concert of the tour at Pierce Memorial Chapel on August 3. Mr. Benjamin and his songsters again walked away with high honors at the State Music Contest in Peoria.

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i 4 5 .- - . X N Bible Quiz Team: Seated, B. Vander Molen, Glazier, G. Vander Molen, Kalmakoff, Rakas, Kuilberg Twentyman, D. Basgraf. Standing, Phillips, Ruiz, Rasera, Crapuchettes, Hogren. This was the first year that the Academy entered a quiz team in Youth For Christ competition. Although novices, the members studied the books of Mark and Romans diligently and finished second in West Suburban League. Adding much to the musical department of the school, the String En- semble gave a recital and played at the Spring Music Festival. Along with various other musical groups, the ensemble went to the district music contest. String En-semble: Standing, C. Andersen, Shufelt, Palm, S. Hanchett. At piano, Slater. 1 T

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