1962-1963 Yearbook

MUSIC GROUPS Academy a cappella chorus sings with purpose ENTHUSIASTIC A Cappello members receive ,",oluable musical Training in reheaaols under the able direction of their conductor, Brother Eddie Baggett. Membership in the Academy A Cappella Chorus is determined by vocal tryouts, but a desire to sing is very impOl1.ant. Members of the chorus are picked also on their character and scholastic standing. Every person in the chorus must have a real zeal for singing because of the hard practicing that goes into the chorus work. Their efforts are rewarded each year by a spring tour. The tour this year took the chorus through Louisana to New Orleans and then into Southeastern Texas. Besides receiving valuable training in music, the chams members are inspired daily by the life of their director, Brother Eddie Baggett. The association and knowledge each student receives from chorus work is well worth the time and effort he puts into it each year. The sextet and quartet are chosen by competitive tryouts. They give a varie ty of programs and attend the All-S tate Chams each year. The Large Chams is a musical organization, meeting once a week, that is designed to help anyone who enjoys singing. A CAPPELLA. FRONT ROW: Nelson, Mason , Barbara Thompson , Holder, Staggs, R. Brown, Smith, Reeder, Hays, Ritchie. SECOND ROW, S. Bixler, Paine, laine, Meurer, Brody, C. Brown , Puckett, Beene , B. Bates, Hedrick . TH IRD ROW, Hubbard , Smock, Wright , Sanderson, G. Sewell, J. Bixler, McClaren, Baines, Bush . FOURTH ROW, Atteberry, Glenn. Hughes, Bobby Thompson. Ely, Woodward, Risinger , Henson, Mills, M . Sewell. FIFTH ROW: Hartley, McKenzie, Wyatt, lowson, lawyer, D. Bales, Cope , Berryhill , Street, Moore, Roberts. 226

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