BELLES AND BEAUX. FRONT ROW: Tipps, Bowman, Chesshir, Ritchie. Barker, Clements , Griffi th, Miller, Green, lewis, Taylor, Hawkins, Holeman. MUSIC GROUPS SECOND ROW: West. Chilly, Di xon, Huey, Stidham. ACCOMPANIST: Bolthrop, Students contribute time, effort for joy of others Under the superb direction of Dr. Kenneth Davis, Jr. , the A Cappella Chorus and the Belles and Beaux achieved superior levels of performance. Auditions for these select singing groups began with the opening of the fall semester and intense work on the new repertoire of music began immediately after r egistration. The A Cappella Chorus contained 75 members and the Belles and Beaux numbered 19 this year. During the fall semester the A Cappella Chorus entertained audiences in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana on a ten -day tour; during the spring vacation this group toured Mississippi , Alabama, Georgia and Florida. A major activity of the chorus was recording a weekly program of hymns, "Hymns from Harding," carried by nearly 200 radio stations throughout the United States. The Belles and Beaux, a select entertaining group, made numerous appearances in the mid-south area. The Recording Chorus is a special singing group that recorded hymns in French, Italian and other foreign languages to be used by missionaries. 140
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