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ecutive Officer, Don Harris was in attendance for the first time. He didn't want to wear a beanie; so, we didn't wear a beanie. The consensus of us (new guys) was that we would have worn one but we didn't feel slighted that we missed the opportunity.

Perhaps you might be wondering if some of the other college traditions have also vanished. Based upon our experience we think they have been retained. Ice cream is still available at each meal and all the fixings for sundaes and banana splits magically appear after the evening session. Each day begins with a general session in the Fine Arts theater where the 600 plus students gather for warm-up, learning a new song, announcements and other words of encouragement and learning a tag. From that time on it's a day full of classes and delicious meals served in the cafeteria.

Do you sing in Harmony/Directors College? Absolutely! If you pick the correct classes you can sing most of the day. And, if you meet the correct people you can sing most of the night. Richard Jackson sang tags every night; his earliest quitting time was 2:00 a.m.

affirmative and very shortly thereafter another man walked up. By coincidence we had one person who could sing in all four voices. We then proceeded to sing polecat arrangements and other songs known to all of us. Surprisingly, they stuck with me and we sang for about three hours. Since two of the four were directors and the third man an experienced quartet singer, I fully expected that they would quickly tire of my level of singing. To my surprise, they didn't tire of me and I had a fantastic evening.

The opportunity to meet and study under some of the Society's most influential people continues to be a highlight of the colleges. The entire week was in memory of recently deceased teaching giants of SPEBSQSA, Dr. Val Hicks. Present in full force however were other Society leaders and teachers such as: Dr. Grey Lyne, Dr. David Wright, Mel Knight, Joe Liles, Ev Nau, Burt Szabo, Ed Waesche, Russ Young and the inimitable Bill Rashleigh.

Reading the resumes of faculty members leaves a new student awestruck. The shiny international contest medals worn on ribbons around their necks or as pins on the shirts of many of the faculty members likewise quickly tells you that when you study at Harmony/Directors College you study with the champions. What impressed all of us was the fact that these people not only know how to sing and per

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Needless to say, the opportunity to sing as a quartet presents itself in virtually every class as well as everywhere else on campus. The nurturing attitude that exists within the colleges became evident to me (Bart) on Wednesday evening after the Hawaiian luau dinner. As I was walking around with Frank Bell, one of my dormitory pod mates, we stopped to listen to a quartet. Standing behind the quartet was a fifth man. He asked us if we wanted to sing in a quartet. We replied in the