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The University of Florida Men's and
Women's Glee Clubs, well-known throughout
the Southeast as the "Singing Gators,"
will appear here in concert at 8 p.m.,
March 27, in the Gaither Chapel. The
group is directed by John Grigsby, a
member of the faculty at the University
of Florida. This concert is one of a
series of programs which will be
presented by the Glee Club in its 44th
annual concert tour. This year the
Glee Club is touring through major
cities of the southeast.
The Men's and Women's Glee Clubs are
separate and autonomous musical
organizations at the University of
Florida. Membership is open to any
student in the University, although
most of the members are undergraduates
majoring in Music, Psychology,
Engineering, Law, Chemistry, History,
Mathematics, Agriculture, Journalism,
and Education, to name a few. On the
basis of an audition students are
selected for membership in the fall
quarter of each academic year.
The Men's Glee Club, the oldest
musical organization on the University
of Florida campus, was organized in
1907. It is a member of the
Intercollegiate Musical Council,
joining Harvard, Yale, Cornell, and
all major universities of the country
that foster the best in music for
male glee clubs. The group has traveled
extensively throughout many parts of
the United States and many areas of
the Caribbean. On campus they
traditionally perform for Gator Growl,
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Annual Christmas Concert, the Spring
Arts Festival and for many professional
meetings held at the University of
Florida.
The Women's Glee Club first began
performing in 1948 when the University
became coed. For many years the group
traveled mainly in the state and were
known throughout Florida as the "Singing
Sweethearts." The Glee Club has
traveled extensively throughout the
Southeast, as far north as New York
City, west to New Orleans, and in
Puerto Rico and Jamaica. The Women's
Glee Club performs for campus activities
and joins the Men's Glee Club and other
University choral groups in presenting
Handel's "Messiah."
This year the Men's and Women's
Glee Clubs, by touring together, offer
a unique and varied program. They
will be performing music for men's
voices and women's voices respectively.
In addition they will be combining their
caiencs for mixed selections.
The University of Florida Men's and
Women's Glee Clubs are organizations
dedicated to the enjoyment and
fulfillment of musical expression, the
stimulation and promotion of interest
in good music for the benefit of those
listening as well as those participating,'
and the representation of the University
of Florida as an institution seeking
excellence in art and culture.
The Glee Clubs operate under a
charter and are sponsored jointly by
Student Government and the Department
of Music.
CRISIS
An idea born in a college dormitory
bull session in 1964 is about to become
a reality again.
The idea was Challenge, Wake Forest
University's convention - symposium on
contemporary American affairs.
Challenge '69, the third biennial
edition of the symposium, opens Thursday
at Wake Forest. It will run through
Saturday.
This year's topic is "The Urban
Crisis--the Student's Response." More
than a dozen authorities on urban
problems will participate.
Several hundred students and teachers
from dozens of colleges and universities
are expected to attend.
Challenge has two major goals--to
involve students in contemporary issues
and to create a forum where authorities
can discuss the major problems
confronting America.
Miss Norma Murdoch, a senior from
Macon, Ag., the executive director ol
Challenge '69, said this year's program
is "an expression of our anxiety over
our nation's plight and of our
disapproval of student anxiety which
manifests itself in destruction."
Challenge is organized and operated
entirely by students. Each symposium
requires more than a year of planning
and preparation.
The budget for each three-day program
is about $15,000. Students must raise
it themselves. The university does not
provide funds for the program.