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Lincoln’s Birthday Singing

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Sunday, February 8, 2004

The twelfth annual Lincoln’s Birthday Singing took place on Sunday, February 8, 2004 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, in conjunction with the University of Chicago Folk Festival. Chairman Jim Helke called the class to order leading 31t, followed by Judy Hauff leading 30t. Judy Hauff led a singing school, followed by announcements.

RECESS

The class was reassembled with the following leaders called: Randy Neufeld 99; Samuel Sommers 358; Jim Swanson 560; Suzanne Flandreau 472; Herb Schroeder 110; Ted Johnson 142; Don Keeton 390; Doug Stapleton 485; Cathryn Baker “Boulder” (by Ted Johnson); Ariel Weinberg 474; Nick Pasqual 282; Susan Geil 565; Henry Schuman 426b; Melanie Hauff 215; Lisa Grayson 112; Jim Helke and John Graven 236.

RECESS

Marcia Johnson brought the class back to order leading 76b and 222. Leaders: Rachel Adelstein 47b; Connie Karduck 456; Orwin Youngquist 107; Beverly Enright 344; Al Frank 163b; Ted Mercer 444; Vi Stark 84; Sam Farwell 442; Gail Gillespie 178; Cindy Carr 106; Sue Kessell 218; Jim Lawrie 441; Samuel Sommers 316; Ariel Weinberg 318; Judy Hauff 196; Cathryn Baker 384; Henry Schuman 454; Doug Stapleton 217.

Jim Helke led the traditional closing song on page 347, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Jim Helke; Arranging/Secretary—Rachel Adelstein.