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Eldridge Schoolhouse Singing

Lynd School, Orleans, Indiana

Sat, Dec 14, ’24

The 18th annual Eldridge Schoolhouse Singing was called to order by Adrian Eldridge leading 452 and offering a blessing. Selections were generally from The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition.

Leaders: Andrew Shaffer 102; Tim Morton 36b; Thomas Koehnline 339; Tom Morton 168; Sarah Ward 148; Clara Herr 106; Beth Garfinkel 186; Ray Rechenberg 40; Sarah Lynne Gershon 122; Keith Seidel 448b; Tim Gregg 60; Jim Herr 310 (SoH); Adrian Eldridge and Sara Colvard 276; Adrian Eldridge, Dave Craig, and Marilyn Craig 354b; Seth Mitter 31t.

RECESS

Ray Rechenberg called the class back to order by leading 277. Leaders: Barbara Lehr 448t; Tim Morton and Leesa Eason 457; Andrew Shaffer 284; Tim Morton and Barb Lund 384; Thomas Koehnline 285t; Tom Morton 209; Sarah Ward and Remy Caufield 178; Clara Herr 27; Beth Garfinkel 333 (in honor of Curtis Cook); Sarah Lynne Gershon 273; Ray Rechenberg 312b; Keith Seidel 144; Tim Gregg 59 (SoH); Jim Herr 454; Sara Colvard 49t; Adrian Eldridge and Sara Colvard 16 (SoH); Seth Mitter 313b; Barbara Lehr and Adrian Eldridge 268; Leesa Eason 45t; Andrew Shaffer 288; Tim Morton 318; Thomas Koehnline 38b. Ray Rechenberg asked a blessing on the meal, and the class adjourned to dinner.

LUNCH

Tom Morton called the class back to order by leading 294. Leaders: Beth Garfinkel 322 (SoH); Sarah Lynne Gershon 86; Ray Rechenberg 29t; Keith Seidel 495; Tim Gregg 81b. By class request, included in the minutes is an observation shared by Jim Herr before leading: “I’ve waited a lifetime for this. We just sang Cookham, now we’ll sing Edom.” He added, “If only there were a tune called Kilham to sing before.” Perhaps, in the forthcoming edition. Jim Herr led 200.

Leaders: Sara Colvard 42; Adrian Eldridge 155; Seth Mitter 455; Sarah Ward 504; Barbara Lehr and Thomas Koehnline 319; Leesa Eason 146; Andrew Shaffer 65; Tim Morton 30b; Thomas Koehnline 162; Tom Morton 49b; Sarah Ward 142; Clara Herr 300; Tim Morton and Barb Lund 228 (in memory of Joan Aldridge); Beth Garfinkel 556; Sarah Lynne Gershon and Tim Morton 213b; Ray Rechenberg 399b; Keith Seidel 419; Tim Gregg 371; Jim Herr 385b; Sara Colvard 107; Adrian Eldridge 512; Seth Mitter 163b; Barbara Lehr and Thomas Koehnline 99; Leesa Eason and Tom Morton 59. Announcements were made. The secretary reported a class with twenty leaders representing four states who led a total of seventy-one tunes. Adrian Eldridge closed the singing by leading 347, and Jim Herr offered a final prayer before the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Adrian Eldridge; Secretary—Sarah Ward