Wednesday • August 30, 1995
Caivipljs &: State
Page 5 • The Battalion
ew director brings enthusiasm to Singing Cadets
The Singing Cadets'
lew director plans to
follow in the footsteps
of Bob Boone, who is
(retiring after 35 years.
iBy Sean Chaffin
|The Battalion
For the first time in 35 years,
the Texas A&M Singing Cadets
will have a new director.
David Kipp will begin direct
ing the group that promotes
A&M through music on Sept. 1.
Kipp will replace Bob Boone,
who is retiring.
Kipp previously spent six
years as the minister of music at
the First Baptist Church in Col
lege Station. During that time
he directed more than 20 choirs
and instrumental groups.
In addition to directing the
Singing Cadets, Kipp will serve
as coordinator of A&M’s Vocal
Music Program which includes
the Century Singers, the Reve-
liers and the Women’s Chorus.
Kipp said A&M’s spirit and
tradition are contagious, and he
is looking forward to directing
the group.
“The only reason I didn’t go to
Texas 'A&M was that I
wanted to be a music i . .« • i
major, he said “i’m ex * nope to carry on the rich
cited about the rich tradition he (Boone) began."
foundation the [Singing]
— David Kipp
Director of the Singing Cadets
churches in Dallas, Waco and
Temple before coming to College
Station and is a member of the
Guild of Organists, Chorister’s
Guild and the Southern Baptist
Music Conference. He holds a
bachelor’s degree in music from
Baylor University and a mas
ter’s degree from Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary.
Boone said Kipp was an excel-
Cadets have built and
hope to build upon that
foundation.”
Shawn Grody, a senior account
ing major and business manager
for the Singing Cadets, said Kipp’s
experience and personality will be
assets to the group.
“He brings a lot of musical tal
ent and knowledge,” Grody said.
Kipp managed music at
lent fit for the Singing Cadets.
“He’s a terrific musician, a
great human being and a com
passionate person,” Boone said
in a press release. “He will be a
good role model for the Singing
Cadets. They’re going to like him
immediately.”
Condy Carter, a member of
Kipp’s church and the musical
accompanist of the Singing
Cadets, raved about Kipp.
“I can’t say enough good
things about Mr. Kipp,” she said.
“He’s a wonderful and talented
musician. He’s the perfect man
for the job.”
Adam Delange, a senior polit
ical science major and fourth-
year member of the Singing
Cadets, said the new director
will have a big challenge, but
that the change should go very
smoothly for most of the group.
Kipp said he hoped to contin
ue Boone’s work and does not ex
pect the Cadets to experience
any major changes.
“If it’s not broke, don’t fix it,”
he said. “I hope to keep the
Singing Cadets going and get
through this transition period.
Bob did a wonderful job over his
35 years. I hope to carry on the
rich tradition he began.”
Task force plans campaign to battle child abuse
□ The program will create a
campaign outlining the public's
responsibility to report abuse.
AUSTIN (AP) — Every three days in
Texas a child is killed by a parent or
guardian. Every year the state confirms
60,000 child abuse cases.
Texas Attorney General Dan Morales
announced a program Tuesday to combat
those statistics.
“The challenge is clear. We must im
prove our prevention and intervention ef
forts,” Morales said.
In a combined effort with the Texas
Medical Association and Texas Court Ap
pointed Special Advocates, a group that
protects children in court cases. Morales’
office has created the Texas Child Abuse
Prevention Task Force.
The task force, comprising medical profes
sionals, educators, social service providers and
law enforcers, will create an informational
campaign outlining the public’s responsibility
to recognise and report child abuse.
“The ability of our prosecutors to win con
victions against abusers often depends upon
the ability of doctors, nurses, teachers, coun
selors and others to recognize the signs,”
Morales said, adding that child abuse cases
are among the most difficult to prosecute.
Texas law requires any person who be
lieves a child is being abused or neglected to
report those concerns to local law enforce
ment officers or the Texas Department of
Protective and Regulatory Services.
The task force is devising uniform defin
itions and guidelines for recognizing and
reporting abuse. The effort is especially
timely, Morales said, in light of the DPRS’
recent announcement that it will cut about
450 positions.
Such reductions make other efforts to
combat abuse more important, Morales said.
Lt. Bill Walsh, an officer in the Dallas
Police Department’s child abuse unit and a
task force member, said some who suspect
a child is being abused remain silent for
fear of being sued.
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