Tom Skeffington, ca. 1946-1950

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Portrait of Tom Skeffington 

Tom Skeffington was a Gonzaga University alumni and Glee Club member. While at Gonzaga, he took conducting classes and served as a guest conductor at local Spokane high schools as part of his curriculum. During World War II, he returned to Gonzaga to assist in conducting the Glee Club while Lyle Moore was deployed. He later served as conductor of the Women's Glee Club until Jeanne Foster assumed the role. Skeffington performed as a guest soloist with the Glee Club several times. 

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Tom Skeffington performing as a guest soloist, ca. 1946-1947

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Tom Skeffington making his first public appearance as a student conductor, 1939

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Tom Skeffington leading the Lewis and Clark High School band as a student conductor, 1940

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Tom Skeffington to help Walford Nelson direct the Glee Club while on army leave, 1946

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Tom Skeffington representing Spokane at a Chicago music festival, 1947

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Tom Skeffington as the director of the newly founded Girls' Chorus, 1949

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Women's Glee Club to premiere during a student body assembly, directed by Tom Skeffington, 1949

Tom Skeffington, ca. 1946-1950