Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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u Girls ' Glee Club One of the most profitable, enjoyable and thoroughly desirable features of student life is the Girls ' Glee Club. This year the Qub is scoring one of the biggest triumphs of its history in the College, under the direction of Professor Nielson, the Director of the College of Music. With Professor Nielson ' s exceptional talent and large experience along musical lines, together with the co-operation of the girls the work of the Club has won much praise during its various appearances in Pittsburgh and vicinity. Nellie McCormick is President and Mary Wallace Business Manager. Early in the year dates were scheduled for the annual tour. As our aim in giving concerts in different sections of the country is to advertise our College, we hope that our effort this year will bring the desired result. Eighty-nine

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Men ' s Glee Club The Men ' s Glee Club is an organization that does its bit toward upholding the honor of Westminster in a musical way. The success of the club the last two years has been largely due to the unusual ability and untiring efforts of Director Nielson. The season was opened by a home concert in the College Chapel, the last of March. After Easter vacation the club sang in a number of towns in the vicinity of Pittsburgh. Everywhere it received a hearty welcome. The men were royally entertained in every tow n and came back from their trip feeling that they had been fully repaid for the hard work and the time they had spent in training. There were about twenty men in the organization this year. Charles Ash- ton was president and Russell Clements, manager. The Men ' s quartette and Hub Weide added very materially to the success of the season.

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u flRCQ The College of Music has again given Westminster an artist ' s course second to none. Names that are placarded in the music world have appeared consistently on the Westminster concert program. It is a pleasure to acknowledge to Director Per Nielson our indebtedness for an artist ' s course surpassed bv that of no other conservatory in the countrv and ec ualled b ' few. The 1920-1921 artist ' s course follows: M.AURio Laurenti Baritone Metropolitan Opera Co. Mme. Julia Claussen Prima Donna Meno Soprano Metropolitan Opera C o. Mme. Augusta Cottlow Celebrated American Pianist Oliver Denton The American Pianist Jan Wolanek l- ' amous Polish Violinist Rafaelo Diaz Leading Tenor Metropolitan Opera Co Rafaelo Diaz will sing the solo parts with the Westminster Oratorio Society in Lord, How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me — Liszt; and Come, Let Lis Sing - — Mendelssohn. Nmety