MacMurray College - Tartan / Illiwoco Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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Henry Ward Pearson The Illinois Conservatory ct Music, one of the most outstanding departments of MacMurray College, and associated with Illinois College, is under the direc- tion of Henry Ward Pearson. ( A.B., B.M., Director, Piano, Pi])e Organ, Theory. Potsdam State Normal School, Piano. I ' heoi v. New England Conservatory of Music, Piano, Theory. Private pupil of William H. Sherwooil, Chicago; Mac- Donald Smith, London; Marie Prentner and Leschetizkv, Vienna. Organ pupil of F. E. Hawthorne, Hemy B. Vincent, J. Warren Andrews, Clarence Eddy.) The Conservatory is one of the eight schools in Hlinois, which is a member of the National Association of Schools ot Music. This was founded in 1924, for the ] urpose of establisiiing more uniform standards for the granting of degrees and other credentials. To hecome a meird cr of liiis Association is an achieve- ment and indication of unusually high standing. There are two degrees offered in the Music De])artmenl. The Bachelor of Music degree may be obtained in piano, organ, violin, voice, or theory, under competent instructors. Due to the growing demand for good teachers in the field of public school music, a strong de])artment, iiuluding excellent instruc- tion in band and orchestral instruments has been institulcfl, olfering the degree of Bachelor of Music in Education. Stu lents gra luating from ibis department are well qualified to teach, as courses in {)ractice leaciiing in both the grade and high schools are required tbroughoul their careers as students. Recitals are imi ortant in the life of a music student. Junior and Senior recitals are presented by students of that ranking in their practical major. Weekly infornuil recitals give all students opportunity for experience in ap])ear- ing publicly. Besides these an Artists ' Series Course every year biings to the students from all over the world interesting and valuable concerts. r,i,;,ly-ll,r,;.

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Edna Byers Instrurtor in Physical Edii- ration MacMnrray College, A.B.; Uiii- versitv of Wisconsin. Elizabeth Aylok Ckkjleu lustrmlor in Chemistry Hopkins Lhiiver ily. Marion W. Mack Instructor in Art Oherlin College, A .B . ; Penney 1- ania Aradciiiy of Fine Arts. Dorothy E. Remley Instructor in Speech MacMurray College, A.B.; School of Speech, Northweslern Univer- sity. Empo Henry Instructor in Home Economics University of Oklahoma, B.A, Columhia Uni ersily, M.A. Mrs. Marian Chase schaeffer Instructor in Speech Columbia College of Expression, A.B. Gertrude Fay Holmes Assistant Dean and Inslrnc- tor in History University of Chicago, Ph.B. : Tufts College, M.A. Lois McDokman Instructor in Art MacMurray College, B.S. ; Mas ter Institute in the Roericli Mn seum. New ' ork City . Maurine Smith Instructor in French and Biology MacMurray College, A.B.; Uni- ersily of Illinois, A.M. Josephine Morey Director of Kindergarten National Kindergarten Coll eg ' inona Summer School. Tncnly-l ivo

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Hu(,H Begcs Piano, Theory. B.M. Graduate Drake University Cun- servatory of Music, Des Moines ; studied with Gertrude Hunloon- Nourse, Edwin Hughes, New York City ; one year Fontain- hleau and Paris, France, with Isidor Philipp, Camille Decreus, and Nadia Boulanger; one year London, at Matthay Pianoforte School, with Tohias Matthay, Arthur Alexander. and Cecily Foster. Lois Hakney-Hahdin Voice (M ' adiiate servatory , linuis College C Mrs. Sarajainl M. Brown Voice Graduate Illinois Conservatory of Music: Pupil of Florence Mag- nus and Karlton Hackett, Amer- ican Conservatory, Chicago ; Pu- pil of W. H. Neiglinger, New York; Charles W. Clark and .lean De Rcsz.o, Paris, France. W. Z. Fletcher f ' oice, B.M. Graduate Chicago Musical Col- lege; Pupil of Frederick Root, D. A. Clippinger, Chicago; Cav Pieiro Minelti; Peabody Con- servatory, Baltimore: Student in Oscar Saenger ' s Opera Class and Master School; Theory Pupil ot Rossiter Cole; Felix Borowski; Wesley La Violette. LuLu D. Hay Piano. Theory Raaman-Volkmann Music School, Bavaria; Pupil of Dr. S. A. Pi Ne York; Victor Heinze iif Chi Myrtle Larimore Piano. Organ College of Music, MacMurray College, Freilerick Morley, Chi- cago; Mrs. Crosby Adams ' Class. Montreal, N. C. Mrs. Mar ;lieritl Pal- miter-Forrest i ' oice Pupil of Francis Powers, New York; Wilhelin Henrich, Boston and Germany: Maestro Giorgio Sulli, Florence, Italy and New ork. Elizaueth B. Martin Piano Conservatory of Music, MacMur- ray College. Mahala McGeiiee Piano. Hifitory of Music Graduate Chicago Musical Col- lege; Cincinnati Conservatory of Music; Pupil of Mr. Edgar Still- man Kelly, Mme. Marguerite Melville Liszniewska and Theory with Mr. George A. Leighlon, Dr. .1. Lawi-cnce Erh. 7 ' ii fnl -jour