Rocky Mountain College - Yellowstone / Poly Yearbook (Billings, MT)

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THE POLY JESSE C. THOMPSON The Violin and Band Department: of the Conservatory of Music has been successfully conducted by Prof. Jesse C. Thompson, teacher of violin and band instruments at the Poly- technic. Mr. Thompson has been with the institution for many years and is now one of the longest in service of the various members of the faculty. Mr. Thompson was a pupil of George W. Hey, and a graduate of the Syracuse University of Bachelor of Music. Later he studied under Dr. Carl Schultz and Conrad L. Becker of New York. All of the departments under Mr. Thompson have advanced rapidly and the students one and all take a great interest in his Work. V The following organizations of the Conservatory are under the leadership of Prof. Thompson: The String Orchestra, the String Quartette, and the Polytechnic Band. Each has in turn given the Polytechnic pride in the ability and talent displayed and stand as a remarkable record for Mr. Thompson's year of work. The Band, which is the baby organization of the school, was or- ganized by Mr. Thompson with the opinion that its organization would supply a long felt need in the institution and be very useful in furnish- ing music for Commencement and other occasions when a band is I w l ' A MR. THOMPSON'S STRING QUARTETTE IN BILLINGS

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THE POLY MISS IVA JANE THOMAS Miss Thomas is an honor grad- uate of The New England Conserv- atory of Music in Boston, and has taught in that institution and priv- ately. She is the possessor of a lyric soprano voice of unusual range and beauty and became connected with the Polytechnic last September with highest recommendations from emi- nent teachers and artists of Boston. Miss Thomas is a member of the Cecilia Choral Society and has had much experience in chorus work throughout the East. She has a charming simplicity of manner coupled with a very high degree of intelligence of interpreta- tion, which makes her singing a delight to her audience. She is a musician of broad knowledge and a young woman of delightful per- sonality. THE VIOLIN AND BAND DEPARTMENT TO THE VIOLIN O, Golden Minstrel of the melting heart, Thy voice doth image all Life's passions grand, And by the magic of musician's art, Unlocks Man's inmost soul at his command. The woodland echoes of thy forest home, Are crystallized in wondrous concord sweet, Captive, yet ever free, they widely roam In mightier harmonies their Lord to greet. For thou, whom Nature bore, hath Man revealed- A flame divine his incense to translate Thru vaulted Spirit's heights to earth dross sealed- And to exalt his race to holy state. Oh, if my bow these passions may inspire My throbbing melodies shall mount still higher. -A. H. D

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THE POLY THE STRING ORCHESTRA THE PIANO QUARTETTE Mr. Thompson Josephine Bessegte Gladys Dickey THE STRING' QUARTETTE Ada H. Davies