Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music - Opus Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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7it5t Aioi ement: -fllle to Aiodetato THE YEAR IN REVIEW September: Students return on the third. Instruction begins ten days hiter. Student Council election on the twentieth. New officers: President, Joe Zinkan; Vice-President, James Bowers; Secretary, Mary Spalding; Senior Councilman, Mary Louise Houk; Junior Councilman, Dick Foster; Sophomore Councilman, Kenneth Hughes, and Freshman Councilman, Joe Lewis. Receptions were held for the new students by the campus organizations. Alfred Mirovitch began his Lecture- Recital Series, and the Conservatory Symphony held auditions. October: Freshmen were initiated and feted at a dance at the Odeon. Reception of women students at Dormitory. The Alumni dinner was held on the twenty-fourth at the Athenaeum. Placement exams. Six week ' s exams. Hallowe ' en celebrated with a party at the Dormitory, a dance at the Odeon, and a weiner roast and scavenger hunt. November: Drama Department began their 1940-41 series of productions. Philharmonic Choir sang in Evansville and Petersburg. Symphony and Martens seasons got under way. SAI, Mu Phi, and Sinfonia joined in holding a Noel Feste. Thanks- giving vacation began on the twentieth. Second six weeks ' exams, followed by a dance on the twenty-ninth at the Odeon. December: The annual Conservatory reception at the Harrison Home. Richard Niessink ' s and Leon Zawisza ' s recitals at the World War Memorial. The Christmas Con- cert at the Murat on the seventeenth. This was followed by a half-hour broad- cast. The Matinee Musicale-Mannerchor presentation of the Messiah on the twentieth. The Jordan Opera Orchestra provided accompaniment. Christmas vacation. Sinfonia and Stu dent Christmas formals. January: The Philharmonic Choir sang in Anderson, Indiana, broadcast The Fall of the House of Usher, by Clarence Loomis, and presented the same work before the American Opera Club in Chicago. Ernest Friedlander presented his recital at the World War Memorial. First semester ended January twentieth, and the second semester began on the twenty-ninth. Lynne Wainwright gave her recital at the World War Memorial. February: Recital by members of the woodwind faculty was given at the World War Memorial. Soloists were Herman Beilfuss, James Hosmer, and Clyde Miller.

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Studcut Council Standiug: Lcnis, Hughes. Seated: Honk, Bowers, Spalding, Zinkan, Foster. They were assisted by Lynne Wainwright, Harvey McGuire, and Sam Scott. A Paderewski Memorial recital, under Joseph Lautner ' s direction, was given on the twenty-second. Virginia Leyenberger appeared in recital at the War Memorial. March: Richard Niessink presented a Lecture-Recital at the Odeon. His lecture subject was, The Diabelli Variations by Beethoven. April: Carl Dawson gave his graduation composition recital, which included his operetta, Cinderella. The Harp Ensemble appeared at War Memorial. Other recitals were presented by Mary Louise Houk, harpist, and Dick Foster, oboe, the Student String Quartet assisting him. May: -The Second All-American Music Festival was held May 5-8. Three concerts were given at the Odeon, and an orchestral-choral concert was presented at the Murat Theater. The Philharmonic Choir left on their tour of eastern states. Final examinations began. Joe Lewis, John Detroy and Kathryn McCain pre- sented recitals. June: Mary Reynolds presented her Junior recital. The Spring Formal Dance was held on the third. Commencement on the sixth. The Band Clinic from the ninth to the fifteenth. Summer Classes began on the ninth. In addition to these activities, the Radio Department presented the Jordan Workshop over Radio Station WFBM weekly. The Drama Department presented numerous programs, as did the various ensembles. Dances and parties were held with unfailing regularity. Only our limited space prevents our mentioning each individually.