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

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SOCIAL EVENTS AT JORDAN The new year opened with the usual hustle and bustle of new classes, new teachers, and new students. After the first few weeks were over and the freshmen and new students bega n to act as if they belonged here, we began to have a few activities to make them really feel at home. Before making them undergo all the horrors of Hell Week the various sororities on the campus gave teas in honor of the new students. At all of them everyone had a grand time and really became acquainted. After several delays our Freshman Hell Week finally got off to a belated start. We really had great fun and a large number of horribly funny sights around here. As the Freshmen party was held near Halloween, the Student Hall was deco- rated according with pumpkins and corn stalks. It was really very spooky with all its lights dimmed by goblins and witches. At the beginning of the party we played games, went on a scavenger hunt and danced to the juke-box rented for the occasion. We also were provided with entertainment by one of our former schoolmates, John Detroy, who played the piano for us — old tunes, new tunes and some of his own compositions. To cap the climax we had a ghost walk in the 1116 building for our dear little freshmen. Such a bevy of shrieks, wails and ghostly sounds has not been heard since the old days when the building was a hospital. We ended the party with doughnuts and cider, and everyone voted it a great success. We are very privileged to have Mr. Victor Kolar with us this year. The orchestra worked very hard on the Christmas concert which was presented at the Scottish Rite Cathedral on December 14. Those who heard the concert will prob- ably agree that it was one of the greatest successes we have ever had. Nellie Jones, Patricia Rheinhardt and Mary Spalding were the soloists and all did a very excel- lent job of performing. The Jordan Choir sang Silent Night at the conclusion of the program, adding a perfect finishing touch to an excellent concert. A reception was held at the Harrison Home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Kolar, Mr. and Mrs. Mirovitch and Mrs. Wagner after the Christmas Concert. Mrs. Lautner and Mrs. Hedley poured tea, and the Harrison dorm girls served.

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One of our students had the honor of being chosen as soloist with the Indian- apolis Symphony Orchestra at the first Young Musician ' s Concert. Mary Virginia Turner was the artist and she played the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. The concert was a great success and we were very proud of Mary Virginia ' s performance. The Jordan-Civic Opera Guild presented Pirates of Penzance at the Civic Theatre under the direction of Mr. Charles Hedley in February and it was a real success. Many Jordan students were in the cast.