Baptist Missionary Training School - Beacon Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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l--1 THE BEAcoN ------- MUSIC iff Music is the universal language of mankind. How true the girls of B. M. T. S. find this in their field-work, for in their contacts with the Chinese, Polish, Italian or other foreign-born peoples, no matter how brokenly the English tongue is spoken, the language of music is always understood. Our music de- partment, realizing this, has made one of its aims that every girl who graduates shall be able at least to play hymns. Miss Alice E. Tuller, who is the head of the department, and her assistant. Faith Warburton, give private piano lessons to those who do not play at all or to those who desire to take advanced work. Those who do not take ad- vanced work form hymn playing classes where the history, presentation and actual playingof hymns make up the main part of the class work. Another course which the seniors enjoy very much is Music Appreciation. Here the history of music and musicians, together with some of their most famous compositions, are studied. Much of the time in the class is spent in hearing the recordings of these masterpieces. A type of music appreciation for the entire student body has been started this year for the first time. Once a week, in the student-parlor, recordings of famous musicians are played and Miss Tuller gives a bit of their history and 35

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l-1 THE BEACON --+i WORLD WIDE GUILD DOROTHY SHIMP .... President BERNICE ALLEN . . . Vice-President BEATRICE PARKER . Secretary and Treasurer The World Wide Guild of B. M. T. S. is proud of its large membership of more than eighty girls. The Commission Plan has again worked effectively this year. The Chairmen of these four Commissions were: Dorothy Hare ..... Service Myrtle Rawson . Devotional Ruth Spalding . . Stewardship Ruby Phillips .... Fellowship The Guild accepted and paid a quota of Thirty-five Dollars to the Birthday Gift this year. Though we did not qualify in the Reading Contest this year last year's picture has been framed and hung in Class Room C and the picture awarded us the previous year has been presented to the Kindergarten Depart- ment. We were happy to initiate eight new members into our Guild on October 4th. Another October event was the entertainment of Calumet Association Guilds at the Training School. The January Meeting was presented by the Freshman Class. Their subject, Looking Through the Camera Lens was original and very interesting. The Service Commission gave a short pageant in February showing some of the ideals and results of Christian Americanization work in, Chicago. Miss Ruth Palmer, Christian Americanization Missionary, spoke of her work here in Chicago, where we are all wrapped 'round in worlds. On March 28th, the Stewardship Commission had as its speaker for the evening Miss Irene Lyons, Life Service Secretary of the B. Y. P. U. of A. Miss Lyons brought a lovely message on the Value of Time -a most timely message. The Fellowship Commission led the meeting in April, when we played hostess to the splendid Katherine House Guild. The Guild has been well rep- resented at all the City Guild Rallies, which were the source of much inspira- tion and joy throughout the year. B. P. SPANISH DEPARTMENT We, the senoritas of the Spanish Club, would tell The story of our doings through the year: First, honor to Miss Heiskell, by whose efforts we so well Can speak the quite dificil espafiol. Oh, everything considered, and considered on the whole. Our profesora gets a rousing cheer! Then glory to our President, efficient Frances Stone, And praise to Florence Tindall, who is Vice, And pity for our Treasurer, Lucille, who alone Laid ambush for- and caught - the errant dues. They handled City funds arigbt, and that is never news, So, this unpretentious record must suffice. We can't resist reminding you how well we did our stuff In a charming little Argentina Dance. The gauchos, brave and swaggering, put up a noble bluff, And wiggled waxed mustachios with a smirk - Alas, a hundred gauchos, armed with dagger, sword, and dirk, With a smiling china wouldn't have a chance. Not only in scholastic fields and dancing have we shone: We gave some little parties. There were two. One was for the Methodists - and yet more widely known, The other for our Spanish-speaking friends. Our local Spanish talent graced the party with a play -- And now this little Spanish poem ends. - L. S. 34

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-i--- THE BEACON meaning to us. Sometimes she plays old favorites on the piano, giving the students the opportunity to guess the names and composers. Each Senior has the privilege of enjoying a Friday afternoon concert of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a gift ofthe Grey Fund. Every other Thursday evening about eight o'clock will see a group of B. M. T. S. students winding its way to the top balcony in Orchestra Hall to hear the same Orchestra in a popular concert. Many music lovers also take advantage of the opportunity to see and hear productions of the World famous Civic Opera Company as well as concerts by famous artists. The students not only have the opportunity to enjoy the best there is in music but aid in taking it to others. Almost everywhere a girl goes for her field work she is asked to play the piano for the services or to lead in the sing- ing. Two of our constituency who have been most helpful to us this year in a musical way are Miss Utecht with her violin and Mercie Wickersham with her cornet. Some of our students play unusual instruments --Zora Mlekush, the zither and Marcia Cudworth, the saw. The Training School sextette is always in great demand and responds most generously. To aid in appreciation of good music and to help others to enjoy it is the aim of this department for It is a blessing to have music in one's life, but it is even a greater privilege to be able to bring music into the lives of others. f Y 1 MELODY All things are wrought of melody, Unheard, yet full of speaking spellsg Within the rock, Within the tree, A soul of music dwells. To harmony all growth is set Each seed is but a music note. From which each plant, each violet Evolves its purple note. Compact of melody, the rose Woos the soft wind, with strain on strain Of crimson: and the lily blows Its white stars to the rain. The trees are paens, and the grass One long green fugue beneath the sun: Song is his life, and all shall pass, Shall cease when song is done. - Madison Cawein 36