Cincinnati Conservatory of Music - Pans Pipers Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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THE ALUMNAL ASSOC IATION HE year 1925 will mark the eighteenth I birthday of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Alumnal Association. During a comparatively brief existence it has endeavor- ed in all its undertakings to remain faithful to the ideals of the Conservatorfs beloved Founder. The records state that on June 20, 1907 there was organized a Conservatory Alumnal Association. During its early years this organ- ization was concerned chiefly with annual re- unions and occasional informal gatherings. At one of these the reproduction of some of the splendid works of St. Gaudens created the de- sire for an Alumnal emblem which should be the work of an American artist. Mr. William P. McDonald, of Rookwood Pottery, submitted the design for the beautiful Alumnal pin, which those who are privileged to wear it cherish and which has been adapted for use as the official Alumnal seal. In another season, eiforts were made to add to the beauty of the Conservatory grounds by placing on them selected hardy perennials. During its sixth year the Association made plans for erecting 0n the Conservatory campus the fountain inscribed to the memory of Miss Clara Baur, and in the following June t1914t this memorial designed by Mr. Clement Barn- horn-another Cincinnati artistewas formally presented to the Conservatory. It is interesting to know that a duplicate of this fountain was exhibited at the Panama Exposition in San Francisco, 1916. There was established in 1920 the Clara Baur Memorial Scholarship Fund, the first

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? :92? THE ALUMNAL ASSOCIATION tCUNTlNl'ICDt amount for which was created by an artistic choral concert given under the auspices of the Alumnal Association. This fund has slowly but surely grown, serving as a great stimulus to the activities of the Association. For each of three successive years the Alumni have conducted a Frolic and a Revue, and have also presented one recognized artist in a recital in Conservatory Hall. The soloists engaged for these occasions were Gabrilowitsch, Bachaus and Maria Car- reras. Proceeds from'a performance given by the Opera Department of the Conservatory, and various other undertakings of the Association as well as contributions from many sources, have added materially to this Fund. In 1924 the Scholarship Fund had reached such proportions that its trustees announced it was ready to start upon its mission, and it is now a matter of pride to every alumnus that the Clara Baur Memorial Scholarship Fund is not only steadily increasing, but also functioning. The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Alum- nal Association has, indeed, points of contact with the student body of the school. and these are becoming more and more evident. It is an organization Which has among its purposes the promotion of a spirit of fraternity, loyalty and service, the maintenance of the highest stand- ards of scholarship and efficiency, and the great desire to aid and encourage, especially, Ameri- can composers and American musicians. It is only through devotion to these guiding princi- ples that the Association can prove its loyalty to and affection for its Alma Mater. CLARA GREGORY BRIDGE. Page 126