DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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U by LILIAN ESTELLE BARR Professor of I'oicc Miss Barr is a graduate of the Columbia School of Music, Chicago. She studied several years with her mother, Mrs. Estelle Mandevillc of Chicago, and was under Messieurs Shriglia and Pal'latorc of Paris, and George Nelson Holt of Chicago. Miss Barr assisted 1111'. Holt for three years. She has made a special study of singing diction in French and had 21 year of special work in French at the University 01 Chicago, and has also studied piano, Violin and organ. THEODORE D. MCCREERY Professor of l'oicc Professor McCrccry graduated from the Arnmnr Scientific Academy at Chicago in 1904. He attended the L'nivcrsiry of Chicago from 1904 to 1907 and studied voice with Mr. Frank 1. Baird, Chicago, from 190-1- to 1908; Mr. D. A. Clippinger, Chicago, 1908 to 1911 : and Mr. Herbert Miller, Chicago. during 1911. He was a member of the Apollo Club of Chicago in 1908 and 1909. and 0f the Chicago Madrigal Club 1909 to 1911. He taught at Vleesley College. Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1911. He was bass soloist in Englewood 71:11'esbyterian. ,1 'Iydc Park M. '13.. and Trinity Episcopal Churches. Chicago. and in the VVilmctka Congregational Church at VVinnctka, Illinois. He held the position of choir director and soloist in the South I'ark Avenue N. IL. Church, Chicago, and in the Grand 1f7orks M. E. Church at Grand Forks, North Dakota. Page thirty-lhrcc

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.HARR IET Jt X5141 N Profrsxor of Public School Mimic Harriet joslin entered upon her career in music as 2L student in the DePauw School of Music at the same time that she was a student in the College of Liberal Arts. She took private lessons in Voice and Public School Music for two years and studied the latter at W'inona, Indiana, Chicago, and Boston. She was grad- uated from the American Institute of Normal Methods and took post-graduatc work at' the same school. As Supervisor of Music in the Urbana, Ohio, public schools for nine years and at Nephi, Utah, one year. she received valuable teach- ing experience. HO WARD JAMES 13A R N U M Professor of 1? riolin and Sfriuged Instruments Mr. Barnum graduated from the Ithaca Conservatory of Music in 1905, having won a four-year scholarship in 1901. At the end of his Freshman year he was appointed assistant teacher of violin. He was a violin pupil .of M. Clarence De Vaux Roycr and XV. Grant Egbert tSevecik SChooU. He studied Theory, Harmony and Composition with George Goldsmith Daland and Herbert Beeton Hilliard. Since his graduation Mr. Barnum has taught in the West Virginia Wesleyan College, the Binghampton School of Music, the Ithaca Conservatory of Music and the State University of Iowa. In addition to his teaching he has given many recitals in the East. Middle West and Canada, and has toured one summer as solo-violinist with Patrick Conway's Rand, appearing successfully at Baltimore, Chicago and Atlantic City. Page thirty-two

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VAN DIENMAN Tl HHIPSUN Prnfmmr 0f Piano, Organ. and Mmmusitinu Mr. Thompmn was educated at Harvard University and the New l'inglaml Conservamn' of Music. He graduated with honor at the latter institution and took 1mt-gwaduatc work there. He has played three concertows with orchestra in Boston. 110 has compoSeil a suite for strings: string quartctte: schcrzo for full orchestra: two suites for organ: a setting of the Episenpnl service. together with several piano pieces and songs. Before coming to Dclkmw, he was director of IHUFiC in a southern college. MILDRED RUTLEDUE JANET W'II.SON Miss Rutledge has been a member TCHCIIFY oflel'armany 0f the Music School Faculty Since 1906. Her department is that of kindergarten music and normal train- ing. Miss Rutledge was germhmtcl Miss inlson is a graduate of De.- Pauw l'niversity. At the present time, in addition to her work in teach- 11133;. she has charge of the store-room f1 0111 the Del cum bxhool 01 Mush in- 1809 and later studied under limil and supplies at the music school. Lwhhng 1n Chlcag'o. l'ugc thirly-fnur