Dominican College of San Rafael - Firebrand Yearbook (San Rafael, CA)

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MUSIC CLUB THE Music Club is not new this year; it has only begun with a new flourish. It has been reorgan- ized to develop a stronger unity in the whole music department and to create a more intelligent apprecia- tion of music. Under the direction of Miss Ray and Sister Francis Xavier, the following officers have been elected: Eva Taverna, President; Mary Lou Fitterer, Vice-Presi- dent; Marjorie Hansen, Secretary; Carrie Jane Ander- sen and Alice Tobin, Publicity Agents; and Margaret Herbring, Ticket Agent. The ticket agent is very im- portant; it is her duty to know all about the concerts and symphonies in San Francisco and to get tickets in time for the college music lovers to attend the best. This privilege carries its own excitement, but not negligible is the pleasure of attending concerts on the campus, whether the artists be the students them- selves or distinguished musicians. Not the least pleas- urable of the club ' s duties is the sponsoring of these guest artists, and their entertainment after the con- certs. A casual meeting and mingling with the great makes fame seem less remote and perfection more tangible. Inspired by the concerts in Angelico and by their attendance at the symphonies, the students find 150

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white winged angels and golden halos, their very sim- plicity was deeply sincere. On Palm Sunday, the Troupers read in the Mys- teries of the Rosary, and later in the semester the Gil- bert and Sullivan operetta, lolanthe, was presented. SCIENCE CLUB DR. CARROLL went off to Japan. Everyone lamented, but our grief has been soothed by our new professors: Dr. Dodson of the Biology depart- ment, precise with the precision of a newly acquired Ph.D., and with no illusions as to spoon feeding, and Mr. Pillsbury, head of the Chemistry department, of the Peripatetic School, even of temperament, even in his assignments, even in his grades. The Science Club has gone on, but not in unbroken tradition. The old custom of a dinner off campus was waived in favor of a formal initiation of new members in the Fanjeaux living room. Perhaps this is the be- ginning of a new tradition. Dr. Dodson gave a lecture on Genetics and the Russian Controversy; for weeks after, members of the club were still asking, What happened to Vavilov? Sister Thomas was impressed into giving a picture of the activities of the club in its very beginning. We were both amused and inspired by this account of our worthy forebears. 149

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a greater pleasure in their own work, and they enjoy the efforts of their fellow artists at the bi-monthly meetings of the club. The club meetings are held in the new recording library in Angelico Hall, a comfortable and stimu- lating room. The recording library deserves a note to itself, for in it are the facilities specially procured to give the students an opportunity to hear their voices as others hear them and to preserve them for posterity. Why, it doesn ' t sound like me at all! That is a common exclamation, for not only the music students who desire to record their singing or playing in order to watch their development, but any- one else who wishes can make a recording for her own amusement. The recording machine is only one of the attrac- tions to be found in the library. We all at some time or other feel morose, or Ave get so tired of school that we ' re ready to throw away all books, and one of the best antidotes for this is good music. If you never have tried listening to it for this purpose, you should. It is surprising how much it helps you to feel like smiling again. The Record Library has the finest music avail- able ;Tschaikowsky, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Mo- zart. Only lovers of the morose would walk through four years of college heedless of such an invitation. 151