Harcum College - Purple Patches Yearbook (Bryn Mawr, PA)

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Turple Tatches The f Musical Gomment HE Studio Club misses Margery Atwater, who has been kept at home by illness since the holidays. Miss Conger is starting the Glee Club at work on The Pirates of Penzance, -another Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. We had such fun last year in Trial by Jury. H The Glee Club and dancing recital went off gracefully and beauti- fully. It's impossible to tell which we enjoyed most-the singing or the dancing. Our jazz orchestra is becoming very proficient, though perhaps the rehearsals may not seem proof of the fact. However, rehearsals are never the same as finished performances. Our extensive repertoire includes at least eight pieces. We are especially admirable in 'gMoon- light on the Gangesf, and Mary Louf' The Symphony-goers missed Stokowski, who did not conduct for some time because of neuritis in his right arm, but we found Rodzinski a splendid substitute. We have heard beautiful programs and we hope that the girls who have not been to any of these concerts will go before the end of the season. Many of us went to hear the La Scala Opera Company's produc- tion of Othello with Titta Ruffo and Muriella Cianci, and found it very worth our while. Miss Cianci sang for us at the Christmas dinner, and we were specially interested to hear her again in real opera. Symphony Woods IGI-IT rippling tones come through the air, at first so slowly and delicately that they seem to be coming from a great distance. As the time increases, the very tones themselves appear to sparkle like highly polished gems. The picture of a brook gaily running its course, cool and reassuring on a spring morning, is suggested. One is able to visualize it perfectly as it trips along over rocks and stones singing its happy song. It now conquers some obstacle that has fallen in its path, perhaps a piece of foliage that has dropped from a near-by tree or bush. On, on, on, it bounds until it is swallowed by a great stream. Again the strains of music are heard as they softly penetrate the air. Instinctively I fall into its mood. My spirit spontaneously follows each movement, frcm a very soft pianissimo to a Crescendo that is pro- found and vibrating! My whole being is enthralled, I am in a different 25

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Turple Tatclzes music HERE has been only one student musicale since the holidays but every one enjoyed it very much, and we feel that we can work harder and more profitably now that the gloomy shadow of midyear examinations has been blown away by the beginning of a new term. All of us are making new term's resolutions to work on our scales and technique more faithfully, to use the metronome, and to see if we can't possibly practice a little in spare time. At the student musicale on the afternoon of January thirtieth we heard Alma Polhemus, Rebekah Shope, Ruth Heller, and the Tarwaters. We were particularly interested and pleased to hear Rebekah, who hasn't played for us since the very beginning of the year. Ruth both played and sang, Becky sang and Nippy and Alma played the piano. Miss MacPherson's piano recital on Wednesday evening, January nineteenth, was one of the very pleasantest events this year. She plays beautifully and with infinite charm. Those of us who had heard her play before were just as thrilled as those who had not-perhaps more so. Her program was perfectly suited to our Hareum tastes and moods. We especially loved the Chinese pieces of Mr. Chasins. The program was followed by a buffet supper in the dining room. Recital BY LOUISE MACPHERSON Wednesday, J annary 19, 1.927 . 1. RAMEAU-GODOWSKY ............... Sarabande Tamiborin MENDELSSOHN ....... ..... GU arfiatfions Serreuses 2. CHOPIN ......... ......... W altz-E flat Treludes-F major -Q minor -G major fBallad-Q minor 3. AMADIS .... ................. fl' he GDOZZ fDances CHASINS. . . ..... Flirtation 'in a Ghinese Garden Rush Hour in Hong Kong Lrszr ...,... ................ E tnde-TD flat MOSKOWSKI. . . . . . ..... Spanish Garzrice 24

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Turple Ta tclzes world remote from all material things. Should anyone spoken to me I should not hear him. Again the melody of the first movement rings out. I hear the last note, but sit as in a dream. I am not aware that the music has stopped and eagerly wait in the hope of hearing more. There is to be no more, I awake from my dream. I am crying! I JANE PENDLETON. Alumnae DEAR OLD GIRLS: g We are planning an Alumnae house-party at the school for the week-end of April 22. The Alumnae agreed last year that they could have a better time at Harcum if they could meet there during the session rather than at Commencement when all attention has to be focused on the senior class and their activities. I have always felt at Commencement that it was difficult to see as much of the old girls as I wanted to and I am delighted that we are to have the week-end together in April. Most of the new girls of the school are going off for that week- end'and will give up their places so that when you come back you will be a real Harcum girl again. It will be nice to hear your voices in the halls -nicer than it used to be when we had to 'fcall you down. VVe are planning a party for Friday night at the school, a luncheon at the tea-room run by Elsie Millar QHarcum ,QU and Helen Evans CI-Iarcum ,21D, with a matinee at the Seville Theatre-Bryn Mawr's latest acquisition-and a tea given by the College Club in honor of the college girls. Saturday evening we are having a theatre party in town, all going in together in a bus. Sunday afternoon, after all of you have gone to hear Dr. Mutch, we will have an Alumnae musicale with buffet supper afterwards. I am hoping to have many of the old girls playing andasinging: Aileen Jones, '4Sling,,' Emma Ivey, Eleanor Clark, Maisie Chance, Dolores Jones, Celeste Shadburn, Isabel Rudd, Sarah Horner, Virginia Straley, Elinor Reed and other musical stars. I am going to try to make you as comfortable as possible and I hope you will write your special friends and ask them to meet you here. I know we are going to have a good time and you can count on a warm welcome from me. Hoping to see many of you in April, Afectionately yours, EDITH HATCHER HARCUM, Head of the School. 26