Louisville Conservatory of Music - Crescendo Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1926 volume:

- UnioeRSiCjy of LouisoiLLe SchooL of Music LibRaR y Presented by DOROTHE GRUBER ROULSTON . � V 1 ; CV MV n ■ ntf- .x }• fri V :A ' CV-. j J ' ij i ' ' T ' W :- V fiSipM ' jX J® Jgvv; j ' w ts v i 1 ■ -05P 3Sswt 5 i H • ' ' CRESCENDO 1926 Volume I Louisville Conservatory of Music LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY JUNE 1926 Dedication I N dedicating this, the first annual of the L. C. M.. to our beloved Director, Frederic A. Cowles, we hope that we are expressing, even though in a feeble manner, our deepest appreciation of the loyal friendship and assistance that have at all times been ex¬ tended to us by him. In our dilemmas, Mr. Cowles has ever been ready to assist us. and has proven our best friend and coun¬ sellor. and we leave the institution owing him a debt of gratitude we can not repay. Several of us have been studying at the conserva¬ tory for a number of years, and others for only a year or two, but each member of the graduating class hopes to convey to our Director, the spirit of appreciation and loyalty in which this Annual is dedicated. Response The honor that the members of the Senior Class have bestowed up¬ on me is deeply appreciated, and the good wishes that I hold for each one are innumerable. The Class of ' 26 is an honor to the L. C. M., and 1 want the mem¬ bers to know that my interest goes out with them, and 1 am their ally in their future undertakings. ifSCEll Our Sponsor Inspirational, helpful, always ready to serve: Such is our Sponsor, Helen McBride, and she has proven herself of the greatest help to us in our years of study at the L. C. M. We regret to leave one who has taken such a vital interest in our advance¬ ment and welfare. We shall cherish in fondest memories Miss McBride, and, in the years to come, look back on the many happy hours we have spent with her, and we want her to know that auld acquaintance shall not be forgot. School History 1 he Louisville Conservatory of Music, founded by Frederic A. Cowles and James Wesley McClain, opened its doors to the public in September, 1915. with an enrollment of approximately one hundred and fifty students. The faculty was composed of local teachers, and the dormitory was on the third floor of the present administration building, where eleven stud¬ ents lived. The growth during the first year neces¬ sitated leasing property at Brook and Broadway for use as a dormitory. The faculty was increased, and the Departments of Languages and Dramatic Art were instituted. The Public School Music Depart¬ ment, which from the beginning proved an active De¬ partment of the Conservatory, enlarged its scope in the next two or three years. In eleven years the Louisville Conservatory has grown to be one of the largest schools of music in the country, and it is a Charter Member of the National Association of Schools of Music and Allied Arts. The National Musical Sororities having Chapters at the Conservatory are the Delta Omicron, Mu Phi Epsilon. Sigma Alpha Iota and Phi Sigma Mu. Of the original faculty only Mr. Cowles and Mr. Letzler remain, but many artists have been added to the ever growing faculty. The future holds promise of great growth and wide influence and in September, 1927, the Conservatory will occupy its own new building. Frederic A. Cowles John L. Gruber Arthur W. Mason Minnie Murdoff Kimball Corneille Overstreet John R. Rebarer W. Lwvrf.nce Cook V Reginald w. Billin Charles j. letzler Cara Sapin Robert D. Parmenter mm Selma Kranz Jay W. Fay Helen McBride Frank Harmon Alice Camp S mm Sara Lee Sarah McConat hy Nannye Rudy Anderson A mm Mary Stewart Mary Grissom Mary Plummer Hunt Thomas Stradley Florence Schoppenhorst Theodore Richbourg Bess Mustaine _ f Catherine Mathis Luigi Resta Marett Saverne Theodore Von Beust Goldie Christopher Marian Nugent iiscift Martiia Frances Brantley Harvey Peake Floyd Crutchfield Rosalie Pargny ' mm H 4 ' 1 Wir 4 Ona Belle Demaree H NANCY Collins Copyright Photo. Permission granted by Canfield and Shook MARY M. WYMAN Alice Linkenberg Elizabeth Breckinridge Elizabeth Robertson NORMAL SCHOOL Pauline Summers. Assistant Editor Catherine Mathis, Editor Alameda W. Litsey, Business Manaaer CRESCENDO STAFF S E N LD R S Myrtle Abnia Louisville. Kentucky Voice Francis Lucile Baker Louisville. KentucIty Dramatic Art Trcas u re r. D ra m a C1 u b Miller Bennett Louisville. Kentucky Dramatic Art President, Drama Club Evelyn Black Barbourcillc, Kentucky Dramatic Art Drama Club Helen Cook Haltiesburg. Mississippi Violin Crescendo Artist Mima Kitty Dale Hazard . Kentuchy Dramatic Art Drama Club Class Executive Committee Sara Elizabeth Du i on Carrollton. Kentucky Public School Music Mary Foote Crest wood. Kentucky Public School Music Mu Phi Epsilon Quarter Notes Staff Mary Bell Garrett Louisville, Kentucky Voice Grace Mildred Gover Somerset. Kentucky Public School Music Chairman. Class Executive Committee Delta Omicron Class Testator Mildred Irene Henderson Cameron. West Virginia Dramatic Art Drama Club T reasurer, Senior Class Joseph Wheeler Henry Louisville. Kentuchy Pianoforte Verna Holland Murray. Ken lucky Piano Normal Eula Smith Howland l.ouisvilie. Kentucky Piano Piano Normal Beatrice Marion Hughes Burbourville. Kentucky Piano Piano Normal Quarter Notes Staff Jane Jeffreys Logan. West Virginia Public School Music Treasurer. Phi Sigma Mu Class Grumbler Mildred Mason Lambert Haiuesoille. Kentucky Public School Music Crescendo Staff Quarter Notes Staff Secretary. Phi Sigma Mu Class Historian Cecil Margaret Lehmann Louisville, Kentucky Voice Kathryn Lewis Lebanon , Kentucky Voice Regent. Delta Omicron Graduate of Public School Music Quarter Notes Staff Class Executive Committee Alameda W. Litsey Louisville, Kentucky Piano Graduate of Piano Normal Class Secretary Business Manager. Crescendo Mu Phi Epsilon Class Executive Committee Catherine Mathis Simpsonville, Kentucky Public School Music Class President Vice Regent. Delta Omicron Editor. Crescendo Class Executive Committee Katherine McCarten H o p k inset l l e , Ken tuck y Piano Piano Normal Quarter Notes Staff Delta Omicron Lallah Frances Owsley Glasgoic. Kentucky Y iolin Graduate of Public School Music Class Vice-President Delta Omicron Belle Pace Louisville. Kentucky Public School Music Sara E. Pace .- nniston. labunn: Public School Music Virginia Sapp Ha i ccsci He. Kentucky Piano Graduate of Violin Dorothy Schnaus Jasper. Indiana Public School Music Vice-President, Phi Sigma Mu Crescendo Staff Quarter Notes Staff Pauline Summers Louisville, Kentucky Violin Crescendo Staff Town Club Quarter Notes Staff Class Poet Class Executive Committee Theo M. Taylor Louisville, Kentucky Piano Normal Editor. Quarter Notes Class Executive Committee Grace Arnon Thompson Maclisonville, Kentucky Violin Treasurer, Delta Omicron Quarter Notes Staff Anita Yager La Grange, Kentucky Dramatic Art Secretary. Drama Club Quarter Notes Staff Crescendo Artist 1926 Class Motto: LISTEN, CONCENTRATE, MASTER Class Colors: WHITE AND GOLD Class Flowers DAISY Class History Mildred T HIS is indeed such a big year, and there are so many original activities that it is needless to stress the preceding years of this Class. The first class meeting of this year was held September 6, 1925. There were thirty-two members present, representing the different departments of the school. The first discussion was Class Officers. Diff¬ erent ones were nominated for these offices and later voted on. Catherine Mathis was elected Senior Class President. With Miss Mathis as our President, Mrs. Theo Taylor, Editor-in-Chief of the school paper, and the co-operation of the Senior Class, we set in with the full determination to make each issue of the “Quarter Notes.’’ (our school paper) the best ever published. With the hearty interest of our workers we made the subscriptions far exceed our expectations. With so much accomplished, we wondered why we could not indulge in further activities and see our way out, so someone suggested an “Annual,’’ a peren¬ nial subject, that had heretofore met with an early death. However, this suggestion received the endorse¬ ment and hearty approval of our Class. The Annual Staff was appointed; all members began working and, in a short while, the material was ready for publication. During this time a contest, open to members of the faculty as well as the student-body, was held for the naming of the Annual. The judges decided on the name “Crescendo,’’ which was submitted by Mr. Frank Harmon, who received the prize offered by the Senior Class. Mason Lambert There was also a contest, open to members of the Senior Class for a Class Motto. A prize of a two and one-half dollar gold piece was offered by Madam Sapin. The mottoes submitted were unusually good, but after careful elimination it was decided Myrtle Abnia should receive the prize; the motto being, “Listen, Concen¬ trate, Master,’’ the first letter of each word giving us L. C. M. Due to illness, two members were forced to leave, our class. One being Ollie Hagin and the other Martha Millikan. The entire class feels the loss of these two members but we sincerely trust they will be able to join the class that follows us. We have had our trials as all other Seniors have had. It is needless to recall to you the things we have written on the record of the past, but we feel sure our class has never been surpassed and only hope that each succeeding class will follow in our footsteps and en¬ deavor to make L. C. M. a better Conservatory than it has ever been before. We owe a debt of gratitude to those teachers who have helped us in our climb and who were always ready to hold out a helping hand when we slipped or stum¬ bled. Especially do we thank the Director of the Con¬ servatory, Frederic A. Cowles; the President of the Conservatory, John L. Gruber; our Class Sponsor, Helen McBride, and our Faculty Advisor, Frank Harmon, through whose aid we have now attained this dizzy height from wh : ch we can catch a glimpse of the promised land beyond “Graduation’’. The Class Grumbler Jane Jeffreys W HY do I have to waste my time writing this article for the Annual? Why did anyone have to stait such nonsense? Isn’t there enough to keep us busy without hunting for more work? Work! Work. That s all one hears at the Louisville Conserv¬ atory of Music. Such a year as we ve endured; beastly hot weather to begin with in a dormitory without electric fans: freezing winter months with lukewarm radiators, and now beautiful spring but no time to enjoy nature. Rising at daylight, it is rush, rush to Normal School, always delayed by late breakfast, late street cars and phone calls. We are perfectly normal beings, why do we have to go to “Normal School?” From there, rush to the Conservatory, rush to lunch, rush here and there and finally to bed. No wonder Mrs. Albany has to invite the girls to retire, for who wants to sleep on the stretchers we have? The faculty could not possibly be more hard hearted for they insist on our attendance at class even in rain or snow. Such classes as they are! Who can see any sense in Ear and Eye Training? Seems to me we see and hear too much as it is. If they would be progressive and use the radio or moving pic¬ ture machine we’d receive better grades. As to Harmony! Why can’t some smart musi¬ cians harmonize all of the melodies and children’s songs and save us that time and trouble. Just so it sounds fairly well, why should we worry if chords were up side down or inside out. On Saturday morning, when we would enjoy cleaning our rooms, a class in Methods is scheduled. Such nonsense—just watching children play. It is a wonder we do not have music indigestion for we must attend Sunday recitals, Faculty and Stu¬ dent recitals, and last of all the State Music Teachers’ Association. In the limited time left, on very select and stated occasions, we are allowed to have dates”. That is if one happens to be lucky enough to get the use of the one and only phone. (Every room should have a phone so that the conversation could be longer and more private.) On date nights, we hardly get to a show before it is time to be in or locked out”. Dancing all night never hurt anyone. What we need is an instructor to teach the Charleston . Phis course would be popu¬ lar. An hour or more of practice time could be pleas¬ antly spent in this class each day. All undergraduates look with envy upon the Sen¬ iors, but just wait until they have to attend class meet¬ ings and pay class dues. You can’t even choose your graduation dress, but have to wear white and look dignified. They say, Every cloud has a silver lining” so maybe things will brighten after school days are over. Who knows? Not I. Class Prophecy Mildred G RADUATING from L. C. M. In 1941 I went to New York to do post-graduate work. Going to a library one day for some research work I found to my great surprise and delight that one of the librarians, Mary Belle Garrett, was an old graduate of L. C. M. of the class of 26. In discussing the students and faculty of our Alma Mater, she told me about a diary of Mildred Henderson for the year of 1937, that had been found’about three years ago in the reference room. Miss Garrett had been unsuccessful in locating Mildred and suggested that we read the diary together. The following are some extracts of interest: January 6. New York. Day miserable—raining. As I was leaving the library who should I meet but Lucile Baker. She had the usual armful of books which slid in all directions to the pavement when she was making her usual unsuccessful attempt to keep her rubbers on. She is still telling stories every afternoon at the library. January 15. Had lunch with Miller Bennett. Was so glad to see her. Think of one of L. C. M.’s old graduates being the head of the most fashionable finishing school for girls in the East. February 2. Went to see the Ziegfcld Follies. Recognized Kitty Dale in the Chorus. She had a new collection of diamonds. She told me to go to .Cabaret. Wonder why? February 9. Just got back from . Cabaret. I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw Grace Gover in a revisal of the Charleston. Won¬ ders never cease! February 14. Had dinner with one of my classmates who was for¬ merly Lallah Frances Owsley. She is as demure as ever and has a charming husband and a darling son. She took me to the Woman ' s Club to hear Mildred Lambert, who has taken up S. Spaeth ' s work in musical lectures. Her most successful illustration was the playing of the Lohengrin Wedding March in various rhythms. Sail tomorrow on the America”. February 16. Saw Joseph Henry. He is on his way to Paris to study. Am not seasick yet. February 23. London. Heard Mile. Abnia tonight. She has been very successful in Paris and M. Gallard is taking her on a concert tour. March 1. Paris. Heard Mile. Lehmann in Madame Butterfly. She invited me to a studio tea. March 2. Went to the tea. Who was the leading Model? Katherine Lewis. Because of her graceful beauty, she has been for years a successful model for many leading artists. March 29. Berlin. Met Dr. and Mrs. Taylor. Dr. Taylor, who long since became a world known specialist, is now teaching here. As ever, Mrs. Taylor is the faithful wife. Henderson r f April ’0 Venice. Verna Holland is one of the foremost composers of the dav. Who wouid have thought it? April 30. Cairo. Is certainly hot here. Was more than surprised to meet Mary Foote. She was buying her paraphernalia to go on a hunting trip in the Jungles of Africa. . c . . , May 15 Tokyo Very much interested m the Mission Schools here. Found Belle Pace at the head of a Baptist Orphanage. Mav 27. Honolulu. Who should I meet but Mr. and Mrs. Howland. Eula has lured him away from the medical profession. They arc here study¬ ing the customs for their new vaudeville act. June 10. San Francisco. How good it is to breathe the air of dear ° ld June H. Hollywood. Went to the Metrogoldwyn Studios today. Saw Grace Thompson but didn’t get to speak to her. June 12 Have been back to the studios. Grace asked me to her lovely cottage for tea. Arrived late. As I entered the garden I saw a familiar figure 1 thought I knew that graceful move. I he closely bobbed hair was a daring mark of beauty. Why. yes! It was our Boy ! Beatrice told me that she was to play Miss ’26 in Paramount’s New Production. The Past, Present and Future. They tell me Evelyn Black has an importer’s shop in San Francisco. I wish l had known it. July 17. Denver. Saw Katherine McCartcn today. Hardly knew her as she is only a shadow of her old self. She is lecturing on how to get thin to music. . August 28. St. Louis. Read a fine article in the St. Louis Globe Democrat by Pauline Summers. She has drifted from her violin work and has become a music critic. September 2. Spent the day with the Litscy Family. Mrs. Litsey is as charming as ever. Dr. Litsey is a world authority on the opera. They have four charming children. September 3. Went to hear a successor of Billy Sunday, and — well! Sarah Dillon directed the Chorus. It’s strange. September 8. Learned today that Jane Jeffreys was the supervisor of music in the public schools here. I’ll certainly look her tip tomorrow. September 19. Chicago. Catherine Mathis has a music shop on Michigan Boulevard. Quite a collection of world famous instruments. October 2. Cincinnati. Met Anita Yager in the station. Am staying with her. She took me up to her Commercial Art School. Dorothy Schnaus is doing rural work and leading all conventions. October 23. Louisville. Been back to dear old L. C. M. All the teachers arc as jolly as ever. I couldn’t begin to put every thing down. Am stopping with Sarah Pace. Her husband is the President of the Sky Rocket Auto Co. Junior and Helen are such attractive children. Virginia Sapp has taken charge off her father ' s large plantations at Hawesville, Ky. December 10. Just back from Princeton. Saw Helen Cook. She is lecturing on the American Youth. When Myrtle Abnia sings, Pleasure and happiness she brings. Lucile Baker does her best. No matter what the trial or test. Miller Bennett in her quiet way. Will gain success at an early day. Evelyn Black’s highest aim. Is just to acquire another name. Helen Cook in music and art, Will ever do well her part. How long will Kitty Dale continue to sing? Look girls—another engagement ring. Sarah Dillon looks the part Of one very high in art. If Mary Foote’s fortune comes true, Many great things she’ll do. Mary Bell Garrett, as she journeys along, Will brighten her way with a beautiful song. We know Grace Cover will always be A credit to our faculty. To Ollie Hagin, best wishes we extend For health and happiness at the rainbow ' s end. Mildred Henderson’s broad “a ' s” Will get her parts in many plays. Jo:cph Henry’s absolute pitch Will some day make him very rich. Verna Holland is very quiet and demure Yet success will be hers, we are sure. May success and happiness ever abide, With Eula Howland, our first bride. Beatrice Hughes as “Our Boy Has brought to us lots of joy. Jane Jeffreys with her ready smile Always makes life worth-while. Mildred Lambert is such a jolly good sport, She is sure to find happiness at every port. Cecil Lehmann with her wonderful voice Has fame and fortune, her only choice. Kathryn Lewis has a voice so clear. That we are sure her success is near. Alameda Litsey plays with grace and ease, So that her performance is sure to please. Catherine Mathis is ever ready to work, Her duty she will never shirk. Martha Millikan, may your health permit You with seniors next year to sit. Katherine McCarten’s fingers seem to say, ‘TH be a great pianist some day. When Lallah F. Owsley you meet, You will find her always neat. A music case goes far with Bell Pace, Said George, when panting he returned from the She puts lots of beauty on her face Our cosmetic lover—Sarah Pace. Virginia Sapp’s charming way, Will win her a handsome man some day. Dorothy Schnaus is so jolly and gay, She drives away the gloom of a rainy day. Theo Taylor, will always be A student of the highest degree. Grace Thompson is sometimes quite a riddle, Yet we’ll admit she can play the fiddle. No matter what she is in Anita Yager is sure to win. race. About myself I have nothing to say, Except that perhaps I’ll be a poet some day. —Pauline Summers Class Will By Grace Gover W E, the 31 surviving veterans of a class of 50, entered the Louisville Conservatory of Music some few years ago. being then of sound mind. Although we have been through long years of misery and distress in order to get together the properties we now possess, we find that we have accumulated many things which we can not take with us. The things you have set value upon we hereby bequeath to you, in this the last will and testament of the Class of ' 26. To our beloved teachers, who have so unceasingly assisted our flagging footsteps along the intricate paths of difficulty on the way to knowledge, we leave our tardy appreciation. To Mr. Cowles. Miss McBride, and Mr. Harmon, our faculty advisors and sponsor, we bequeath our good will and heartiest thanks. Our next nearest of kin is the Junior Class. To the members of this class we leave our Senior dignity. May they uphold it with all seriousness and endeavor to realize its importance, in spite of their natural light minded¬ ness. To the Sophomores we leave our school spirit. You don’t get any grades in this, but it certainly does dress up your reputation. And to the Freshmen we leave our heart-felt sympathy. Keep on. girls, and you’ll finally reach the goal. Lucile Baker leaves her gift of gab to Emily Carothers. Miller Bennett leaves her sweet disposition to Oleta Albertson. Evelyn Black wills her peroxide shampoo and supply of cosmetics to Nancy Mae Elliott. Helen Cook’s quiet ways have been left to Katherine Barnes. Kitty Dale wills her talent in securing engagement rings to Rose Klaftcr. Sara Dillon leaves her care-free and easy going ways to Louisa Bum- gardner. Mary Belle Garrett leaves her timidity to Katherine Wharton. Verna Holland leaves her naturally curly hair to Vera Eversole. Eula Howland leaves her matrimonial success to Wanda Howard. Beatrice Hughes wills her boyish bob to Lela Vincent. Jane Jeffreys leaves her good nature to Catherine Stum. Mildred Lambert bequeaths her talent for playing the Lohengrin Wedding March to Floyce Hubbard. But. Floycc, remember that this is not taken from the Bible and neither is ’’Paradise Lost”. Cecil Lehmann leaves her operatic aspirations to Minnie Selby. Alameda Litsey leaves her winning smile to Lois Ellison. Katherine McCartcn leaves her “Flea-Hop” to Lcsslcy Freeman. Mildred Henderson leaves her “Italian a’s” and “Dramatic Art pro¬ nunciations to Mr. Harmon. Mr. Harmon, remember please that now you have classes in the afternoon at the Conser’vat’ry. Kathryn Lewis leaves her perfect bob to Nancy Mae Elliott. Catherine Mathis, at the request of the Senior Class, leaves her ability of acting in the capacity of President to the President of the Junior Class. Lallah Frances Owsley leaves her success in letting her hair grow to Mr. Cowles. Belle Pace willingly gives her place at the Baptist Orphanage to Mary¬ land Calvert. Sara Pace leaves her southern brogue to Mr. Mason. Virginia Sapp leaves her diligence in attending Class Meetings to Chris¬ tine McClure. Pauline Summers leaves her “pull” with Harcourt salesmen to Catherine Schanz. Dorothy Schnaus leaves her sweet tempered disposition, or at least a part of it, to Sylvia Hubbard. Mrs. Taylor leaves her place as Editor-in-Chicf of the Quarter Notes” to Margaret Kimberlin. You ' ll have to hustle. Margaret, if you intend to do even half as well. Grace Thompson leaves her continued marcclte to Sylvia Button. Let’s try it. Sylvia, and see how it looks. Anita Yager leaves her abbreviated statue to Ruth Sitton. Mary Foote leaves her “baby talk” to Catherine Murphy. Joseph Henry leaves his absolute pitch to Katherine Barnes. Myrtle Abnia leaves her originality in class mottoes to the Junior Class. Grace Gover leaves to Miss McBride her parting advice— Never bob your hair.” To Charles we leave all of the rest of our property and belongings which may be found in the various corners to the Conservatory. Marian Nugent Bachelor of Music Marian Nugent, the first pupil of the L. C. M. to receive the Bachelor of Music Degree, has studied with Charles J. Letzler for the past four years. He prepared her for the Music Week Contest in 1923 of which she was the winner. The young violin¬ ist also received her diploma from the Conservatory at that time. Miss Nugent will continue her studies in New York next year. We sincerely hope she will bring more laurels to her Alma Mater and to her teacher—our beloved Mr. Letzler. k Quarter Notes Staff PIANO NOK! � ' ' M. Taylor T’aiilme Summers •tbrr.tte Ma-Wten .Kathryn I«cwi� Grace Tliuni|tM it • Anita Y� |frr h Itatriiv Much . Mnry KuUe ■Vmthy S. litmus it i it .M T«t� lur I I ' aulllii 1 Siiimii- rs The niendier. of Vrrn ItnlUiul Mnnnirrit.- Murpli. ' Mary .Sullivan Km lur mi- Mnol ' arl Flnyce Ilulihanl . T. M Taylor orga! Iiii tu(-I .. ’ it i 11 VII I ' ■ lii LiU rl, inil Aii li ' Prim to i ' .iim:ih’ | tlm fiml Ik. iiiif ..f f hi i H Wlu n tfu iiriui H limn I :ii t ' iiiu|i .iriiun n rvier mill l - ii i. ai|i ' ••rvntory • ! ' lit • .Jiord III It 1 mi • n il mill I nil ‘Inir-lt. ttll ' ii ' tl I Frvderie A. � V mIc., ’ll f’«iok. rlu eoiiyrntiilalcd ij A nIi- received from Hi -r at tin W former fraolirr werr I. tlmnitinli knnirlrdyn ill.I !� • rained from on pffucriKmi, Ik « K ii ■PTMudied violin in tin. mtv In VIUIIK |l |ll||ot Ilf |||. 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No 1 frmn his assis .nt ||. ,. j. , x ,, hint immediately. Mon turner t ’ u M in • May . beyond our ur ' «t. it - ..« extent ability. if A mi ' s mi, I“‘� � r in t.uffff.h in the np|m.it, nut only In. own pun. r. but ii«evi,iry to ntvrmnte the effort wnit ' K dim lion If nny nuiolJ ti ' tliinit to In lp, he Is-.s,,!,’. a d « ; |’ •■arty, and the nruani attem loses ni.P • If litt ' b It pr j:r -«v inipiib-d by « ' h n all uf th iitiitdiers f a cl, iiitluird nih the spirit � f tIt. •h terminal that it -hall funition a lnss l at it� I -.—if anil make iif in the triii t s. r . i f f is the SJ I, llllt le.u Inn forulti f Hi Villi the . Micei tfully isillij ' letj thi plenta l«y tin � ■ hunl i ' ■ mid the inlen .t in th. nvilid ioti.te.ition f|.� m lh l. ' i ' ii i il! . puhlie i d of lli - i ' Veelleut unrt i|, ' li |� V Mr jtuuiel ' hMii. ni. ittvd hy iIni French Uot i nteitl L tin n i n Mmlents, . dlrtl ult t. . n in ' iM It i e III • odor . in m . ( mi All. nl ' d l� y Kr.iii ' ii Moo r, of i atld tlii Idl lb . stud ents ill ' ll ' Killer Mr ' i N ' tl ' il i Mils i ' Thus, i ii.. mm evpe. ' t in jrn out hue. in Horry al.oit the |mv ilti|ity. open, if i. HUiiititu: us it we ore J utirsi lv.-o thnroiiyhlv III fl Th l ' e ierotioii nf Music l ii. irlists eune. ' lt . Olid till . of uni •otiei ' rl work ha .- uw.iituu; n. tlnsl • iv ' iiw ..uppurt and opportunity sohvt niidt ■)( . Tin uir. s th.it our ntvn Mnry I’ruduutrs ' hue lu vith .iluiip tin- t o all. S£y 1 ■ t mir ■ i ' tno.t lull we i!0. ily a brief sk ' leh of the entlm-daMn for the year itnd il iKmibilitira. lot fail in tin face of nil thnt exiets n le loved fi ' llOol. C.VTIIKRISE M 11 Ills. L DEPARTMENT Vrite About “Me” -n tt so verv nnieh. iJitorl nn l 1ml: wlmt “All Modem cdii ' 1 The Origin of the Quarter Notes T HE first Quarter Note was issued by the worthy class of ' 24. It was a shaky note, struck tremul¬ ously at first, and then as the idea grew, it be¬ came more sustained: but alas, for the class of ’24, not self-sustaining. However, it was our duty to Posterity to set the Note” sounding Molto Crescendo, broad¬ casting the growth of L. C. M. in quantity, quality and harmonious school spirit. The very appropriate name “Quarter Notes” was the result of a spontaneous combustion of thought between Leland Brock, ’24, and George Piggott, ’24. It ought to be some kind of a note,” mused Leland. A quarterly hmmm, why not “Quarter Notes?” George spontaneously combusted. And that was that—and it is still that. Mr. Brock became the editor of the one and only issue of the paper in ’24, issued May 1st. The news of a year was crowded into its seven generous pages and the space now filled with advertisements was occupied by columns headed: Can You Imagine”; “Favorite Expressions”, Have You Ever Noticed”, “Grunts and Giggles,” the contents of which can be readily guessed. Then there was Mary’s Metrical Musings” which dwelt on certain dignified notables around the school with no reference whatsoever to their dignity or nota¬ bility. This was the first Quarter Note,” humorous yet half sad as departing Seniors cast one longing look backward ere they- parted. May there be many more measures of Quarter Notes” and may the cadence never be heard. Howard L. Koch, Class ’24. Junior Class UlNSfclflAIUIfl OF MVSIC First Row :—Katherine Wharton. Thelma Finger. Nancy Mae Elliott OIpm AI t c t n Third Row -.—An it! Flai’iga n 3 Ka!herine S Barges. MinnSdby ' “ Lel. v“nee nt “T I 7 ' - F ' °, yCC Hu “ ' Catherine Schanz. Savage. Mary Sullivan. Catherine Stum. Lois Ellison ‘ cent. azel Love. Lessley Freeman. Mary Agnes Stark. Mary Elizabeth Colors :—Nile Green and Shell Pink. Flower :—Sweet Pea. Sponsor :—Sara Lee. r ) y [ V ' u 1 ' 1 • ' ll 1--1 - i I ' l h ■■ ■ ■ ' i i ' k m hi ■ J . 4 - 1 ’ _ i Jl L . :j 5oPK ' ——L-1 o m o t e s. Sophomore Class First Rolv :— Ruth Sitton. Sylvia Hubbard. Gertrude De Moss. Catherine Murphy. Alice Camp. Class Sponsor. Mary Priestly Cox. Evelyn Allensworth. Marguerite Murphy. Second Row :—Vera Evcrsole. Dolores White. Coleman Wallace. Esther Severn. Lee Louise Elkin. Emma Alice Pate. Frances Landon Smith. Nell Arnold. Miriam Wilson. Officers :—Catherine Murphy. President. Mary Priestly Cox, Vice-President. Ruth Sitton. Secretary. Evelyn Allensworth. Treasurer. Other Members :—Mary Lee Tcrhune. Josephine Connell. Mary Dunbar. Louise Sallee. Alyce Burrell. Thelma Fix. Frances Penn. Floiver :—Tea Rose. Colors :—Dark Blue and Gold. Unclassified Students THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT LOUISVILLE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INCORPORATED W Students Striving Toward The Senior Goal 1 _ LOUISVILLE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ROBERT PARMENTER Conductor Violin Choir Cora Cook Parmenter. Conductor F,rst Violins John Coakley. Rosalie Schulman. Mary Louise Coaklcy. Ursel Hawes. Jennie Mai McClure. Anna Lucy Hawes. Second Vtoltns —Noncarlc Argenbrigln. Joseph Abel. Sara Wright. Vanda Fiscl. Irvine Gerstle. Third Violins —Alma Hagman. Mildred Wcsterfield. Murray Pedigo. Manuel Munsey. George Goeth. Fourth Violins William Montgomery. Anna Louise Knight. Mendel Specktor. James Kasdan. Riley Dobbins. ESTHER SEVERN, Accompanist. 0 s ? Founded ACTIVE MEMBERS Evelyn Allensxvorth Maryland Calvert Mary Cox Mary Dunbar Nancy Mae Elliott Grace Gover Floyce Hubbard Sylvia Hubbard Lucille Klapheke Kathryn Lewis Hazel Love Catherine Mathis Katherine McCarten Angeline McCrocklin Lallah Frances Owsley Catherine Schanz Ruth Sitton Cora Cook Pa rm enter Mary Sullivan Mary Lee Terhune Grace Thompson 1909 Delta Omicron 2ETA CHAPTER Installed l Official Publication: The Wheel. COLORS: Old Rose and Silver. FACULTY HONORARY MEMBERS Alice Camp Selma Kranz Helen McBride Sarah McConathy Bess Mustaine Corneille Overstreet Cara Sapin Mary Stewart HONORARY MEMBERS Ruth Breton Lucy Chinn Mrs. Newton Crawford Ella Lawrence Gardner Mrs. Neal Loomis Esther Metz Harriet Poynter Mrs. John Sample Mrs. George Settle M. Teresa Armitage Mildred Lewis . C. M. iois PATRONS Reginald W. Billin ' Lawrence Cook Frederic. A. Cowles Frank Harmon Jay W. Fay CHA RL ES l. FT L ER Robert Parmenter John R. Rebarer John Sample SORORITY MOTHER Mrs. Harry Roy PLEDGE Lee Louise Elkin Mu Phi Epsilon National Honorary Musical Sorority MU SIGMA CHAPTER OFFICERS .Jane Watkins Boone. President Eleanor Lawrence. Vice-President MARY PAIGE G INES. Secretary ANNICE MEADOWS. Treasurer Lillian Gibson Thompson. Historian Minnie Murdofe Kimball. Warden SAR LEE, Chorister Oleta Albertson. Chaplain RUTH BLAKEY. Alumnae Secretary ACTIVE MEMBERS Mary Paige Gaines Ann ice Meadows Mai Hill Bartlett Jane Stokes Mary Foote Katherine Murphy Minnie MurdofT Kimball Minnie Selby Alameda Eleanor Lawrence Jane Watkins Boone Sara Lee Lois Ellison Oleta Albertson Ruth Blakey Lesslcy Freeman Lillian Gibson T hompson Litsey ALUMNAE Louise Wells Richardson Sara Hill Richardson Charlie Bynum Brubaker Mary Mildred Hunt Elizabeth Holman M A RC.A R HT H A M M ERSTI«IN Evelyn Ansley C ROLYN CHRISMAN Nannye Rudy Anderson Alice Everin Mary Poore Jennie Morrow Miller Louise Mason Caldwell (Founded. November 13. 1903. Metropolitan College of Musie Cincinnati. Ohio.) M U PHI EPSILON is a national organization of profes¬ sional women musicians, teachers of music, and students of music who have made sufficient progress in their study of one of the major branches to be eligible to membership. The objects of the sorority are threefold: First, the devel¬ opment of American music; second, the promotion of lifelong love and friendship among the members; third, the advance- ment of the schools in which the forty-six (46) Chapters are located. r Mu Phi Epsilon-Mu Sigma Chapter NAT IONAL HONORARY MUSICAL SORORITY tude for her members, and maintains a fund for the assistance ol needy members. Many members of the sorority, who are dependent on themselves for support, have become ill and unable to work, and have been helped by this fund. Many students have been given the means to complete their musical education y i ni ■Members Fund. Money is now being raised for a Mu Phi Club House in New York City, which when opened, will provide an inexpensive home for girls from all parts of the country who are studying in New York. Here they will be in constant contact with Sisters who have reached their goal, who will not only be an inspiration, but a practical help in the securing of positions, and scholarships with famous teachers. There are many ways in which Mu Phi Epsilon strives to assist in the development of American music. Chiefly, by en¬ couraging the young women, who show talent and diligence in tie musical schools of the country to hitch their wagons to a star; and by developing the ambition of its members; by requir¬ ing a high grade of work from them; by inspiring, where she n ’ O, • r? ut -i? America to make of themselves real musicians. Mu I hi epsilon accomplishes much. The February Triangle”, which is the official publication of the Grand Chapter, gave a list of twenty-six compositions by members of Mu Phi Epsilon, which were published in 1925. These include chorus numbers, an operetta, songs, and piano and violin numbers. The Teachers ' Edition, Universal Series, published by Hinds, Hayden and Eldredge, contains 300 unison and part songs with piano accompaniments by Beatrice Scott, Mu Xi Chapter, Chicago. The first attempts of almost all of these twenty-six American composers were in the annual Na¬ tional Composition Contest of Mu Phi Epsilon. The ways in which the sorority accomplishes her second object, the promotion of a lifelong friendship among her mem¬ bers are obvious. But she goes farther than that in her solici¬ 1 he National Endowment Fund, established in 1924, with $50,000 in 1928 as its goal, has already reached $14,508. The Nineteenth National Convention will be held in Ithaca, New York, June 22-25, inclusive, with Lambda Chap¬ ter as hostess. This convention is held biennially. Mu Sigma Chapter will send as its delegate Mrs. Minnie MurdofF Kimball, who recently came to the Conservatory fac¬ ulty from the De Pauw University School of Music, where she was head of the Piano Department. A yearly course of study is mapped out each fall by the Program Committee of each Chapter. The course of study for Mu Sigma Chapter for the current year is as follows: October. American Music: November, Study of Opera: December, Study of Opera; January, Louisville Composers; February, The Origin and Growth of Violin Music; March, The Origin and Growth of Piano Music; April, Russian Music. Members: Martha Frances Brantley; Agnes Kastner; Evelyn Moser; Martha Nell Flynt, Recording Secretary; Helen Sicveking. Vice President; Thelma Minter Fahrenberg; Mary Grissom; Lucile Herget; Julia Strickler, Treasurer; Catherine Goodman; 1 Iclen Krieger, Presi¬ dent; Virginia Hatfield. Corresponding Secretary; Lillian Caddie; Elise Brach; Helen Leigh; Dorothy McQuiddy; Ollie Price Millett. Sigma Alpha lota Sigma Nu Chapter Coloratura Company, Member, Sigma Alpha Iota is classified as the oldest National Musical Soror¬ ity. It strives to pro¬ mote the musical pro¬ fession, and to inspire its members through close association with prominent artists, who are Honorary Members. Among them are Mine. Galli Curci, Myra Hess, and the much admired Mrs. Edward McDowell. Mine. Josephine Lucchesi, Soprano. San Carlo Opera First Chapter Honorary Sigma Nu Chaptei 1 o furnish seclusion and quiet for artists in their creative work, S. A. I. has a cottage in the McDowell colony at Petersborough, N. H. A biennial prize is offered at each Convention of the National Federation of Music Clubs for the best sacred anthem by an Amer¬ ican composer. Other scholarships and honors are also offered. An Endowment Fund for the aiding of students in the development of music in America has been created. Sigma Nu Chapter is the first Southern Chapter established. Phi Sigma Mu PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC PROFESSIONAL FRATERNITY Founded. Ohio Wesleyan University School of Music. December 11. Id24. Delta Chapter Installed in Louisville Conservatory of Music May I. 1026. OFFICERS Alice O. Linkenberg, President Dorothy Schnaus. Vice-President Mildred Lambert, Secretary Jane Jefi-reys, I ' reasurer MEMBERS Mrs. S. L. Beard Ruth Hampton Margaret Carson A V Town Club Organized October, 1922. The aims of this club are to promote good music, and to bring into closer relationship the town students of the Conservatory. Names: First Row: Aldinc Yancey, Katherine McBride. Kath¬ erine 0. Heine. Angcline McCrocklin, Helen McBride. Second Row: Margaret Carson, Ruth Hampton. Eunice Mitchell Jacoby. Geraldine McNccly Thompson. Grace Deppe. Third Row: Catherine Schanz. Elizabeth Shelton. Prank Har¬ mon. Pauline Summers, Maryland Calvert. Bess Mustaine. Other Members: Emmaline Archer. Ellen Bachus. Aline M. Brown. Evelyn Kaiser. Alice Linkenberg, Evelyn Moser, Fannie Stoll, Lottie Van Arsdalc. Nancy Jane Birch. OFFICERS Grace Deppe, President Katherine McBride, Vice-President BESS Mustaine, Secretary and Treasurer Helen McBride. Faculty Advisor HONORARY FACULTY MEMBERS Selma Kranz Frank Harmon DRAMATIC CLUB Dramatic Club T ' HE Dramatic Club of the Louisville Conserva¬ tory of Music was organized in September, 1920. From the first, it has been the most popular fea¬ ture of the Dramatic Art Department. It has re¬ mained a student activity with officers elected from the Senior Class, but the work of the Club is under the direct supervision of Floyd Crutchfield. Director of the Dramatic Art Department. The purpose of the Club is to acquire a standard, and an ideal of good drama through reading rehearsals of the best new one act plays. The work done by the Club is of great value to the student. It gives oppor¬ tunity for practice in oral interpretation, varied char¬ acterization, a sense of the significance of group study, and a feeling for unity and balance in stage production. Plays read in such rehearsals before the Club are the ones selected for public presentation. All social activities of the Dramatic Department are sponsored by the Club. Dances, and box parties at the local theatres are annual events in the history of the organization, and numerous smaller parties pro¬ mote the feeling of good fellowship among the mem¬ bers. Prominent men and women in the world of the theatre have contributed much to the enjoyment of the Club meetings by informal lectures. Stuart Walker and Barrett Clark are two of the celebrities, and visit¬ ing actors and actresses have helped to make the meet¬ ings of the Club most inspiring and interesting to the students. Plays of Lady Gregory, Percival Wilde, Stuart Walker, C. Colin Clements, Milne, Yeats, and the most tecent plays of the day have been presented through the Club, and frequently dramatic readings by the Dean of the Department have proved a pleasant variation from the usual programs. Mrs. Lillie Albany Mrs. Annie L. McClain Our Domitory Friends Our road you’ve strewn with flowers, Unconsciously you’ve sown the seeds, And God’s smile has turned into flowers, The kindness and cheer of your deeds. DORMITORY Contest Winners Catherine Mathis Most Popular Jane Jeffreys J oiliest Cecil Lehmann Most Attractive Kathryn Lewis Prettiest Mildred Lambert Best Sport Grace Gover Best All Round Student Kathernie McCarten Most Talented Sara Pace Greatest Admirer of Cosmetics Helen Cook Man Haler Theo M. Taylor Most Accommodating From The Seniors ' Viewpoint John L. Gruber Most Accommodating Frank Harmon The Sheik Frederic A. Cowles Most Popular Helen McBride Everybody ' s Friend Cora Cook Parmenter Best Looking Cara Sapin The Optimist W. Lawrence Cook Most Dignified MARY STEWART Jolliest Caricature L. C. M. Alumni GRADUATES PRIOR TO 1918 WERE NOT KNOWN TO THE EDITOR BEFORE THE PRINTING OF THE ANNUA1 Graduates CLASS OF 1918 Hassie Lee Alderson Mabel Middlekauff Nannye Rudy Anderson Rucie Miller Frances Baird Alberta Nichols Hazel Bryan Lydia Corrine Peter Josephine Price Carpenter Dorcas Redding Edith Doris Ruby Redwitz Argine Gossett Margaret Ripy Daisy Ethel Grace Annye Lee Roberts Mayme Braughton Hunt Belle James Russell Sophia Kabakoff Clara Mai Smith Lelia May Lewman Mary Frances Stewart Julia Lyon Edith Welburn (The List of Graduates for the year 1919 was not obtained before the Annual went to press) CLASS OF 1920 Lila Berry Willa McElroy Ruth Blakey Geneveve McClure Esther Bowdrf: Margaret McCulloch Lucile Bushong Mrs. Kathleen McLean Hassie Crawford Mabel McMurtry Lucille Drier Eloise Nolte Elizabeth Dupree Josie Peak Marie Frank Bernice Perry Catherine Goodman Miriam Pierce Phoebe Gould Lucille Rice Mary Hardaway Mrs. Harry Roy Franklin Harmon Freida Ruoff Bertha Hasenstab Bertha Seay Mary Elizabeth Head Mrs. Charles Shannon Mattie Ireland Katherine Shelley Dorothy Johnson Anna Shockency Lucille Jones Blanche Smith Virginia Jones Jane Stokes Alma Kriete Blanche Stout Amelia Kriete Esther Stout Lillian LaRue Aleen Tyler Margaret Leist Virginia Tyler Mattie Lipps Mary Louise Wallace Ruth Marshall Marcella Williams Nell Moore Leona Young Graduates CLASS, OF 1921 Frances Adams Katherine LeGros Juanita Andricr Alma Lehnert Evelyn Cook Ansley Mary McConathy Nina Baker Alma McFarland Pauline Bell Louise Moss MARGARET BUCKNER Elliott Orr Katherine Davis Rachel Richards Mary Dollar Hortense Roseberry Marie Qumstorf Clara Ryan Myrtle Folks Golder Sandidge Dorothy Green Lillian Seay YIrna Gregory Emma Shader M argaret Hammmerstein Margaret Schump Elciarith Hilleary Maud Thomas Lucille Jones Fahy Turner Esther Licker Laura Weiss Luther White CLASS OF 1922 Nina Baker Lillian LaRue Elizabeth Beeler Exie Lewis Nancy Jane Birch Ross Lindsay Clara Bonte Ruth Miner Ava Belle Bradley Tekla Miner Evelyn Bryan Eunice Mitchell Georgia Caldwell Alice Monroe Churchill Fullilove Gustave Moser Zelma Conrad Margaret Munroe Allene Coyle Bess Mustainf. Jennie Crowdus Mary Myers Christine DeLaet Beulah Palmer Maude Detherage Madge Porter Laureen English Thalia Rice Thelma Ervin Theo. Richbourg Katherine Ford Emma Shader Mary V. Frymire Helen Sieveking Sarah Gilmour Ethel Slote Ethel Haas Myrtle Stinger Deborah Hardin Louise Stringfellow Delphine Holder Allene Thomas Emma Johnston Lillian Trudeau Nellie Jones Merlyn Walker Mrs. E. H. Kennady Hattie Walti-ier Martha Kriete Marjorie Warden Aldine Yancey Graduates CLASS OF 1923 Dorothy Adams Mary Adams Katherine Bell Margaret Bickel Helen Board Marie Bornwasser Mary Louise Bottorff Margaret Buckner Charlie Bynum Alice Camp Stella Carrico Margaret Carson Lou Ella Carvill Zelma Conrad Cora Cook Iva Dagley Grace Deppe Helen Eichenberger Emily Garnett Sarah Gayle Agnes Graves Frieda Gruenwald Ruth Hampton Patti Harwell Ruth Headrick Ruth Hinton Ruth Huffer Annie Laurie Hughes Helen Page Jackson Evelyn Kaiser Ada Kephart Sara King Ruth Lain Lorraine Lyons Geraldine McNeely Bettie Maris ZOERAYDA MEERS Mabel Morrison Marian Nugent Catherine Ohligschlager Katherine Pedigo Sallif. Pennington Sarah Riley Elizabeth Roberts Jane Russell Mary Scudder Margaret Sellers Ruth Sharp Elizabeth Shelton Bessie Sonner Irene Squires Mildred Strahler Clarice Thompson Robert Thompson Mildred Toler Francis Tuncil Bess Valentine Augusta Vann Dixie Wade Mary Waechter Elizabeth Way Annette Wearen Marie Whiteside Mae Wright CLASS OF 1924 Emaline T. Archer Lucille Bennett Eula Bennett Emily Grace Benton Ruby Bethany Helen Board Leland Brock Edith Carter Chessie Harris Compton Sara Christine DeLaet Mildred Farrish Geneva Fowler Nelson Goldsborough Alice A. Griffin Carrie Grissom Ollie Jay Hagin Gwendolyn Haynes Mary Wheeler Henry Lucile Herget Lucille Hikes Esther Kachler Howard Lee Koch Eleanor Lawrence Madge Terry Lewis Kathryn McBride Dorothy McQuiddy Valeria Medford Jennie Morrow Miller Thelma J. Minter Allene Montgomery Mona Lee Morgan Evelyn Ann Moser Mary Gladys Nanney Mary Lois Osborne Ruth Owen Lallah Frances Owsley Mildred Parkhurst Billie Nash Perry George T. Piggott GWENDOLYN POE Lillian N. Pumphrey Sara Hill Richardson Bernice Lorene Royster Marie Sachse Mildred E. Schirmer Mildred Amelia Schloss Ethel Slote Katherine Smith Helen Elizabeth Sprague Mary Agnes Stark Eloise Stoki-ioff Estelle Stone Esther Stout Thomas M. Stradley Julia Strickler Gordon Switzer Ellen Cathryn Trautman Lottie Van Arsdale Louise Landon Wells Grace Marie Winstead Graduates CLAS S OF 1925 Mildred Zuline Alexander Frances Lewis Allen Anna Blye Blakey Elise Ada Brach Martha Frances Brantley Virginia Lee Brightwell Goldie Leah Christopher Jewel C. Claxton Doris Cochran Ona Belle Demaree Gladys Dunn Mary Page Gaines Carrie Elizabeth Grissom Verna Holland Elizabeth Brents Holman Elsie L. Husman Agnes Kastner Lelia Laefoon Kathryn Lewis Alameda Litsey Amy Catherine Lutes Catherine Carr Malkemus Inez Menah Jennie Morrow Miller Hazel H. McClellan Angeline McCrocklin Clara Nunnelley Hildegard Nussbaum Katherine Wingate Parrish Mary Ernest Poore Sara Hill Richardson Anne Aileene Rubarts Virginia Sapp Margaret L. Schanzen- bacher Florence Gray Schoppen- horst Louise Jane Searcy Esther Sesmer Clo Era Sewell Isabel Spalding Smith Ellen Cathryn Trautman Susie Mae Walker CLASS OF 1926 Myrtle Abnia Francis Lucilf. Baker Miller Bennett Evelyn Black Helen Cook Mima Kitty Dale Sara Dillon Mary Foote Mary Bell Garrett Grace Mildred Gover Mildred Irene Henderson Joseph Wheeler Henry Verna Holland Eula Smith Howland Beatrice Hughes Jane Jeffreys Mildred Mason Lambert Cecil Lehmann Kathryn Lewis Alameda W. Litsey Catherine Mathis Katherine McCarten Lallah Frances Owsley Belle Pace Sara Pace Virginia Sapp Pauline Summers Dorothy Schnaus Grace Arnon Thompson Anita Yager Theo M. Taylor BACHELOR OF MUSIC DEGREE Marian Nugent Symphony Sarcasm (JUST IN FUN) ' Tis a Symphony orchestra so they say, The best that ever tried to play, With Mr. Parmenter at the bat, Always to tell us where we re at. He’s forever singin’ out his score, And a-countin’ three and a-countin’ four; And tellin’ us how to play just so And then to draw a long full bow. And when the cornets all get out, You ought to hear him rave and shout; He stamps his foot, Oh hear him say, Gimme-Gimme-Gimme-A!!’’ And Morris is always playin’ wrong. Sometimes holdin’ notes too long, But tho’ he tries with all his might, It seems he just can’t play ’em right. Now Howard thinks he is the best Musician that ever wuz”, But if you wish to know the rest, Just listen how he docs. O! Fannie always wants to know If Otto’s cornin’,—Yes or no? For when he’s there it s plain to sec She plays a sweeter melody. Evelyn is always missin’ her car, And cornin’ in “kinda late; But. listen my dear for the lacts are, She was out with her handsome date. Now Ruth keeps on the beat, By pattin’ of her feet, But Fred Jaehne gets by, With the winkin’ of his eye. Yes, Catherine can play high trills, And put in all the frills, But I’m glad I don’t sit near, For such things hurt the ear. Of course we have other folks Just as bum as these But guess I’ll end my jokes, And leave you at your ease. Orchestra pals ' twas just in fun, So please don’t be offended, But tho’ I’ve just begun, This “Symphonism’’ must be ended. Paulink Summers lESCEtl P e Vivo Le Vlv e C, Ou-V o£ V f e i A,e Frederic A. Cowles John L. Gruber Jokes Ac a recent party when a singer had just finished “My Old Kentucky Home’ ' , a guest was observed silently weeping in one corner. “Are you a Kentuckian?” asked the sympathetic hostess. “No. I am a musician.” —Southern School Journal. Miss Crutchfield— How would you punctuate this sentence: “A handsome man walked down the street.” Kitty Dale—“I would make a dash after the man. The Seelbctch Louisville’s Leading Hotel T eachers Music Company We wish to thank you for your loyal support, and hope you will remember us with kindest thoughts. GOOD TEACHING MATERIAL 214 West Broadway BEAUTY LIES Sometimes beneath the surface, Sometimes outside the surface. But it takes an experienced photographer To bring that beauty out. OUR STUDIO IS A BEAUTY PARLOR Griswold Studio 566 SOUTH FOURTH APPOINTMENTS City 4559 :s the official song book of the Music Super¬ visors ' Conference, offering authorized versions of the old songs. Contains 50 songs of Ameri¬ can origin; includes songs of patriotism, senti¬ ment and home; nature, humorous and col¬ lege songs; hymns, Christmas Carols and Negro Spirituals; several standard choruses; texts of a number of later and popular songs. S’ngle copy, 15c postpaid; piano-vocal score, 50c. 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A TASTY CLUB SANDWICH AT THE College Inn Sandwich Shop Incorporated First and Chestnut A Fitting Climax to any Happy Evening JUST A CARD FROM Leon Abraham ' s Pharmacy FIRST AND BROADWAY SECOND and BROADWAY I thank you for all your patronage and believe I have served you well and you have served me right. Sincerely The Louisville Conservatory’s Friend Y. W. C. A. Broadway at Second 229 Fourth Avenue Above Dan Cohen’s Mr. Mason (In Sight Singing)—“Let’s sing that last stanza again. I thought I heard someone on the back row not singing.” Mrs. Parmenter—“The flour you sold me was tough.” Grocer—“Tough, ma’am?” Mrs. Parmenter—“Yes, I made a pie with it and my husband could not eat it.” Miss Cinnamond (answering lady on the phone) — “Miss Strack, this lady wants some music composed be¬ fore 1885. What shall I tell her?” Miss Strack—“Tell her this is not an antique shop.” KNOW WE BELIEVE IN SIGNS And We Make Them On Metal and on Cardboard ADRIAN I. SHRADER For Indoor and Outdoor Display -FOR- Motor Cars COMMERCI AL PRINTING METAL LITHOGRAPHING Telephone Main 408 HUDSON ESSEX 1875 J. V. REED 6P CO. 19 6 New Albany, Indiana Our Fifty-First Year on Main Street 203 West Main Street City 505 Louisville, Ky. Mr. Harmon (at the board in Counterpoint Class) —“Your figure isn ' t very good. It could be much better.’ ' Virginia Sapp—“Mr. Harmon, mine isn’t like that.” Mr. Harmon (absentmindedly)—“Well, let’s see it.” A baseball player is seldom a good musician, he always slides when he reaches first base, (bass). ANNUALS STAFF If there is any way in which we can lighten your burden vou are entitled to know it. The logi¬ cal thing to do is to drop us a line now and secure a tentative connection that will enable you to work along the right lines next year. No task imposes a more definite obli¬ gation upon the Senior Class than that of preparing, in attractive form for an expectant school, the chronicle of events and activities of their last and most important year. The task is an imposing one to say the least, oftentimes made more com¬ plex by retaining the services of an inexperienced printer, to whom the importance of immediate delivery and the necessity for superior craftsman¬ ship mean nothing. At Fetters your job is partly ours. Here all work is performed by skilled hands under exacting supervision with the minimum of waste, effort and annoyance for the staff. Place your order here next year. You will be assured an Annual that car¬ ries out the right conception of what you want and you’ll get it when you want it. GEO. G. FETTER CO. Incorporated ANNUAL PRINTERS 414 W. MAIN ST. LOUISVILLE, KY. CHOOSE YOUR PIANO AS THE ARTISTS DO For a Qeneration DE PACHMANN HAS USED THE itHTHE BALDWIN responds i like a human being, to eweiymood. It sings joyfully I £eel like singing. It cries whenlfeel like crying,’’exclaims VLAD2MJR DE PACHMANN, great interpreter of Chopin, unrivalled lyric pianist. For its enduring purity and resonance, for its perfect con- cord of tone and action, the Baldwin is the choice of exact¬ ing musicians the world over —on the concert stage and in the home. In any Baldwin you will find a new revelation ofyour musical dreams. Baldwin Uprights, $850 and up; Grands, $1400 ad up; Rc- producingModels $1850 and up. Convenient payments if desired. ON DISPLAY AT The Baldwin Piano Co. 521 So. Fourth Avenue LOUISVILLE, KY. COMPLIMENTS OF Peoples Market A FRIEND Only the Best Meats Louisville Grocery Co. Incorporated 131 West Jefferson OUR SEAL FANCY CANNED FOODS J. H. PFEIFFER COFFEE ROASTERS Louisville, Kentucky MAX. W. PEDIGO GROCERIES The Dormitory Girls’ Choice The little store just across the street Floyd and Gray Restaurant Manager (to orchestra conductor) I wish you’d display a little more tact in choosing music. We have the National Association of Umbrella Manufac¬ turers here this evening, and you’ve just played It Aint Gonna Rain No More ! One day while at the Y. W. C. A. Cafeteria, several of our girls heard Mr. Harmon ask for a Heart. They be¬ came excited, and each wished it might be hers. It was the Heart of Celery. Mr. Fay—‘‘Pauline, play the Minute Waltz for me on your Clarinet. Pauline— I can’t, Mr. Fay. It’s too fast. Mr. Fay_ Well, you might take a minute and a half.” Malcolm Fassett and his Players of 192,6 NOW PLAYING Fifth Annual Session in Louisville BROWN THEATRE Presenting the latest New York successes at popular prices 25c_50c—75c—$1.00 WHITMANS HOLLINGSWORTHS CANDIES EASTMAN KODAK AGENCY Allen Drug Company Incorporated FIRST and CHESTNUT You will find it a pleasure to deal with us, and we assure you it is a great pleasure to serve you. Motto: Instant Service with a Smile. PARKER FOUNTAIN PENS IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC TOILET REQUISITES Evelyn—Kitty, what are you going to do for a liv¬ ing? Kitty—Write. Evelyn—Write what? Kitty— Home.” Bee—What ' s your room mate like? Vera—Everything I got. IN A FRESHMAN ' S EYES A senior stood on a railroad track, The train was coming fast. The train got off the railroad track, And let the Senior pass. Kat. Barnes—I have an idea. Christine—Be good to it, it’s in a strange place. “When You Think of Paper” This catalog printed on WARREN’S LUSTRO ENAMEL 1 18-120 E. Main St. Louisville, Ky. The Kissel Skiles Company RENT A CAR—THE WAY TO GO Our Cars Are New and Always Clean Road Service, Gas and Oil Without Extra Charge HUPMOBILE SEDANS, 20c per mile CLOSED FORDS, - - 16c per mile OPEN FORDS, - - - 13c per mile Hour Charge From 6 P.M. Saturday until 12 M. Sunday Only Special Attention Given Conservatory Patronage City 5021 City % Tel! the Foll{s at Home how ivell We serve you DRY CLEANING and DYEING We | WOODSIDE ' LEEDS Insure 131 West Breckinridge Street Tour Louisville, Kentucky Gar Tom H. Woodside. Mgr. merits We Solicit Out ' of ' Town Business East 986 East 986 Why think foe Hours? “Say it with Flowers” OTIS 6? BRUCE Incorporated MARRET 6? MILLER ARCHITECTS and CONTRACTORS J. S. MILLER REALTORS Flowers Telegraphed 814 Cherokee Road 112 S. FIFTH STREET ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE C. W. JEFFERSON SPECIAL AGENT THE FIDELITY AND CASUALTY COMPANY OF NEW YORK 819 Marion E. Taylor Building Phone City 1632 LOUISVILLE, KY. Senior Class Song Katherine McCarten Katherine McCarten We are the seniors of L. C. M., We ' re full of vigor and pep and vim, We always lead in our work or play, Pledging loyalty day by day. All of our efforts will gain success, For those who succeed always study best, Our standards are high, to live up to them we try, We’re the Seniors of “twenty six”. Autographs Autographs r f « • ‘vvS? A v A •a; ' ■;. ■ g$m £ a Warns W ’-f) Jyfy Axj I] ‘ R t M Jq Vur