Massachusetts College of Art and Design - Palette and Pen Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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PHOTOGRAPHS FACULTY CLASSES ORGANIZATIONS

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THE PAGEANT Closing Tableau of the Pageant O N Tuesday evening of October twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and thirty, a large gathering of invited guests, instructors, and students attended the evening exer- cises of the dedication of the new building for the Massachusetts School of Art at Brook- line and Longwood Avenues. When the heavy dark curtains swung aside, in colorful pageantry was revealed a slowly-moving processional in whose midst walked ART, the symbol of our pageant, who stepped aside to observe the living story of history repeated from the day of the earliest Indian settlement to the Victorian age. In this scene the founding of the Massachusetts Normal Art School was vividly and realistically portrayed. After due tribute was paid to the New England Tercentenary, we entered the world of Art beautifully dramatized in pantomime. The story of Art was retold in elaborate costuming and rhythmic dancing. The beat of tom-toms introduced the primitive Indian dancers, which was followed by an interpretation, through the dance, of the glittering Orient. Classical Greece, then the Renaissance period, were both beautifully executed and charmingly presented. Labor, personified in rhyme, preceded the age of jazz. The pageant was brought to a close by the spirit of the Future, for Art will never die, it is always present; so this finale was appropriately symbolized in a dark setting by figures of the future, with arms and hands outstretched toward the infinite. The splendor of the pageant, so beautifully written by Mr. Porter, with its charm of lighting, color, and costume and its pleasing execution, was a fitting tribute to the spirit and cooperation of the pupils and faculty. Gretchen Shelton

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MISS ISABELLE T. DAMRELL 5 Lee Street, Cambridge, Mass. Secretary to the Director I know a ladv good and kind. Who possesses a very alert mind; Reading and walking are of her life a part. Good music also is dear to her heart. Isabelle T. Damrell! yes, it is she, A true helper indeed to you and to me. MR. C. EDWARD NEWELL 11 Manchester Road, Winchester, Mass. Principal of M. S. A. A graduate of Massachusetts School of Art, one of us, and Our Director. Gradu- ate study at his alma mater and at Boston University, writing and pub- lishing magazine articles, pamphlets, and books on art; direction of art educa- tion in Salem Normal School, in Spring- field, and in Boston — these varied and enriching experiences prepared an alumnus of 1902 so that he was ready when the State Department of Educa- tion sounded a call to return and lead us in the noble calling of Creative Art. MR. FREDERICK M. WILDER 122 Davis Avenue, Brookline, Mass. Phillips Exeter Academy I Harvard University, 1902; S.B. Harvard University, 1903; M.A. Instructor, M.S.A. 1909 1921 Dean, M.S.A. 1921-1931 The harmony of greatness exists in a character which is strong . . He is a friend in whom w’e can confide, whose opinion we value, whose judgment we trust, because of his sincerity and wisdom. MISS MARGARET C. WOLAHAN 151 P Street, South Boston, Mass. Bookkeeper The oracle of the office whose words smooth out many a difficulty in a pleas- ant and friendly manner.