Messiah College - Clarion Yearbook (Grantham, PA)

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' l le ca. fiom E Z E To you, EARL MILLER, you have accomplished much-even more than the world knows. Yet, it is not wholly for these tangible gains that We respect you. Rather, it is for your way of thinking, for your interest in youth, and for your belief that the best is always pos- sible, th t h ' ' ' a we onor you. You have falthfully served our youth 1n its great desire for musical development, you have instilled within our hearts a deep appreciation for the fine ' r music, and you have shown us the purpose for which we use our voice of song. Because you have done these things for us, you are to us more than a great m . . - us1c1an a man. To you, then, we, the staff of 1939, do most gratefully dedicate this volume of THE CLARION. We dedicate our Clarion. For Messiah Bible College

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mic, flte Uniuer5a!Janguage From the time our mothers rocked us to sleep with unpretentious lnllabies till the time our ears shall vibrate to the celestial melodies of the life to come, music plays a very import- ant role in our everyday lives. ,lust to what extent our personalities are affected by the music we hear or actively engage in would be diliicult to ascertaing nevertheless, l fear that the in- fluence music bas upon our lives is often underestimated. We have all noticed how a very small child responds to the rhythmic impulse of a stir- ring march, or how it may be lulled to sleep by a soothing melody. Children in our schools and churches are responding whole-heartedly to the splendid musical leadership provided for them. From our churches, secondary schools, and colleges come the artistically trained a capella choirs, which would no doubt amaze Dr. Lowell Mason. were he still alive to witness the rapid progress that music has made during the past decade. Not so many months ago the writer listened to an adult male chorus of live thousand voices render selections from the great masters. This mass chorus was indicative of the age in which we live. In almost every comnnmity throughout our country singers of ordinary ability are being formed into civic choruses. and under skilled leadership perform some ol' the Hnest compositions on record. ln many cases oratorios such as the Messiah by C. F. Handel, HElijah by F. lVlendelssolm. or the Seasons hy -l. llaydu are sung with splendid finish. What is the result of all this? It indicates. first. very obviously that the artistic music. which was not so many years past limited both in hearing and performance to select commu nities and large cities, is now within the reach ol' everyone. lt also tells us that the aver- age musical layman can no longer consider himself educated unless he has at least a conver- sational knowledge about music in general. Educators are fast coming to realize that music was not merely intended for the pro- fessional but for the masses. They are lieginning to see the necessity ol' including courses in music in the curriculum for the student who is majoring in other lields. 'lihe writer is happy to be identified with a college where the value of music as one nl. the tint- arts is not dwarfed but encouraged. Nevertheless. he hopes to see the day when such courses as applied music, music appreciation, theory. and hymnology will come within tln- reach of every high school and college student, and that these courses will he considered on a par with other scholastic subjects. A very interesting fact to rememluer is that a very large majority nl' those who compose a college glee club or a capella choir are not majoring in music. Nlnsic is a universal alnl in- tangible art. it excludes no one from its ministry. 'l'o lin- normally everyone must come under its dynamic spell. If you cannot sing or play an instrument. vou can he a good listener. and thus become a patron ol' this worthy and nolile art. i X NfllllSlif' if :cus nw' lrrouglrl from In-ui-en, fill nn. angel Il'l'lIg .wo pun- .flnrl il alone t'lIll Il'l' curry hurl' mls II lflillg ll'lII'l'lI .vfnllf efnllln-. lfnn. Xln.i.i1a

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0I 8 lfU0l To build a monument to the lVl. B. C. ministry ol music to -create an imperishable album of memories to enable us to relive the pleasant moments spent at our Alma Mater, to afford a means of reenjoying the associ- ation of those students and teachers who inspired us with a love of the profession and beauty of life - for all these have we created the 1939 CLARION. Gil fd lflfil ADMINISTRATION CLASSES ACTIVITIES FEATURES