Moravian College - Benigna Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Fdciihii—fldjuuustrntu)]] Fine Arts As head of the Music Dcjxirtnicnt, Dr. Shields has arranged many a Christmas program as well as Lehigh-Moravian Glee Club concerts. Miss CJertrude Burau, new vocal instructor, has taken over the Glee Club. She has studied under Lazaar Samoiioff, Andre Kostelanetz, Chevalier Lancelotti, Emil Polak, and Edmund L. Myers. Miss Graves has taught piano for the past two years. She is a graduate of Syracuse University where she worked with George Mulfinger. The Art studio is supervised by Mrs. Phoebe SchoU. She is a graduate of Fairfax Junior College, Virginia, Juniata College, and George Washington University. Her work was continued in Washington, D. C, and in schools in New York City. I ' aar EIr

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d Ks l()il,i . Il was tlic prcsiiu I ' rcsulciit, Dr. llcatli. «h(i inaugurated the (linslin.is ilimuT as a lovely prelude to the service. Under Dr. Cleweil who. In kjio. added the college branch. ,i chorus w.is lorincd. I ' .xeryone, regartlless ol .ige or i|U,ilit ol voice, who at- tended the school w.is e |ncted to ioin this chorus and the voices ranged Iroiii the shrills ol the young students, through the adolescent voices of the Seminary Seniors, to the more mature college voices. Each year a c.iiit.ita .is |iresented. the bass and tenor parts sung In men from the Nativity Choir. Despite the l.icl that the voices were so jioorly iii.Uclied, the an lui.il concert was well .ittcndcd both by town |K-ople and bv parents. It was in 11 25 th.it Dr. Shields organi ed the (ilee Club, choosing only the best oices. Since then membership in the club has been on a merit basis — no one is com|K-lletl to join. The Clee ( ' lub is now one ol the most active org.ini .itions m the school, liesides singing at school several times a year, the group gives a number of concerts in Bethlehem and surround- ing towns, joining, in late years, with the clubs of Moravian for Men, Cedar Crest, Ixhigh and Lafayette, the group has presented many joint concerts. The Triple Trio, an olTshoot ol the Club, has also presented many local recitals and is very popular locally. . school orchestra, formed several years ago, is steadily growing and improving. The mod- ern ( ' iillcgium Musicum (K-rforms in convoca- tion, at the Christmas service, at dramatic jiro- diictions anil other departmental activities. Thus. Irom the lirsl settlement in Bethlehem. from the foundation of the school, music has been a dominating lactor in Moravian lile. ' I he future, foundations tor which are now in good hands, sounds uood. I )i . 1 . Imk.mi Siiih lis I ' lif,!- I ' m

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Mrs. Stevens is a new ailililion to the iillice lurte « liitii nicluilcs Miss Jianne Miirnan, Dr. Hialhs secretary: Miss .• niie Del.nnj;. secretary tii the Re ' istrar. anil Miss Fanny 1 larrar, the lUirsar. Mrs. Rdsalie O ' llernin is the school ilietilian. Miss Frieda Bohnsack, the school nurse, has done much for the health of the students. Mi. William Flecksteiner is the Superintendent of liuildinjjs and Grounds. Miss Marjorie Darlinj; as Director of Public Relations ahly handles the publicity. Miss Jean I ' hares recently resif;ned. Office Adui ' niistration iiin Dr. Cooky offers courses in l..ilin, (Meel;, and (Ireek and I ' rench liler.iture. I ' he French and Cieruian languages are tauj;ht by Dr. CJunip. The S|ianish De|iartnient is under the instruction il Miss (iiMKHch. Dr. Davis is head of the Fnjjlish Department; she is assisted by Miss I ' ider, who has been at Moravi4n one year, havinj; recently returned from Japan. Miss I ' assniore is in charge of the college library. I ' lige twelve