Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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Robert Glover, S.M.D. A talented and well trained musi- cian is our Assistant Professor of Music Literature and History. Aside from his campus duties he conducts several choirs in near-by churches. A man of wit, dry humor, and ges- ture, he is liked and admired by all his students. A recipient of various degrees, he is well versed in the musical field. Marion A. Gardner A friendly, soft-spoken lady, re- spected by those who know her, is the wife of our own Dr. J. R. Gardner. She claims Providence, R.I., as her home city. At present she teaches Hymn Playing in the Olivet Music Department. In past years she was affiliated with Sher- wood College in Chicago and Pasa- dena College in California. Her fa- vorite pastime is traveling to spots of historic interest. Lorene Perry, B. Mus. The wife of our capable Registrar and a congenial friend to every- one, teaches piano. In her spare time she busies herself with family affairs. She received a Bachelor of Music degree at O.N.C. in 1939 and later studied under Jose Echaniz at Millikin University. Sheldon Fardig, M.M.Ed. Professor Sheldon Fardig, our cap- able Band Director, is chairman of the Department of Music Education. Before coming to Olivet in 1949 he had had extensive experience in the field of music. He received his musi- cal training at Carleton College and Northwestern University. He studied under the musician George Howertoru poO e fiu ,n« «o • • • Foculfy

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Naomi Larsen, M. Mus. Chairman of the Department of Piano, Mrs. Larsen received musical instruction at O.N.C. and at the American Conservatory in Chicago, and studied under the late Madame Olga Samaroff. An instructor in Pedagogy of Piano, she has little time for hobbies. Walter B. Larsen, Mus. D. Founder of the Orpheus Choir, Dr. Larsen is chairman of the Division of Fine Arts and has many other responsibilities. His graduate study was done at the University of Illinois where he received a Master of Music in Theory and Piano. He recently received the honorary degree of Doctor of Music. At the present time he lives in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Ivan Smith, M.S. Professor Smith is in his third year of teaching at Olivet. He is head of the Physical Education Department. His favorite pastime is fishing and building houses. His home town is Legonier, Indiana. Ella Leona Gale, Mus. D. After listening to Miss Gale talk a few minutes, one knows she is from the East. She ' s from Lowell Massachusetts. She is chairman of the Organ Department and in her spare moments is interested in art work and flowers. r % ;J«Sk ' s ez, e

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« Jewell Flaugher, B. Mus. Miss Jewell Flaugher, Acting Chair- man of the Strings Department, came to Olivet in 1947 and at present serves as an instructor in Violin. For the past few years she has been doing graduate work under Scott Willits of the American Conservatory of Music. Miss Flaugher ' s favorite pastime and prime interest is reading fiction. i Kenneth Bade, B. Mus. Mr. Kenneth Bade, instructor in Piano, joined the faculty of the School of Music in 1949. He received his Bachelor of Music frdm Olivet Nazarene College and at the present time is working on his Master of Music degree at the University of Illinois. He has a variety of duties, the most outstanding of which is to act as accompanist for Orpheus Choir. Gerald Greenlee, M. Mus. Professor Greenlee, a popular tenor on campus, serves Olivet in the cap- acity of Assistant Professor of Voice, and also as director of the Chancel Choir. He hails from Corydm, Iowa. He received his Master of Music De- gree at the American Conservatory and received instruction from Frances Ernest. He lists reading and walking as his favorite forms of relaxation. Wanda Kranich, M.A. Mrs. Wanda Kranich is an Assist- ant Professor of Theory in the De- partment of Music. She received her basic schooling at O.N.C. and then, after studying at Northwestern, re- ceived her Master of Music Degree at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. Mrs. Kranich spends her leisure hours playing the piano. «i e ent x tin.