Parsons College - Peira Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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BCOSTER CLUB President - Robert Iohnson Vice-President - Xavier Nady Cheer LeC1deIS - Elaine Stookesberry, Leonora Masolini PEP COMMITTEE President - Vivienne Harnmon Vice-President - Maxine - Cupp Secretary - Darlene Hoskins Treasurer - - Pauline Coleson

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CONSERVATORY OF DONALD DEAN DAWSON Director of The Conservatory of Music Professor of Voice and Theory In a day of ever-shifting conditions, it is diffi- cult to make a clear statement of departmental policy, for that policy must move with the times, in order to meet the needs of the day. At the same time, it must act as a stabilizer against evanescent change. Perhaps that, in itself, is the Parsons Con- servatory policy. Ever on the alert for new de- mands and conditions to be faced by our gradu- ates, we must at the same time provide a solid foundational training. While unceasing effort is made toward providing the best in professional and theoretical train- ing, that alone does not constitute the goal of the conservatory. It is a well-known principle that one learns best through participation. Through our small vocal and instrumental groups, through our opportunities to serve in the chapel and vesper services, in the churches and clubs, and in the high schools of this part of the state, our students gain much practical experience. The Parsons band, with its pep, lends a real assistance to sports events. The orchestra is becom- ing a real part of campus life. The Chapel Choir, new this year, serving at the formal chapel services, adds materially to the spiritual life of the entire college, and promises well to become a campus tradition. The Philharmonic Choir, embracing as it does all departments of the college, already has estab- lished a fine tradition, and each year brings increasing fruitage. The music faculty is constantly buoyed by the spirit of cooperation and mutual affection shown by the students, who realize that they arelmembers of a conservatory whose fame has spread far beyond the limits of its home state.