Philadelphia Conservatory of Music - Variations Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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manic anal, gjclucafion Gehling educaled used fo be, and slill is, a highly compe'l'i+ive business. The leacher would ask a queslion, and 'rhe person who knew il' would +rap +o +he head of 'lhe class. Even loday we separale a group inlo seclions on 'lhe basis ol 'lhe l. Q. of each individual. Yes, compeirilion is lhe key-word used, yer everyone roday is lalking aboui' cooperalion. Concepls like world democracy, 'rhe Uni+ed Na+ions, and +he brofherhoool of man are no longer a philosophy bul' are be- coming an aclualily. How does music 'Fil' inlo +his cooperalive scheme? Perfeclly. Consider a band, chorus, or orcheslra. Here is a group of people in lhe mosr dernocralic and cooperaiive si+ua+ion +ha-I' anyone can conceive. All of lhem are bound 'lo 'rhe same fundamenlal pilch- le+ us say 44OA. No one would even 'ihink of changing his individual pirch +o 436A and perform in 'rhe group. Tempo is esfablished by lhe conduclor regardless of all 'lhe subieclive lempi of The players. Dynamics are religiously observed by everyone. No one goes off by himself on a violafion of dynamic markings. The individual is subservienf +o group response. Group response is in 'rurn subservienl' +o lhe immulable de- mands oi pilch, inlensily, melody, harmony, fempi, and rhyrhm, elc. Music is uniquely 'Filled for lhe new educalionz i. e., everyone in rhe group musl achieve a cerrain goal fhrough cooperafive acfion. This means rhe good ones musl' help 'rhe poor ones. There musl' be more drill and drill and drill 'lo achieve perfecrion. Wilh 'lhis sysfem we will lose such common words as inlroverr, exlroverl, snob. brillian+, and clever. Wi+h ii' will come a real democracy in aclion and no+ a democracy in words. Do noi' forgel' whar il means. H is cooperalion of all pupils in all school subiecls for rhe loellermenl' of fhe group. CLYDE R. DENGLER ODE TO A STUDENT fCounte1'pointl Constantly he nurtured fear Of punctum contra puncturn. He did fine work tlzrouglzout the year- But-ull lzis tests-lze flunked iem. Although he cloesuit fare so well, He worft begin to cuss. For even tlzouglz, things arerft so swell They could be whole lots wuss. PAT PRENDERGRAST

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S S S illzI,.., v X U ,Sai S Sill E631-i'Tiea511e3 ' --'egg s -4-5 if ar- '15 4 -:. 1. -. - eg: ?L, if :inf subiio liz. Helen Molf plans fo confinue sfudying by working for her Masfer's degree. She, foo, hopes fo be an accompanisf. Evenfually she wanfs fo refurn fo Florida and sef up her own feaching esfablishmenf fhere. Helen's hearf lies in fhe land of sunshine, and sunbafhing is one of her favorife diversions. She is also fond of oufdoor sporfs and loves good poefry. Beffy MacFarlane would like fo furfher her vocal fraining by sfudy- ing opera and oraforio. She hopes fo have some radio experience while sfudying. Someday she hopes fo become a full fledged arfisi' eifher in concerf or oraforio work. Beffy enioys sporfs of any kind. Perhaps fhis is an ouflef for her love of fhe dramafic. Thaf million dollar smile should cerfainly be an advanfage in obfaining a concerf manager. Gladys Sfory plans fo work for her Masfer's degree nexf year. She would like fo confinue her work as an organisf and as a feacher. Her main inferesf lies in her children fo whom she hopes fo imparf much of her musical knowledge. Besides being an excellenf mofher, fhis busy lady finds fime for books and swimming. Thai' laugh has cerfainly been a wonderful means of bringing a class fo life. Beffy Sfouf plans fo enfer college in order fo broaden her general educafion. She is inferesfed in doing liferary work in music and hopes fo be an accompanisf. Evenfually she would like fo give a series of lecfure courses in musical fherapy. Beffy is very enfhusiasfic over psy- chology and philosophy and spends much fime reading books of fhis nafure. Swimming and dancing are among her favorife diversions. Beffy, frequenfly called Breafhless because of her consfanf rushing, has fhe phenomenal abilify fo be af fhe same fime one of fhe mosf falkafive girls af fhe Conservafory. BETTY STO UT

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The sfaff of Variafions would like fo fake fhis opporfunify fo fhank our many friends who have made fhis book possible. Mrs. Drake's consfanf aHenfion and help led fhe spirif of inferesf which pervaded fhe enfire faculfy. The office force cheerfully fook care of many defails, and Mr. Landenberger's brighf posfers announced fhe progress of our venfure. Shirlee Sfone and Emelia De Sancfis gave hearfy supporf fo our ad secfion. Thanks fo all of you! Kafhryn R. Grube, Faculfy Advisor Mary A. Maffhews, Edifor William Fairlamb, Jr., Associafe Edifor Keifh Robinson, Arf Edifor Lilburn Dunlap, Adv. Mgr. Rudolph Benefsky, Business Mgr. Frederic James, Phofographer, L.M.M.S.S.A. lLond.l, D.D.S. lPenna.l, M.R.P.S., A.P.S. Elena McCuen, Secrefary and Treasurer Sfuarf Dick Bessie Condros Janef Buehler Pafrick Prendergasf Vahe V. Nouskhaiian Roy Burell