Reed College - Griffin Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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t1801 R E E D COLLEGE ANNUAL + 1915 corus, to be given some time in May, wil include Ernest Walkers Hymn to Diovzysrius and a repetition of In a Persian Garden. On this occasion the Persian Garrdmz music wil be done entirely by college people. Ruth Barlow, Clara VVuest, Harry VVembridge, Howard Barlow, and Milton Runyan wil take solo parts. Under the auspices of the Omnibus Club a musicale was given in April. The features of the program wer a group of Hindu songs and the prolog of Pagliacci, which wer sung in costume. The glee club sang two songs for mens voices by Frederick Field Bullard, and a dormitory girlts quintet made its first appearance at this time. When Professor Josephine Hammondis morality, Every- iUOMlaILJS Road is produced in June, the incidental music by Mr. John Marshall of Boston wil be given by a corus of one hundred women under the direction of Dr. Cushing. During the years 1912-1913 and 1913-1914 the glee club was composed of practically all the male voices in the corus and was under the direction of Howard Barlow. While thus organized it sang in the Thanksgiving concert of 1913, at the Portland Ad Club, and at varius college functions. In the fall of 1914, when the corus was pruned the glee club also underwent a change and was reduced to a double quartet under Dr. Cushingis direction. Since this change was made the club has appeard at the Christmas concert of 1914, at the Omnibus Club concert in April, in chapel, on Rally Day, at President Fosterts debating dinner, and at other college affairs. VESPER MUSIC The music for the Sunday vesper servises which wer begun in the fall of 1912 was carried on by Frances Sheehy as pianist and Ruth Barlow, Clara Wuest, Harry VVembridge, Milton Runyan, and Raymond Branion as vocalists. During the year 1913-1914 the vesper music was taken care of by a quartet composed of Phila McDuffee, Clara Wuest, Harry Wembridge, and Milton Runyan, and under the direction of Dr. Cushing. For the present year Clara Wuest and Harry Wembridge hav sung solos and duets. In connection with Portland music the most important activities of the college ar these. Thru an arrangement with Mrs. Tait, business manager of the Portland Symfony Or- chestra, fifty Reed students hav become subscribers for that organization. Raymond Branion was for some time soloist at Saint Davidis Episcopal Church. At present Howard Barlow is quire director at the First M. E. Church, Clara XVuest is a member of the Centenary M. E. Church quire, and Dr. Cush- ing is organist at Trinity Episcopal Church. Singing by the student body is an important part of the chapel servises and other student meetings. Several Reed songs hav alredy been ritten, the three most frequently sung being ttFair Reeoi to the air of 11Believe Me If All Those Endearing Yung Charmsii; The Song of the First-Born? which was ritten and presented to the first clas by Dr. Charles Nth

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REED COLLEGE CORUS Front 1'0: Kenneth Tomlinson, Louise Lewis. Ellanore Ewing, 131:11121 Lonegren, Adele Bault, Verna Mcncfee, Ruth Barlow, Clara 1105':, Annie J. Harrison, Co-a Howcs, Irene Lacey, Pauline Alderman, Laura Roper, Mildred Linden. Second r0: Marjorie Silverthorn, Mildred Thomas, Bernice Miller, :ir7n'3c'? :35?173Wz:553a m. mmmmmywhmmw w Marian Allhands. Louise Huntley, Dorothy Elliott, Elsa Gill, Bess Owens, Bessie Nelson. Third r0: Jolm Dambach, Marvin Howcs, Harry VVembridge, Everett Trousdzlle, Jerome Holzman, Charles Rogersv August VVilI- man, Otto Schultz. George Pratt, Delbert French, Milton Bozorth, Lowell Bradford, Fred Braincrd, Hclmuth Krausc, Lindsley Ross, Alexander Lackey, Alvin Bradford, Arthur House, Howard Barlow

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REED COLLEGE ANNUAL T. Burnett of Bowdoin College, and which has since been adopted by the college; and the iiReed Rondelii, of which the words and air, an adaption of from the iiRundgesangN of Schumann, wer ritten by Dr. Eleanor Rowland. FACULTY MUSIC COMMITTEE There has never been a chair of music at Reed altho there has always been need for one. In View of this fact the work of such a department of instruction has fallen upon other members of the faculty. This work has been done by the faculty music committee, the personnel of which has been as folloes: For 1912-1913, Mr. Stahl, chairman, Dr. Rowland, and Howard Barlow; for 1913-1914, Mr. Stahl, chairman, Dr. Rowland, Dr. Cushing, and Howard Barlow; and for 1914- 1915, Dr. Cushing, chairman, Dr. Rowland, and Mr. Stahl. Great credit is due to the members of the committee, both in- dividually and collectivly, for the results achievd in spite of the obstacles raised by shortage of time and facilities. Dr. Rowlandis wide acquaintance with music has made her assist- ance particularly valuable in such things as the choice and arrangement of programs. Dr. Cushingis ability as a pianist and his experience in directing music hav enabled him to take charge of varius activities and to oversee the whole very ef- fectivly. The greatest credit is, however, due to Mr. Stahl, who is responsible for having initiated, and done much to L; .4.: . 4v1w. 1915 nnl carry on, the regime of interest, good taste, and good work which has obtaind since the opening of the college. Howard Barlowis remarkable ability in conducting the corus has made him an important factor in the musical development of the college, and it is plesant to note that his powers hav been recognized in the award of the Butler Scolarship at Columbia which wil enable him to continue his career. In speaking of the future of music at Reed one of the principal things to be noted is the Olds Memorial Organ which wil be dedicated about the fifteenth of May. Besides giving an opportunity for organ recitals this wil ad much to the chapel and vesper servises, and to all musical programs given in the Chapel. The Christmas concert of the corus has now become a flxt event and its effectivness wil be much increast by the organ. with next year a plan, partially carried out this year, may be put into operation. This plan is to hav one Friday evening of each month set apart for a musical event of some kind. Altho it is not probable that the college wil again hav, for some time to come, so excellent :1 corister and such competent vocalists as at present, the pros- pects ar stil bright. It is pland to organize a small student quire next year to sing regularly at chapel; and, with the addition of the organ and the number of events alredy being prepared for, there should be no dearth of music. It is hoped that beginning :..:.:'.1 n3::iy:-;. ML-L.