Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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MM9 Standing — Baker, Guerry Sealed — -Merrill, Ford, Edgerlv MUSIC COMMITTEE JINCE music is a universal language one should become as well versed in it as will afford deep appreciation of this art. The men of this committee have foreseen the important part that music is to play in the life of the average Springfield student. It has been their ultimate desire to provide genuine and lasting familiarity with both classical and modern music. The music committee has charge of all the various musical activities that fake place on the Springfield campus. They foster the Glee Club, Band and the college Orchestra. The committee has attempted to provide a stimulus in the field of music through the development of theGleeClub Band, and the Orchestra. Their sincere and untiring efforts in promoting these organizations for both group and individual talent should be duly recog- nized. We should not forget these men whose excellent work make a high standard of music possible at Springfield College. 20

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Back Row — Brown. VanKorb, Coons. Smith. Powers. Ellis, Raymond. Bradford, Scott Dickenman. Fallek Second Row — Hodgkins, Crowell. Goodwin. Hunt, Hill, Brown. Smith, Darbyshire First Row — L’Hommedieu, Huston, Hanson, Gould, Boyden, Rosengren VARSITY CLUB A s we look over the different organizations and clubs we have on campus at the present time, one of them appears to be outstanding. You ask what club this is and the answer is, the Varsity Club. It is open to any man at Springfield College who has obtained his varsity letter in any of the various major sports. In order to enter the club in the right spirit, and show that he is willing to carry out the traditions and obey the rules, the member joining is duly initiated. The main objective of the organization is to attain the highest possible degree of fellowship among the athletes at Springfield College. The club tends to bring out the finest attitude of sportsmanship toward fellow team-mates, as well as toward athletes of other colleges. Although the club is formed on the basis of athletics, it does not hold strictly to this, but has broadened out and at the present time takes part in social, as well as many of the other campus activities. It is hoped that the club will progress this year and make for a much better organization. The present members are planning on producing a club that will be far superior to any formed in past years. Socially the club should reach a peak that has not been attained before in the annals of Springfield College. 19

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GLEE CLUB |T is a proven fact that our college men are not one-sided in their ap- preciation of life and one of the outstanding examples of their versa- tility is the maintaining of the high standard of the Glee Club. Each year the ever popular leader Madame Jackson has an increasingly difficult task in the selection of the Glee Club from the abundance of talent offered. This year s incoming Freshman class proved of unusual merit, and more than filled the gap left by the graduating Seniors. Alumni, students and friends of the college have come to expect great things of our vocalists and this year’s performances have added to their enthu- siastic support. Strong in all departments, the Glee Club has acquitted itself well, both at home and in the many delightful trips that have fallen to their lot. Mastering a wide variety of selections from Bach ' ' to Wagon Train”, and with excellent rendering of college songs, they have given us every reason to be proud of them and we look forward to even greater per- formances in the future. The Glee Club has appeared in a number of concerts throughout Massachusetts and several of the surrounding states. It gave an excellent home performance on February 22nd, when it was heard by the local people for the first time this year. S 1