University of Denver - Kynewisbok Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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Sculpture by Dan Neuland

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I ( Lamont Expands Horizons rhe Lamont School of Music is expanding its horizon. With its planned move to the Colorado's Women's College campus (CWC), it will have facilities worthy of its reputation. Vincent LaGuardia, director of the Lamont School, predicts: Once at CWC, we (the school staff) will assume that the Lamont School will be the premier music school in the Rocky Mountain Region, hopefully even from the Mississippi west. With its move, the music school will be obtaining updated equipment to meet critical needs, such as a recording studio and performance halls. LaGuardia sees Denver as a city that is growing and coming of age culturally. I see the expanded Lamont School as the center of that cultural activity, he adds. However, the Lamont School's prospects for good facilities have not always been so bright. Throughout its existence, the Lamont School has faced many changes in residence. However, this has not hampered the school's quality. The Lamont School was founded by Florence Lamont Hinman as a private institution in 1925. Hinman originally operated the school for singers, and it soon became prestigious for its preparation of opera singers. As this reputation grew, it was accredited by the National Association of the Schools of Music in 1931. The Lamont School is currently one of the longest chartered music schools in the midwest. The school opened in a brownstone building at 1909 Grant Street. Its early students performed at the Denver Auditorium. However, in 1941, due to the war and the depression, the school became a financial burden to Hinman. Hinman and the DU chancellor at the time, who were friends, began to discuss a merger of the two schools in order to keep up the quality of the Lamont School. Tne music department at DU then was not professional; so there were advantages for both schools. As more programs were brought to DU, the Lamont School began to shift some of its facilities. Soon the orchestra, band, choir and large classes were held on DU's campus while private lessons were still held on Grant Street. This continued until 1960 when the administrative offices and private teaching studios were also moved to the DU campus. At that time, the rehearsal room for all large groups was a room attached to the end of the fieldhouse. Poor ventilation was only one of the problems with the room. Even with the 1960 move, Dr. Roger Fee, Director of the Lamont School from the time of its merger through 1978, pushed to get facilities improved. The only change Fee was able to make was the conversion of Schular Hall from residences to offices and studios. In 1963, Lamont moved into the Hall. From there the school grew to a full-fledged professional music school at DU. It now offers a full spectrum of arts degrees, music degrees and areas of specialization. With the move to CWC, the school will be able to accept more students, up to a maximum of 400. (It now has 300 students). To help facilitate this move, the Lamont School held many activities the week of May 3, Mayweek. One of these activities was a benefit concert by Pearl Bailey on May 4. She appeared with the DU orchestra and jazz Ensemble as well as her own quartet. — C. Peters

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 T he University of Denver lacrosse x team finished its final season as a club sport with what Coach Art Strasberger termed, a quite respectable, 8-5 overall record. The Pioneers also had two senior midfielders, Bill Elgo and Matt Hickey named to the Rocky Mountain All-Star team. DU started the season hot gaining victories in their first five contests. The team's opener saw the Pioneers defeat the Colorado School of Mines in a game that, “meant a lot to us (the team), said Strasberger. They had beaten us last season and we wanted to start this season with a win. he commented. A road trip to California over spring break was an unqualified success, enhancing the image of both DU and Colorado lacrosse In an area beyond the Rocky Mountains. An undermanned fifteen player DU team edged Whittier College in a tough game and then trounced a surprisingly weak University of Southern California team 19-3. An overtime victory against the Denver Lacrosse Club on the astroturf at the University of Colorado extended the team's record to 4-0. Behind 9-5 in the third quarter, DU came back to tie and win the game as Bill Eigo ‘ in the winning goal in the pumped sudden d death overtime period. The Pioneers had a lopsided victory over the newly formed Colorado Springs Lacrosse Club before the team fell victim to a mid-season slump due in part to the poor weather, apathy, and over-confidence. At this time, DU dropped 4 of 5 contests, losing to Colorado State University. Stickler's Lacrosse Club and twice to Colorado College. Managing only a win against the Colorado Lacrosse Club, Strasberger commented, everything went wrong at once. The team pulled together to defeat Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado before ending the season with a loss to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I powerhouse Air Force. Beginning the 1984 season, the Pioneers will be elevated to the varsity level. The team looks to have a solid nucleas returning even though graduation took several key players. — Doug Towne