Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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DEDICATION Carl Garabedian has affectionately been known as “Mr. G.”’ on the Wheaton campus since his arrival in 1936. Previously he had had extensive experience in teaching mathematics and in direct- ing choirs at several universities. In 1923, he received his doctorate from Harvard and went on a fellowship to Paris to continue mathematical study and to publish research in the French Academy. He came to Wheaton as professor of mathematics and was also asked to serve as organist and choir director. He and Mr. Ramseyer began a work which was soon to bring a vital part of the College to its full realization. The Choir, a single group as compared with previous class choirs, has since 1936 been singing on Sunday mornings and in concerts. By arranging the Thursday morning Chapel programs, “Mr. G.” has introduced to the college community not only local talent but also many outside singers and instrumentalists. The first of the traditional Christmas and Spring Concerts were held in “Mr. G’s.” first year. Through constant and hard work, the Choir and its directors have produced exciting perform- ances year after year. The highest point in Wheaton’s twenty-four years of concerts came when the Choir sang Mozart and Bach with the Zimbler Sinfonietta, members of the string section of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, on the evening before Founders Day, to celebrate Wheaton’s one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary. The choice of Choir music has reflected “‘Mr. G’s’’ wide range of interest in composers ranging over all periods. Listening and singing in the Choir has opened doors to a richer musical under- standing for everyone in the college community. Music to be loved must be experienced, and “Mr. G.” tells us that this is true also of mathematics and religion. A man so vitally aware of these realities cannot help but to inspire others to keener awareness and so make himself as unforgettable as the music he has taught us.

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