River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-08-16
Department Of
Music in the Normal
School Reorganized

Two full time teachers will be EN-
ployed next year in the Music Depart
ment at the Normal School. Profess
or Marvin d. Geere has been appoin-
ted head of the department. Profess
sor Geere comes to his position in the
Normal School from the Billings
Polytechnic Institute where he has
been Dean of the School of Music and
voice teacher. For nine years Pro-
fessor Geere was head of the School
of Music at Baker University, Kansas.
Professor Geere comes very highly
recommended by those who are faniil-
,ar with his work. nr. Londsbury,
Dean of the School Of Music, Univer-
sity of Oregon. says ot Mr.. Geere:
"Mr. Geere as director has achieved
unusual success ct Baker University;
he has voice of beautiful quality; he
has very striking personality and is
especially successful in dealing with
the people in an executive way and
is one of the most reliable men have
met for years"
Professor Bald of the Billings Poly
technic Institute speaks as follows
concerning Mr.. Geere's work: "Mr.
Geere is well prepared for his work
and conducts the same in confident
and efficient manner. He developed
a boys glee club Zach year and it
was made Of the boy in the rough,
mostly boys jus. off the ranches.
This club won the admiration of all
those who heard them. He is bust
ness-like in his dealing with students
and is one of the best chorus leaders
/ have observed. Mr.. Geere carried
the music work in our Summer Nor
NAL School last summer, teaching the
Public School Music, Chorus Glee Club
work for the University of Montana.
He also, conducted class in Public
School Music during the regular
school year for the Polytechnic. |
consider him very well prepared in
this line Of work."
The President of Baker University
writes as follows regarding Professor
Geere's work in that institution: HE
Professor Geere) has unusual falil-
ity in the conduct of choruses and is
one of the best Glee Club leaders that
/ have ever known. He has very
happy faculty of getting along
pleasantly with young men, securing
their cooperation in fine way. The
Glee Club at Baker University, under
Mr.. Geere's leadership has developed
into an organization Of exceptional
excellence. The Club a number of
years ago was sent over the Santa Fe
system to the Pacific Coast to give
entertainments at terminals OF the
road. Mr.. Busser, who represented the
road in this arrai cement, wrote to me
after the trip and said that the Glee
Club was the most satisfactory or
ganization of its kind that they had
ever sent over the Santa Fe."
In 1914-15 the State of Kansas
adopted course in Public School
Music prepared by Professor Geere.
Professor Geere's training includes
graduation from the Pennsylvania
College of Music and from the War
rem (Connecticut) School of Music.
He has had two years study abroad,
chiefly in Paris and Berlin.
Miss Ethel Lemmor of Mt.
Pleasant, Michigan, has been ap-
pointed assistant in the Music De-
partment. Miss Lemmer is gradu-
ate of the Public School Course in
Music at the University of Wisconsin
where she took her work under Pro-
fessor Dykema, who speaks of her as
an unusual strong teacher and fine
musician. Miss Lemmer is especially
prepared in violin, having studied
under Professor Burleigh who speaks
in the highest terms of her ability.
Miss Lemmer comes to River Falls
from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, where
she has been supervisor of Music in
the public schools and director of
orchestra and glee clubs in the Mt
DlaaSort Hinh School