The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
Musical Notes
for the Week

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"A today of the winners Of the
scholarships awarded by the
Indiana College Of Music and Fine
Arts Of this city.
In the Piano Department, Bomar
Cramer's scholarship was awarded
to Mr.. Cole Watkins.
Judges for piano were Bomar
Cramer, head Of the piano depart
ment Of the college, Miss Eleanora
Beauchamp, also Of the plano de-
partment Of the school, and Mrs. S.
Il. Kiser, Of the Matinee Musicale.
In the voice department, Glenn
Friermood's scholarship was
awarded to Miss Ocic Higgins.
Judges for voice were Glenn Frier-
mood head Of the voice department
Of the college, Fred Jeffry also of
the voice department.; Elmer e. Stef-
fen, director Of the Mendelsohnn
Choir Of this city. also Mrs Myra
Clippinger organist of the Meridian
Street Church.
In the Dramatic Art Department,
Ruth Todds scholarship was
awarded to Miss Dorothy Walsh
Clarence Weesner's scholarship
was awarded to Miss Beatrice
Stultz. Judges for Dramatic Art
were Ruth Todd Of the Dramatic
Art Department of the College, also
Clarence Weesner Of the Dramatic
Art Department, Mrs. Henry Schur-
mann Of the advisory board of the
College and Mrs. Elizabeth WATSON
Hughes, president Of the Drama
League. Both Miss Higgins and Mr..
Watkins are students at Butler Col
lege.
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N next Tues day, Oct. 6. lis
IL p. m, Clayton Hamilton will
~ give a lecture on Richard
Brinsley Sheridan, His Plays and
Place in the Theater" at the Indiana
College of Music and Fine Arts.
The lecture is given in connection
with the return to Indianapolis of
THE Rivals" with an all-star cast
headed by Minnie Maddern Fiske.
This talk will be given in the college
auditorium and will be open to the
public.
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N HARLES F. HANSEN, organ.
list of the Second Presby.
- terrain Church, will lecture on
the opera, "Parsifal," before the
Woman's Club of Thorntown, Ind.
on Wednesday evening, Oct. z.
He will use the new organ Of the
First Presbyterian Church Of Thorn.
town to illustrate his talk.
T a business session Of the
IA Mendelssohn Choir held this
IL week at Hollenbeck Hall,
where the choir holds it's weekly re.
hearsals. a campaign to obtain 500
new associate members was inau-
gurated.
Associate members will be sought
by the present active members of
the choir. Two divisions of sixty
each have been formed from the ac-
tive membership. Harry Calland
and Miss Gladys Alwes were named
captains Of each division.
Tn inaugurating the campaign to
obtain associate members Arthur l.
Franklin, president of the choir,
said: "The policy Of admitting as.
sociate members to the Mendelssohn
Choir was adopted last year in or
der to insure greater permanency
to the educational and artistic work
Of our organization.
THE Mendelssohn Choir is not or
ganized for profit, but to promote
fine choral singing and a deeper In
terest in coval music. The cultural
and educational value of an organ
ization like ours Is a distinct asset
to the city of Indianapolis, and last
year over 200 Of the city's most rep
resentative citizens became associate
members in the choir.
Every associate member receives
two tickets to each of the choir con,
certs which are given in the fall and
spring Of every year"
Business headquarters for the
choir have been established at the
Fuller-Ryde Music Company. 81 f.
Ohio St. Fred p. Jerry, secretary
treasurer Of the choir, is in charge
Of the campaign for associate mem
bers
The choir's annual fall concert
will be given Monday evening. Nov
%, at Caleb Mills Hall, under the
direction Of Elmer Andrew Steffen.
choir conductor. Lambert Murphy,
one Of Americas greatest lyric ten
ors, will be assisting artist at the