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Show Fifty-Year Club Holds Successful Meeting, Name Officers, Lay Plans Members of the graduating class of 1914 of the Branch Agricultural Ag-ricultural College were accepted into membership of the Fifty-Year Fifty-Year Club when it met for a reunion at the College of South-Utah South-Utah Tuesday, March 10. Those present of the entering class were: Joseph C. Smith, Anabelle S. Rancher, Walter Lunt, Ray Lunt, Rudolph Church, Hyrum P. Jones, Iva H. Ruth, Emma D. Smith and Warren Bulloch. Oldest members of the club present were Ada Bryant Leigh of the class of 1901 and Mattie Hunter Hun-ter Booth of the class of 1903. A total of fifty members met at 9:30 a. m. for a business meet-irjr meet-irjr in which reports were heard from the officers, and new officers offi-cers were elected. Lehl M. Jones was chosen to serve as president for the following year: Joseph C Smith, first vice president; Florence Flo-rence S. Higbee, second vice president pre-sident Gladys McConnell, historian; histori-an; and Noaml Piatt, secretary of the Alumni Association. With the Installation of this slate of officers. Prof. Parley Dal-ley, Dal-ley, founder of the club, its secretary sec-retary and its chief guiding light through the years, retired as of-1 ficer and sponsor, and transferred transfer-red the responsibility to others. It was proposed that the new officers review the constitution during the year and suggest revisions re-visions at the next mcf t ng to bring it up to date with regards to time of meeting and other possible pos-sible changes. Folowing the election, the group adjourned to the auditor!- j um for the Annual Founders Day Assembly where they were honored guests. The program this year featured the history of the Music Department of the college. A time-travel theme took the audience back to the beginning begin-ning of the Branch Normal School when singing in chapel before classes, one class in vocal music, and a ladies chorus were all the music. Prelude organ music was played by Reed Bcr-rett, Bcr-rett, representing all the accom panists the school has known. Mrs. lone Lambert, dressed as Miss Annie Spencer, first music teacher of the BNS, led the com- munity singing of "Sweet Hour of Prayer" and "Work for the Night is Coming", early chapel favorites. favor-ites. Invocation was by Walter Lunt. Narrator was Miss Bonnie Boden. The first half of the history featured fea-tured pictures of the early bands, I orchestras, and music teachers as well as of the light operas and other public performances. Later, live musical number represented various eras of the department's development. ' Rowene Di Flore and Gordon 1 represented the students of Prof. Wm. H. Manning in singing, "Golden Days" and "I Remember It Well". Mary Sargent, soloist of 'The Messiah", sang 'The Hills of Home," and Christine Winterrose, CSU opera star, sang "Caro Nome" from the grand opera op-era "Rlgoletto". The string ensemble, under the direction of Prof. Roy Halversen, played "Greig Fantasy" and "Let My Song Fill Your Heart" after which Dr. Johnson led the com- bined chorus in singing, "Christe Adoramus Te" by Monteverdi and "Off the Road" by Wilson. At the conclusion of the program, pro-gram, former musicians of the school who were honored guests of the Founder's Day Committee were introduced by Director Roy-den Roy-den C. Braithwaite. Fifty Year Club members and their guests then enjoyed a I luncheon in the Student Center I during which Liza H. Jones of-I of-I fered the prayer and blessing on the food; President Orson Haight gave a brief speech of welcome; and responses were heard from Joseph C. and Emma D. Smith. During the dessert, the fifty-eight fifty-eight people present were serenaded seren-aded by Dr. Johnson's A Cappella Choir. Director Braithwaite then spoke on the Fifty Year Club and the College; Inez S. Cooper, As-sitant As-sitant Historian, talked briefly on the Fifty Year Club and the History of the College, and A. T. Challis, Librarian-Historian, reported re-ported on the progress of the CSU Library. Final event of the day was an ' illustrated lecture on "Lake Po-1 Po-1 well, Nucleus of Southern Utah's Grandeur" by Arthur R. Fife, past president of the club, and former teacher of the BAC, who as civil engineer for the Indian Department spent many years working in the area which he discussed. The lecture was the outgrowth ! of an idea of Emma L. Nelson, past officer of the club, for raising rais-ing money for the development of the library. The evening event netted $89.60 ($16 accruing from the sale of historical pamphlets ' donated by Rhoda Wood), and it was considered so successful by I the group that it will probably I become an annual adjunct to the reunion. The money was donated to the Library Development Foundation. Punch and cookies were served by the Founder's Day Committee after the lecture, ending the full day's activities on a social note. Fifty Year Club officers who collaborated with the Founder's Day Committee of the college in arranging the programs for the day were: Orson Haight, president; presi-dent; Arthur R. Fife, past president; presi-dent; Parley Dalley, secretary; Arthur K. Hafen, historian; and vice presidents, Myrtle Decker and Israel Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Hafen during the day donated a copy of the book "Under the Dixie Sun," published by the Daughters of the Utah Pi-I Pi-I oneers, to the college library. |
