1 10 11 https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/916eba88e8c3e0eea2899557807e39bf.jpg 2176f899f4e6b5ce8622c5501a8b5e42 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unity House Project Description An account of the resource A collection of photographs and written accounts that help illustrate the purpose of Unity House as well as Ursinus' history of race - discussions, discrimination, perceptions, etc. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Angela Bey, George Gordon, Cynthia Ercole, Alex Wagoner Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Subject The topic of the resource Obituary of Marion Gertrude Spangler Description An account of the resource Article from Ursinus Bulletin Spring 1971 announcing the death of Miss Marion Gertrude Spangler. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Author Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ursinus Bulletin Spring 1971 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ursinus College Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Spring 1971 marion spangler music Music Clubs studio cottage Unity House https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/a60be04ec2ebcdf6cd0a6694c4026cd6.jpg 054ae9a6f24e3f9aedffdd81474dc406 https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/942700a81406ad7a73d481d8414e94a1.jpg 931ad4b12a5638685cd338d4b9abf0c0 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CLARK MEMORIAL ORGAN DEDICATED Mrs. Clark's Magnificent Gift Officially Dedicated on Saturday With the College Chapel filled to overflowing, amid solemn prayers, fitting speeches and thrilling strains of music from both throat and pipes, the new five thousand dollar pipe organ was officially dedicated to the memory of the man whose bequest made possible this addition to our college, Mr. Charles Heber Clark, journalist and author. The exercises were opened by a selection on the organ, "Festal Prelude in C", by Ralph Kinder, one of Philadelphia's most distinguished organists. President George Leslie Omwake then made formal announcement of the gift of the organ from Mrs. Clark, after which Rev. George Handy Wailes, D. D., in a feverent prayer to the Almighty dedicated the instrument to all things highest and of His kingdom. Following this Mrs Henry Hotz, the soloist of the day, sang "With Verdure Clad" in such a sweet yet strong soprano voice as to appeal to the most fastidious lover of vocal music. An Adress, "Music as an Element of Culture", by Professor Daniel Gregory Mason of Columbia University followed. He said in substance: Due to the development of scientific investigation education during the nineteenth century has tended to become specialized. However, realizing the ultimate futility of this coure, a movement has recently started urging that a liberal education means the development of the passive susceptibilities as well as the active capacities and this better liberates us from our narrow selves. Literature and music are important agencies in this. Literature is detailed and concrete. Music is indefinite and hence important for some of our moods are too "general" to permit of the details of literature. How can music by studied? The latest tendency is to study music for appreciation rather than for technique. FAMOUS MUSICIANS THRILL STUDENTS Mr. Ralph Kinder and Mrs. Henry Hotz Entertain at Organ Recital As a most fitting climax to one of the greatest days in the history of Ursinus came the organ recital on Saturday. A large and intelligently enthusiastic audience more than filled all the available seats in Bomberger. During the entire evening, those present gave their undivided attention and enthusiastic applause to the highly successful efforts of the artists of the evening, Mr. Ralph Kinder, organist, and Mrs. Henry Hotz, soprano, both of Philadelphia. The wonderful new Haskell Organ, the memorial to Mr. Clark, seemed to unerringly resound to the skillful and artistic handling of Mr. Kinder as he interpreted each number of the diversified and well chosen program. Through all possible shadings of tone and power, in the use of solo stop and combination, and in the stirring thunder of the great organ, the organist showed himself to be a master artist and carried his audience with him even as he controlled his instrument. Mrs. Hotz, as soloist, completely captivated the audience. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clark Memorial Organ Dedicated/Famous Musicians Thrill Sudents Description An account of the resource The organ was dedicated on the Saturday past with famous musicians in attendance to play the new organ and sing with an organist accompaniment. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ursinusiana, The Ursinus Weekly, 1916-1917, October 23, 1916, p 1. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 23, 1916 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Ursinus Weekly, 1916-1917, October 23, 1916 Bomberger Clark Organ music https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/53c2d060706fc2f7559cb118d8784c26.jpg 52ae205de0e578a104672e43802cd87a https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/feba6b1fa614136e267f9344cf2a6181.jpg 43f3a1109ae68579e49eb3d48e9350c2 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors has awarded the contract for building and installing the new Clark memorial organ to C.S. Haskell, Inc., of Philadelphia. A thorough investigation into the specifications submitted by numerous organ manufacturers was made by the special committee appointed by the Board for this purpose, and on recommendation of this committee the contract was awarded the Haskell company. The organ will be located on the second floor in the arch over the rostrum of the chapel and will occupy the space now used as a corridor. A passage around the organ champber will be provided. The builders have agreed to have it ready for use by the opening of college in September. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data School newspaper article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The New Organ Description An account of the resource The committee awards the contract for the organ Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ursinusiana, The Ursinus Weekly, 1915-1916, May 22, 1916, p 7. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 22, 1916 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context The Ursinus Weekly, 1915-1916, May 22, 1916 Bomberger Bomberger auditorium Bomberger Chapel Clark Organ music https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/d0aa56668e86cd0a3b85c7396d1b4f18.jpg 3a02e0a6d76b336ff23d8b595c9acb7f Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document "A conductor is the most unusual of all musicians," said John French as he was inaugurated into the newly endowed William F. Heefner chair of Music on Founders' Day. "Conducting--the gestures, hand movements, facial expressions--produce no sound. It is a great act of faith that by a wave of a hand, people will respond and produce the sounds the conductor interprets." John French conducts three choirs at Ursinus, and all of them respond by producing sounds that receive full aclaim[sic]. Mr. French is chair of the music department, and in his eight years here he has dramatically increased the level of participation in music, both in academic courses and the choral program. "The choirs are an extracurricular activity," said Mr. French. "But to me, they're more than that. They provide an educational experience--one that does not occur in the classroom. Students don't write term papers here; they don't do research necessarily, but they learn something about performance and music through the centuries." Upon receiving the chair during the Founders' Day convocation, Mr. French stressed that teaching was the objective of his work. And although students may only minor, not major, in music at Ursinus, he says he is "truly amazed at how much one can do with students who are not majoring in the field." John French believes it is important for students--whether they are majoring in physics or economics or English--to open themselves up to the arts. Likewise, he feels teaching at a liberal arts college, as opposed to a music conservatory, provides a unique and stimulating environment. "I think the warning to the 20th century arts is to be leery of isolationism--that as artists, we don't put ourselves in a corner where we no longer communicate to people. I find it personally exciting just to come to the College and have colleagues who are not associated professionally with the arts--to have good friends whose disciplines are in the humanities or the sciences. After all, ideas are communicated in music, so one must be aware about what others are thinking, what others are doing." Amember of the Ursinus faculty since 1979, Mr. French received his bachelor of music degree at the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts in 1977 and his masters degree at Westminster Choir College in 1979. He is working towards his doctorate at the University of Concinnati. In 1982, Mr. French was the recipient of the Lindback Award for teaching excellence and a 1978 finalist in the Stokowski Memorial Conducting Fellowship sponsored by the Philadelphia Orchestra. During the summer of 1986, Mr. French was selected to attend a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Seminar entitled "The Culture of Mass Society." Three dedicatory concerts were held last November in celebration of the completion of the new Heefner Memorial Organ. Its first public performance was by William F. Heefner, '42, who endowed the Heefner Chair of Music, and whose mother, Lydia V. Heefner, gave the instrument to the College. He played Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and Fuge in D Minor at the end of the Founders' Day convocation. Later that afternoon, Douglas Tester, organist and choir director at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Abington, Pa., gave the first full dedicatory recital, along with the Ursinus College Choir, the Claredon Brass Ensemble, and four vocal soloists. Finally on Nov. 19, internationally-known organist John Weaver gave a brilliant solo recital on the organ, which was recorded by WHYY-91 FM, the Public Broadcasting System's station in Wilmington, Del. The concert will be broadcast at 9:00p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11. Mr. Weaver played two encores, took eight curtain calls and received two standing ovations at the conclusion of the recital. He is director of music at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, and head of the organ department at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Ursinus Bulletin article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource French Installed in Heefner Chair Description An account of the resource Dr. John French, associate music professor at Ursinus College, inaugurated into the William F. Heefner chair position Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ursinusiana, Ursinus Bulletin, 1967-1987, January 1987, p 7. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UC Bulletin, 1967-1987, January 1987 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Debra Kamens, Director of Communications Bomberger Heefner Organ music professors Ursinus College https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/c65afc89ddc11f652f70173cdcc67d15.jpg c96d08c16f4200763488c908e1af658e Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document For everyone at Ursinus College who loves music, Founders' Day 1986 was the jubilant culmination of a year filled with anticipation. It was the day the new Heefner Memorial Organ was dedicated. It was the day that the William F. Heefner Chair of Music was officially established, and John H. French, head of the music department, was installed in that chair. It was a day on which the College awarded honorary degrees to two distinguished music educators. And it was the day that the new organ was played publically[sic] for the first time, an exhilarating experience for all who heard it. Coincidentally, it was also the day of Lydias. Mrs. Lydia V. Heefner, of Perkasie, who gave the new pipe organ to the College in memory of her late husband, Russell E. Heefner; and Lydia French, who turned six that day, and who slept peacefully next to her sister Rachael through their father's installation ceremony. During the Founders' Day convocation, Ursinus President Richard P. Richter awareded honorary Doctors of Humane Letters to Dr. Joseph W. Polisi, president of The Juilliard School in New York; and to Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt, artistic director and principal conductor of Westminster Choir College. Dr. Polisi was principal speaker at the mid-year commencement exercises. During the ceremony, the college graduated 19 students, conferring one Associate's and 18 Bachelors' degrees. Highlights of the convocation were the dedication of the Heefner Chair and the official presentation of the new pipe organ to the College by Mrs. Heefner. Her son, William F. Heefner '42, who endowed the Heefner Chair, was first to play the organ publicly, performing the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, for which he received with a standing ovation. Mr. Heefner, a Morrisville attorney, is vice-president and treasurer of the Ursinus Board of Directors, and chairman of the Campaign for Ursinus. As an undergraduate at Ursinus, he had been the organist for the College's daily chapel services. For the past 20 years, he has been organist and music director of Peace Lutheran Church in Perkasie. The new organ was built by Austin Organs, Incorporated, Hartford, Conn. "May music of all types flourish at this college in the years ahead, and may each one of you be enriched by the extraordinary beauty which is brought to us all by the diverse wonders of the musical world," Dr. Polisi told the degree candidates. Examing the age-old tension between serious and commercially-successful music, Dr. Polisi said, "As the next generation of individuals to lead and support our society, I would hope that you would understand the primary place which art has in preserving our culture and quality of life. The arts help us to better understand ourselves, and to focus more clearly the experiences and ideas that give value to human life." In accepting the Heefner Chair, Mr. French thanked the College administration for its "renewed commitment to the arts and their place in liberal education." He praised the members of his choirs and said that they "share this honor with me." Later on Founders' Day afternoon, a dedicatory concert was given on the new organ by Douglas Tester, organist and choir director at St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Abington, Pa. Performing with Mr. Tester were the Ursinus College Choir, the Clarendon Brass Ensemble, and soloists Edwina Dunkle, soprano, who is Mr. French's wife; Nancy Curtis, alto; Alan Gerber, class of '81, tenor; and Reginald Pindell, bass. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Ursinus Bulletin article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Founder's Day 1986: A Tribute to Music Description An account of the resource An account of the dedication ceremony of the new Ursinus Organ. It was dedicated in memory of Russel E. Heefner, and the establishment of the William F. Heefer Chair of Music Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ursinusiana, Ursinus Bulletin, 1967-1987, January 1987, p 6. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UC Bulletin, 1967-1987, January 1987 1986 Bomberger dedication ceremony Founder's Day Heefner Organ memorial music https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/8fb76f860f006c24cb408791c87e1bd2.jpg b720e758fda9e4431d076082911ecbf1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The full polished tones of a brass ensemble washed over the Founders' Day audience in Bomberger Hall Auditorium. With authority and pomp, horns announced the first theme of a stately antiphonal piece by Eugene Gigout, bringing the music to a pinnacle. Then came the answering voice of the new Heefner Memorial Organ, and a thrill ran through the standing-room-only crowd. This sound was not merely large; it was immense. Its penetrating, many-colored vibrations presented a vast range of peaks and valleys. The new organ was truly "king of instruments," as the Rev. Dr. John C. Shetler had said earlier in his dedicatory prayer. The Founders' Day presentation of the Heefner Organ, and all the ceremony and celebration which surrounded it, were the culmination of months of painstaking work on the part of dozens of people. The organ, a gift of Mrs. Lydia V. Heefner of Perkasie in memory of her late husband, Russell E. Heefner, was built entirely by hand by Austin Organs Incorporated of Hartford, Conn. The instrument is an excellent one which will enable Ursinus to attract artists of world renown, and allow them to perform all literature composed over the centuries for organ. It is the second pipe organ to grace Bomberger Hall in the building's 95-year history, and promises to become known as one of the premier organs in the region. Mrs. Heefner's gift to the College has its origins in her love of music, and her affection for the institution from which her son, William F. Heefner, was graduated in 1942. In creating the organ's tonal qualities, David Broome, Austin's tonal designer, worked closely with Mr. Heefner; John French, chair of the Ursinus College music department and recipient of the Heefner Chair of Music; and Douglas Tester, organist and director of the choirs at St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Abington, PA. Work on the massive instrument had begun in Hartford last winter. By summer, construction of the organ had been completed at the Austin plant. Preparations now began at Ursinus. The electronic organ which had served the college since the late 40's was removed, and the stenciled pastel pink pipes--left as decorations from the original pipe organ-- were extracted from the Bomberger stage arch. Back in Hartford, the completed instrument was dismantled for shipment in late July. By early August, the first truckload of pipes and parts arrived in Collegeville, giving rise to a new sub-culture of "organ groupies" on campus. For those who had regular business in Bomberger, hanging around the auditorium became a popular fall spectator sport. The organ seemed a gigantic puzzle to those watching the gradual placement of 3,593 pipes under the arch. And they observed that an organ builder must be part musician, part construction worker, part contortionist and part mechanical genius to perform all of the functions necessary in putting together such an instrument. Reassembly of the organ took three full months, and "voicings"-- the numerous minute adjustments made in the way the organ's mechanisms affect the sound coming from its pipes--continued through November. About 50 individuals had a hand in building the instrument. Installation was done by teams from Austin Organ; Eisenhardt Mills of Easton, Pa., which built the casework; Gorski Construction Co. of Collegeville, and the Ursinus Maintenance staff. Hugh Sears of Austin directed the installation, assisted by Zoltan Zsitvay, a tonal finisher for the firm. In its completed form, the organ's pipes are arranged in 62 ranks, each rank of a different basic size, composition and shape. The lengths of pipes within each rank progresses from shorter to taller. Some of the pipes are zinc; others, an alloy of tin and lead called pipe metal, and still others, wood. There are square pipes and stopped pipes. Their "speaking lengths" range from a quarter of an inch to 32 feet, while their actual physical lengths run from just under 20 feet for the lowest C at the center of the arch to one-and-a-third inches for the highest. Such an organ is thousands of times more complicated than a piano. Because of the limitless combinations of tones which can be made through the pulling of stops, and the resulting harmonics, the highest vibrations from the organ are beyond the range of human hearing. The organ has three manuals and 77 stops in four divisions--pedale, recit, grand, and positiv-- and the pipes and stops are enhanced by three electronic 32-foot stops, a 25-note set of chimes and a 61-note harp. The instrument is mounted on a framework of steel beams 20 feet above the floor, with arches rising to its apex 20 feet above that. Its beautifully ornate oak casework was designed and stained to match the existing oak and pine woodwork in Bomberger Hall. Together, organ and casework weigh about eight tons. Formidable on its exterior, the Heefner Organ nevertheless has a fragile interior. It operates through an electropneumatic action system. Air is pumped through a series of ducts from the basement of Bomberger into its universal chests--pressurized compartments through which air passes into the pipes. The chests vary in the amount of pressure under which they operate depending upon the size of the pipes they serve. Regulators in the chest keep the pressure constant, whether one pipe or hundreds are being sounded. Austin is the only organ manufacturer in the world which builds instruments whose internal workings may be directly observed from inside their chests., according to Mr. Zsitvay. This has the practical effect of allowing maintenance work to be done quickly and directly. A visit to one of these interior spaces is rather like a trip into the belly of a whale. There, mechanisms composed of thin strips of wood, tiny wires, felt-covered rectangular keys and circular pads allow air into the various pipes and control the combinations of stops as the organist touches keys and pulls knobs. The overall effect is one of an immense loom weaving infinitely varigated music, creating endless combinations of sound. In her official presentation of the organ to the College on Founders' Day, Mrs. Heefner said that she and her husband had formed "a lasting respect" for Ursinus over the years. "We were agreed to do something that would reflect our gratitude," she said. "I know that he would be pleased by what I am doing today. I am pleased to present this pipe organ to Ursinus College. May it serve the College well. May the music that it makes uplift the hearts of all who listen." Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Ursinus Bulletin article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "King of Instruments" Awes Audience Description An account of the resource An account of the new Ursinus organ, named the Heefner Organ after its dedication ceremony. It details specifications of the organ and talks about the process of installing the organ into Bomberger auditorium in the summer of 1986. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ursinusiana, Ursinus Bulletin, 1967-1987, January 1987, p 4. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1986, 1987 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UC Bulletin, 1967-1987, January 1987 1986 1987 Bomberger Bomberger auditorium Bomberger Chapel bulletin Heefner Organ installation music Ursinus College https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/92b606feddae24e828242b0759c64487.jpg 9a226d444132db133e9cbbb429e44963 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Heefner Memorial Organ Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ursinusiana, Ursinus Bulletin, 1967-1987, January 1987, cover. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UC Bulletin, 1967-1987, January 1987 1987 Bomberger bulletin Heefner Organ music https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/8b97bee859e40df67a89a376af2774ce.jpg 2e328b51f0bbe4f64cff40e5d397db8d Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Installing the Heefner Organ Description An account of the resource Groups of pictures that show the installation and dedication ceremony of the Heefner Memorial Organ Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ursinusiana, Ursinus Bulletin, 1967-1987, January 1987, p 5. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UC Bulletin, 1967-1987, January 1987 Bomberger Heefner Organ memorial music https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/d03f28cfef9b018544d8fd9c96a6cc14.jpg bf68ba168236907c4dfb77e8ca68a2ae https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/2f27aad471d2223c32cadbc17d0630b0.jpg a283632f58c2f1efe905c95b39a75845 https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/377f5059bdff85c10e2e3868061fbfd3.jpg d260712067efe6289cd5ed109dc2401e Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Memories vivid for granddaughter of founder J.H.A. Bomberger “I remember my grandfather’s long white beard, even though I was only eight when he died in 1890. It impressed me very much.” When Miss Marion Spangler, ‘03 [class of 1903], reminisces about her childhood it has a special significance for those interested in Ursinus. Her grandfather was Dr. John H.A. Bomberger, founder and first president of the College. And she herself has had a life-long association with Ursinus, both in personal terms and in her capacity as a dedicated teacher of music. It was against this rich Ursinus background that the 1968 Annual Alumni Award was presented to Miss Spangler on Alumni day June 1. Not all of Miss Spangler’s memories of her noted grandfather are as vivid as her memory of his long white beard. “I do remember that his study was the room in the preceptress’s living room of what is now Shreiner Hall for girls. I remember his taking me on his knee in that room and showing me the flat little throat lozenges used by smokers. He was a great pipe smoker.” “My grandfather was pastor at St. Luke’s Reformed Church in Trappe, and so was my father- that is why I remain a member there, out of loyalty to them. I wish I could recall my grandfather’s voice in the pulpit, but I can’t honestly say I do.” One of the most poignant mementoes of Dr. Bomberger for Miss Spangler came to light just a few months ago when she was leafing through some family belongings. It was a postcard from Heidelberg, Germany, dated August 1, 1884, addressed to, “My Dear Wee Marion,” who was all of two years old. “That summer,” said Miss Spangler, “After fifteen struggling years to keep the new College alive, Dr. Bomberger was appointed a delegate to a church conference at Belfast, Ireland. What impelled him to go on the Continent unless it was a powerful urge to seek the scene of influence prevalent at Heidelberg and this rekindle his own flame of College leadership?” Over a now-fading drawing of the castle and town of Heidelberg, Dr. Bomberger wrote the following message which was not read by its recipient until after a lapse of 85 years: “Grandpa wants to write a little letter to you too, though you will hardly know even what it means. But I hope you will live to know, and then after a long time you will be glad to look at this card and read it, and to think that I had you in mind and heart far off here, and wrote and sent this to you from the place of which the above is a small but very good picture. The Lord bless you, and spare you to do much good in the world. Your affectionate Grandpa, J.H.A. Bomberger.” To visit Miss Spangler in Studio Cottage on the east end of campus is literally to step into local history. Miss Spangler’s home was originally a Perkiomen boat house, and looked far different than it does today. After Miss Spangler’s father, The Rev. Henry T. Spangler, retired as third President of Ursinus College in 1904, and moved to Philadelphia, the house was used as a family summer home in the country. For many years the large music studio built into the cottage has been the focal point of the musical life Miss Spangler has woven around herself and her many friends, students and fellow artists. That musical life had its beginnings on Ursinus campus at the turn of the century when Miss Spangler was an undergraduate and her father occupied the Presidency. “The College was small and more isolated than it is today-the old Perkiomen Railroad was your one way of getting into Philadelphia. So the College of necessity provided its own entertainment and pastimes.” The forbidden forest In addition to music recitals, Miss Spangler and her fellow students looked to the two rival literary societies for diversion-the Schaff Literary Society and the Zwingli Literary Society. They held weekly meetings that became social affairs, and put on annual open houses. “And then my father introduced monthly receptions at Olevian Hall. They were very formal affairs with a receiving line. There was a great objection amongst many of us students, but we realized later that they did something for us in the social graces.” Many of Miss Spangler’s memories of Ursinus have a tie with the places on and near campus. Prospect Terrace, for instance, is seldom mentioned in personal histories of the College. But Prospect Terrace was the fashionable watering place of the wealthy Drew family which stood where Alumni Memorial Library now stands. And for Miss Spangler, it is a vivid memory. Her home, Studio Cottage, is on part of the property that made up Prospect Terrace. “It was like the forbidden forest when I was little. Nobody ever stepped into the grounds east of Bomberger Hall. The building burned down in 1897, before Studio Cottage was there.” The memory of Dr. Bomberger in his study at Shreiner leads her to think of her own residence in the same building. “Dr. Bomberger built what is now Shreiner and named it Zwingli Hof. He lived in it himself and willed it to the College for use by the President. Our family moved in when my father became President in 1893. Bit the name Zwingli Hof never became familiar, and no presidents lived in the house after that.” “Since early childhood, my home has been in five houses still standing on the east, west, and south edge of campus….I saw Bomberger Hall rise from a baseball field on the east campus...and now I am to see grand old Freeland Hall disappear for a more adequate library.” Miss Spangler studied piano and music in Philadelphia, New York, and Berlin following her graduation from Ursinus. Her year in Berlin in 1913-14 was terminated abruptly with the outbreak of hostilities. Her voice teacher there, a man named Lowe, combined a knowledge of Italian opera with that of German Lieder- a combination not very common then. Lowe was a personal friend of Brahms (“who would chide him for wanting to conduct opera”). So Miss Spangler attributes her mastery of German Lieder to the fact that she learned them by “direct transmission.” Her musical career took three parallel tracks-those of Octave Club leader, director of music and choir at Washington memorial Chapel in Valley Forge, and teacher. The Octave Club of Norristown was founded by Miss Spangler in 1916, and it still flourishes today under her influence with some 250 members. It began when Miss Spangler invited a group of Norristown women to a lecture recital on old English songs. For about 30 of the Club’s 52 years, Miss Spangler directed the Club’s chorus and continues to direct the “Madrigal Singers.” Europe revisited Miss Spangler was music director and choirmaster at Valley Forge’s Washington Memorial Chapel from 1919-1954. In those years she saw members of her boys’ choir grow into manhood and join the adult group also under her direction. As a teacher of music, Miss Spangler has been associated with Ursinus off and on throughout her career. She taught at Agnes Scott College for Girls in Decatur, Georgia in 1908-10; at Harcourt Place School in Gambier, Ohio, in 1911-13; and at Haverford Boys School, 1930-39. Meanwhile, her own musical training continued. After her year in Berlin in 1913-14, she attended what is now Juilliard School of Music and studied music theory at Curtis Institute shortly after it opened in the 1920s. Miss Spangler re-visited Europe in 1958, although she did not see again the Berlin she enjoyed as a young voice student. Her ‘58 trip, however, was as musically oriented as her previous european trip, for it was a round of visits to music festivals both on the Continent and in Great Britain. One of the high points of that trip of 10 years ago was the 231st Festival of the three Choirs of Worcester, Gloucester, and Hereford Cathedrals. In a record of her trip she wrote, “With a program for the week of a dozen oratorios, old and new, the Norman arches of ancient Hereford Cathedral resounded with such singing as only English choirs of several hundred voices can produce. Supported by the London Symphony Orchestra the harmonies rose and reverberated. When concluded with the thousand listeners joining in the singing, the emotions of heart and mind added overwhelming conviction to the hymn, ‘God moves in mysterious way.’” Commenting on modern music in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer on March 24 of this year [1968], Miss Spangler said, “I’m not terribly enamored of it, I’ll admit. I like the classical composers best. I don’t like the modern dissonance; however I do listen to it. Modern music may develop into something worthwhile within the next century, so it’s futile to say there’s nothing to it. You can’t tell. Even Beethoven was decried in his time.” Dr. Super’s flute Miss Spangler is particularly troubled by the effect of popular music on the singing voices of young people. “I think it distorts their real voices and destroys the purity of the vocal line. This destroys art.” Despite her quick recall of the names, faces and events of many years ago, it becomes evident in a discussion with Miss Spangler that these are less essential in her life than the musical experiences she has shared with scores of people through the years. The sound of Theodore Paxton (Nelson Eddy’s long-time accompanist) at the organ...the turn of the phrase of Lili Lehmann delivering German lieder in Berlin…. The way Dr. Super, the College’s second president, played the flute … Beethoven’s Fidelio in Salzburg … Conducting Gounod’s Redemption at the Ursinus commencement in 1923 … Such are the events around which Miss Spangler articulates the memories of a life which has been perhaps mild on the outside but intensely fulfilling and exciting within. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Journal article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memories vivid for granddaughter of founder J.H.A. Bomberger Description An account of the resource An article from an interview with Miss marion Spangler, the granddaughter of Dr. Bomberger, founder and first President of Ursinus College. It details her connections to the place, including her memories and a short and slight biography of her own life up until 1968. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ursinusiana, Ursinus Bulletin, 1967-1987, pp 17-19 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context UC Bulletin, 1967-1987 Bomberger Dr. Bomberger music oral history Ursinus Ursinus History https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/978b1e10401778184196c2ef4f5471a5.jpg 43527925dc8def964137fa11dc61d6ca https://omeka.ursinus.edu/files/original/2b142defbc58a2c8c2e45990b9dfb40f.jpg 676570d705cc2949822fddd209724472 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Conly Concert Company Offers Popular Program PIANIST FEATURES EVENING An auspicious beginning was made on Thursday eening for the Community Entertainment Course with the appearance of the Conly Concert Company in a varied and popular program. Selections, chiefly vocal and/or a variety familiar to the average American musical audience, comprised a repertoire which did not fail to fulfill the expectation of an evening of worth-while entertainment. The always acceptable "Rigoletta" quartette was immediately indicative of the type and quality of the program which followed. This number was given by the mixed quartette composed of Florence Kinnaird, soprano; Marie Stone Langston, contralto; Frank M. Conly, basso; Royal MacLellan, tenor; who, with William s. Thunder, as accompanist and pianist, composed the personnel of the company. These singers have been able to form a very effective combination, and their numbers were particularly pleasing, due, in part, to the suitability of particular selections. "Madcap Play," by Whiting; "Romany Life," by Herbert; and a group of shorter quartette numbers were fully appreciated and merited especial commendation. William S, thunder, pianist, gave three selections, one of which, "Rondo-Capriccioso," Mendelssohn, had been officially on the program. By special request Mr. Thunder obliged with Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C." These two piano pieces proved to be the "high lights" of the concert. They were both rendered in brilliant manner, the "Prelude in C" especially, with its theme the beautiful tones of the Moscow cathedral bells, was played with fine skill and expression. In the persons of Mr. Conly, basso, and also director of the company, and of Mr. Maclellan, tenor, the management presented two noted singers. In their duet numbers and solo work, including a duet, "Watchmen What of a Night," and vocal numbers from Aida and Faust, they helped greatly in maintaining a uniform and excellent standard of performance. The selection from Gounod's "Faust" was that of one of Mephistopheles' songs and was quite realistic and well executed. Responding with an encore to a duet number, Miss Kinnaird and Miss Langston sang the "Barcarolle" from "Tales of Hoffman," an ever acceptable duet for female voices. The "Habanera" from "Carmen" by Bizet, contralto, solo, and "Wake Up" and "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" sung by Miss Kinniard, were other numbers of equal interest. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data School newspaper article Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Musical Program Begins Season's Entertainment Description An account of the resource An article detailing the musical performances given around Ursinus that students often attended and wrote about in the newspapers. This one details an off campus concert given by a four part vocal quartet and a pianist accompanist. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ursinusiana, The Ursinus Weekly, 1923-1924, October 15, 1923, pg 1. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 15, 1923 Language A language of the resource English Bomberger music