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...music at the public meetings of the Y. M. C. A. Conference has been exceptionally good. On Friday and Saturday last the singing was led by a choir consisting of men from the Glee Club, and Mr. E. H. Ferry, '86, was organist. On Sunday, Messrs. F. S. Palmer, '86, and W. A. Locke, choir master, were the organists at the afternoon and evening services respectively. and the Glee Club led the singing...
There are one or two customs of unique character retained at Oxford during Christmastide. At Magdalen College a quaint and remarkable entertainment is given on Christmas Eve. The company assemble in the college hall about nine o'clock in the evening, and the choir at once proceed to sing part of Handel's "Messiah." Soon after ten o'clock, a short interval is allowed for supper, during which the little candles on the vast Christmas tree are lighted; and then, the gas being turned down, the choir commence singing Christmas carols, until the great bell in the tower booms...
...lucky recipient of two donations, made for the purpose of encouraging music in the college and affording to those of the students who possess musical tastes an opportunity of enjoying excellent instruction. A lady, whose name is withheld, presented a considerable sum for the musical education of the college choir. Regular instruction in singing is to be given the choir by Mr. Schnecker, of New York, who is leader of a choir in a prominent New York church. The Princeton students, it is said, sadly mindful of the usual vocal efforts every morning in the chapel, earnestly pray that...
...choir will occupy the gallery and furnish selections when any of the victims show signs of intelligence...
...said that the Christmas music of the choir will be very fine this year...