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Thirty-five years of little association with the Annex seems to have improved Harvard-Radcliffe relations, because by November, 1936, members of Pierian were willing to assist the young Radcliffe Orchestra in some of its bigger concerts. But the Radcliffe Orchestra did not suffer from the lack of Pierian assistance in its separate concerts. "The spirit of the young players lent to their music a vitality not always found among professionals"--Boston Globe...
...Radcliffe girls found their version of Pierian good cheer in their spring picnics and trips to Scituate, but "they never", according to Mrs. David Bailey, the orchestra's conductor for three years, "had any parties with the boys--in fact we saw them only at rehearsals...
Joint concerts became more frequent in the late '30's until finally in 1942 the Pierian suggested that the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra be formed. Both groups could benefit from this step because the girls needed basses and the men strings. After a year of trial, the group held a plebiscite and voted to have permanent status...
...girls pay dues to the Radcliffe Orchestra, which has its own officers, and the Pierians pay dues to the Sodality; no one pays dues to the H-R O, which is administered by "the Board," consisting of Pierian's officers, the Radcliffe President, and the conductor. The Radcliffe dues are never spent because all expenses for the concerts are paid by Pierian dues, concert profits, and the Pierian Trust Fund. Thus the Radcliffe group has accumulated $209 in its bank account, and this year reduced its dues to $.50 per year...
...Pierian Sodality's constitution reveals another complicated relationship between the Sodality and the Radcliffe Orchestra. If the combined orchestra separates, Pierian will pay Radcliffe the percentage of its treasury which is "equal to the percentages of Radcliffe members in the Harvard- Radcliffe Orchestra, not to exceed...