Ward-Belmont 1933 May Festival Program

Name/Title

Ward-Belmont 1933 May Festival Program

Entry/Object ID

2022.618

Tags

Ward-Belmont

Scope and Content

A program for the 1933 Ward-Belmont May Festival, presented under the direction of the Department of Physical Education. Held on the West Campus on Thursday, May 18, 1933, at 4:00 P.M. The program consisted of three parts: a procession, the presentation of the May Queen and her court, and Dancing on the Green. The 1933 May Queen was Sarah Richardson Bryan.

Context

The annual May Day Festival was described as "the highlight of the social year at Ward-Belmont" (Milestones, 1945). The festivities involved dancing, processions, the crowning of the May Queen and her court, and the traditional May Pole Dance. The Lady of the Hall, Harpeth Hall's highest honor, evolved from the May Queen ceremony.

Collection

Harpeth Hall School Archives

Lexicon

Search Terms

Ward-Belmont, May Day, May Festival, May Queen, 1933