Name/Title
Ward-Belmont 1944 May Festival ProgramEntry/Object ID
2022.627Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for the 1944 Ward-Belmont May Festival, presented by the Department of Physical Education with music by the Conservatory of Music. Held on the West Campus on Friday, May 12, 1944, at 4:15 P.M. The program consisted of five parts: a procession, the presentation of the May Queen and her court, The Dances, the May Pole dance, and the Tops Parade. The 1944 May Queen was Marnie Petrie.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 ArchivesLexicon
Search Terms
Ward-Belmont, May Queen, May Day, May Festival, 1944
