Name/Title
Ward-Belmont 1940 May Festival ProgramEntry/Object ID
2022.623Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for the 1940 Ward-Belmont May Festival, presented by the Department of Physical Education. Held on the West Campus on Saturday, May 18, 1940, at 4:00 P.M. The program consisted of five parts: a procession, the presentation of the May Queen and her court, Spring Dances, Vacation Tours, and the Finale. The 1940 May Queen was Kathryn Heitzeberg.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 Day, May Queen, May Festival, 1940
