Ward-Belmont 1922 May Festival Program

Name/Title

Ward-Belmont 1922 May Festival Program

Entry/Object ID

2022.609

Tags

Ward-Belmont

Scope and Content

A program for the 1922 Ward-Belmont May Festival, given under the direction of the Department of Physical Education. Held on the West Campus on Saturday, May 13, 1922, at 4:30 P.M. The program consisted of three parts: a procession, the presentation of the May Queen and her court, and the Greek festival entertainment and dancing. The 1922 May Queen was Sara Morgan.

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, 1922