Name/Title
Ward-Belmont 1942 May Festival ProgramEntry/Object ID
2022.625Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for the 1942 Ward-Belmont May Festival, presented by the Department of Physical Education. Held on the West Campus on Saturday, May 16, 1942, at 4:00 P.M. The program consisted of five parts: a procession, the presentation of the May Queen and her court, Welcome to Spring, Old Favorites, and the Finale. The 1942 May Queen was Dale Jellison.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, 1942
