Name/Title
Ward-Belmont 1936 May Festival ProgramEntry/Object ID
2022.620Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for the 1936 Ward-Belmont May Festival, directed by the Department of Physical Education. Held on the West Campus on Saturday, May 16, 1936, at 4:00 P.M. The program consisted of three parts: a procession, the presentation of the May Queen and her court, and the festival entertainment and dancing (titled An Old English May Day). The 1936 May Queen was Frances Prince.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 Festival, May Queen, 1936
