Word: brow
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Glee Club deserves high commendation; at the same time, it is not inconsistent to second the contention of the Providence graduates that the Glee Club is mis-named. By retaining its present name, the Glee Club is giving an opening to the accusation of "trying to be high brow"; a change in its name would result in its receiving full credit for its artistic success. If the aims of the Glee Club were clarified by a change in name, there could not be a charge of "disappointed audiences",--for what audience seeking good music would be disappointed at the Glee...
...occured to me, as I read of the apprehension caused by the "high brow" program of the Glee Club, that there exists a delightfully simple solution of the problem. In breaking away from the traditions of their predecessors, the leaders of the present club, have practically abandoned what is known as the college song. This form despite the devotees of Brahms, has, in its spontaneity and easily accessible melody, many merits that some other types do not possess...
...possible, however, to save the "college song" in another way. The Instrumental Clubs have shown no signs of becoming high brow. They have a vocal quartet which takes part in most of its concerts. If this quartet were perfected and made a permanent addition to the organization, the Instrumental Clubs would be well equipped to represent the more popular aspect of college music, while the new "choral society" would remain supreme in the artistic field...
...ordinary school boy" (who may be well above the ordinary in fields outside of music) will attend the concert expecting light entertainment of the Yale, Princeton and Cornell Glee Club type; or else be frightened away altogether with the thought "that's just like Harvard trying to be high-brow." In either case the reaction in the boy's mind would be to eliminate Harvard as the possible college of his choice...
...hands, all his suspicions would disappear and he would immediately tell me a hard luck story either about himself or a friend, and would accept me as an equal. At times it rather humiliated me to find that I was so thoroughly and quickly classed as an ordinary 'low brow...