Word: schirmer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...years of its existence, First Church in Newton, Mass, has had only a dozen pastors. Its last one, Rev. Dwight Jacques Bradley, went last autumn to Boston's musty Union Congregational Church which he soon titillated by calling in an interpretative dancer named Eleanor Schirmer (TIME, Dec. 31). Last month the call of First Church's congregation of 1.013 sedate suburbanites for a successor to Mr. Bradley was answered by no less a person than the Moderator of the Congregational & Christian Churches - Rev. Dr. Jay Thomas Stocking. The new shepherd will take the Newton pulpit next...
...which Rev. Dwight Jacques Bradley went after relinquishing a swank one in Newton, Mass. (TIME, Sept. 24). A mixed congregation of 600 gazed in interested bewilderment at a slim, bare-foot girl in the chancel. She wore nothing but a long flowing gown. Her name was Eleanor Schirmer and she was a Newton socialite whose father was a Boston banker...
While two yellow-robed girls stood sentry-like at each side of the chancel, Miss Schirmer postured, gestured and attitudinized. The organ played Schubert's "Great Is Jehovah," and by consulting their programs the congregation knew that Miss Schirmer was interpreting "The Greatness of God." Registering wonder, adoration, obeisance, awe, supplication she continued with "The Peace of God That Passeth All Understanding" (music by Gluck); "The Universality of God" (Beethoven); "The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness" (Bach); "The Deep Sense of Abiding in God" (Beethoven); "Angels Announcing the Coming of the Messiah" (Bach). The whole thing...
...letter is signed by Eugene D. Bronstein 1G, Boone Schirmer '37, Albert Sprague Coolidge, Raymond Dennett '36, and Victor H. Kramer...
Daniel B. Schirmer "37, Milton S. Smith 1G, Harold E. Taber Gr.ES, William P. VanEvern '37, John N. Vincent 1G, Roger J. Voskuyl 1G, Henry S. Wann 37, paul L. Ward 1G, Earle H. Webster '36, Harold P. Welch '36, Roger U. Wellington '37, Karl R. Whitney '35, Paul S. Winch '35, John J. Witherspoon '37, Willard G. Woelper 2L, Donald T. Wood '37, Harrison Wood '36, James A. E. Wood...