THE PIERIAN SODALITY,

The hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Pierian Sodality is an event of considerable significance in the musical world, and the efforts of the present members to celebrate the occasion deserve the enthusiastic recognition of the University. For a century the Pierian Sodality has held its own through varying fortunes and has made valuable contributions to the study of music at Harvard.

Music had had a hard time in finding its way into academic recognition in this country. It was not until the scholarly influence of the late Professor John Knowles Paine became felt that it began to find its due place in college curriculums. It is to Professor Paine that Harvard in a great measure owes its Department of Music and the encouragement of the study and practice of music in the University. The Musical Union was formed in 1906 for the express purpose of perpetuating Professor Paine's influence and establishing a permanent memorial to him, and the activity of the Pierian sodality in this, its hundredth year, has been partly directed towards arousing fresh interest in this worthy purpose. Anything that can be done to strengthen the position of music as one of the recognized branches of university study is worthy of praise, and we wish the Pierian Sodality all success in the observance of its centennial.