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Ua94/6/1 Professor Franz Joseph Strahm, Arthur White Jr.

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Term paper written by Arthur White for American Music class profiling Franz Strahm, early WKU music professor. Introduction:

The School of Music was established in 1909 as part of the Normal School. The following year, 1910, is a most important year in the musical growth of Bowling Green. It was at this time that Franz Joseph Strahm was appointed Dean of this School of Music. The following year, Professor Strahm organized the Oratorio Society.