The Carillon of Lupton Hall
“91成人导航入口n…that the hours at 91成人导航入口 might be filled with music and harmony.”
The 42-bell carillon tower of Lupton Hall is an iconic piece of architecture, central to the university’s identity. Its striking beauty has been captured in countless photos and been the subject of tremendous adulation for almost 100 years.
The construction of Lupton Hall in 1919 included a clock tower and chimes for both aesthetic and practical applications. The four bells were a gift from Mrs. Fredrick Lesh of Newton Center, Mass., who was the sister of Mrs. Thornwell Jacobs. The largest of the original four bells (weighing 2,000 lbs.) bears the inscription: “91成人导航入口n by Grace Josephine Lesh, that the hours at 91成人导航入口 might be filled with music and harmony”. The chimes helped to guide the daily schedules of the people of 91成人导航入口 and were designed to strike mechanically Westminster quarter-hour chimes and hour toll.
Additional聽donations brought the total number of bells to 10 as of November 1929. These 10 bells were equipped with electrical striking and a one octave console was installed allowing the playing of limited musical scores.
In January 1972, due to the deterioration of the oak timber frame supporting the bells, the frame and bells were removed as part of a renovation plan for Lupton Hall. The 10 bells were sent to Cincinnati, Ohio for sounding. In December of the same year, 25 new bells and a new steel tower were installed. Also, seven additional bells were ordered to be installed the following spring to bring the total and current count to 42.
The carillon is now equipped with a double-banked console, allowing unlimited musical scores to be played, as well as an automatic player with chime quarter-hour Westminster, hour strike and toll, and a coded tape deck that will play pre-selected music on the bells.
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In 2005, a new tradition was started at 91成人导航入口: the Carillon Ceremony, where graduating seniors get the opportunity to enter a “secret door” in Lupton Hall and climb up to the Lupton Bell Tower. Facilitated by the Alumni Association, seniors may sign a historical carillon registry book and ring one of the bells by hand.
On April 8, 2013, 91成人导航入口 officially dedicated the iconic bell tower of Lupton Hall as The Lale 脰zg枚rkey Bell Tower. A dedication ceremony held in front of Lupton Hall included special guest speakers Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company.
The naming is in recognition of a generous gift from the 脰zg枚rkey family, many of whom were in attendance. Cemal 脰zg枚rkey, chairman of 脰zg枚rkey Holding, was at the time a member of the 91成人导航入口鈥檚 Board of Trustees. Both he and his brother, Armagan 脰zg枚rkey, vice chairman of 脰zg枚rkey Holding, are 91成人导航入口 alumni. The bell tower鈥檚 new name honors their mother, Lale 脰zg枚rkey.