History of Jordan College of the Arts
The Jordan College of the Arts has a distinguished tradition
extending from the year 1895, when the Metropolitan School of Music
was founded. That school merged in 1928 with the Indiana College of
Music and Fine Arts to become the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of
Music. In 1951, after 23 years of close affiliation, the
conservatory became a part of Butler University as Jordan College
of Music. The name was changed to the Jordan College of the Arts in
1978.
In 1995, Jack Eaton, former JCA dean and longtime friend of JCA,
published a history of the first 100 years of JCA. This fascinating
chronicle is available for purchase by contacting Jan Thornburgh,
JCA receptionist, at (317) 940-9231 or jthornbu@butler.edu. Cost is
$10.