Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-11-11

Court Notes
It is expected that the trial OF F. Foote
| Andrews, for refusing to receive John Hack
/ ett's vote at the East Haven polls at the re-
i cent election where he was moderator, will
take place this evening. Attorney James I.
Hayes, of this city, will preside as justice.
| Lawyer Grove J. Tuttle will conduct the
prosecution.
In the criminal side of the Superior court
| in Waterbury yesterday, the three Brennans,
| John, John jr and William, all Union City
| residents, charged with an assault upon
Henry Dugan Saturday night, were brought
| before Judge Sanford on a writ of habeas
corpus. The accused were committed to
| Jail without bail by Justice Peck, of Union
City. They employed Attorney William
Kennedy, of Naugatuck, and he succeeded in
| having them bailed in So, 500, although State
Attorney Terry made a motion that the
three Brennans be committed to jail without
bail.
The case against Joel A. Allen of Walling
ford, cider brandy dealer, who was arrest
ed for violation of the internal revenue law,
was set down for = hearing before United
States Commissioner johnson T. Platt yester
day. 1t was not heard, however. District
Attorney Stanton telegraphed from Hartford
that he would not be able to be present. The
case was continued by Commissioner Plat
until Saturday, November 90.
Edward McDermott pleaded guilty in the
City court yesterday to stealing $14. so from
the room of Honora Shea, of IA Oak street.
Judge Deming fined him $22 and costs, and
sent him to Jail for three months.
complimentary to . New Haven I'm.
structor.
The following is from the New England
Journal of Education in reference to one of
= he foe Ofx tot
vention held in this city:
The closing exercise was on Elementary
instruction in vocal music" illustrated with
five classes from the New Haven Grammar
schools, Professor B. Jepson musical direc-
tor.
The exercise in music began at $40 p. m.
Before introducing the first class Professor
Jspson excited considerable interest by stat
ing that each of the nve classes to be pre-
sented contained representatives of their re-
spective grades from every school in the
city, so that the scholars were for
the most part strangers to each
other i iaasnueh as as -, they would sfs,s
Fifty very small children, wearing pink
ribbons, were then introduced. They sang
oral exercises leading up to the scale. Slight
exercises within the limits of the scale were
then written on the blackboard, all of which
were instantly sung without error, creating
o
by the teacher who would sing alone, all
hands came up. Several sang alone and were
entirely successful.
The second class, with red ribbons, first
gave an exhibition in the beating of double,
triple and quadruple measure, changing rap
idly from one to the other. They then sang
several sight exercises from the black board,
corrected intentional errors of the teacher,
read by letter; several sang alone, concluding
with No. 1 of the printed test exercises,
which was placed in their hands as they
stood on the platform, and which was also in
the hands of the audience. The test was per-
feet.
The third class, wearing white ribbons,
responded with the syllable La to any sound
called for by the teachers, singing from G
to G above the treble clef. Individual
scholars went to the blackboard and located
sounds all over the staff as the teacher gave
them out with the syllable La, also located
letters as they were called, skipping rapidly
from one clef to the other. After singing
several two-part exercises from the music
reader, they were handed No. 2 of the print
ed test exercises, written for treble and bass,
keys of g, quadruple time. They went through
without error. Two of the smallest scholars
in the class (none of whom were very
large) were successful in repeating the exer-
cises as duet, and received great applause.
The fourth class, designated with blue
ribbons, were first numbered 1, 2, all round
LuO CleS5 duIA bI1cA p1OCcCOCO W 5Ah5 AAOhA
the music reader variety of three-part ex-
ercises, each number in turn taking diff
ferent part. 1t was not apparent to the lis
tener that in singing by number the harmony
was less effective than by division. The
printed test exercise, in the key of F, triple
measure, was sung in manner to excite
admiration.
The fifth and last division, designated
with orange-colored ribbons, sang four
part exercises with La, All, Oh, 90, with
words, humming with closed lips,
etc. Amongst other numbers was the
terzetto Lift Thine Eyes, from Mendels-
sohn's Elijah, which was afterward sung by
trio of girls. The concluding piece was No.
4 of the text exercises, q lengthy four part
piece in the key of E fiat. The piece abound
ed in accidentals, and so far we could per-
ceive was perfectly rendered, with the sxcep-
ton of one accidental on the soprano part.
The entire exercise occupied little over
one hour, and although it became necessary
to light the gas before the close, the interest
was unfagging to the end. The ability in
sight singing, as well as the uniform accura-
cy in keeping time, were subjects OF common
remark.
At the evening session of the convention
Mr.. Barrows, of Hartford made q motion
which was seconded by Mr.. BARLEY, of
Bridgeport. giving to Professor Jepson spe-
cial vote of thanks for his services, which
was unanimously adopted.
Professor Jepson, who has received his
twenty first annual appointment as musical
director in the New Haven public schools,
may well be proud of the result of his labors.