The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-08
BOSTON PEN PICTURES.
GLIMPsEs OF THE NEW ENGLAND
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.

Some of the Things Which Afford
Amusement for the Music-Loving
Girls-How the Days Are Made to
tions for Life-Work Are Going On.
Boston, MASS, June 4.-One Of the stu
dents was peering near-sightedly at the
stained glass windows of the corridor the
other day. trying to make out the ''names
of great men" written thereon 80 wsrbled
in her ear:
Lives of great men all remind us
Not to live our lives in vain;
But departing leave behind US
Names upon window-pane!
The window in the reception nook near
the entrance is very pretty, indeed. with
the graceful N. E. c. NJ. monogram mo,
initial-grsmD entwined in the middle pane
and names Of great composers inscribed in
the blue and green and red backgrounds of
the other panes.
l suppose all the music students have read
and delighted over Amy Fay's Journal
such men as Tausig, Kullak, Deppe and
Liszt Her journal is 50 fascinating. She
writes so modestly of herself and so enthu-
siastically of others, especially Of American
students, as Sherwood, Trenkel, Miss Gaul
aud others. Now, that many Of her fellow
students have become famous and world
renowned, her book-or rather the collec-
ton of her letters written home while
she was studyinE-is more fascinat-
feelings do you afterwards look
at piano and think Of the years and years
Of hardest drudgery and soul-trying agony
before even genius can hope to be great
performer.
Mr. Frank Hale Of the conservatory is the
inventor of a wonderful electro clavier that
it is 10 be used hereafter on the conservatory
pianos in the lesson rooms. 1t is designed TO
give one that even legato touch that hereto
fore has been the result Of long and weari-
some practice. A false touch is arrested
much sooner by the use Of the electro clavier,
for the little bell warns you of the uneven
pressure of your fingers and makes the touch
as smooth and even and legato
as possible. Then, see that German
professor" Whose name find it impossible
TO remember) has invented a new keyboard
with much narrower keys, making the prac-
tice of octaves and chords much less diff
cult. When the calcium light of the intel
lect of the nineteenth century is turned full
on anything, difficulties seem TO shrivel up
like batter cakes on hot stove. But / am
afraid the road to piano-playing will only
be leveled little, little bit, for the music,
after all, isn't in the instrument but in the
Eand. And it ia just as true of musicians as
it is Of all other men, they caunot hope
to be truly great unless they are something
else beside the one thing-unless they have
the magic gift of personal magnetism, fas-
cination, whatever we may call that inde-
scribable power Of the gods that some lucky
mortals are born with. The curious part OF
it is that 1t may be only a grace of manner,
- ha1df1or b. hos ~
of the eyes. of using the voice; though often
it is an elusive atmosphere of personalism
that is like perfume; you cannot analyze
it, and if you could it would no longer exist.
EXHIBITIONS IN PARLoRs.
The art classes have been following the
example of the clubs and studios in
giving an exhibition in the parlors.
The crayon drawings from casts and
from the model are, some of them,
very fine and show a good method and care
full teaching. Signor Juglaries, at the
best Boston artists. His style is broad and
bold. and believe his speciality is the dec
Grafton of Observation-Disclosures, large build
ings etc. Some members Of the life class
had creditable studies from the model in
oils and water colors, and the
still-life studies were especially
good - the usual brass kettles
pickle bottles, skull and book and candle
arrangements, that seem as necessary to a
painters career as etudes and scales do to q
pianist l suppose the logic is, il you can't
paint kettle decently how can you hope
to paint facet But 4 shonld rather reverse
that and study the face to begin with, and
then should be sure of painting the kettle
afterward if | wanted to-only l wouldn't
want tot The water colorists have some
very dainty work exhibited, and for sew
do he oh{na ~ h~J thafr Iano n
wares displayed with good effect The paint
ing rooms of the conservatory are said to
have a better light than any in the city,
| and the collection of casts 10 very good in
deed.
Among the most entertaining matiuees
we have had this year have been those
| of the class of elocution. Mr.. Kelley gives,
| now and then, poses ptGsttques by the
senior class, in which the girls make the
| lovliest and most striking tableaux. They
wear a semi-Greek costume of white and
their vivid poses under the strong colored
| lights make the finest imaginable scenes,
almost sculpturesque. During the winter
the class often goes to different places near
Boston with Mr.. Kelley and Miss Lincoln
| and gives entertainments, principally of
these tableaux. They are always enthusi-
astically admired. The system of elocution
here seems to be much like Delsarte's. Its
| main object is to develop gracefulness,
litheness of body, and facial expression, and
to strengthen the voice and render it flexible
| and expressive, and to SO cultivate it that
| one need never fear its loss from using it..
1t is the best possible method for orators,
public speakers, clergymen and lawyers,
men who are so apt to suffer from loss OF
voice simply because they have never known
| how TO use it.
| ONE WHO CHALLENGES CURIOSITY.
There is one individual connected with
the conservatory-not exactly member OF
the faculty-who challenges my keeness
curiosity. For long time [ wondered II
be was an importation from the Eden
Musee, so lifelike was his appearance, 50
devoid of human emotion his face His
station was always at the front entrance,
although now and then l would see him
going through the corridors with his ''pad-
ding step" or meandering along the ban
quette opposite the conservatory, always
with his expressionless gaze fixed on the
upper windows. Unable to come to any con-
clusion about him, although his uniform
was that Of q guardian Of the pence, drew
one Of the students into q dark corner one
day and asked her in sepulchral tones
who and what it was"
20, that's Polly" she replied fiippantly.
was more puzzled than ever, and some
what shocked by her levity. "Polly Is our
policeman. He has the supernatural faculty
Of being able to be in two places at the same
time, and there is precious little that goes