The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-21
MUSIC TEACHERS SESSION
TATE ASSOCIATION MEETING WAS
 OPENED HERE YESTERDAY.

I TATE 4SSOCIATIoN MEETING WAS
 OPENED HERE YESTERDAYs
 preliminary Meeting Held-Address of the
 President-Organ Recital at the Calvary
 Baptist Church That Was Very Largely
 Attended and Excellent Music Given. \ Throngs of music teachers and mu- ~e lovers from all parts of the state * frived in this city yesterday to attend le three days session of the Connecti-
 1t Teachers Music associa tons fifth % anual festival, which began yester- x ny. The ticket office at the Hyperion
 as besieged with ladies and gentle
 en purchasing seats for the several ltertainments of the festival, and icket Agent Peterson and his assist hts were kept extremely busy all day. Farmer hall was the headquarters for De association, and here the opening
 lsiness meeting was held in the fore VI bon.
 The officers of the association are:
 resident, Thomas Gn Shepard of New
 aven; secretary and treasurer, "A. J. i ilkins of Bridgeport; program com
 ittee, Alex S. Gibson of Waterbury,
 Gorge A, Kies of Norwich, George
 ladwick Stock of New Haven; execu- ye committee, S. S. Thompson of New 0 aven, Everett b. Lord of New Haven,
 A. York, jr., of New Haven; press
 mmittee, H. H. Palmer of New Ha-
 n; vice presidents, Fairfield county,
 E. Disbrow of South Norwalk; Hart
 nd county, John s. Camp of Hartford, tchf1eld county, Rev. G. F. Prentiss
 Winsted: Middlesex county, D. c.
 fmp of Middletown; New Haven coun-
 F'. A. Fowler of New Haven; New pndon county, H. L. Warrington of
 prwich; Holland county, Prof. A. B. eebles of Storrs; Windham county,
 wight E. Abel of Willimantic.
 At 12 o'clock President Shepard and
 e vice presidents held a preliminary
 eeting to discuss the plans for the N rec days convention, and to make
 nal arrangements for the business, Meeting, which was held at Warner
 Il in the afternoon. The hall was k ell filled when President Shepard call
 the business meeting to order and
 livered the following address:
 n THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
 Fellow Members of the Connecticut #usic Teachers associa tion-At this x ening session of the present meeting
 are confronted with so much busi-t ss of importance that the address
 ually made by the president should {
 this instance, be confined to a con- Ne statement of those matters that mand your attention and decision. < The committee on constitution ands Jaws has found it desirable to con- nse the document heretofore used for@ Hat purpose, and has made it much
 arer in statement and more useful in hn It has been printed in the last 1 nual report in order that you might I've ample opportunity to consider 1t T d act upon it further at the time. H Tone further change seems almost in bpensable. The force of membership & now so low as to be entirely out | N proportion to the advantages offered. | # the present time there are twelve oc-' sions, not including the business Eeetings, and the members will enjoy | Hull performance of oratorio at 81h l Hhts a piano recital, promenade con- | #st, or any of the other events, each | 7 which would ordinarily be rated at 1 ces ranging from $1 to $3, for the | #ne nominal figure. It seems impossi-
 that any one could reasonably ob- | 1 t to paying more for so much benefit | #d a moderate advance would make | #eh an increase in the receipts as to | Able the officers to provide still | eater attractions and more perfect | Hnples of interpretation for the edu- jon of its members.
 #lThe success of the sale of tickets
 this festival has been very grati- Nng. At each meeting heretofore 1t i 5 been a question until after the last M had closed and the accounts had l .en made up, whether the expenses H d exceeded the receipts and made \ officers liable to personal outlay. l S this case the entire number of tick (which, owing to the capacity of
 audience room has been necessari- l limited to 2,00O was practically sold Eeral weeks ago. and we are at this Nment sure of a remainder in the asury at the close of this festival #ge enough to make our officers com NPatively safe in their undertaking Mt year. The place of meeting pre- 'sts a difficult question. It might be N if a committee of one from each of
 largest five towns in the state llre appointed to consider and report
 ir conclusions to us.
 #The committee in competitive com- #itions has been very diligent, and2lF
 succeeded in offering a list for per- mance that includes works of merit value. To what extent this work ' III be carried and how it shall fur r be made effective is worthy of your Hention. The question arises whether on the Al of published compositions those by mer pupils who have now dropped l t ir membership should or should not *included. Strong arguments might
 offered on both sides. It is hoped
 will determine the matter at this