New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-24
MUSIC TEACHERS CONVENE.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION HOLDS IT'S
TWENTIETH CONVENTION.
MANY COLLEGES ARE REPRESENTED AND DELE
GATES ARE WELCOMED BY THE PREsf-
DENT or THE COMMON COUNCIL
MANY COLLEGE

vs. held yesterday mornins III me aud'loI'"'" VI
the Waldorf-Astorla
rbcro viii he three sessions daily during the Ave
days o. the convention. with the exception OF sun
dav when the delegates will attend special song
services 10 be held in the morning in the Maro'e
Collegiate Church Similar services VIII he ATTENDED
in tho afternoon and evening OF sunday IN inc
Church ~ the Ascension. Flfth-ave. and Tenth
st.: St James's Church. Madison-ave. and seventy
frs, 81. Calvary Church Fourth-ave. and twenty
drst-st and at St Marks Church Second-ave' ana
feminist Monday next AZ o'clock IN the Nauo't-
Astoria where the trio Of sessions VIII be he'l
daily with the exception referred TO- VIII MAIN
tho close Of the convention to which have con
groSatcd delegates from almost every '"'' J." ''''
Union.
In the council Of delegates the following colleges
and universities have representatives.; Nassar COL
losc University OF Idaho, Hartford Theo.osical
SEMINAR. Wilson College Wellesley College, low"
COLLEGE t'hautauaua Circle. Amherst College shorter
CoI;ec, University OF Kansas State Normal School
Connecticut: Place Institute. Academy OF t'e 9ac'e"
Heart New-Y York: Misses Dana's seminary leach-
crs College New-York: Groenville % 80 fei"a'e
College Rock Hi - c. College Winthrop Norman
and Industrial college. Rock Hin. 5 c. be.oit COL
lege Wisconsin. Tufts College, Massachusetts
buchanan college Troy Mo: University OF Mich-
gan caldwell High School. Institute for the blhd'
staunton. Va: jacksonville. Miss. and sixteen
must, schools I'm various parts OF the country
| Those representing the State associations are
J. >.
! J Williams OF Connecticut; Max Leckner Will
lam staber and Adeline L. Packard. o. Indiana;
| John Tagg. Nellie a Wilder and Sumner 9aIter OF
| New York Gilmore Ward Bryant. George Mccoy
| George y Meares. Miss Anne d. Pay ana MISS
rsteue Whitfield Timberlake. of the North caro-
| lima State Association Besides those named there
were in attendance this morning t"enty-seven dele-
gates-at large from various parts o. the country
| At least one thousand music teachers as dele
gates are expected to arrive from California Nor'h
| Dakota Texas and Washington II Is expected that
| the convention when 1t rcassembes to-day VIII
| h,ve a ma ximun attendance OF moro than TWO
thousand teachers. delegates. subscribers and ex-
! hbltors.
| Assistant Superintendent OF the New-York Board
| n, Education Alfred r. Schaufier called tho con-
| yo,,ion 70 order Yesterday morning. and In doing
so introduced the Rev d Parker Morgan. OF tho
| Chur.h u, the Heavenly Rest. who offered prayer.
rom sstsptare in showing the barrsnness OF
mems minds Without having mad mus.i st ran
has played In church services. applsudlnK IN ser
| everywhere Then followed Randolph Guggen-
| h.hals ~ the Mayor and popuiace Of Greater New
| york delivered an address ~ welcome In closing
"Rlt cannot discharge my full duty TO you
and 'he people Of New-York without PAVING be. be;
fore conclude tribute or mhgiH OF great
| musician who has passed away into the eternsI
Silence Anton sedl t. no NOR bu5 r we SUI re- re-
member the genius Of tho man under whose ihsPira
! . q ID
lrh'sst leaf. in profound forest tll WI y. ~
,hcicss could stream - it- CONCLUSION IN storm OF
! mmuiiuous harmonic, Anton Seid mas lelt vs.
and his morning IS" lay wI.t'h -, so 49,, aID .,d
memhrancc by th" grave or me ,'ut ire'u n,,' ~
Tho mornine session closed after listening 70 the
! annual address hy President Herbert Wiber
! Greene ~ m. National association
, '.ry,hy and Interesting lecture ny W. J. Iiender
| snn. a newspaper musical cri'ic on Ihe Or
| .acs'ra ANA Us Instruments" The lecture was
! rlisfratcd hr the American symphony Orchestra;
I'D bs sam Franko. Nj. Henderson Described ei
s,ncr4l organization Of an orchestra. The yarious
| Instruments strings wood brass and !nstrume ns
| ~ r.rrD.eon wDr. taken up separately. Their
MAKE uses. range and value IN an orchestra we're
urcr played AZ intervals collections from we'll known
| compositions IN illustration or the uses ana tones
Mi,r caroline Mon,eGore assisted by the. or
chcstra. rendered n soprano solo. 'Hailnde OF the
SIS, Ami = Murseaa OF LONDON ,. EqsIand
| gave account OF her concerts Tor 'h.ldFen
! s.hlch have met with ~ much success in London
md boston In The system - modern musical edu-
| nrgors IS apt 20 bo hold mora important than tho
| training u the II IS this tendency she Is
INC inasinaton Of children needs to 10 'timu-
sah "-hsreas fcw children near anything more
arans h"n helr o%n o'. sTncrt naappai
generation to grow up without musical environ
y ne scmerai plan Of hcr charnber concerts Tor
| children and she gave instances 81 the interest
1 -
iiya+ lic and adult listeners and told how they
| fl. part OF the children Tho objections urged
| against training IN listening 20 music were then
dali with Miss Nuirhead maintains that a taste
for music SHOULD Doe cultivated as much a. taste
fnr rlcturcs Just as AN uueducated eye f. moro
fl.a.rd bv n rnudy lithograph than by tho works
az +l. old MASTER. q great deal % modern NIL
s- .uc. ceds hy dnt Of ts sheer hatancy. she de-
r.frOd
Tn. last speaker Of tho afternoon was Professor
NcCracken - New York. who spoke briefly upon
| Rhythm IA. Link Between Music aud Literature
he declared that tho tremendous power OF
RHYTHM cannot be Oycrcstimatod illustrating II
hv tho reed huie OF the dancing deryish mus
can whose persistent repetition OF tho same theme
furnishes the iuccntly" that keeps the dervishcs
AZ their weird dance. BE agreed with sidney
Iau.cr that rhythm = rot only Inherent In poetry.
hut In prose well. and declared that Il
Was the rhythm 81 KING Jamess version Of the
Bible that made people cling 10 n IN preference 10
the moro accurate revised TRANSACTIONS
He usfau ed a. superb biz Of rhythm the quota
tou. And heard voice from heaven. saying
| unto me write. Resscl ar" the dead that die In
the Lord" snyng that "it sticks 10 the mind and
sings itself on from generation 20 generation"
| he closed hts talk with the pertinent advice to
composers Look 70 your rhythm"
The evenings programme included reception
AT O'Clock rendered 20 the musical profession OF
| America bv tho Local Organization Committee Of
New York iu the colonial Room and musical
| programme AZ o'clock IN the auditorium.
MUSIC TEACHERS TO SGNG SUNDAY.