Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-28
AIT AND MUSIC.
What the Public Schools of Nor
folk Are Doing.
y Grnnd uus,ca, rcto i'm view by
Professor worm<,cy- uil,tary Mu-
sic and Drill Among rupi,s-o,h-
CT Matters OF nnrnony.

AOiN, outsius VI PitESntS OIL pupils IN the
public schools. are aware of the work
in music that is being done in these
schools. and few even OF these realize
the Importance of the work or its re-
suits and benefits. Music in the public
schools in many sections OF the coun-
try has long been an accepted fact
rs valuable adjunct to the morale
order and vocal development OF the
pupils, and the results attained have in
many instances been little short OF
amazing. Some of these results have
been as follows, given i'll order of value
as placed by high authorities:
LIST. Habits OF order neatncss and
diligence inculcated i'll the pupils and
teachers by refining influence of music.
"a. Cheerfulness OF disposition result
ing from recrea tionary effect of music
Sd. Improved health as result of COR
rect habits of breathing, pose in study
and vocal exercise.
AN. Impulse added i'll study of mathc
mates. history, grammar. elocutlon,
reading, geography and whiting, to all
of which studies music is closely re-
lnted.
5th. Scmi-mlitary carriage and free.
dom i'll dress and figure development
inculcated BY and resulting from study
OF music.
9Th Ability TO add greatly to interest
of class and school exercises and pub
lic exhibitions.
BIG MUSICAL FETE.
Though p,it last, the 9Th item is to
N0TT0IK DaTcnIs of perhaps prime inn
portance ut present as by IL they can
be shown some OF the other values, and
l'rof. Worinsley, who for several
months has been teaching music in the
public sch1ols of the city, Is now maxi
ing preparations for II public exhibition:
and patriotic celebration by the schools
after the manner and example set by
those in larger cities, which is 10 take
place i'll the not very distant future.
The children are interested the parents
are beginning to be Interested and the
public generally will soon be interested
Prof. Wormslcy is hardly ready to
give out his program, but Is indus
triously picking his best voices for
solo, duo, Quartettc and chorus work
and Will probably take some 800 to 4O(
good voices, boys and girls, to assist
him in this first public school Musical
Fetc, and Il spectacular effect may be
given in the production OF the national
songs of many nations, with the chorus
forming the national flags OF the ma
tons so honored. This is but one of
the IDEAS being worked out. There Will
be others and parents will be greatly
interested in learning from time to time
Oh the progress made.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY MUSIC.
Prof. ]. Pollard Rives. who will have
cnarSc or the music for the Woman's
Missionary Society Convention, of tho
Methodist churches of Norfolk in oid
or the Twentieth Century Fund. which
Is to he held in Epworth M. F.. Church
/ Nruary Sth, will be assisted by Misses
Ithel Nicely, Mary *. Ewcll, Mrs. Pull
en- ana AIR. j. r. Fentress, and. further.
by chorus OF forty voices. The mn.
sic for this occasion will be of an M
usually high order, as will be seen nv
the following:
: there Will be re Deum by Schneclz
er ana Gloria from Mozart's "Twelfth
Mass sung by the chorus under direc-
tion OF Prof Rives; solos by Misses
n eeiy ana Ewell, and n duct by Mrs.
Pullen-and Mr.. T. f. Fcntress II !.
expected that there will be q big at
tendance at this mass convention and
the music will be a special feature.
-iAz4iilaa- Cd :. H,
taken with Richard Josc's rendition OF
Paul DreSSer's latest hits "a ATothcr,e
Gift 10 her Country" and "A BIRD In y
Giited Cage" as given in VESTS Min
strels Friday night. Dresser still has
the masses with him, and they pay the
bulk OF admissions to the theatre.
The visit of 'Roney's Boys" to some
OF the public schools Thursday was
greatly enjoyed. and the children re-
turned the compliment very handsome
~ in the afternoon and evening
What the cadets of ST. Mary's Acad
envy have done ana are doing in the
way OF a drum corps and military drill
has caused some of The pupils of the
public schools 10 inquire why they can
not DO likewise. The best answer to
this query is given by the public school
Toys OF larger ctiest Not a city of New
l1nzlond and few OF New York or Penn
syivania but has its regular military or
Eanzation OF public school boys. wear
ing the uniform daily, and, in many in
stances. girls also drill. while Newton
vile. Massachusetts. school girls are
IN common sense costumes
(beautitul also. by the way) and in
some cities school boy drum corps. ana
even bands. are organized ana kept
up by the city as beneficial to tha pu-
pills. Norfolk boys are equal to taking
a hint.
The pupils III the art department of
Leache-Wood School are making most
gratifying progress under the skillful
direction of Miss Charlotte Knox. who
IS IN charge of this department.. \ dis
tinctive feature of the school is the fact
That even the smallest pupils are study
ns in the life classes. The practice Is
for each OF the little pupils TO pose in
.urn for tie class and the character oe
hair work is surprising ana evidence