Arizona republican., 1901-06-17

Life in Leipzig. for musical students, is made up of nine parts hard work and one part more work. Still there is a little relaxation occasionally, even for musical students. The social life of the American colony centers in the home of MT. Maxwell, the minister. and his charming wife. The English people here have regular church. but the Americans have to hold services in the little hal! of one of the schools. But, before long, they hope to have church of their own for the fund for that pur- pose is rapidly growing. Americans of the Conssrvatorium students, though. of course. there are pupils of almost every nationality.
 In the harmony class is one Brazilian. As he can't speak English. all the others have to speak German. Now his German Is extremely bad, and so Is that of the other pupils. to say nothing of the diffs renee in accent. So there is a regular monkey and parrot time. To add to this the Brazilian's text book Is in French, which he can't always un- derstand. So good natured Herr Quas- dorf, the teacher, has first to translate the French to the Brazilian and then explain 1t; thsn explain in English to the rest, and then help them to put 1t in German. The Brazilian gets mad sometimes at the slowness of 1t all and adds a few choice Portuguese swear words by way of variety. As rule the Americans and English are very "cliquey" and don't mix much with the Germans. Consequently. very few Americans here speak good German, although they may have been here two or three years. Not many of the Tor eigners here know that it Is the Ger man custom for the stranger to make all the advances. The pupil must bow to his teacher first or he'll be cut. and the new scholar speak first to the oth- CTS in his classes. Americans are SUD- posed to have lots of push but In this case 1t seems to be lacking. No doubt, through ignorance of this odd custom the Americans and Germans don't mix more, though. Of course there are many exceptions. The Ger mans are likeable, good natured. clever
 hard working young men and women. Young Carl Klein. a violinist. who
 played up at the St. Nicholas rink m New York last summer, with kalten- born's orchestra, is here studying. The hest yiolnist in the whole Con- as the students call the Conservatorium, IS
 young Thad Rich. an American boy ol 1I. from Indianapolis. He made hi' "prufing" or public examination las' year. but is still studying here. Las' week he left for America, to fill two
 concert engagements, and will be back in Leipzig in just one month from tht day he started Last year young Rlcf
 shared the violin honors with Mis' Lottie D5muth. also an American | This year Frank Blatchford from TO ronto, Canada, and Albert Lorenz, German, were the two most talented violinists of those making their "pru fungen." Albert Villasenor. Mexican
 was at the head of the pianists.
 am with Hans Stt. Among tn students he is considered very stern strict man, but 1t is to be noticed tha those who don't like him are those wh'
 don't work. Still he is hardy lamb l like. He is an inveterate smoker. ever having q lighted cigar in his moutl while he gives lesson and plays. H.
 doesn't object so much to the mistakes
 one makes, but that he has to take hi
 cigar out of his mouth to correct them
 He has one pupil. pretty American | girl. who has lots of talent, but who \
 lazy. At one lesson she smuggied ne kodak into the room. and when Sit
 was busy with another pupil. snapps' | his picture. Next lesson she showed | 1t to him-cigar. frown and all. Her Sltt, after a moments startled surprise
 burst out into jolly laugh. and eve
 since has been simply great to thi
 lucky damsel
 | Arno l.Hc is another of the fine violil
 teachers. They say he teaches on
 how to make the violin dance, and Sit
 how to make it sing Every winte
 Herr Hilf gives a big dinner to his pu pills. At the last one. his enthusiasm
 scholars took the horses away iron
 his carriage and dragged him hom | the mgalyes