The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-08

on Monday. April p. when Miss Marlatt
VIII give lecture on Bread
PAwTCKET woMAN's CLUB.
AT the regular meeting OF the Paw
tucket Woman's club. held i'm Masonic
hall yesterday afternoon. DR.. A. T.. Win
ship. editor of the Journal of Education.
of Boston. delivered "A scholarly lecture
on the somewhat unusual theme OF the
"Accompanist In Education" The spe-
ctal intent OF the lecture lay In the char
acter of the fundamental illustrations. In
part. the lecturer said: I'VE have been
accustomed TO have Illustrations taken
from nature and from the lives OF great
men, but the field seems TO have been
almost wholly uncultivated when Il comes
10 the use of classified activities and as
pirations familiar TO all. Hence the choice
Of the soloist. leader and accompanist as
focal points for empha sizing a few impor-
tant conditions in education and life.
Philosophy has been wrestling for
centuries" said the speaker. with n few
fundamental distinctions between the me
and the not me- I'm which latter they
differentiate the you and the neither
philosophy in the technical terms of the
masters who bring out these distinctions
I'm their phrasing-as actualiZation. isola-
tion and inhibition, but there Is more sat,
isfaction in saying In plain English. stand
upon your feet, blend with others, be
loyal to destiny or in classifying high ser
vice in the aspirations Of soloist, leader
and accompanist. IL is glory and ser
vice enough 10 be any one OF these. The
worlds highest rewards are for the so
loist who puts into his art all that In
heritance and creative endowment have
made possible through sacrifice and devo-
tion when under the best masters
Next TO the soloist comes the emolu
ments of the leader whose mastery pow
er so blends voices and instruments that
each helps every other until, a a whole,
they represent much more than the sum
OF the individual talent.
For the accompanist the rewards are
not I'm glory or In wealth but In the con-
sciousness that this virtue has made pos
the soloist or leader lie IS. first OF all.
the buoyant factor in the life OF the So
loist, furnishing sympathy. elasticity and
confidence 10 the artist He protects the
soloist II percharce she wanders from
the intricate musical path that winds I'm
transpose. without warning. If the solo
list has a suspicion that she would have
her chances OF success heightened IL IL
should be played I'm another key. Lastly
the accompanist must look for no public
recognition, for no boauets for all he con-
tributes 10 the success OF the contest
OTHER CLUB NOTES.
The next regular meeting of the Cath
olic Woman's club will be held in ST.
Xavier hall on Thursday evening. when
Rev. Father Clifford, the director, will
lecture on Carlyle and Newman"
A large number OF club women OF this
city and state will attend the eighth an
nual meeting OF the State Federation of
Women's clubs at Woonsocket on Satur-
day
The morning session will open in the
Universalist church at l0;30 o'clock. when
reports, election OF officers. etc, will be
in order. luncheon will follow. At the
afternoon session an address will be given
by Rev. Edward Cummings OF Boston on
THE Curve of Social Progress"