The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-28
SUMMER SCHOOL NOTES.
DEPARTING Mt of Music---Judge Clark Tomorrow,
and Mr.. Lacy at Night

Sidney Ianier has defined music as
Love, in search of word, and 1t Is
the passion of the born musician to IN
terpret this speeches. language, that those
who have listened but have not under
stood, may receive their hearing.
Music is taught in the public schools IN
Ashevile, Charlotte, Greensboro, Burning
ton, and Wilmington; and we nave q
reasonable hope that the schools OF Raleigh
will be added to this list before the close
of many months.
The Department of Music so ably cor-
Quoted in connection with the Summer
School, by Mr.. Brown, has been ire
mendous success. Mr. Brown has been de-
! lighted with the honest, earnest and IN
tclligent work of the teachers and highly
pleased with the ground they have so sat
isfactorily covered during ene three weeks
they have studied under him.
Mr.. Brown has especially arranged a
course to meet the needs OF the pubic
school teacher who has had no training
in music it consists IN slght-slnGrng and
the elementary theory necessary read
music at sight
The fine work done by the Summer
School chorus will be manifested at the
grand festival Tuesday evening next. The
hearty cooperation of all the musicians
and lovers of music in the city to make
this undertaking a success has been very
gratifying.
A very interesting and important branch
of the Department of Music is the dem
onstration of the Burrowsc Course OF
Music Study for Kindergarten and Pri-
mary Schools. Miss Higgs who IS grad
uate of the Fletcher System Is finely
equipped for her work. 1t is of interest
to note that this is the first time that
any kindergarten method has been taught
in any school in the South, and that
Miss Higgs is one of the four normal
teachers permitted to teach this system
in the South.
course of twelve lessons has been
given and a class of experienced teach
ers have taken this work during the past
three weeks in order that they may m
troduce it into their schools. TINS sys-
tenn was invented for music teachers who
arc ambitious who wish to accomplish
more than the older methods have enabled
them to do who wish to make musicians
by their teaching not machines, who wish
to obIterate the dullness and drudgery
of the practice hour and to substitute
therefor a keen interest and a warm en-
thusiasm. 1t opens a new field IN the
teaching of gerry young children, who
beginning at the age of SIX or seven
years. develop true artistic nature, such
as under ordinary teaching they would
never possess.
BY the aid of blocks, charts and games
the interest of the child Is aroused and
while the theoretical facts are impressed
upon HIS mind the old time drudgery Is
! turned to pastime.
There will be a reception In Pullen
auditorium Wednesday evening at eight
thirty o'clock, given by the faculty to the
students of the Summer School and the
| faculty to the students of the Summer
school and the faculty.
Judge Clark will lecture to the class III
| North Carolina History Monday at 12:4o
\ clock.
Prof. NJ. c. S. Noble, Of. the State Uni
versity, will deliver lecture on North
Carolina History during the history hour
OH Monday.
There will be lecture by Hon. r.
Lacy Monday evening at $50 p. m
on the Finances of North Carolina.
The Grand Musical Festival Will be
be Tuesday evening at the Academy OF
Music.
Professor Collier Cobb of the Univer-
sity. will deliver an illustrated lecture dur
ing the coming week on the Sand Reefs OF
North Carolina.