Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-07-16


ton With the School Of Music.
Dean Wrightson makes the follow
ing announcement:
After careful and serious consider
alton Mr. Rudolph Wertime of Bos-
ton, Mass, has been selected as Sen
ior Teacher of the School of Music,
to succeed Miss Mcmurphv resign
ed. He comes to us with the high
est testimonials AS a teacher and
performer and ! am positive there is
no School of Music In the country
that has finer artist at the head of
their Piano Department. Mr. Wer-
time the correct way to pronounce his
name is Ver-Teem-a is an American
born but of German parentage. He is
young man 30 years of age, a bril-
liant. player, he is noted for his
ability as teacher, his technique
being wonderful He is a graduate
of the Royal High School of Music
Berlin, one of the finest Music Con.
servatorys intheworld where he took
the four years course, and succeeded
so well that during the last year Of
his studies there he prepared pupils
for the leading teacher Prof. Oscar
Raft. Returning to this county he
was for two years Director of The
Clinton Liberal Institute New York.
He then returned to Berlin and took
private work for two years from
Prof. Oscar Raif, Prof Conrad An
sorge, Prof. Bargiel and Prof. Lou
Herzogenberg. His opportunities
for study have been exceptional as
few men have chance of spending
six years in Berlin, the musical CEN
ter of the world. Among the thin gs
That have been written of him fro N
prominent men in the country in
answer to enquiries made by Dean
Wrightson, some are as follows:
Artistic and genuine artist
Mr.. Wertime can be relied upon
to do expectional work. II cannot
speak too highly eff the man. He is
a gentlemen this appearance and
manner are much in his favor, as
musician he is hidden STAR "Mr.
Wertime is very persistent in teach
Ing classical music only. Will not
listen to so called popular music.
He is genius; and most enthusiast
tic and successful"
/ could fill the paper with such
comments, notices and extracts as
these. The School of Music is for
tunate in securing such a man. We
are paying him large salary but we
could not secure an up to date man,
such as the school now demands with
out paying well for him. The future
of the School OF Music is simply be-
yond estimating, we will have pupils
from all over the country here before
many years.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT..
demand for a Preparatory De
partment in the School of Music is
very strong and so commencing with
the fall term such department will
he started. When the study of
music is once begun it should be
taken up in earnest as part Of the
child's education. and not as a pas.
time; otherwise the results being
superficial the child's enthusiasm
will soon disappear because of his
inability to accomplish anything of
value, either, as means of amuse
ment of culture. Children should
be taught in a well conducted School
of Music and not at home or in a
private studio, for the same reasons
which make good primary school
infinitely superior to instruction
from goyerness or a private tutor.
In such a school the children come
in contact with other pupils of their
own age and similar ambitious, and
having an opportunity to measure
their own progress with that of
others they are not likely to become
Indifferent and apathetic.
Miss Emile jerks Bray will be in
charge of this department and her
success last year warrants the APP
pointment. She will give half her
time to this work and half to ad-
vaneed scholars. Children will meet
in classes of four and the small sum
OF 81 so term will be charged for
two class lessons week, one lesson
telng given after school hours and
one on Saturday mornings. Children
who have already taken private work
in the school, will not be admitted
to these classes. They are organized
tor beginners and to induce parents
to lay proper foundation in music
al education.
The State and University make it
possible for residents OF Morgantown
IN particular, to secure splendid
musical instruction from competent
and experienced teachers. The
School of Music brings these teach
ers here and State aid makes it pos
slbie to secure this instruction at
much less cost than one would have
TO pay elsewhere Yet because they
can secure lessons at still few dol
lars cheaper from persons also are
teaching here and who have not
graduated as competent instructors,
these teachers do thriving business
and lay wrong foundation for
musical education Pupils studying
here are not competent teachers I'M