Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-22
NOTABLE ADDITIONS
To be Made to School of Music
Faculty this Summer.

Two Celebrated Masters to Appear
here as Teachers Something about
the School and the Progress which
it is Making-A very Large Atten-
dance Expected.
The summer term of the School
of Music promises to be thH meat
important undertaking that t.4s ; -.
attempted IN it's history. Never
before has such an aggregation OF
distinguished and prominent teach
ers of music been brought together
to teach in the state. This has been
accomplished because Dean Wright
son determined when he undertook
to hold a Summer term for the
School that he should have facul-
ty with ability that could vie with
any summer course in the country.
When we hear the names OF the mu
sicians who have associated their
names with him, it is very easy for
us to see that it would be hard
thing for.any School or University to
beat the combination.
The School of Music of West Vir-
ginia University is rapidly becom-
ing powerful institution. 1t has
gained in the last nine months not
only an eviable reputation In our
own state, but throughout the en-
tire country. Hardly week passes
by that the musical papers and
magazines, of both the East and the
West, do not have some article OF
flatterlng nature concerning 1t.
Although one would think it impos-
sible to improve on the already ex
cellent faculty that 1t has, it is
good thing for any institution to
have visiting teachers and artists
come to teach for short period.
There will be no excuse for any
body in the state going anywhere
this summer to study music except
to their own University, and 1t IS a
very sure thing that great many
from the neighboring states Will
grasp the opportunity that IS offered
them.
The two musicians who are com
ing here to teach in connection with
Dean Wrightson are men of nation
al reputation. We have already had
the pleasure of hearing Mr.. John
Porter Lawrence, who will be the
instructor on the Piano and Pipe
Organ. He came TO Morgantown
for a Recital and created NEST tay-
orable impression. He is the Direc-
tor of the Piano Department IN the
National Park Seminary, and Organ
ist of the New York Avenue Presby-
terrain .Church, Washington, D. Y.
He was one of the chosen organlsts
of the country at the Buffalo Pan
American Exposition concerts. he
IS a wonderful teacher and bril-
liant pianist, which is proven by
the fact that he took one OF the
hardest prizes offered abroad when
he won the Helping Prize at
Leipsig, Germany.
Mr.. Anton Kaspar is equally as
great in his particular line. lie Is
Head of the Violin Department ID
the National Park Seminary, ana
Concert Master of the Georgetown
Orchestra, Washington d. o., and Is
student and graduate under the
great Master Bonnewitz, who is the
teacher OF the great violin viftuoso
Kocian, who is now creating such a
sensation throughout the country.
OF Dean Wrightson it is needless
for us to say anything. He came to
the State University the 18th of last
September, and, as the Parkersourg
paper recently said, owing to ms
phenomenal success as Dean OF the
School of Music of the State Unlver'
sity, ehis name is fast becoming
household word throughout the
state" Since he took charge OF the
School of Music, which is but nine
months ago, he has increased the
number OF students from 142 to BIZ
more than doubling the enrollmen,
in less than year. He is a pup
of VIM. Shakespeare of London
England, and for three years had
the largest vocal class in the city o
Chicago.
Surely such a combination OF mu
sicians is sufficient guarantee fol
the work of the Summer School, ant
1t is only on account of the persona
friendship which exists between
Dean Wrightson, Mr.. Lawrence, ant
Mr.. Kaspar, that he was able to IN
duce them to come into the stat
this summer. The School of Music
offers two courses one of six week
and one of ten weeks -both com
mencing when the rest of the de
partments Of the University com
mence, June %. One of the inter
esting features during the Summe
term will be six Historical Lecture
Recitals, to be given conformity D.
the faculty. These Recitals will b
free, and will be of great educationa
benefit to all who attend them. A
each recital the works of some o
the great composers will be suns
ond Y,Iavad The followinu ia tn