The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26

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st. Louis has within the last few year.
become a center for music student,
throughout the West and South. Each al-
fUrnn sees young girls E)cking into town,
quarterinR themselves in various boarding
places. seminaries. the BONES Of friends
and the uptown hotels. Vocal and instru-
mental teachers Of nota. have found this
season, now drawing TO Il close. to be an
especially profitable one as regards their
nonresident pupils, and the number Of
graduates who are going back to Arkansas,
TO Texas. TO Colorado and the Far West
with diplomas signifying that Anne Dor
pthy Blank has completed the requisite
course in vocal music at the S~chumann-
Liszt Conservatory" and similar wording.
is larger than ever before.
Another year may see moro apartment
houses and boarding places where music
students may .congregate under one roof
and make tuneful sounds. At present such
dwellings are scarce, and the young girl
who hopes TO find an abiding place in town
usually writes to her friends months before
she comes. and gets them to skirmish for
quarters wherein she may live and move
and make music Pianos. are sometimes a
bette noir with those who let roornsI and
the music student has to be very particular
or this point, for without the necessary
piano she is lost. -
One OF the oest-lInOwn young musicians.
who lives near enough to st. Louis TO go
back and forth for her lessons twice each
week, and who frequently remains ''over
might" for attendance at some especially
attractive social function. IS Miss Eliza
beth Robertson Of Mexico. No. Miss Rob
srtson's elder sister married q st. Louis
man, Mr.. Fred Bronough. and IS now IN
London The Robertson family has had
much to do with St Louis, and Miss Eliza
beth Is almost as well known here as in her
own town Mrs. Paul Brown is frequently
her chaperon. Piano study and the culr-
walton of a very good soprano voice has
occupied Miss Robertson for several years.
She began study at Hardin College, where
Miss Byrd Jourdsn won many music hon
ors. and then came to St Louis to study
under special teachers. Miss Robertson is
perfecting a thorough music education. and
has much talent.
A Forest Park University pianist OF
whom Professor Ernest Kroeger is exceed
.ngly proud Is Miss Edith Taylor, now of
Colorado Springs, but originally a Kansas
girl. Miss Tsylor will complete her col
leEieta course IN June and finish her piano
1astrucucn at the same time. she possesses
that rare talent Of playing accomplishments
well, and was for three years the official
-Rocompanist at the Kansas Musical Juoiles
concerts; also for the last rendition of the |
Creation" in that city. Her knowledge |
OF music Is wen founded, and she bids fair
TO take r prominent place among Western
musicians. |
Miss Stella Holllwsy. who came from
Kansas City a year ago, has jumped into
recognition among the. towns musicians al
most at a single leap. She has an exceed
ingly well-developed contralto voics Of a
quality that greatly delights her hearers
and is training especially for church sing
ing. Mr.. Elder finds much delight in her
success, and for a young singer this has
been really remarkable. she now holds
three choir positions in town. singing at
Temple Israel on Saturday and Sunday
mornings; as soloist and precentor on Sun
day evenings at st. Marks; and as pre-
center on Wednesday evenings at the Lin
dell Avenue Methodist Church. She has