Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-08-31
WILL TEACH VOCAL MUSIC.
Mrs. Eleanor e. Brewer Engaged by
School Trustees for Season

mrs. eleanor e. Brewer Engaged by
School Trustees for Season.
Mrs. Eleanor Z. Brewer, of White
Sulphur Springs, has Deen engaged
by the trustees of the County Free
High School and also by the trustees
of school district No. l to give les
sons in vocal music throughout the
school year, which opens next Tues
day.
She will also arrange with children
to give private lessons out of school
hours and solicits arrangements from
as many as desire competent instruc.
ton in this important branch of a
child's education.
Regarding the value of this work,
Mrs. Brewer quotes from the follow
ing letters:
From w. w. WEIGH, state superin.
tendent of public instruction: MRS.
Eleanor Brewer is a very capable and
conscientious instructo, In her chos.
en- profession. that of music. We un.
hesit&tingly recommend Mrs. Brewer
as worthy of all confidence; who will
fulfill, with complete satisfaction to
all concerned, any professional en-.
gagement she may undertake."
From James Reed. president Mon
tana College of Agriculture and Me
chanic Arts: Il think everyone in.
terested in education realizes the
great Importance of vocal music as a
means to the best culture. If | had
my way ! should give all public
school pupils less of something else
that they might have a knowledge
of music"
From o. ]. Craig, president Univer.
sity of Montana: Il believe vocal
music should receive attention il all
our public schools. 1t is just as much
a part OF the public school mission to
refine and strengthen the finer sensi.
bilities of the pupils as it is to give
attention to those subjects that have
been called more practical
From Geo. ]. McAndrew. eX-presi,
dent State Normal school: Il AIN
most heartily in favor or vocal music
In the public schools. II is no expert
ment. The best school systems all
over the country provide amply fol
the systematic instruction of all pu
pills in music in every one of the Gle
mentary and secondary grades. Prop
erly taught II is a means of general
and aesthetic culture second to that
OF no other study in the school curri
culum."
From Gov. j. X. Toole. Mrs. Brew.
er is in receipt of the following fiat
tering testimonial:
1T affords me pleasure TO endorse
Mrs. Eleanor z. Armstrong-Brewer as
a competent musician. She has stud
led for years under various masters
OF national reputation. besides hay
ing taken several SPECIAL courses Of
musical training. High honors were
obtained by her at the Geneseo State
Normal, New York, The New England
Conservatory of Music. Boston. Mass.
and she o the medal at the close
of the competitive test for compos
ton at Rochester. n. V. i'm 1867
Mrs. Brewer has devoted much tims
and talent to the special study O
public school music and is qualifie,
! II every way to make an eminent
success in that line. Under the mod
ern requisites for such work, all tina
Is delightful and charming in woman
must be brought TO bear upon tn,
minds of the children. There mus
be refinement, grace of carriage. pre-
possessing personal appearance, an,
those social qualities which ft a won
an to mould the artistic education O
the young people of our day. In al
these particulars | am happy to Civ,
Mrs. Brewer my unqualified endorse
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