The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-10
DILIGENCE

DILIGENCE.
knowledge can only be acquired by I'M
wearied diligence; the road to perfection
in any branch OF learning les in the d.
rec,ion of constant application.
A gentleman said 10 me on a certain
occasion:
play half as well as you do. | win be the
happiest man on earth
l told him that IL certain conditions
were compiled with. and the children were
willing to Go as had dore. 1 saw nc rsa-
son why he might not be Erst.fied in his
ambition TO have some OF his daughters
become musicians then proceeded 10
outline as near as possible the plan my
parents followed and thus made possible
my present attainr'ents- They required
OF me faithful consecutive study. i was
not allowed TO omit my lessons or prac-
tice on any pretex whstever-nothing was
permitted 10 interfere in any way. OF
course. / mean by that anything trivial.
such as visitors. parties. theaiers. etc
My mother knew how detrimental such
diversions are. and she wisely advised me
to deprive myself Of these things until
was No+iftcNN1- t'N'A
music lessons aions with my school work;
my parents realized IL I Was TO be fine
pianist, il would not do 10 wait until /
was older. because the hands. fingers.
wrist: indeed. the whole playing appzra-
tus, is more ample when one IL In early
youth than IL is later Nearly all n.
great pianists began their m;:s.c study in
early childhood. but there have been
some notable exceptions where ore began
later in life ard succeeded In becoming
tine artists. took Lessons for six years
two lessons per week OF one hour each
during the school term. / practiced one
hour daily, and when II was possible l
practiced more: when the vacation time
came two hours was the least. and often
it was my pleasure 70 practice three hours
instead OF the two my mother required Of
me. l loved music and il was no task for
me 10 either practice or take lessons. IL
was my parents desire as well as my own
that I should have a superior e6ucation.
and so along with my music. was faith
ful and jealous with my other studies.
Pupils who are successful in their muse
are not those you may be sure who every
little while stop taking lessons. and thea
after an interval OF weeks. sometimes
months begin again. and 20 over the same
ground agoin. and just as the teacher be-
gins 10 see improvement. then they stop
again. The result is inev.tahls; the pupil
loses interest. becomes discouraged. and
sometimes the same enthusiasm never
comes again. When the parents are r1u-
sicians they require the same faithfulnesS
10 music that is given Is school WORK
Music lessons and practice need not in
terfere with school wo-K. or with health
if the proper conditions prevail. and II
anything has 10 be given W. let IT be some
OF the social festivities that ought 10
have limitations while one is trying 10
acquire a good education.
DIR. FRANKLIN'S EXPERIMENT.
The doctor having completed an ar
rangement Of musical glasses. OF which
he was the inventor. took the opportunity
of placing il in the dead OF night I'm ;h.
room in which Mrs. Franklin was sleep
ing, making On essay OF his musical pow
ers by playing the i0oth Psalm. The
sleeper awoke. and raising herself from
her pillow said with the utmost reverence
and awe. Heavenly angels. / am ready,"
And so sublime Were the feelings aroused
by tire Doctors midnight harnon'es. that
II was some time before his wife could b.
convinced that the music vas not Of
celestial character.-Ex
ANIMALS THAT LOVE MUSIC.
Music affects animals differently. Some
rejoice and are evidently happy when