The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-03-16

more recognized.
The value of anything is best
Judged by its effects, what it pro-
duces, or the influence it exerts,
and in this age of advanced thought
it would be useless to say that
music is not part Of an educa-
ton.
A writer recently said that no
person should be engaged as a
teacher in our public schools who
was not able physically to obtain a
policy in any one OF the first class
life insurance companies
And l would say that the time
is close at hand when no person
will be EN-, ,;loyed as a teacher in
Our public schools who will not be
able to at least teach music, even
though they are not able to play
or sing.
FROM THE PENNA. SCHOOL JOURNAL
SEPTEMBER 1904.
"The Lancaster High School has
long been noted for it's good work
in vocal music during the past thirt y
years, under the lead of Prof. Carl
Martz, one of the most gifted
teachers of music that has come to
us from the best of the German
Conservatives. In 1872, Prof.
McCaskey, of the boys high school
with approval of the proper author.
tiles, engaged Prof. Hall who had
been one of the noted quartette of
Continental vocalists, to give a! course
of lessons to the pupils on condition
that the cost should be paid by the
school. The experiment was sue
cessful. and vocal music was added
to the list of branches by vote of
the school board. Soon after it was
extended to the lower grades. 1t
has simply been putting into the
school what 'he boy or girl will
carry into life to make it richer and
more useful to himself and others.
The Lancaster High School is
the only one / know of in Pennsyl-
vania, or indeed in the United
States, where boys and girls are
taught orchestral instruments, and
orchestral work at the public ex-
pense. There should be more such
schools, and there will be more of
them, when the men who make the
school curriculum have grown wise
enough to make school life include
the few great things best worth
knowing. Among them music.
How few men prominent as school
superintendent or teachers know
music practically, can sing we'll or
play well upon any musical instru-
ment. 1t is mainly due to this un-
fortunate fact that the divine art of
music is so much neglected in the
schools. A better day is coming"
The Great Architect of the
Heavens and Earth placed His
seal of approval on mnsic when he
directed the morning stars to sing
together at the creation.
When He sent the Angelic Choir
to sing that wonderful anthem at
the birth of Christ:-"Peace, Good
Will etc."
When at the dedication of the
Temple, chorus choir of IL 900
voices, and an orchestra of 10, 900
instruments filled the surroundings
within and without with music
divine.
When in the Bible we have a
record of but fifteen (I5) sermons
and 294 Psalms or songs, thus
teaching that there should be more
music than preaching.
Is it any wonder the great classi-
cal Handel said:
Music is greater than this world,
Music is nobler than this world,
Music is higher than this world,
Music is Divine"
MUSIC TEACHERS TRUTH.
We have questioned and philoso-
phised over it, but why did God
make music such a part of his
Worship / suppose that one of the
best reasons is this:
That music as music, separated
from words, never teaches a dis
honest or mistaken creed. Music
goes home to the hearts and ele-
Yates the thoughts, purifies the lie,
ennobles the motives, and yet never
teaches bigoted or sectarian creed.
Never. IT is the purest possible
religion, because no person can
make mistake.
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