Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09


S9 for serious work are being put in
motion. We all hope to progress a little
In our art this coming year and I'LL Up the
cracks of inefficency. Who is SO earnest
a student as the conscientious teacher? No
one rarely knows what he knows till he
tries to tell 1t to someens else, Great teach
ers like poets are borng not made. MANY
are called. but few are chosen" Who can
estimate the influence In community of a
great knowledge imparting personality.
1t Is fine thing to sing wen. to play well
but It is better to have shown others the
high road to appreciation and beauty.
Not long ago / was talking to a man
who has made a brilliant place for himself
in national affairs. We were a little
strange; he asked. which are you inter-
ested in. people or thingsf" l answered:
I'm afraid / am interested primarily in
things. / rarely care seriously for very
few people" Ny answer set my mind wan
dering to-. the people who have honestly
been forces in my life-who opened for me
new vistas and taught me to love beautiful
things. How 1 thank them. every one
May never be so poverty-stricken as TO
suffer gap. when there lie no one to teach
me. was once told by the person nearest
me that / closely resemble frog in the
bottom OF tomato can, Overwhelmingly
struggling to climb out into better light.
A homely simile. and bit trying TO poetic
leanings. but none. the less true, and no
disgrace, TO my way OF thinking: In fact.
when I thought II over / began TO feel
complimented and had to take back several
rude remarks.
I used to think good teacher knew
everything, ! know now that the great
teacher, the inspired steacher. groans o.
nights. over the vast. unconQuered country
Sun before him. So much to learn and
life such little bit of a span. How ones
viewpoint grows and changes when our
lives are nearing the end. we have only
Just begun to get the hang of the game
Some people, God pity them. never even
make the first move o, worse to be born
without arms or legs than without the
Intangible spark that makes existence at
least three-fourths JOY. The rain OF srf-
ferins that is the price II the spark
doesn't count In the end. Do you ever
think when you are way down and a sort
OF cloud has settled on your brain. real
and horrible presence. (and II you read
DR.. Osler's book on nervous diseases you'll
get a whole heap of comfort and light
MY happy hours win soon come again. II
is the way am created. I'll bear this
thing. 1t will pass" Well, We must aban-
don this moralizing and get back to the
subject Of music.
The Robert cuscaden school for stringed
instruments opened September In its com
modious new quarters in the Schneider &
Mueller building. Mr.. Cuscaden has the
following forewords in his prospectus:
The object in founding a school for
stringed instruments Is primarily 70 build
r. tersely covered by the word routine"
The opportunity OF learning to read ac-
curately and nnently. coupled with ability
drill In orchestra, quartet or trio. Is the
foundation upon which should rest the re-
pose and individuality Of the soloist
Students who are thinking seriously as
to their course OF study cannot help but
realize the aeeessity OF thorough theoreu-
well as mere executive ability, and should
take the Theoretical course.
= secondary object, but none the less I'm
| portant. is the advantage gained by :he
pupils becoming acquainted with each other
and each others work. that their ambition
be aroused and comparisons made with
their own work as a stimulus TO greater
The loeation-oeautiful study rooms
large recital auditorium and thoroughly
competent corps OF teachers makes tbs
advantages offered by the school compare
cities and should not be overlooked by
prospective students living west OF the Mis-
sissippi river.
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The faculty consists OF Robert Cuscaden.
director and teacher OF violin Instructor a.
Brownen Hall and Sacred Heart convent
and director Omaha Philharmonic orches-
ira; Emily cieve. violin ana viola; Stanley
B. LstoVsky. cello and coutra-bass; Fran
els Potter, mandolin ana guitar. II is
pleasure TO note that all the members have
| lived In Omaha for years and have made
| permanent places for themselves IN tia -