Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-29
Music and Musical Notes

--AsT Thursday was Thanksgiving
day. nationally appointed. but
for almost all OF the readers Of
- this column, every day is
HkEtH.I thanksgiving day II they would
~ only admit n.
Emerson says, mo man ever STATED hi.
sriefs az lightly as he might"
When we look at the troubles. and the
annoyances Of last year, at this time and
see how they have vanished into notb-
lngness: when we consider the "dlscour-
aged periods. the blue SHELLS, the
'whats-the-use" occasions OF last seas
and measure or weigh their Importance
In the scale Of the present. how firmly the
saying is brought home. mo man evar
stated his griefs as lightly as he might. -
we have forgotten a good deal Of the
griefs OF the past. and are now doubtless
stating our present griefs as largely and
an heavily as it is possible. And n our
grief IS Of that quality, so intense ana
profound that 1t cannot be stated. we are
dwelling on it in thought with pronounced
energy (which is worse for u.s..
One feels at times thai It would be
wicked 10 try 20 alleviate the gloom or
to tighten the grief. And yet the one who
was called the Mar Of sorrovr" was
heard to say: IF ye loved Me, We would
reioicer'
1t would DO a good thing n we could
learn the lesson-at this Thanksgiving per
iod-the great lesson that we should try to
state our griefs as lightly as we possibly
could.
There is not a teacher who is WORKING
seriously for the best interests of the
Art and its students who isnot con-
EfanfIU hr-aF urfHh NN.,.-
ment, disheartedness. ~despondencv ana
despair. And II matters not whether one
is teaching pisnoforte music. singing.
violin playing, flute playing, the practice
Of any instrument; or literature, Ian
guages' arithmetic. geography or any
thing else; he or she. who has given m
alI' for the edcation of others Is con-
fronted with the hours Of apparent de-
Feat, wherein the powers of darkness
seem to one on all sides:
when brazen Ignorance or serpentine in
difference seem TO be enthroned.
But let the teacher then look towards
the Light, and 1t will be found that the
depressing gloom of the situation may
be frightened by the fact that among
the many" who refuse to be enlightened.
there are the faithful few" who are try
ing their very best to reflect the ligh t
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the many students who win not catch the
inspiration or the spirit which we are try
ing to breathe into them, but do we give
sufficient weight TO the few who are really
trying to carry out our Instructions and
to make our ideas their means Of working ?
Al this Thanksgiving time we should all
look az the work OF the blessed minority
VINO are really working along the lines
which We lay down for their guidance. and
feed upon that. 'ln our hearts, with
thanksgiving. instead OF looking at the
majority Of those who are Indifferent. OF
lazy. or wasteful Of their talents.
After all. It is the little leaven' which
leaveneth the whole lump.
Oftener than you think, kindly reader, The
one who writes this column goes into the
dark garden Of encouragement. and asks
himself why he should try to tell the
truth as IL appear TO him, and be re.
warded only with Misunderstanding. mis-
construction and misjudgment. And then