Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-11
VOCAL MUSIC IN


There is much satisfaction grow
inc ont of the recent action of the
progressiye members OF the Board
n Education of this city in employ
ing a supervisor OF vocal music for
al the departments OF the public
schools. AT present all but the sew
enth and eighth grades have this
instruction, and the high school.
although the big school has had a
plendld line OF training at the
hands OF Or. Epley. ono of the pub
lie spirited board OF directors, who
. has donated his services, and whose
work really led 10 the establishment
Of this department for all rooms.
Miss Magers' Work.
The past year Miss Magers has
put 10 half her time teaching vocal
music In the lower grades, aud has
each month done work with all the
teachers, dividing them into three
grades, primary, intermediate and
advanced. The teachers were all
supplied with special printed In
Itruetlons aud the first time the
teacher met with her room for work
+ 10 vocal music the supervisor at
tended and presented the subject to
The children. This work will be ex-
tended this coming year to the high !
H grades and Miss Magers will |
rain the high school assembly,
where she will have a grand Choir
Is Of over three hundred.
Al the Park school.
A Journal reporter witnessed her
work In the grades OF the Park
iehool Thursday, and was surprised
y the facility with which the chill |
aieh took the note work on the
baekboards. found where do is |
and readily took all the intervals. |
Mss Mayors does her work with |
geal precision and clearness. lni
he lower grades there is the great
0s re'ponsev-the little ones nll |
Sem glad 10 sing. In some OF the |
rooms Il was hard 10 get the larger
boys started but now they all sing
,hd seem TO enjoy the singing spell. |
~ iaet when a teacher omits the
shslng hour for a day or two the
.aldF,n elamor For il. II Is not con-
ened 10 the scales and exercises on
h' blaekboayis, but two-part songs
are called for and there is much !
meeal sp'rit shown. The children
me Park school are good readers
sight.
lhe Teachers Commended.
MISS Mayors commended the
s.eh'fs OF the Salem schools for
as readiness with which they took
aold Of music, and many OF them
ave become able TO teach the work
vel as Miss Magers does II.
"sa.y Tor the first year they have
..SsOuphshed a great deal. In the
,yous OF Miss Weleh, Miss Pohle,
Ss SSss cornelius. Miss Martin and
silheipal Miller the children
NSs@ed equally we'll developed In all
80 aboYe respects, and the voices
ss0sed good musical quality, some
e - NE songs having a whistling ac-
s-p4niemeht. In one room the
asDor asgeINlsor stood back and all the
is.,a.SSas'rations were made by the
ho..el and the pupils, showing
SIO'oegh work. The vocal work Is
~ "a each room by the teacher.
n, Sdl music means a great deal
ss he children OF the public
ns,.os as a great many OF them
M" receive any masical instrue-
ssSo.' Sha'eyer outside OF the public
tso No. Rooms. To realize that the
\, thousand children in the pub
q ,noois an receive the rudiments
4 .asasleal education, and all learn
No. part songs and do chorus
n,r, N a thorough and scientific
DUSH' shows the possibilities of
eoass. rs board of Education are 10 be
h IA ,aled on having extended |
hem. "ofk and on having brought /
CONG 20 all the children of this
ussSau little voice culture. Il
~ great deal In their lives |
Az sleat deal more TO the homes
ssAoo,' as churches and Sunday
,s,isss and public and social gath