Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-25

ccllence without Labor" and this. By
the way. is another principle OF the
cisteddfod. To be successful TN any-
thing especially 81 music one must get
down To hard work and study.
met lady plano teacher on the
street The other day and she said to
me; II canuot tell you how | ap-
pfeciate the benefits that are derived
nom your eisteddfod. | have n pupil
who is talented, but lazy. since your
program appeared he has put In hours
OF study In an endcuvcr to learn ana
master the contest number. do not
believe ! could ever have gotten him
to work as hard If It had not been Tor
the Incentive Your eisteddford idea gavo
him"
OPEN TO ALL
An erroneous idea. | find prevails IN
some quarters, which is that the Vari-
Gus competitions are open TO Welsh
people only. This Is q mistake 1t Ia
true that eistcddfods, as "a rule are
given under the auspices cf some Welsh
society, but II does not follow that tho
people of other nations will be barred
from particil alton or win not be given
an equal chance with others to win.
instances are numerous. both IN this
country and in Great Britain, where
German, French and English singing
societies have carried on the grand
prizes. This is also true in the smaller
or minor contests At the National
Eisteddfod held in London il is records
ed that the prize for an essay In
Welsh was won by a German profess
sor, educated at oxford The Clmbri-
an association at great expense, has
employed competent men to act as
adjudicators In the various contests.
and there can be no question of doubt
but all competitors will receive abso-
lutely fair play "a fair field and no
fnvors, is the motto OF Or Daniel
Protheroe of Milwaukee,, Wis. who viii
be the judge OF the musical contests.
He will ha assisted by Prof William
lApMadoc of Chicago. and Prof. J. J.
Mcclellan of this city the former as
conductor, or master of ceremonies,
and tho latter rs official nccompanist.
The association has under consideration
the names of several eastern and west
ern gentlemen for adjudicators Of poe
try and literature, and expects to an
nouncc its choice in n short time.
Another matter that | would like to
explain and that is with respect to en-
tries. If there should be more than
three entries in any one o fthe nlusi-
al contest numbers-i. e., those outside
of the choral competitions prelim-
mary hearing VIII be held and the best
three of the number entered, selected
for the final hearing before the audi
ence and Adjudication.
WILL ADVERTISE SALT LAKE.
In conclusion, let me call attention
to the immense amount of good which
our beloved city and state win derive
from this musical festival. People win
come here from all parts of the United
States and the benefits that viii natur-
ally follow can hardly he estimated, at
least. not In dollars and cents.
salt Lake City is destined by all it's
musical activity. to become a great
musical center, and the next grand els
teddfod, oct. l, . and of this year. will
demonstrate to the most slSeptical
chow beautiful upon the mountains
and how glorious in the valleys of
Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas,
are the feet of those that love music.
literature and art. and the principles
underlying the Cambrian associations
fourth grand national eisteddfod.