The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05

time he was hard pre.sed for cash to
supply her expensive tastes. It was
! for the purpose OF obtaining money
for La Belle Lison' that he procured
| the naval plans, which he was endeav-
oring to sell to German agent when
The was apprehenGed. a trap was set
| for him. and he fell into 1t.
| 1t L. stated in Paris and Toulon that
LA Belle Lison" actually witnessed
| the degradation OF her former lover
! from a distance. a curious incident
| happened while the painful ceremony
was in progress
The naval authorities had provided
n number OF raised seats for the ac-
Accommodation of officers aud their lady
Friends, In order that they might see
1.-THE spectacles over the heads OF the
Assembled troops. Some pf these off,
GERS were accompanied by wcll-known
ldemimondes and the populace, doubt
Hess remembering the cause OF ILLINOIS
downfall, raised loud cries OF disap-
prevail. Angry alterations ensued on
all Sides and at length Colonel Louvel
was compelled to request the officers
and their unwelcome companions to
withdraw. which they did, much to the
satisfaction of the spectators.
dOO, 600 NtOllnlsts In English SCHOOLS.
LONDON, July 4.-For ten years
there has been steadily but almost un-
noticed. except by those directly con-
cerned. growing in England move
ment for the encouragement OF instru-
mental music in the elementary
schools.
Slowly. but surely. 1T has spread
throughout the breadth of England and
| Wales, until to-day 1t is computed there
are no less than 5000 elementary
schools which can boast OF their own
prchestras. In these 5000 orchestras
there are something like 100000 children
who are learning to play the violin
principally. and Introducing the Won
ders OF music into thousands upon
! thousands of homes, where. but FOR
| this grand school opportunity. Its re-
| timing Influence would never be known.
1t is no cut and dry "code" which has
brought this all about. for while. OF
course. the movement has the approval
| of the school authorities. 1t does not
| affect the routine OF the school, and
| is QUITE an independent subject. It's
| success Is due to the inherent love OF
| good music to be found in the chill
dren OF the masses, and the fostering
of this love by the 5000 head teachers
who have followed the excellent ex-
ample Of the master of Maidstone
school. where the plan was originally
| started
The big majority of these violin
/ classes are known az Maidstone
| classes. because the plan which was
found so successful In the original
| class was adopted generally through
| out the country. In London alone there
are over 900 of these violin classes
with an average membership OF %
| and there is scarcely a town through
| out England where there are not one
/ or more classes, some number as many
as 100 members, others who can muster
| but IL.
Sheffield, Birmingham. Newcastle
Manchester. Plymouth. Liverpool, Gias-
gov and Dublin--all of these large
centres have them. too. In Sheffield
as result OF the plan. the school
| child has now the opportunity Of gain
! inE admittance to the Philharmonic
/ Orchestra. as there has been formed
| specially for the benefit Of these
school classes probationary philhar-
monte orchestra from which skilled
i musicians are now recruited.
Proof of the good work being done
4 is constantly in evidence. Only last
month, Dr. OIcNaught awarded a sec.
ond prize to one OF the violin class
i scholars for a, solo at the Buxton anc
District Musical Festival.
The music played by the children
after short course Of lessons includes
\ the work of all the masters.
Many difficulties have had to be
overcome. For instance, some said
II was not possible to- teach school
children so difficult an instrument as
the violin in classes. and that the
plan was thine days wonder. j
was to convince skeptics that in 90s
i the most wonderful concert Of It's KIND
was organized at the Crystal Palace
I when no less than 200 boys and girls
A mainly from London schools. played 4
remarkable program en- nlasse undel
Z. the conductorship OF Mr.. Hedgecock.
. No one could say after this that \
i was not possible to teach the violir
4 In school classes, for the contert was
a great success, SO much SO that the
4 following year the newly-formed Ma,
4 tional Union Of School Orchestras or
4 ganized a second festival at the Roya
Albert Hall, when 500 children played
Priest in Ring With Tommy BURNS.
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