The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-01
THEOLOGICAL ARPEGGIOS.

The Tribune is disposed to give to
every new enterprise launched in Utah
the best boost in the ample store at its
disposal. And here goes for one
We have received a copy of a leaflet
circular announcing to the world the
fact, big with Importance, that there
now exists in Salt Lake City the "Utah
Conservatory of Music; Joseph Smith,
Utah Concert Pianist, President We
are, of course. to make Judgment OF the
intent and purpose of this institution
by the aunounceemnt contained in the
little circular referred to. 1t is a most
interesting document all the way
through, containing n copy Of the pro-
posed note of hand by which the pu-
pill is to bind himself to faithful per
formance of the financial part of the
bargain, at least, whether or no he may
pay any attention to music and its var
ious and sometimes confusing appurten-
anccs. But there is one item that is so
absorbing that we cant resist the
temptation to reproduce it here. 1t fol.
lows:
in music, VIC teach a trinity OF education;
or. In other words. VIC teach to them
Theology Psychology and Physiology.
These greatest OF all scholastic topics are
foremost and indispensable TO a we'll
balanced education.
AS we understand it, then. the pupil
must expect to be waylaid in unexpect-
ed places with an occasional theological
fiat, or is liable at any time to be hit
by psychological natural. Or in cases
Of extreme recalcitrancy to have
bounced off his head a physiological
arpeggio of wondrous stature We can
readily foresee that the pupil will be
held in total submission to the master
hand and the master mind of his teach
er, where there are so many gruesome
things lurking in the dark places ready
to pounce upon him in guises as various
as they would be startling. AS a mat
ter of discipline, we have no doubt that
the horror of the apprehension inspired
would hold in check a Fiji islander. But
coming TO the expert niceties, there Is
something TO be grateful for in the an
nouncemeut which we have quoted. 1t
thought of such a thing, and it is there
fore original with friend Joseph. He
is probably the first to discover, for
instance, the splendid breadth of the
illogical spirit represented in the bass
drum. and the worshipful tenderness of
a drumstick We can fancy his Joy,
too, when be happened to hop onto the
psychic etheralities of a pair of clang-
ing, crashing cymbals. No scientist or
inventor ever made discovery, we will,
ingly concede, that brought so much
exultation as there was Joy to Joseph
when he penetrated the great thought
that there was physiological side TO
music from the fact that the pulchritu-
dinous major domo is the Big Gazabo
of the Big Brass Band. Wonderful, Jo.
seph; truly wonderful! And as to the
effects of such concrete teaching, of
course, we must await results In the
future; but we have ga feasy idee, "
as one Of our pewsboys puts 1T, that,
having once had several of these tri.
plicate injections, one would see a
melodeon in tin pan and be able to
find exquisite, aIrytairy harmonies in
bang.up boiler shop. With respect
to the effect of such an exalted system
upon the human, patience and more
anon; but we feel convinced that 1T
would make virtuoso of pump,
handle.
To the everlasting loss of the dom
inant Smith family of Utah, this Illus
trious son of the universal patronymic
does not claim relationship, we believe;
but the honor and glory Thereof may yet
be retained within the circle of the
Twenty~Six, for Joseph exhibits charac-
teristics and tendencies indicating that
he sprang from some such artistic loius
as those of Apostle Heber j. Grant, the
acknowledged sweetest singer in all Is
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