The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-06
Death of : Song Writer.

Famlllar to the musical public as
| Paul Rodney" the composer of many
well known songs, Harry w. Hopkins
has died recently at Eastbourne, Eng
land at the age of As.
His greatest successes were Calvary
and Alone on the Raft, while other
songs which achieved popularity were.
Ferryman John, Loves Dreamland.
The Bells of st. Mary's, Forging the
Anchor, In a Garden OF Roses, Zion
and Resurrection Morning.
Teaching Music BY Photograph.
A new method Of teaching pupils to
sing was used during the last year i'm
Public school lat in Brooklyn, says
School Marie l.. Bayer, the principal,
hit on the idea Of using a photograph
The song under consideration is
written on the blackboard, the music
studied and then the record is played.
giving the proper tone and expression
and 1t is then repeated, the pupils
softly singing, after which the phono-
graph is stopped and the song sung
from the music on the board. Among
the records are My Old Kentucky
Home, Dixie, Softly Now the Light Of
Day, The Glow Worm and a few oper.
attic overtures. The same school has
another high class instrument install
ed in the auditorium. At each morn
ing assembly and at entertainments
and other meetings this is PLAYED.
only the best music being used. The
children greatly enjoy these short
hours with the great musicians, which
Miss Bayer hopes cannot help but
wean them from their liking for trashy
ragtime music.
New Royal Academy of Music.
The foundation stone Of the New
Royal Academy of Music, in Maryle-
bone road, London, England was laid
on last week by Lord Strathcoma in
the presence of a distinguished gath
ertng. The following message from
the King was read: His majesty is
very glad to consent to become patron
of the royal academy of music, and
trusts that the new buildings of the
academy will soon be completed and
that the useful work of the academy
will increase and prosper in its new
home" ia 'o.
ShlCdSO udE d new drLlSC QuaTIeTL6
made up of singers already we'll
known to the public whose association
means a guarantee of artisticaccom-
plishment. The new quartet COM
prises Edith Monica Graham, soprano:
Hazel Huntley, contralto; Wallace
Moody, tenor, and Walter A. Suits.
basso. Mrs. Cora Farrand will be the
accompanist. A number of important
engagements have already been made
for the quartette, including several
oratorio engagements.
Musical Herald: And so the music
critic has his "uses!" This interesting
fact has been brought to light by an
observant writer in Manchester with a
laudable desire to give credit to whom
1t is due for the gradual determination
of that English abomination, "the
drawing room ballad" There was a
time when this vocal mush inundated
England and spilled over into this
country, but 1t evaporated pretty
rapidly here. "The drawing room bal
lad has been preached against steadily
for the last fifteen years" notes the
Manchester Courier, bat tin quite
recently its position was as strong and
its life as vigorous as at any period
of its existence. But now 1t ia vanish
ing slowly but surely, and it is going
without regret-at least, what regret
there may be is unvocaI and unknown;