The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-05
Industrial School Band
Proues Unusual Ability

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, Oct. 4-Governlng solely by
the liberal use of kind treatment, after
intoxicating the sincere love Of music into
the minds OF the boys. has been the
means by which Professor Il. W. Nichols,
director of the Utah Industrial school
band, has perfected one Of the best anna
teur organizations in the state. Ihe
band, which now comprises seventeen In
strumcntalists, is composed entirely OF
students OF the state institution ranging
In. age from to i6 years. Within the
next few months Professor Nichols eX-
poets TO develop additional music students
until he has a band OF thirty instru-
ments
Although ne was previously In charge
OF the music department at The state
school. Professor Nichols has perfected
the present band organiZa tion within the
OF the boys who are now members OF the
band had received musical instruction be-
fore entering the school.
When new boy student enters upon
his course OF study at the state insti-
tuition he is first sent 60 the musical
director. Professor Nichols asks him to
sing America" 1t is upon this test
that his future work in the musical de
vocal tones are lacking, the ability OF
the student to follow the notes Of the
simple song indicates to Professor Nichols
the probable adaptabiity OF the boy to
musical Instruction.
The student is then asked if he cares
10 take up work In the musical depart
ment. Often. believing that II will avail
him nothing. the prospective student will
reply in the negative. Many of the best
students in music at the school have first
indicated no desire to take up the work.
II Is then that the director attempts To-
discover the Unborn love Of music. He
discovers that the boy may have par
tlcular liking for an individual song or
has y preference for certain parts Of an
instrumental selection. These are almost
certain indications to Professor Nichols
that the boy will become an apt music
student.
The giving of credits for successful
work in the music department aids the
director in his service to the boys OF the
treatment Of the young musicians. Few
instructors al the school. IL any, are ac-
corded more sincere admiration by the
BOYS than Professor Nichols. 1t is
music. AS an instance of this. Director
Nichols was in sole charge OF his boys
when they made the trip to the Utah
state fair in Salt Lake this week. For
some of the youngsters 1t afforded an
opportunity for them to visit their par
ents or perhaps other relatives they had
not seen in months. Not one offered to
leave the sight Of Director Nichols until
he had been granted the permission and
Il was never withheld At Lib o'clock in
the afternoon. when the boys were in
structed to reassemble for another con-
cert. not one was absent,
During five DAYS each week the stu
dents are given musical instruction under
Professor Nichols and the band members
assemble on each Of the five days for not
less than an hours practice together.
Sometimes two practices are held during
day and Director Nichols meets with
the boys nearly every Sunday. The or
ganizaton Is not one CAPABLE OF handling
only the lighter music for the repertoire
"The Bohemian G"S Gir''' T'" "Faust'" "or-
pheus" Carmen" together with such Sc