Arizona republican., 1914-09-08
ARIZONA SCHOOL OF
MUSIC OPENS MONDAY
Eleventh Year of Successful Institution
Begins Next Week


The Arizona School of Music will
open its eleventh year Monday Sep
TENDER a. The school was founded in
1903 by Mrs. Shirley Christy, and has
steadily maintained the highest stand
ard of endeavor in its special educa-
tiUnal field-All departments of music,
expression, dramatic art, physical cul-
ture dancing and languages. From
year to year new departments of study
have been added, every teacher being
selected with utmost care Every
teacher is a specialist in his or her de-
partment thus giving advantages for
study not eXcelled in any city, and
making of the school one of the fore
most of musical institutions. The
building was built especially for the
school and contains an auditorium
with a seating capacity of 900 which is
great advantage to pupils in recital
work, an essential feature of their edu-
cation. Last year four public recitals
by the faculty and twenty seven public
pupils recitals were given.
The past year has been most sue
cesful one, 500 pupils being enrolled in
the various departments. The faculty
is as fine as we have in any school in
America. Claude Gotthelf, head of the
piano department, concert pianist and
teacher, pupil of Rafael Joseffy, and
assistant teacher under Joseffy in New
York City; pupil of Josef Lhevinne, the
Russian pianist of Berlin. Mr. Colt
helf is not only a fine teacher but also
an artist as he demonstrated to the
people of Phoenix last year in his con-
certs. This is his second year with
this school
Mrs. Maud Pratt Cate first assistant,
was pupil of Dr. William Mason, New
York and of Carolyn Louise Willard of
Chicago, first assistant to Nine. Fannie
Bloomfield -Zeisler. Mrs Cate is well
known for her wonderful teaching
ability. She is entering her seventh
year with this school. The other piano
assistants are. Georgia Lucas, formerly
teacher of Piano in the University of
Idaho, pupil of Carrie Louise Dun
ming, Buffalo, N Y. of S. Hamilton
Nusbaum of Chicago and of P. w.
Owen of Toronto, Canada. This is her
first year with this school.
Mary Mildred Smith, a graduate of
the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music,
artist pupil of Theodar Bohlman and
pupil of Moritz MoSzkoWsk in Europe
Miss Smith is entering her second year
with this school
Daisy X. Motley, a pupil of Harold
Mfckwitz and Agnes Hope Pillsbury of
Chicago also pupil of Claude Colt
I@1f ~.
Mrs. Chas. T. Weir, late of Blooming
ton, Ind, who took her early studies
in Piltsburg, Pa, also pupil of Claude
Gotthelf, Last year Mrs. Weir was
assistant in the primary department of
the school.
The primary department is for young
children under II years of age and is
under the direction of Mrs. Luther
Steward Mus, b. from, Rochester Uni
versity, student of all the best pres
ent day methods in kindergarten and
primary work in music. She has been
a pupil of Claude Gotthelf and is emit
ering her third year with the school.
The vocal department is under the
direction of William Conrad Mills, ex-
ponent of the William Shakespeare
method He was pupil of Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson, George Goldsmith
Deiand and the late DR.. John w
Bischoff. Mr.. Mills has a wonderful
tenor voice which has won him many
friends in this city This is his second
year with this school,
Violin, Frank Lloyd Stuchal. stu
dent at the Normal College of Kklaho-
ma, and Lindsberg Conservatory of
Kansas. pupil of Frederick Holmberg
and Theodore Lindberg. He is begin
ming his eighth year with the school
Mandolin, mandola and mando- cello
section Mrs. R. T Harrison, instruc-
fress, pupil of Frank Shelly. Guitar
J. w Roebuck "a we'll known teacher
and orchestra leader of Canton, ILL.,
Public school music and teachers
normal course under the direction of
Mrs. Luther B. Steward Diplomas
from this department are accredited b.
the state board of education.
Expression, dramatic art, English
and personal culture. Mary Edna
Styles, A. p. degree in expression of
William Woods College, pupil at
Chautauqua, n. Y, and graduate of
Columbia College of Expression, Chi
cago. Miss Styles gave several very
successful recitals here last year and
this summer has had very successful
concert tour in the east. Her second
year with this school
Folk, gymnastic and society dances.
Helen Beatrice Crane, pupil of Mrs L.
o. Parsons and graduate of the Chicago
School of Physical Education First
year with this school. This department
will not open until October l.
French, Mary Mildred Smith, sew
eral years residence in Paris, France
German. Minnie l. Etzweiler. grad
uate of Bucknell University, Lewis |
burg. Pa.
While the scrool opens September |
A. the registration of pupils begins on |
Thursday September TO- while pupils |
may enter at any time it is greatly to |
their advantage to enter at the begin |
ming of the school year