The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-16
Practical Plan for Encourag-
ment of Musical Work In
Public Schools to Be Pro-
posed to Teachers.
0 U MEAN ANNUAL
GATHERING HERE
Organization Expected to Get
Into Immediate Popular
ity; To Be Held Coincident
With Track Meet.

one Of the intcrc ling proposals. to
be placed before the next convention
OF the NoY Mexico Educational assoc
citation, To be held In his city IN No
vember will he the formation OF a
New Mexico school musical associa-
ton, with an annual meeting and In
-ierscholastic musical cCatest, for
prizes of material value. The pro-
. posed organization viii be submitted
by the executive committee Of the
4 Teachers association as a result of
o discussion OF the plan a. a recent
meeting Of the committee here when
h was definitely determined to rec
ommend to the association that the
annual oratorical contest be trans
fcrred from the convention period to
the time Of the annual inter-sSholastic
track and field meet at the state Uni
versity. The program Of the tench-
crs' convention has Jeen 80 congested
curing the past three years az to
make effective work difficult. II II
felt that better results FOR all con-
cerncd can be had hy transferring the
oratorictl and defamation contests
10 a spring meeting when they may
be given more OF the attention they
Reserve. Last November a really
nne ~oratorlcal contest was literally
lost m the rush Of : ents and lee
fores Of the teachers convention.
The musical association ana con
fest plan was discussed AZ length by
the executive committee and has been
cordiallv approved. Musical instruc-
lion now il CIV @ a. part OF h regu-
lar course Of study in all ~ the high
nchools 81 New Mexico now n IN
NAM of the larger towns Il Is tausht
IN the grades. II h proposed To brins
musical teams, formed In competition.
10 the state University NJ the time oi
fhe interscholastic track meet In an
lnterschoiaEalc contest In which ths
events will he chorus II glec clut
Performance n individual vocal ano
Instrumental contests. Interested
peoplc here are prepared Ia oneI
prizep for the best school and indi'
xidunl showings and Il - probable
that the first prize, to the winninl
school viii he a high grade piano
other prizes considered are various
musical Instruments. an OF consid'
cradle value.
T. stanley Scdcr, the brilliant
young composer who was placed a.
the head Of the Uniycrsity's depart
mcut at music last year, is keenly ~
trrcstcd In the plan, which he ne
icvcs viii have an immediate inter
est in promoting effective musica
work ia the public schools, whtl'
Mrs. 4. l.. Bradford, president OF th'
state Association of Musical cluhs
also il heartily In favor of the q
taking. Both are prepared to tax
an active part In the organization
work. The in"terscholastic trhct
meet has been gradually advanced u
later dates IN the spring. AT the re
wIeyt Of the various schools, unul !
now il near to the time OF the uni
ycrsity commencement period. Shoul'
the state teachers association approx
the plan Of the musical association
The three tnterscholustlc contests
musical. ~orntorical and track am
ucld. would be held at the same tim
ON the UnNersity grounds and prop
ably the week Immediately ~precedinl
tho com 1cncemcnt Rates alread.
A.. Given Tor the track meet ana o.
reason OF accommodations given u'
tHo University. the expense Of par''
,ipntion in the contests VIII ne Yer
small. Al the same time 1t VIII re-
suit In an annual school gather'ns A"
statewide interest and importance