The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-14
The SINGING TEACHER
BY LOUISE OLIVER.


grovn-up school How different from
the little girls and boys OF daylight.
To her surprise. quite number OF
the men were foreigners who knew
very little OF the English language
But their wholesome respect Tor her
put metal into her purpose AID fight
ing blood into her veins.
There was one man in the room who
puzzled Viola He went BY the name
of Joe Brown. One thing she OWNED
insrantly-he was a gentleman; II
fact. he had the manners Of an aris-
tocrat But the thing that drew her
to him from the first was his wonder
ful voice. For Viola insisted upon hav-
ing singing For fifteen minutes every
evening the halls OF the old building
reverberated with the echoes q mas
culine voices.
And Joe Brown led them all His
voice was clear and deep aud full
OF passionate appeal that gripped the
heart OF the little teacher
One evening she called him 70 her
Joe. know you are not al Ameri-
can Won't you sing song Tor Is
in your own language? You have q
wonderful voice.
Joe flushed happily and bowed low
With the most pleasure. Mss North
colt. He spoke slowly. picking his
words with care. but he seldom made
q grammatical error and vas fast
overcoming his foreign accent I
am German.
Joe Brown sang and il was so Won
derfal-the mellowness and richness
OF his voice. the feeling with which
he sang, and IS Niola's quick ear
noted. the wonderful training he
shoSed-that for some time after he
had finished 10 one stirred
Behind the tears in his pretty
teachers eyes was look Of interest
that had never been there before.
The school did famously Viola
worked hard with her class and daily
the lessons became less irkseDe and
more interesting Then there ~as 81
innovation 10 which the pupils looked
forward eagerly. for every evening
Joe sang for them
missed. Viola opened the street door
to 60 home. Suddenly gus- 81 sln6
dashed hne sleer mo he- Are and
the wind tried % III ha- o. te- tee-
Then q nan s-e1pe5 OF o the
shadow.
Nav 20 ao-a ~-1 ~ Mss
Nortacost i e
Viola lad zzz5 gratefully upon
his proEez=i az les. indeed. Joe.
It was good .. ~ = ~z
Af-e7 -.zz -z-4 as E--.e chance
for then Il -. IL s-o-- increased
in yio.e-ts- 81 sT=z ~-a 5e- e.
corts tsl2 - - So oe--6 10
to keep ~ s4=- Wien 3 =, they
reached ~ 1a.1- 50 zs.zs5 u2oa
him going H - ms oo-e Il and
wait, Joe NJ &C. ca Eva Il that
blizzard N ge-zg . cal z2o-ae- 70
hear you sEg Eo1 5o1- md, %
YOU XII pa. yo1 zecoopanl-
ments.
So Joe stayed ard sang 50 wonder
fully that both viola and 5e- zoz1e-
were thrilled
Then Viola tod hin q her OF
ambition-how SIC had STOPPED her
musical education for lzck q money
to 60 further. AID he- determination
to work day ard night Viii she had
enough money to have lessons % the
wonderful Max yoa Dee-hot
Max Won Dee-hof, IL criad
Yes. Do yo1 know him
Very. very vel. Miss No-.hco-t !
was thinking 10. happy he you'd Dc
to have you for 9 pupil
q wonder he went On, turning 70
her mother, = uzy g.ye Miss
Nor1heott some lessons OF Saturday
II she can spare Is : little tine.
teach music nyself~
So yiola's Saturday lessons began
and she soon discovered that her
teacher was q marvel Under his guid
ance her voice expanded ana became
exquisitely beautiful The cold xeeks
few and April came TIE davs .:
night school were numbered.