The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-01-06
Miss Healy Will Join
Normal Musical Faculty

The continually increasing demand
on the part of the young people Of the
state for the advantages offered in the
department of music at the State Nor
NAL school here has made it necessary
to engage another piano teacher, anc
the position was last week rendered tt
Miss Lillian G. Healey, of this city
Miss Healey is the sixth member Of
the faculty to devote her time entirely
to the teaching of music.
Miss Healy is very we'll known 10
cally, being a graduate of the Valley
City High school and of the State Nor
NAL school here with the class of 1905
While still very young, she entered
upon her music studies with Mrs. e. H
Wright, a talented teacher who form
erly taught in Valley City, and at the
age of II years she was the winner Of
a contest among young musicians in
which she won first honors and gold
medal.
After having completed her studies
at the Normal school Miss Healy spent
two years as a student at the New Eng
land Conservatory at Boston, where
she was regarded as very exceptional
pupil. Here she made specially OF
further Normal training in music
teaching, which no doubt is an import
ant factor in the success Of any music
teacher. In Boston, Miss Healy was a
piano pupil of Frederick Lincoln. She
studied theory and musical history
with Louis c.. Elson, who has become
known far and wide as a famous the.
orist and critic and the author of many
books dealing with music and mu>
Sicians.
Miss Healy also studied with Harry
r. DetWeiler, now member of the fac.
ulty of the Chicago Musical College.
At the end of year spent under the
tutelage of Mr.. Detweiler, she played
a complete recital in June of 1912.
While Miss Healy has spent consid.
cradle time at the best recognized in
situations and under the ablest teach
ers, she has done more than that. She
has endeavored to keep abreast of the
newest methods of teaching her SUBJ
tect by studying during the summer
months and at other leisure periods.
She has spent several summers with
Mr.. DetWeiler, and last season spent
considerable time with Eta Ellis Per-
field, Of Chicago, who has been given
credit for originating a rather remark
able system for the teaching of piano
and harmony.
OF her recital at the Columbia Con-
servatory, "The Music News" had the
following mention of Miss Healey;
'Not only did her recital show techni-
sal and interpretative advance of the
most pronounced kind, but also
through the inclusion Of two of her
own composition, Miss Healy was prov
en- to have inventive ability of fine
quality. Her program was one chosen
to- display varied technic and good in
terpretative thought, and was received
by the audience with great enthus-
iasm."
e.; Miss Healy has had considerable ex.
perience as a teacher of piano and is
regarded as a we'll prepared instructor
to- Assist with the work at the Normal
school.
In addition to Miss Healy, who will
devote full time to her work in the
department of music, Miss Josephine
Wright will act in the capacity of stu
dent assistant, giving part time to the
teaching Of beginners in piano. Miss
Wright is a pupil of Miss Fjelde and
also has had considerable experience,
with pupils at Oriska, Fingal and 9TH
er points besides Valley City. Miss
Wright has taken a prominent part as
accompanist or soloist in many of the
musical activities of the city, and is
well fitted for her position.