The Topeka state journal., 1916-10-19

on the work of her master, Garcia All
great teachers have kept their pupils
on breathing and technique exclusive
" for one year or longer, and thoro
songs until they have laid the founda-
ton for correct tone production, and
an honest teacher does not sacrifice
the best interests of the student for
any consideration.
There are no fixed rates for
teachers charges. Prices in Chicago
and Boston, range from SO to SIS for a
half hour. The highest paid teachers
in this country are in New York, not
SO much that the teachers are neces-
sarily better, but because the demand
for artistic work is greater Garcia
the greatest of the old masters. was
kpaid SIS for a half hour: Lamperd
| SO and Marchesi SIS for fifteen min
utes- A high price in California is
SO half hour.
| 1T is false idea that just any
| teacher will do for a beginner. Be
| ginners should have the best training
! possible. The art of singing cannot
! be learned cheap1y-''
| The members of the club to date are
| as follows:
I Miss Marie Witwer. ceramics and
! designs; Mrs. Harry Forbes. farm;
Mrs June Chapman. kindergarten;
1 Mrs L D. Whittemore, history of aft;
! Mrs Helen L Francis, photographer;
Miss May Malone. trust company; Miss
1 Helen Phipps. violin; Mrs. E. c. Mar
/ shall, loans; Mrs p. H. Adams, vocal
music; Miss Anna Speck. bank; Mrs
/ p P Womer. college; Miss Mary Har-
| rison. school; Mrs. Annie R. Thomas,
jewelry; Miss Marian Peers, oil; Miss
Ida Patterson, ready-to-wear; Mrs.
Wolfe MounDay. stenographer; Miss
Rosa Furlet. fire insurance; DR.. Har-
riet Adams. doctor; Miss Nanon Her
rem, newspaper; Miss NJ. Souther.
I books: Mrs Walter Hayes, flowers;
IlT iaIA l.
Ladies of Security; the Rev. Clara II
Hazelrigg, pastor; DR.. Anna NJ. Foy.
i chiropractor; Mrs NJ Callahan, social
| service; Miss Jane Isenhour, nurse;
Miss Ona May Miller, harp; Mrs.
Adrian Greene. travelling library; Miss
Effie Graham. author; Miss Hazel
/ Howe, esthetic dancing; Miss H Mar
raget Boe. dramatist; Mrs. George H.
Whitcomb, attorney; Mrs Emma Pom
t1us. life insurance; Mrs. Eugene Ha-
gan, milliner; Miss Glenn Davis. mo-
diste; @SIiss Emily Ryan, masseuse-
DR.. Mary E. Alspach. osteopath-
x =
The first faculty concert of the sea-
son by the College of the Sisters of
Bethany was given Wednesday night
in the high school auditorium. The
room was well filled, and an unusual
degree of interest was. shown by the
audience in the numbers of the pro-
gram.
Miss Gertrude Mutton played the
opening numbers. Garden in the
Rain" by DeBussy. and Romance -
by Schutt- In the second part of the
program she gave a group of four
numbers. Miss Mutton is on. of the
most highly trained pianists that the
college has had in many years She
spent some years abroad. finishing in
Germany, and appeared before audi
ences of German critics, who are ad-
mittedly both competent and exacting,
and received a good measure of praise
| from them in public way. There is
both strength and spirit in her play
ing; Idealism in every line, and a high
regard for her art in the atmosphere
of every performance she gives.
Mrs. Margaret Fowler Forbes. vio-
linist. whose musical education was
received in Europe, appeared twice
on the program. She is the tempera-
mental artist of the violin. Her
technique is brilliant, tho unusual In
/ the first part of the program she gave
her heaviest number, Concerto No. )
in A minor, by Vieuxtemps. and in
the second part of the concert she
gave a groun. of shorter mum bers in
Guiding a melody by GIuck arranged
by kreisler, Gavotte by Bach, played
without the piano. and a Mazurka by
Wieniawski- The group also included
an Ysaye number '-ChiId's Dream"
which was given by request Ysaye's
com position is extremely dainty and
charming, and besides Mrs Forbes
was his pupil.
Mr.. Paul Lawless furnished the vo-
i cal numbers for the program All his
numbers were in English. He as
sumes that English speaking people
prefer to hear their own language in
the concert hall. His choice of mum
bers was highly pleasing to his audi
ence. Mr.. Lawless is Kansas City
man, who has studied in Europe
and under we'll known masters in this
country He sings with ease and his
handling of the embelIished measures
is pleasing. His numbers were.