The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-06-28
Thirty RECEIVE DlPLOA S.
|Dr. and Mrs. En-. Slatre- Wilson Present
Their Pupils In Rare Recital, Which
Speaks Well for Artistic Efficiency
of Work of Local Institution.

That music hath power was never
more fully proved than at the annual
commencement recital of the Kenosha
Grand Conservatory of Music held on
Tuesday evening in the parlors Of that
institution at 170-172 Deming street.
The concert attracted a crowd which
overfowed the rooms and fought the
mosquitoes on the front porch of the
building in order that it might hear
the spendid renditions which comprised
the program for the occasion. Music
Of high order, both vocal and instru'
mental, as presented by the students
in the school, combined with artistic
and entertaining readings by Thomasi
la Slatre- Wilson to make the gradua-
tion exercises notable function of an
institution which is rapidly becoming
state famous for the high standard of
excellence maintained in its work and
displayed in its concerts.
The parlors of the conservatory were
boautified for the occasion with banks
of palms and clusters of peonies The
program began at 8:15 as scheduled
and proceeded without a hitch from the
piano solo by Lena Flug, which opened
it, to the presentation of diplomas and
certificates by DR.. Slatre Wilson, which
furnished a natural conclusion for its
ceremonies. Especially well received
were the readings of Mrs. Slatre vii.
son, Mrs. Moneymade s F'itting'' and
de Maupassant IS & A Piece of String. y
The latter was a polished interpreta-
ton OF an exceedingly difficult selec-
ton and showed artistic and elocution
airy powers of a high order.
The musical numbers were uniform
III their excellence and reflected GREAT
credit both upon the pupils who pre-
sented them and the institution that
taught them. Each of them gave evil
dence OF a mastery of technique and a
high appreciation of feeling which per-
suaded the audience that the perform.
efs We're IN every way deserving of the
awards and certificates they were soon
to receive. DR.. Slatre- Wilson PLAYED
the piano for the vocal selections and
by his excellent Accomplishments con-
trlouted in no small degree to the sue.
cess of these numbers.
The program in full was as follows.
l-Plano Concerto. .Op. So Beethoven
Lena Flug.
2-Piano Solo . Solac+nd
Beatrice Kort.
o-Readlng = Mrs. Moneymade
Fitting ........ Phelps-Short
Thomasina Slatre- Wilson.
4-P1a1o Concerto .Op. 35 Chopin
Carolyn G. Girard.
soprano The Erlkingo shubert
Elsie May Cox.
6-Two Pianos-1'The invitation
................. Weber
Laura Van Duzer.
Louis Horton.
soprano, Fruhlingzeito ......
.................. Won Fielitz
Florence A. Mathews.
8-Piano Concerto. .Op. 81 Schumann
Blanche I. Driver.
9-Soprano "The Bell Song, from
Lakme ......-......... Delibes
Leonora Hughes.
10-Reading, "A Piece of String".
............... de Maupassant
Thomasina SIatre- Wilson.
11-Soprano, "Ariette Valsette' -.
Elsie May Cox.
l2-Piano Concerto ............
........... OPP. % Tschaikowsky
John A. Mehaffery.
13-Tenor lila Donnae Mobile. Verdi
Glenn Raymond Sparrow.
"a Awarding of Diplomas and Ger
DR.. Htland En-. Slatre- Wilson at
second piano.
This is the fourth annual commence
ment of the Kenosha Grand Conserva-
tory of Music and its success is highly
gratifying to DR.. and Mrs. Slatre- Will
son as well as to the local public at
large. The efficiency displayed by the
pupils and the interest manifested bv
the audience in Tuesday evening $ re-
cital are evidence that the institution
has arrived in large way and that
It's concerts will continue to be note
worthy features of the artistic and mu-
steal life of Kenosha.