The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-22
SLOANE AGAIN
IS PRESIDENT
OF MUSICIANS
Richmond Man Reelected to
Head State Body Next
Years Convention Will Go
to Marion, Is Decision.
COMMITTEES FOR MED

tion at the business session in the
Grace NJ. E. Church, Thursday morn
ing. Marion was chosen for the next
meeting, probably the first week in
May, 1921.
Harry Thomas. of Fortville, was
elected vice president: A. Verne West
lake, Of Upland, secretary, and Miss
Myrtle S. Gordon, of LoganspOrt,
treasurer
Marion made a strong plea for this
years convention at the 1919 cOnven-
tion. Delegates from Marion had
been instructed by the city, CONNER
cial club and other organizations to
extend cordial invitation to the
association.
Committee appointments announced
by President Sloane included: Ex-
ecutive committee, Arthur Mason, Col
umbus, chairman. Walther Grimm, of
Shelbyville. and Miss Alice knollen-
berg, of Richmond; program COM
mittee, Van Denman Thompson. OF
DePauw university chairman, p. Mar
ius Paulsen. Marion and l.. Eva AL
den, of Terre Haute; public school
music committee, f. B. Birge, of Ind
inapolis, chairman. Miss Edna Marlatt,
Richmond and Miss Minnie Hodges,
of Marion.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
the ladies of the Grace NJ. f. Church
who has assisted in caring for the
delegates the church trustees who had
permitted the church to be used for
the convention, the board of education
which had provided conference rooms
and the High School auditorium, The
Weisbrod Music company, the Starr
Piano company, the music department
of the Woman's club, the Garfield and
high school orchestras, the John
Church company in Cincinnati, which
sent out advertising cards. the Mar
ion Commercial club, which sent the
civic orchestra: and the artists who
had co-operated free of charge includ-
ing: John Hoffman of the Conserva-
tcry OF Music in Cincinnati; Sidney
burst, of Cincinnati; Madame Cara
Sapir of Louisville, Ky; Miss Louise
Mason, Of Columbus, Ind. Letters OF
appreciation will also go to Mrs. Fran
rse r. Clark, Of Camden, \. j., and
Otto W. Miessner, of Milwaukee, WIS,
speakers.
The final report of the treasurer
made Thursday morning showed a
balance of $3S4.62. The treasurer,s
books were found correct by the audit
ing committee.
Miss Elizabeth Hasemeier. teacher
of the Duning system of piano instruc-
tion gave an interesting demonstration
to the convention Thursday morning.
"How are we to better music teach
ing in Indiana?" asked Otto Mlessner
director of the Milwaukee State Nor
NAL School of Music, at the afternoon
business session Wednesday.
Every man needs to re-create with
in himself the vital forces necessary
to complete living. Yet music, one OF
the greatest recreational forces known
is dragged through the dust as teach
ing profession. To become barber
in many states one must have H.
cense: to become a music teacher in
Indiana. hanging out shingle is the
only necessity"
Higher Standards Asked.
Both Mr.. Miessner and Dean r. G
McCutcheon of Depauw University
who presided. favored resolution
unanimously adopted by the body tC
be sent to the state school music com
mittee of the public board of educa
ton The resolution asks as minimum
requirements for the first second and
third grade teachers. II weeks normal
training: for teachers above the th1rC
grade q weeks; that music be put
on an equal basis with other subjects
and the same number of credits be
allowed toward graduation from the
high school, and that there shall be rC
uuired music supervisor for rura
schools in each county.
Members of the resolution commit
tee are Walther Grimm, Shelbyville
Mrs EStella II. CrOnk, Anderson, anC
Mrs. GeOrgette Herr, Brazil.
I II, oh, r,
the cooking staff which prepared the
banquet for the State Federation OF
Women's Music clubs in the Grace
NJ. e. church dining room Wednesday
The principal feature of Thursday
afternoon is to be the automobile tril
to the Starr Piano company, when the
delegates will be taken through botl
piano and phonograph departments
Automobiles were to be furnished b,
local citizens.
Eight hundred names appear on thu
lists of membership. All member
who have moved out of the state o
have died will be removed from the
list
The evenings program follows:
500 p. m-Cantata, Pan on a Sum
mer Day paul Bliss)-Ladies' Chorus
Of Richmond Music Study Club. Mrs
Lewis c. King, Director; Miss Flor
ence Bartel. Accompanist; At Day
break. Pan Awakes the World, Morn
ing Song (trio). Mrs. F. w. Kruger
Mrs. Fred Bartel, Mrs. Ray Longneck
er; A Summer Shower, Noontide Res
by the River, The Great Storm, Pan
Lament Over Fallen Oak. Pan Pipe
Twilight Serenade (trio and chorus)
Night.
900 p. m.-Concert by the Rich
mond High school orchestra, Ralph {
Sloane, Director; Assisting Artist
Miss Louise Mason, Columbus; March
Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa)
Tone Poem, Pupils (Miles), Overture
Calf of Bagdad (BoieldieU, Plan
, Rhapsody in F sharp minor CDohnar
yi), Etude in Waltz Form Saint Saens
Miss Louise Mason; Suite, Indial
Summer Uake). At Dawn, Dance O
the Pumpkins, Love Song, At Twilight
hndante, Surprise Symphony (Hoydn
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