The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-09

town of this state.
Altho no stardard can be set by the
association for tuition, the rate being
| set by the individual teacher, there
will no doubt be a general increase in
| tuition, particularly among those
teachers who have hesitated to ask
more than fifty cents for their in
struction. In some Kansas towns
music teachers have been receiving
| only twenty-five cents lesson, it is
| said.
Lofgren New President.
Oscar Lofgren of Bethany college.
Lindsborg. Kan. was elected president
| of the Kansas State Music Teachers
association at the close of the morn
ing session at the TN-st Christian
church today. He succeeds Frank A.
Beach, head of the music departm ent
of the State Normal at Emporia. Dean
Henry V. Stearns of Washburn college
was elected vice president to succeed
/ Otto L. Fischer of the Wichita Con-
servatory of Music. Paul r. Utt of
| Ottawa was reelected secretary
| treasurer.
| The 1921 convention of the associa-
ton will be held in Lindsborg. The
convention does not meet two success
sive years in any city.
A conference on Standardization of
efficiency of music teachers occupied
the first part of this mornings pro-
gram at the convention of the Kansas
State Music Teachers association.
which began at 10 O'Clock at the First
| Christian church. Miss Ada Baum. of
the music faculty of the Kansas State
Normal at Emporia, told of the survey
of musical work being done by ac-
credited teachers in various cities, in
cluding reports of superintendents,
teachers and a report of the work of
/ pupils.
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L. Fischer of Wichita and Chas- s.
Skilton of Lawrence. also talked on
efficiency standardiza ton.
Luncheon was served to the dele
gates at the Cham ber of Commerce at
1890 o'clock today.
Use Photographs In Test.
! How to test a pupils sense of diff
ference in pitch. length and intensity
of tones. etc. by listening to accurate
interesting demonstration at the after
noon meeting at the First Christian
church
Miss Minerva C. Hall of Lawrence.
who has been making the tests in the
Lawrence public school, was in charge
of the demonstration This modern
idea in musical pedagogy originated
with Doctor Seashore of the University
of Iowa. noted musician and author of
1.-The Psychology of Music" Doctor
Seashore began his experiment with
the use of tuning forks for obtaining
pitch, and pendulums for rhythm. He
perfected the work until the flute and
other instruments are used and records
made of the tones of the victrola, so
that the method may be generally
available The idea has attracted
much attention of musicians in all
parts of the country, and the demon
stration was TO many of the teachers
present the most interesting event of
the convention.
May Come Into General Use.
This method of testing the pupils
ability is beginning to be adopted. but
has been so little understood that its
use is not general. 1t is considered
so practical that 1t may be generally
used within the next few years. BY
SO accurately testing the pupils abil-
/ ity, the problem of arranging musical
courses in schools will be solved much
more easily.
Community music and how to fur
/ ther interest in ii was discussed at the
afternoon meeting by Miss Catherine
/ Strouse. supervisor of music al the
State Normal at Emporia
The orchestra of the Topeka high
school and the Mems Glee club of
Washburn college were to entertain
the visitors this afternoon. A concert
by members Of the association will be
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