The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-03
DR.. Bartholomew Pays
Tribute to Skill and
Art of Ludwig Becker
~ mr.. z. r. BARTHOLOMEW.

4,rrphouy orchestra under the
,.sSership OF Ludwig Becker. 1
ire these concerts more highly
ran / can express in a few lines.
Tbey occupy a place OF great i'm
.ortance in my musical expert
nee. They are different from all
cher musical performances, being
n a class by themselves. There is
N other kind of music that moves
Ne 90 deeply and affords me such a
high degree of aesthetic pleasure as
does the music rendered by the
orchestra
appreciate these musical efforts
,or their educational influence. l
regard these concerts as among the
nost powerful and far-reaching
culturing Forces in u commun-
inv. The programs are uniformly
made up Of a high class of musical
compositions, and to come under
the influence of such music is itself
Al, education of transcendent value.
Especially is this true at the
urssent day when we are accustom-
ed to hear so much inferior music
that appeals to the baser elements
Of human nature, the shallow, the
shoyy. the spectacular kind which
has no other merit than to please
the unframed a and idle, vacant
mind. Under existing circum-
stances it is not possible rightly to
estimate the influence which con-
81 IT,d haun in nnInfnr-
acting the vicious popular taste
and raising up better ideals in the
minds Of the music loving classes.
Personally, I am very glad that the
Ti-City Symphony orchestra con-
efrts are held in our college audi
turium, thus directly allying them
selves with the constructive educa-
tional forces which this institution
is laboring to promote and for
which it stands before the public.
There is need of a well organized
campaign in this part of the coun-
Try for the purpose of raising the
Standard of aesthetic and moral
values in our style of civilization,
and the work of the orchestral as
ISOLATION in u midst is a positive
step in that direction.
Owes Debt of Gratitude.
This community owes a debt of
gratitude to Mr.. Becker, to his eff
heient band of musicians, and to
the enthusiastic company of pa
irons who are behind this move
ment, for what they are doing in the
interest Of musical and moral cul-
ture. The results are already per-
ceptible and the work has only just
begun. This is a movement which
promises great things for a better
mode of musical. social and moral
life, and challenges the hearty sup
port of all friends of culture and
refinement.
Again, l prize these concerts as
an unconscious civic and social
center, in the heart of the ~tri-cities.
They afford an occasion for the
constructive civic and social forces
Of the community TO come together
and join hands in the work of build
ing up and strengthening what is
best in our associated, collective
LIE. We need to encourage agencies
Of this kind in every possible way,
not only by our financial support
but also by our moral influence, our
personal presence at the public en-
tertalnment and by our earnest
words OF appreciation at every OPP
Wrtunlty, we have to do so. Every
loyal citizen of our home cities
should have civic pride enough to
40 MS or her utmost to strengthen
me hands of those who give their
best effort for u common welfare.
l nave always tried to do my part
II the way of patronizing public en-
ornaments, which have for their
oolet the social, intellectual, mu-
sea- and moral uplift of our peo-
PIE and l can %truthfulIy say that
tnere is no other kind of entertain
ment for which I so %cheerfully and
50 gladly pay the price of two sea-
son tickets as for the Tri-City
symphony orchestra concerts, for
| realize that the value received
sfeatIy exceeds the price paid. And
As not from selfish considera-
IONS but because l feel that my
NIUE contribution to this most
U~ommendable enterprise is some
ulng done for the common good.
Always Get the Best.
l appreciate these concerts on
account of the high class of music !
sohsututlng the programs, and the
e1eeiIent style in which the music
= prayed. Here the lay lover of
lluslc mas an opportunity right at
ms door to hear the best compost
ssas OF the masters, and it is a
.eaI inspiration to witness true
L~eScianship and to feel its won
- - power during the quiet hour
ue entertainment We always !
Speet to get the best there is in
: 4 OF great music, and we are
ever disappointed; it is truly re-
,t; s both to hear and to see
sas gwen in a style so beautifully
nuNhg Its classic characters.
efSSe entertainments are of a high
nature in which nothing COM
OF inferior is tolerated. No
ean SIT in such a presence with
~ d musical environment for an
~ without being benefited there
Z going away feeling that
10. nlng good has come into his
whereby his character is
Fated. Lac "eAS
prize these concerts in the
sli.S place because of the person
~ Oh the director. No one can
IN, 10 these entertainments with
sor Deing impressed with the per-
bs1o-ey Q I the man who sways the
Nh His noble being overflows
14n music He Inro- -.- = =.