The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

the call of the president, Mrs. osci.- ! ner of the National Music Clubs Fed eration that at every public gather the Schubert selection was used here It was not called community sing ing then-but it was. one and the same-the foundation of what is now community sing"
 "The Birmingham conservatory has been active in bringing many great artists here" Mrs. Gussen said. be lieving that 8 broader opportunity afforded in this way for students to hear good music is one of the es- sentials of a real musical education. Among those who have been pre- sented by the conservatory, are Will liam H. Sherwood, w. Wangh Laud- CT, Walter Spry, Beryl Rubensteih and Frcda Simmons, Pianists. Frank Croxten, baritone; Alma Beck alto; Minnie Fish-Griffin, soprano; Marie Kern Mullen, .contralto; Reed MllcT tenor Eva Egerton, soprano; Sara McCandless, soprano; Otillie Spencer alto; Justin Thatcher, tenor, and Charles Washburn, snger of chii- dren's songs; Robert Lawrence, Ow- en Gillespy, and Elizabeth Cunning ham"
 Our faculty this season" Mrs Gussen said, consists of IA teachers including besides myself the names of Mir. John Cathey, Miss Kate smith Miss Minnie McNeill. Miss Elizabeth Ruckshaw. Miss Mary William Caller Miss Katherine Partello. Miss Ethel Abbott, Miss Celeste Poole, Miss Del ta Dryer, Miss Addie E. Kemp and Miss Mildred Farr."
 Among the talented artist-pupils of other days whose schooling has
 been at the Birminghams conser- vatory of Music whose names stand out conspicuously in Ala bamas musical circles, may be mentioned Mrs Campbell of Ten nessee (Allen Gray Mooring) Reba Powers, now Mrs. Tolhurst Lula Hawkins, Corrie Handley Rice, Lau- ra Jackson Davids, Lillian Karpeles' Marie Wilson, Cleo Glover, Mrs. Lot l tie Chaffee, Grace o. Beggs, Mrs. Mary R. Stubbs, Mrs. w. F. Wrye, Julian Dow. Mrs. Maurice Schartf Mrs. John Raul Hester Deacey, car oiine Bowman, Louise Aidrich, Mrs Houston Davis, Katherine Tlerce' Mrs. Hugh Martin, Mrs. Mary Louise Vail Elizabeth Roberts of Anniston Mercedes and Bessie Hamilton, Nellie Adams of Bessemer. Lucy Jones ot Hartselle, and Lotta Bolden, Carrie 1 lee Schuster of Lafayette, Cldude Bowling. Claudia weaxer, Mrs. Mary Munds, Abbie Murphy, Estelle Ho.7 loway, Ruth Chappell, Celeste Poore, Pearl Rosenfeld, Majorie Culver, ani Marjorie Moran.
 Tt is interesting to know that in the recently compiled Alabama Mu- names of one hundred and sixty l teachers" said Mrs. Gussen twenty per cent of them have been prepared for their work by the Birmingham Conservatory" %bS
 | The tremendous and constantly in- creasing number of pupils which ap-t plies for study at the conservatory reveals the fact that the prospect in the near future for this institution | is enlargement from every angle more room-and additional teachers which added to the many free" ad vantages offered by the conservatory rounds up a very complete musi- I cal institution.
 l After the twelve programs this week, (beginning tomorrow have. mingham Conservatory, many of whom arc artist--pupils of note, Mrs. Gussen plans early in July, to go east, motoring first to Chautau-
 qua and after a short rest she will spend some time investigating new pedagogic ideas and looking over the newest musical publications. | In the mean time, as the t-enty- fifth anniversary celebration of the Birmingham Conservatory of Music is in progress Birmingham doffs her bonnet in compliment to the splendid
 brain and hrawn of Mrs. Gussen, whose ideals are high, whose ambi- tions are limitless and whose ability to place this school of music on the plane with the great conservatories of the country is unquestioncd, all or which means that one of the great | spokes in the music wheels which turn for Birmingham is the Birming
 ham Conservatory of Music, and it's h director, Mrs. Edna Gockel Gussen.
 These two took what they wanted which was each other--in defiance