Arizona republican., 1921-08-21

books or athletics. Athletics will not stand as a hobby in advanced years; books will not give lasting benefits unless poetry is included and poetry unwittingly brings in music; science will take care of itself but even our greatest scientists including Edison, Einstein, etc. are masters of vibra- tion and tone. leaving music to stand alone as the greatest of all hobbies. Mir. Mattern, in his interesting ar ticle continues: Give us more teachers who can fulfill the purpose of public school music. The purpose is twofold: To discover talent and to give all an opportunity to reach a point in efficiency and enjoyment which could hardly be attained by their own efforts. Such endorsement challenges us to give our best. The The teacher must be bigger than his job, or he cannot realize its possibil- ities or visualize the end he should attain. The richer the teachers in- heritance of physical. intellectual and spiritual gifts. the better he will be able to make music perform its natural function. A real leader in music for public schools cannot af- ford to become Intellectually run down at the heels"
 Phoenix Needs Musical Uplift
 Phoenix has ideal educators in everything but music: our buildings and equipment, with exception of musical instrumental essentials, are the best that money can buy: and we ask why fall down on music?' Like calling the doctor when it is too late we call in what music that can be scraped together at time of com mencement exercises and sometimes we have little or no music. If the music end of the performance is on a par with the other work we must feel very sorry for what is being taught. Of course the other work is better, and the plea of anyone of a musical footing in Arizona should be for advancement and not stand idly by and allow the school authorities to overlook the musical necessity of | Phoenix. When many children could not afford to buy school books in the l grade schools the schools supplied them. Today the pupils cannot af- ford music; music Is taught in such uninteresting manner that most oi the students are inclined to duck music. Music can be made interest i ing, and in fact it can be taught in such a manner that the students will be eager to get to their lessons, the numbers will be many. What some other cities are doing in music would make. Phoenix school music look like native playing a jews harp on g South Sea isle. We don't blame any one educator. or any one trustee, but something should be done. and wher the opportunity presents itself fol bettering the present conditions Il should not be turned down, but should have support, and passed or to some qualified person If those 1T charge are unfitted to handle it.
 Poor Musical Equipment
 | It may look as though a sinister motive is back of this article, bui from experience we know that there 1 is no material profit in the average school business in musical supplies but we might say that the Tri-Citiei convention of the National Associa- tion of Music clubs advocated ''s 1 good piano and talking machine with carefully selected records art essential to every public school"
 We find that over a dozen Arizona schools outside of Maricopa county are equipped with high grade grand pianos while Phoenix schools hay' not one. Poor tools make pool workmen''-and we might add tha mo workmen need no tools" w, need an up to date supervising musi' cal educator. It will give new life pep and tone to the community anc | ho af Ia cfipr henofit