The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-13

or no music and they Will not accept
credits in music for entrance. The
Southern Association for Secondary
Schools and Colleges will take high
school off the accredited list that
teaches music within the sixteen regu-
lar units that are required for gradua-
tion Some schools offer two units in
music, but advise any pupil who de-
sires to enter college not to study
music
If the teacher wishes to make a
success of music in the public schools
and make it thing of real value to
the community she must be patient,
tactful, and wise. The teacher must
adapt herself to her surroundings and
make friends of the pupils. If she
only knows how to manage things she
could interest the town people in
music and make them see the value of
teaching music in the schools and in
this way help the country more than
we realize. A music loving commu-
nifty is always broad-minded and con-
genial; it is a pleasuresto live there.
During the last twenty years, an ex-
traordinary change has taken place in
the part assigned to music in every
school and in civil life. The reform is
just beginning, but we can see around
US enough signs of progress to go for
ward with considerable encourage
ment For one thing, music no longer
means a reluctant drill in the ele-
mentary practice of musical instru-
ment For this music should not be
confined to only those who show
great talent for it. This is just as ir-
rational as it would be to confine lit
erature to those who aimed at being
poets or actors. By all means, develop
and encourage our specialized schools
of music.
Music is being recognized as an es-
sential part of that liberal education
which we are trying to bestow upon
all citizens throughout the country,
and it is in this that the most remark
able advance is being made at the
present day. Schools which a few
years ago treated music as an unpop-
ular subject are now beginning to
find room for it. The old shy, embar-
raised, probably foreign music master,
is thing of the past, and in his place
we find the well-poised, wise teacher
who is member of the faculty and
can mix with his fellows as any
among them. School performances in
music are more frequent and of a
higher quality than they used to be.
However, the greatest change of all
lis the noticeable change in the attitude
of Oxford and Cambridge, which have
become radiating centers of musical
activities. Also special directors of
music have been appointed to organize
the work for all the schools in their
districts. The improvement already
effected by this means is very re-
lmarkable, and will be the more con-
spicuous still as the movement
Ispreads and advances.
! In the Minneapolis high school the
students get such a thorough and eff
cient course in music that, with al
possible encouragement they have anC
are composing difficult pieces. Each
year they give performance and the
composers render their composition:
to an audience. This is a long steI
forward in the educational world
Prizes are given to the best one. This
shows the interest Minneapolis take
t in music.
| At recent conference between
state and county educational officers
the committee decided to place a circu
lating library of music records in ev
cry county in the state for the bene
. fit of children who attend schools tina
are not able financially to buy them
: Each school is supplied with at leas
! one victrola. The project is being
) pushed by the local clubs of the Fed
: Grafton of Music Clubs, women's clubs
chambers of commerce, churches
, parent teachers associations and al
| bodies which exist for publlc-splrlteC
progress in California.
, The Indiana state school board an
I lnounced at one of its recent meeting
that to become eligible for perfec
grade the elementary schools of TIL
D state of Indiana must equip ever.
: room with a monograph and ten GOO
records.
+ New Haven, Conn, realized the i'm
I portance of public school music ant
= earnestly encouraged a growth alonI
y that line Last September $40 pupil
enrolled in the music department il
D the various organizations in the tw'
. high schools, such a senior choruses
> junior-sopohomore choruses, boys
2 glee club, harmony class, girls gle