The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-20
TULSA GIRLS WIN
IN TWO CONTESTS
Ethel Roop Is Awarded
Medal in Violin in
the Junior Class
FEATURE OF MEETING
MSS Esther Pyeatte Took
First Honor in the
Piano Contest


among young students OF oklahoma
vss demonstrated at the young
artists contest held at the Wednesday
snernoon session OF the fourth an
mai spring festival OF music OF the
oklahoma Federation OF Music
clubs. Miss Esther Pyeatte OF Tulsa
took first honors In piano, Mrs.
onltta johnson Gardener OF Clare
more first In voice and w. III. Thomp-
son of Tulsa honors for musician
ship In voice.
Partial scholarships for winners
in voice is offerde by Tulsa univer-
~ and Miss Pyeatte and Thompson
E beueficiaries OF those scholar
sSips. Voice judges In the young
artists contest were Mrs. Carl
Hughes OF Sapulpa, Mrs. X. p. Cam
non OF Miami, and Miss Anna Lee
Hamilton OF Shawnee. Judges in
violin were Miss Jane Hollyman,
Mtss Lillian Dechman OF oklahoma
City and Miss Hlla Florence Long OF
oklahoma city. Judges in piano
ware Mrs. =. ID. Watson and MCs
R. II. Matthews OF McAlester, and
Miss Helen Knowles of Shawnee.
Mrs. Ned Rigsbee, state chairman OF
the young artists contest, expressed
herself as being pleased with the
high grade of muslcianship that was
evident In the work OF all the con-
testing artists and with the success
of the contest.
s25 Prize Added.
Aside from winning the medal for
first violin In the Junior contest held
Wednesday morning, Miss Ethel
Roop was presented with a check
for s25 by the Cadman club. This
versatile young Tulsa artist was
given something of an ovation when
she walked forward Wednesday
afternoon TO receive her awards
Miss Dorothy Beatty of McAlester
took the medal in voice in this con-
test and Miss Alice Starkey of Ok.
lahoma City first in piano. Mrs.
W. H. Crowder, state chairman OF
the Junior contest, presided at the
contest session that extended over 20
Afternoon. Judges In this contest iE
violin were Howard Clark Davis OF
New York, Miss Lillion Dechman of
Oklahoma City and Miss Hila Flor
ence Long OF Oklahoma City. Judges
in voice were Miss Anna Lee Ham
ilton, Mrs Newton Douglas of Shaw
nee and Mrs. a. NJ. Hepler of Ard
more. Piano judges were Mrs. II.
Knowles OF Shawnee, Mrs. Everett
Kruger Of Ardmore, Mrs. r.. II. Mat
thews and Mrs. +. ID. Watson of Nc
Alester.
Prizes for Next Year.
Stimulated by the splendid array
OF talent shown in these two con-
tests. the Hyechka club of Tulsa
has offered $50 to the winner In
voice, piano and violin at the state
conference to be held next year. DR..
and Mrs. Fred Clinton offered S25
10 the Tulsa winner in 1928 in voice.
plano and violin and the Cadman
club offered S25 for the winners
next year. IL Tulsans.
The entire morning session Tues
day was given over TO the demon \
Iratlon by Miss Margaret de For
est OF the educational department
OF Jenkins Music company OF Kan
sas City. Miss De Forest, with II
school children whom she had
never before seen, showed how the
rudiments of music may be made
familiar TO young children. She
demonstrated with the Victrola
teaching methods in rhythm, har-
mony and other fundamentals. This
was most interesting feature and
was greatly appreciated by the
audience.
Davis Talks on Credits.
= Howard Clark Davis, extension
director Of the National Academy OF
Music, Carnegie hall, is here for the
conference on his way to Texas,
where he will address the Texas
federation OF music clubs. Davis
Alked briefly on music credits
wednesday afternoon, taking occas.
ION 10 compliment Oklahoma upon
the grade OF music and musicians
mat have been exemplifled in the
Nderation programs. Further and
more detailed discussion OF music
credits will be given by the dis
-ungulshed visitor at the morning
kesslon Thursday.
vote upon the constitution re-
vision as will be proposed by the
chairman of the committee on re-
vision, Mrs. Oren Ashton will be-
uken at the morning business ses-
son Friday. Following luncheon
mere will be two papers read: one
Mrs c. T.. Strouville of Tulsa
vi indian music. Election of off
US VIII close the afternoon pro-
M Ballet Feature Event.
T. me Cinderella ballet. presented
~ pupils OF Miss Bess Roberts will
ssinax the fourth annual conference
Ihe music clubs OF Oklahoma. The
sshet VIII be n pedal presentation"
A. he beloved story OF childhood.
ss a VIII be a gorgeously costumed
IoS S Wen staged affair. Miss Patti
SwSnnson' Harry Salter and Frederick
tsner comprise the orchestra for
pallet, and the high school or
s'a VIII play between acts.
The Argentine government Is
hauhluE to harnegs falla of tha