The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1923-07-06
SCHOOLS WILL GIVE
CREDITS FOR MUSIC
Recognized Now With Regular
Subjects.

VdChooH, MISS, July o.--AS q re-
suit of the aitivities of the State AS
sociation of Music Teachers, the sup
port of the woman's organizations of
the state, and the recommendation of
II. M. Ivy, state supervisor of Sec
ondary education, after the session of
1924, pupils. doing certain hours of
work in instrumental music will re-
ceive credit therefor as for other SUBJ
Jects pursued in the public schools
There are more than 1000 high
school boys and girls in Mississippi
who are studying music, along with
the other subjects taken. AS at pres
ent organized it is necessary for these
boys and girls to take this music
work in addition to their other high
school subjects. While pupils in the
same school may receive credit for
work in typewriting, steography,
bookkeeping, domestic science, domes-
tic art, manual training and many
other subjects Of local nature,
the one who takes music gets no rec
ognition for it. Within the last few
years there has been decided de-
mand on the part of the patrons as
well as school administrators that mu-
sic receive its share of attention in
training being given by our public
schools.
The state supervisor of high
schools recommended in bulletin is
sued two years ago that credit toward
high school graduation be given for
music work when done according to
certain standard requirements. Few
of our colleges, however, can accept
this work for entrance.
The state accrediting commission
was formed several years ago for the
purpose of adjusting the matter of
credit between the high schools and
colleges of the state. On request from
the Mississippi Association of Music
Teachers this commission appointed a
committee in February, 1922, to in
vestigate the advisability of grant
ing standard high school credit for
music work. Q This committee, in con-
junction with committee from the
Mississippi Association Of Music
Teachers, is at present engaged in
work on definite course of study
covreing the quantity and quality Of
work that should be done by high
school pupils for credit. This course
win be worked out not only for piano,
but also for violin and voice.
After definite course of study
has been adopted it will then be nec-
essary to ascertain what teachers In
the state are qualified to teach it.
This means that a definite music
teachers certificate will have to be
issaed on examination based on the
course of study or on a diploma or
other evidence submitted to show the
qudii1tSdtiOHS "a uuSAS tCACHCAS'
After having definite course Of
study and after having ascertained
that teacher is qualified, then the
state accrediting commission viii be
in position to advise the colleges to
grant definite entrance credits for
such work.
AS indicated great deal of work
has to be done by the joint committee
mentioned above. This work will re-
quire not less than a year. Hence, 1t
will not be possible for the state ac-
crediting commission to recognize
definite high school credits in music
previous to the session Of 1924-25.
Meanwhile music viii have to remain
In the same status in which II. has
been for so many Years