Evening star., 1926-06-18
ARMY MUSIC CLASS.
RECEIVES DIPLOMAS.
.TWenty-Seven Students in
Exercises at Washington
Barracks Auditorium.

Twenty.seven students at the Army
Music School. Capt. r. G.. Sherman
commandant; W. o. William c. White.
principal. received diplomas this morn
ing in the fourteenth annual gradua.
ton class to leave the school since
its orga nization, at Fort Jay, y. Y. in
1911
The exercises were held in the audi
torium at the Washington Barracks.
The chief address was made by Brig,
Cen. LutZ Wahl. assistan, adiuiant
general of the Army. who also pre-
sented the diplomas. Gen. Wahl con
veyed the best wishes of Adit Gen.
Davis. under whose direction the
Army Music Scchool is operated. to
the graduates. and erlpha sized tho
sta naturalization of Music Efforts in
United States Army Eands.'
He suggested AS Gen. Davis four
points of admonition to he graduates:
N Loyalty to the school and TIE
commanding officer. ~ endeavor con
stantly to develop initiative and
bring fresh and valuable suggestions
to the attention of the authorities
when they find such ideas presented
themselves in the actual work as
band leaders: (3) develop continuously
the many pha ses in lea dership to win
the cooperation of SubOrdinates and
the interest or sliperiors: t4) he hui
man in upholding all the teachings
of the school-the age of hard-hoiled
methods Is past--courtesy and pa
thence are the best equipment for sue
cess.
The other speaker was Col. Walter
G. Sweeney. director of the Army
War College. who brought the greet
ings Of Mai. Gen. Hanson r. Ely and
inS in,
to Get the Other Fellows Point OF
View"
Capt. Sherman presided and Chap
lain Milton o. Beebe pronounced the
Invocation. The cleverly designated
"Symphonette," made up of members
of the Army Band. under the direc-
ton of Second Band Leader Thomas
F. Darcy. played several selections
The numbers included Arthur IAnge's
arrangement of Lieurance's by the
Waters of Minnetonka'; March of
the Younc Veterans" by F'razee:
March Triumphale." by Kempinski.
and Heroes Of the Air" march
written by G. Frederick Clark, direc
tor of keith's Orchestra.
Only two men listed for diplomas S
did not receive their ''sheepskins." :"
They were Pvt. CF'irst Glass; William
j. Dawson. who took the sOloistS
course and had to ask return TO ms
regiment before the courses compie
ton, due to illness in his family. and
Pvt. John A. Taylor of the bands
mems course. who. due to his mothers
illness. had to arrange to leave the
service entirely
Those receiving diplomas We're: Band
leaders course-Staff Sergt. Joseph
Dressler. Staff Sergt. Juan Mellado.
Sergt. Henry Chura, Sergt. Eugene B.
Papi, Private First Class Ernest b.
Gentle. Soloists' course-Private First
Glass John Pora. Bandsmen's course
Private Erskine G.. Albright, Private
Louis Avani, Private Albert L. Belli-
veau, Private Harry Bontempo. Pri.
vate Hervey j. Clark, Private Miles
il. Clark, Private Harry Greenfield,
Private William A. Irwin. Private
Victor Lapaglia Private Lewis s.
Marchese. Private Charles p. Moliere.
Private Clair NJ. Moody. Private Allen
r. Parker, Private Frank c. Patkins.
Private Luther PursIey. Private stan
ley Roder, Private Walter Roder. Pri-
vate Henry w. Skidmore. Private
Steinberg. Private Louis Swart, Pri-
vate Paul 8. Weale.