The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-19
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1925
COLLEGES INCLUD.
ED IN MUSIC SURVEY

ED IN MUSIC, SURVEY
Musical training in colleges is 100
per cent more popular today than it
was ten years ago.
Approximately one half of all
college student leaders, class presi-
dents, and outstanding students play
some sort of musical instrument.
Band and orchestra work is now
in the curriculum of two-fifths
of the American colleges and
Universities.
These are some of the high lights
of survey on college music just
completed by the Conn Music Center,
Elkhart, Indiana. Washington col
lege, at Chestertown; st. Johns, at
Annapolis. and Blue Ridge college,
at New. Windsor, are the three
Maryland institutions of higher
learning who contributed to the sur
vey. Close to 200 colleges furnished
the information upon which the re-
suits of this survey are based.
Music has become an indispensable
part of college life in the opinion of
presidents and heads of music de-
partsments in the institutions who
answered to the survey. 1t is not
only of inestimable value to the
college itself, but also of great
material and spiritual benefit to the
student who takes an active part
IN it.
Great stress is laid by college
heads on the benefits of musical
training in character building, the
survey reveals. Fully one-fifth of
the college executives who contrib
uted to the survey considered this
the best argument for music in their
college or university. Others men
toned the social and cultural advan-
tage accruing to the music student;
music as an aid toward develop
ing clear thinking; music on the
campus as an outlet for surplus
energy and as help in getting many
youths through school. All but
three of the colleges find their
musically-trained students more eff
ficient in their studies than those
not so trained.
"Horning ones way through
college" compares very favorably
with other methods of self-support
through the college years, according
to the college executives. Despite
the comparatively limited opportuni-
ties offered in the average college
town, fully one-fourth of all the
students playing in the college bands
and orchestras are paying for their
education with their instruments.
Students earnings range all the way
from board and room, two dollars
an hour tuition fee, and up to two
thousands year. Twelve per cent
of the college executives in the
survey are of the opinion that play
ing ones way through school pays
better than other means; another
twelve per cent thought it offered an
easier way to make ones way
through; while a goodly number of
others said it interfered least with
the students school work, adding
that this work also brings them ir
contact with worth while people who
can help them get started.
Among those playing their way
through college, the violin comes
first in the preference of instru
ments The saxophone is second
choice of college players bit seventh
with girl musicians. Piano is the
second favorite instrument with the
girls, and third with the boys.
Cornet comes fourth in the pfefer-
ence of both the young men and
women. Organ is next favorite with
the boys, and flute with the girls
Other instruments in the order OF
favor with the young men are thu
trumpet, the trombone, the horn
drum, banjo and mandolin. Witt
the. girls, it is the drum, clarinet
trombone, harp, banjo, trumpet
organ and mandolin.