Evening star., 1928-09-09
Washington College of Music
Celebrates Quarter Century

| THIS is banner year for the Wash
ington College of Music. 1t is the
| twenty-fifth anniversary of the estab-
! lishment of the school in the National
| Capital Several notable additions have
been made to the faculty, and w. w.
| Delano, secretary and treasurer, an
nounces that the school has some in
novations also in the curriculum. To-
morrow is the opening day.
Chief among the new members of the
faculty is the head of the violin de-
| partment, Emanuel Zetlin, compar-
atively young Russian violiniSt who not
only already has won distinction as
concert artist. but was a member of
the faculty of the Curtis Institute of
Music in Philadelphia for the past tour
| years, where he was also a member OF
the Curtis String Quartet. playing sec
| ond violin to Carl Flesch's first violin,
with Louis Bailly as viola player and
Felix Salmond as violoncellist.
In addition to Mr.. zetlin. Helen Hall
of Philadelphia. a scholarship pupil at
the Curtis Institute and assistant to
under Marguerite Carter, have been
added to the violin department.
Mabel Duncan will head the cello
department and Lester Walker Beall
will have classes in stage presence and
diction." Both Miss Duncan and Miss
Beall are we'll known in Washington as
artists and teachers in their particular
line of work
The piano department is in charge OF
Weldon Carter. recently elected presi-
dent of the college. Mr.. Carter has
been head of the piano work for the
past seven years.
The piano department will have as
an additional assistant teacher Isabel
Squibb of New York. She has been
teaching for the past four years under
Alice L. Fowler of that city.
Fanny Amstutz Roberts, head of the
theory department of the college
for the past three years, has taken over
in addition to her theoretical work en-
tire charge of the theater organ de-
partment. Mrs. Roberts is exceptionally
qualified for this position as she has
had many years as an organist and
teacher in Chicago before coming to
Washington. Her classes in ear train
ing and elementary harmony will be
transferred to Helen LIE Fevre Lyon. a
graduate of wellesley College and de-
gree graduate under Mrs. Roberts in
theory.
A new department under Catherine
Benson has been established-piano
classes for children, including "toy
symphony orchestra" and children's
chorus. Miss Benson will also have
classes for teachers of class work.
DR. H. r. Roberts continues head of
the voice department and was recent
lv elected vice president and dean of
the college.
Dr. Roberts will have four scholar
ships for a soprano. alto. tenor and
bass or baritone, given by the manager
of the WASHINGTON Cooperative Artists.
Concert Course. They will be awarded
by examination before a committee of
we'll known musicians of the city. Ap-
plicants are to leave their names and
addresses at the college.
Edwin N. G. Barnes, who has been
conducting Summer course in public
school music ut Belfast, Me-, will re-
sumo his classes at the college the flrsC
Of October with increased facilities and
lectures, leaulng TO full diplomas ana
degrees.
The church organ is under Lewis
Atwater harp. Viola Abrams, and Ian
guages, DR.. Harry B. Humphrey.
An orchestra under the personal
supervision of Mr.. Zetlin will be one of
the ADVANTAGES offered by the college,
with an invitation to outside musicians
to play so long as the quota is not filled
Quartet and trio playing. under Mr.
zetlin. will also be featured.