Evening star., 1928-06-10

addition to being endowed with this
/ rare vocal gift, Miss Lewton has a num-
Der OF other fine qualities. She is ex-
trenely intelligent, strong and healthy,
musical, endowed with fire and dra-
matte instinct and enthusiastic"
Too much emphasis cannot be placed
| upon the next comments in Nine. Won
| Ende's letter. for they reveal n neces-
| sity for the successful singer that too
many people overlook. forgetting that
the voice, however beautiful, Is only one
requirement. Mime. Won Ende says:
1T may seem strange to comment on
| her good health and strength. but many
a poor girl has gone through years OF
| vocal training and has been ready to
reap the rewards of artistic and finan-
| cial success only to find that Ill health
made 1t necessary TO abandon her vocal
| work Miss Lclton is we'll endowed by
Nature 10 work hard and not break
under the strain. recommend her un-
| hesitatingly to any one who can help
| Miss Lewton to accomplish her ambi-
| ton TO cultivate her voice. She is by
far the best material for improvement
and training that I have met in many
| years"
Years at College.
| The best part is that. even with so
| ardent an expression OF faith In her
development as singer. Myrtle Lewton
/ did not lose her head" She continued
| college. spending her sophomore year at
| the University Of Maryland SO that she
| could study voice with leading WASH
! ington teacher. She found. however.
that even a strong. we'll equipped per-
| son cannot follow two masters success
iuliy, SO she returned to her original
college In Michigan to complete the
work she had started before finding
ner voice" She was graduated in 1925.
! IN the meantime. along with the three
years of college study, she had achieved
distinction in side lines. At MARYLAND
| University she organized the girls rife
team the first feminine athletic activity
at the college, and was captain of the
team. She was champion shot of the
school. The next year. at Michigan
state College, she won the gold medal
az the best shot there. She won the
ri Kappa Delta key for outstanding
success in debate work.
Myrtle Lawton spent her Summer va =
cations during her college course on the
Fairgrounds OF Washington. She was
swimming instructor for girls one year,
the next she served as hiking expert,
giving the children nature instruction
graduating she was In charge of the
recreational activities In Franklin, N. j.,
including duties as swimming instructor
Tor girls. For two years she did BOYS
and girls club work at the Heckscher
Foundation for Children In New York
City. At present she In instructor OF
physical education for women of the
Lawrence Hill Health School in New
YORK she Is also champion canoeist.
While In New York the past three
years Myrtle has gotten down to really
serious vocal study with Nine. Won Ende.
She has not sung In public. She will be
ready for her first public appearance In
real concert work by next November.
according TO her teacher. Then must
follow more study, with perhaps year
or two In Italy for bel canto" on native
soil, and still more study.
The reason that this story about
Myrtle LeWtOn Is written TO date now,
however hinges ON the fact that her
own city Washington. will be the scene
OF her FIRST singing~-in a modest way
thls month when she will be soIoist on
a program for the "4~H" Clubs at the
Press Club June % at the second ma
tlonal club camp In Washington, ID. G..
The program will be broadcast from q
until pm. by the National Broadcast
ing Co. The 100000 farm boys and
giriS throughout the country, mem
bers OF these clubs, are invited to listen
IN. Myrtles part In that program will
be the singing OF two simple songs. one
american --~" Kentucky Babe" written by
Dr' Geihel. famous blind musician well
known here~~the other old English.
Dflnk 10 Me Only With Thine Ewes -