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one meets, although probably never having sat on a school bench, are usually keen, broad-minded, well read, and generally interesting personalities. That is just it—personality. If one is very talented he usually has it, so why worry about his education ? He will work that out in his own
about his education? way.
Klibansky Pupil Engaged by Hinshaw
Lottice Howell, artist pupil of Sergei Klibansky, has been engaged by the Society of American Singers, W. Hinshaw, director. Miss Howell is the possessor of a soprano voice of lovely quality and high range. She recently finished a week at the Sheridan Theater, New York. Mr. Klibansky announces other appearances of his pupils as follows:
Elsie Duffield sang December 16 and 17 in Brooklyn, N. Y.; December 18 and 25, Englewood Presbyterian Church; December 31, Greenwood Baptist Church, Brooklyn, N. Y.; January 8, at St. Andrew’s Church, New York; January 18, New York, and on January 29 she was heard in concert in Newark, N. J. Miriam Steelman sang at the special musical service of the First Presbyterian Church, Trenton, N. J., December 25, and on January 20 was soloist at the convention of Long Island Women’s Clubs. Alveda Lofgren sang at the Methodist Church, Morristown, N. j., November 20 and 25. She also appeared on December 4 at the Elks’ memorial service, Hoboken, N. J. Juliette Velty showed great ability as an actress in ‘,L’lndee de Francoise,” given at the Hotel Plaza, December 17; Miss Velty was charming to look at and her French was delightful; she will appear February 6 in Philadelphia, Pa. Virginia Rea had great success at her concerts in Vancouver, B. C., Albany, N. Y., and Yakima, Wash. Vivian Strong Hart scored a triumph at her appearance with the Civic Symphony Orchestra, Seattle, Wash., December 13. Hope Loder sang at the special service of the Methodist Episcopal Church, East Stroudsburg, Pa., December 25. Ewell Jones has been engaged to sing at St. Stephen’s Church, New York. George Grafe had the following appearances in January: Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.; Dayton and Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, 111., and Minneapolis, Minn. Sudworth Frasier has returned from a successful tour with the opera “Er-minie.” Ludwig Eybisch made a splendid impression with his guest performance as Evangeliman at the Dresdener Opera House, Dresden, Germany, after which he was engaged for a term of years. Lotta Madden gave a fine recital at the Parnassus Club, December 14, her beautiful voice and artistic interpretations being heartily applauded; she was engaged to sing in January in Hartford, Conn., and at the Chaminade Club, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr. Klibansky is conducting special master classes for singers at the American Institute of Applied Music.
A GENERAL EDUCATION
FOR MUSIC STUDENTS
Should a Music Student Who Intends to Make Music a Career Either as Artist or Teacher
Have a High School or College Education?
Musical Courier in connection with its forum for the discussion of a general education for music students, sent out a list of questions to a large number of persons prominent in the world of music. Some of the answers are printed below. The questions were as follows:
QUESTION SHEET.
Are *k® ages mentioned—-between thirteen and seventeen, and between seventeen and twenty-one—very essential to the music student who wants to acquire a virtuoso technic, or can a virtuoso technic be acquired alter twenty-one, with, of course, a certain amount of youthful training?
2.	Can a child give the time to school work as specified in our letter and still find time for the proper study ot music?
3.	Will a general education aid a musician to be a better musician?
4.	Should a distinction be made between players and teachers? Should not all music students aspire pri-manly to be players, not teachers? In other words, should a teacher teach who cannot play? And should these distinctions and considerations make a difference in the course of education to be pursued by students?
Hahn Artist Returns from Tour
Cecilia Bonawitz, violinist, has just returned from a week’s tour in Pennsylvania. Miss Bonawitz is a pupil of Frederick E. Hahn, the well known teacher, of Philadelphia.
thing which every artist should have besides his art. It makes finer men and women and enables them to get more out of life.
4. Yes, I think all teachers should aspire primarily to be players, as it is the playing teachers, those who can demonstrate practically, who achieve the best results. One aspiring to be a teacher, however, could very well accomplish this in connection with the high school and college education. It is the career of a virtuoso which requires Such an early start and such persistent struggle and perseverance. A singer’s career would also be only benefited by the high school and college course, as an hour or so devoted to the voice would be sufficient after the age of eighteen.
It is highly commendable that a movement is being started for facilitating and bettering the education of musicians. I should be happy to see the day when a high school education, at least, would be compulsory for every citizen of the United States. There are so very few real talents that a rule of this kind could easily be made, and a board of competent judges could pick out the exceptions and provide for them separately.
It is always possible to complete one’s education by reading, traveling, and so on. Certainly the great musicians
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Francis Maclennan
1.	Yes.
2.	Yes.
3.	Yes.
4.	All music students should aspire primarily to be players.
Marguerite Melville Liszniewska
1.	I should consider the time between the ages of thirteen and seventeen very important for a musician who aims to acquire a virtuoso technic. What is not learned before this time can never be gained later, for it is in just these years that the mind is most receptive and most retentive.
2.	I do not consider this possible—that is, with the idea of becoming a professional musician on an instrument. Private instruction, or the regulation of school hours to about a half day, is the only solution I can see, as the demands now made on instrumental soloists in regard to rep-tory, memory, etc., are such as to require an early start, giving chance for gradual, almost subconscious absorbing of all the musical knowledge required.
3.	Not necessarily, no more than a general education would give a surgeon the talent and steady hand for performing operations. However, a splendid education is some-
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