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the public concert in the Fine Arts’ Recital, April 19, given by Marion Capps, soprano, studio assistant to Louise St. John Westervelt and Geraldine Rhoads, contralto, who recently made such a fine showing at the Orchestra Hall contest. She is also a Westervelt pupil.
April 20, piano pupils of Jessie E. Sage, in charge of the Wilson Avenue Branch School, gave a recital at the main school, and Saturday, April 21, a matinee musicale and social tea was given by the Columbia Chapter (Mu Iota) of the Mu Phi Epsilon sorority.
Musical News Items.
John Crawford, pupil of Lillian T. Johnston, appeared at the Chateau Theater this week. Grace Webster, Alberta Kolker and Nellie Hogan, also pupils from Miss Johnston’s class, sang for the P. W. A.’s benefit for the children’s home on last Wednesday. A juvenile pupil of Miss Johnston, Alberta Kolker, sang on last Thursday at the Senn High School.
Eileen Everett, soprano, pupil of Karl Buren Stein, gave a song recital for the Paragon Chapter of the Eastern Star, Monday, April 16. She also gave a recital for the Lombard Women’s Club, April 19. The Suburban Male Quartet, pupils of Mr. Stein, appeared for the Oak Park Lutheran Church, April 8, and was immediately reengaged for April 22. Lillie Simonson, soprano, also a pupil of Mr. Stein, was the soloist with the Scandinavian Singing Society, April 21.	Rene Devries.
Hans Hess as a Master Teacher
Ask the average person what one must possess to be a great teacher and the answer will probably be, mastery of that which he elects to teach.
While mastery is essential, it is only one of the requisites of a great teacher. It bears fruit only when he has the wisdom, justness, tact, kindliness, and above all the infinite patience to transmit his knowledge step by step and in the right proportions to those worthy of it.
More important than mastery of his subject and the ability to impart it clearly and convincingly to others, the
great teacher must possess sincerity in his work so unquestionable and vital as to kindle and keep alive the flame of ambition in the hearts of his students, causing them to live their work and live it continuously instead of approaching it as a necessary but worthy task.
Go into whatever worthy field of human endeavor you will, whether religion, philosophy, science, or the arts, and you will find that the great teachers, without exception, have been those masters who were so imbued with the supreme worth-whileness of their life work that their absolute sincerity■—the only soil from which true inspiration springs —was communicated unimpaired, unconsciously to the kindred minds of their students. While many great men and women have been unsuccessful as teachers, all great teachers have been great men and women, and to the great teachers is due directly or indirectly nearly all human progress.
Hans Hess, master cellist, needs no introduction to music lovers in America, but Hans Hess as a master teacher of the violoncello needs to be more widely and intimately known. It is not to be wondered at that a man of Mr. Hess’ character and ideals considers teaching of greater benefit to mankind and, therefore, a more noble calling than the concert platform even though his work there has been and will long continue to be a source of pleasure to music lovers and of inspiration to students of music.
In addition to a thorough knowledge of his instrument and a rich musical education and understanding, Hans Hess brings to his teaching those qualities of mind and heart which win instinctively the confidence and respect of earnest students and make their growth in ability and understanding steady and natural by sharing his own sincerity and ideals in regard to his work.
Mr. Hess has developed many cellists who have already achieved distinction on the concert platform. For three consecutive seasons his pupils were winners of the Lake View Musical Society scholarship. Others are filling important positions in the leading symphony orchestras as well as teachers in the foremost musical conservatories.
The announcement that Mr. Hess will be teaching in Chicago at the Fine Arts building, two days a week during the summer, and that he will hold special classes also at Ravinia beginning the week of June 4, has already resulted in a great number of inquiries and a splendid enrollment from pupils in all parts of the country.	C..R.
April 26, 1923
children from the department offered a group of playlets and again the results were remarkable.
Evelyn Williams, artist student of Glenn Dillard Gunn, made her debut last Thursday evening in the Young American Artists’ Series. Miss Williams met with excellent success, being warmly commended for her gifts and attainments by the critics.
What Sturkow-Ryder Is Doing.
Mme. Sturkow-Ryder played her own compositions _ on the manuscript program of Alpha Iota, on Tuesday evening, April 10. On April 12, she played on the special program at the Chicago Beach Hotel.
The forty-fifth program was given in the Sturkow-Ryder studio on Saturday afternoon, April 7, when Jean Mac-Shane, Mary O’Gallagher, Janet Friday, Ethel Eiler, Sophie Shapiro, Henry Zettelman and Ethel Dale, all from Mme. Sturkow-Ryder’s piano class, participated.
Knupfer Studios.
Nellyrose Westerhide and Mildred McCluskey, pupils of Walter Knupfer, were selected at the preliminary contest to play for the final competition for the $50 prize to be awarded by the Chicago Artists’ Association at Fine Arts Recital Hall, Tuesday, April 24.
Bert Long, student of Zerline Muhlman, appeared as soloist at the Mass Meeting given by Zionists at the Auditorium, Sunday evening, for the Young People’s Congregation of Temple Mizpah, April 15, and for the Ancient Craft Lodge of the Eastern Star on April 16.
Musical Events at Bush Conservatory.
Gustaf Holmquist, baritone of the Bush Conservatory faculty, presented his pupils in recital at Bush Conservatory Recital Hall, on Friday evening, April 20. The program contained many numbers of interest. Harriet Prutsman played the accompaniments.
The Class of 1923 of Bush Conservatory, of which Alan Irwin is president, gave an informal dance at the Bush Conservatory, Saturday night, April 21.
The fourth and last concert of the season of the Bush Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Richard Czerwonky, conductor, will take place in Orchestra Hall on May 24.
Haydn Owens’ Activities.
Some of the past activities of Haydn Owens as conductor were as follows: directed the Haydn Choral Society at Cohan’s Grand Sunday afternoon, March 18; The Seven Last Words of Christ by Dubois, Good Friday, March 30, at Calvary Presbyterian Church; the choir of .the same church in Gounod’s Redemption, Sunday, April 1; The Feast of the Little Lanterns, a Chinese operetta, by the Girls’ Glee Club of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, April 6; directed the Amphion Male Quartet, who were elected honorary members of the Kiwanis Club of South Bend. (Ind.), and will act as soloists for their trip to the convention at New Orleans.
Theodore Harrison Pupils Busy.
Frances Pearl, mezzo-contralto, student of Theodore Harrison, appeared in joint recital at the Lyceum Arts’ Conservatory, Thursday evening, April 19, with Margery Nye.
Edwin Delbridge, tenor, artist pupil of Mr. Harrison, gave a recital at the Cooper-Carleton Hotel, April 10.
Frances Hoyer, another Theodore Harrison student, gave a program for the Progress Club of South Bend, (ind.) Thursday, April 12.
Columbia School Happenings.
Among■ the events of this week at Columbia School may be mentioned the two-piano recital by pupils, April 18;
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