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THE Portland Symphony Orchestra
will have' as Its special guests
clergymen of all denominations,
accompanied by their wives, at the final
rehearsal. 10 o'clock Friday morning at
the Heilig Theater, In preparation for
the concert of the orchestra next Sun
day afternoon. No special Invitations
for this rehearsal will be sent out by
the orchestra management.
Mrs. B. E. Tait. business manager for
the orchestra, stated yesterday in issu
ing this general invitation that the
Taylor-street entrance of the theater
will be reserved for the special guests
and that the box seats will be for their
convenience. This will be the orches
tra's New Year's greeting to the clergy
men of Portland.
Mr. Christensen will conduct next
Sunday's concert and the programme
will have for Its principal offering
Dvorak's "New World" symphony. In
response to many requests received
flnce the opening of the music season.
This will be the fourth concert of
eeries of six. Another strong feature
on the programme, and in response also
to many requests, will be the Sibelius
number. The Swan of Tuonela, a won'
derfully colorful tone poem, truly
characteristic or this Finnish com
poser, whose works are now much
played by symphony orchestra.
MASTER OF THE EMOTIONS.
Gabrllowltsch. the Russian pianist.
who romeo to the Heilig Friday. Janu
. ary 21. In Joint recital with his wife.
the famous contralto. Clara Clemens.
is pronounced by certain critics as the
most delightful of all living pianists.
He has the impassioned emotional tem
perament of the Slav, but controlled by
enchanting delicacy of appreciation of
I l Bl .1, N HILil (lua 1 1 1 1. C 11(111 PJ(FU-
lar and beloved by the non-musical as
well as the connoisseurs.
Max Smith, of the New York Press.
rays: "Among the various masters of
the piano few. if any. set the heart
strings of the listener into vibration as
cloen Ossip GabrHowitsch. Lae-tening to
Ossip Gabrilowilsch is not only a pleas'
ure, but an experience, for he never
loses his grip on the poetic substance
of the works he is interpreting, never
faile to quicken the imagination and
atir the emotions."
Ml'SIC -NOTES.
Doris Ellen Hoi man played two piano
solos last Friday at the Richmond
public school. Luttle Miss Doris shows
an unusual musical talent and already
plays with much feeling and fine
finish. In a recent recital presented
by Miss Jessie Lewis, this young child
yivf an admired rendition of tht
Beethoven Sonata, op. 49, No. 1.
Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed will be the
soloist at the lecture to be delivered by
Dr. Whlteomb Brougher Monday night
January 24. at the White Temple. Mrs.
Reed's accompanist will be Oscar Laur
ence Woodfin.
The recital last Tuesday night at tht
T. W. C. A. auditorium, by piano and
vocal students of Jessie L. Lewis and
Mrs. Fred L. Olson, was much enjoyed
by a large and enthusiastic audience
The vocal students. Misses Grace Crow,
FOVR PORTLAND Ml'SIC PEO
PLE ACTIVE I CUR
RENT EVENTS.
Mrs. Henry W. Metsger. dra
matic soprano, and Mrs. Beatrice
Dierke, pianist, appeared in a
fine programme at Bnai Brith
Hall, last Tuesday night.
John Claire Monteith, baritone,
leaves tomorrow for Eugene, to
sing In concert under the aus
pices of Ralph H. Lyman, dean
of music . at the University of
Oregon.
Mrs. Thomas Carrick Burke, by
her hearty co-operation and cour
tesy, secured Tom Dobson, the
New York concert star, to appear
In recital before the MacDowell
Club, at the Hotel Benson, last
Tuesday afternoon.
Mildred G. Smith and Mrs. Margaret
Harkness. were in excellent voice and
their Interpretations of English and
Italian groups showed careful study
and refined musical taste. The piano
students were Misses Doris Holman,
Evelyn Fltzrlbbon and Edna Agler.
Notwithstanding the extreme youth of
these girls, many compliments were
given the fine singing piano tone and
clear technique displayed by them In
the rendition of a long and difficult
programme. played entirely from
memory. Miss Jessie Lewis waa ao
companlst.
Members of the junior and inter
mediate classes invited friends to a
musicale last Monday at the home of
Mrs. S. A. Chase. 103T East Twenty
fourth street North. Those who played
were Zelma - Ward, Agnes Hammer.
I'etra Pederson, Donald Campbell, Ed
ward Applegren. Colen Marks and
Palmer Hammer. All did admirable
work and were heartily encored. Homer
Miller . played three violin numbers, in
one of which he was accompanied on
the piano- by Master Colen Marks. 8
years old. who proved himself to be a
natural accompanist.
While Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, so
prano, of this city, was recently visit
ing friends In Minneapolis she was
asked to sing before the Apollo Club.
When Mrs. Albert was presented to
the club most of the members assumed
the attitude of Missourians. However,
her first number set 80 men to ap
plauding vigorously and there was not
a doubter in sight writes a Minneapo
lis correspondent. Mrs. Albert gained
In favor with each number rendered
until the close of her last song brought
forth the greatest ovation accorded
anyone by the club in two seasons.
The opinion was freely expressed by
many of the men that Mrs. Albert is
a more satisfactory singer than the
soloist at a recent club concert, who
Is a well known artist from New
York. Dr. Rhys-Herbert, an accom
panist and a -composer of note, per
sonally congratulated . Mrs. Albert on
her "fine work." The president of tne
club said: "She has a beautiful voice
which she uses with much Intelli
gence. H. S. Woodruff, director of
the Apollo Club, played Mrs. Albert's
accompaniments and thanked her on j
behalf of ths club, assuring her that
the members are indebted to her for
the pleasure given them. Wlllard Pat
ton, who Is called the dean of vocal
experts in Minneapolis, heard Mrs. Al
bert in several numbers and compli
mented her especially, upon her Inter
pretation of songs. Mrs. Albert's Min
neapolis friends say that these com
pliments and words of praise for Mrs.
Albert's work, coming from such able
critics, who are absolutely . distinter
ested and unbiased in their opinions,
"merit circulation."
The Monday Musical Club will have
the pleasure of hearing Madame Lucie
Valalr. dramatic soprano, and Charles
L. South in ioint recital tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 . o'clock at Hotel
Multnomah. Madame Valair's numbers
will be "Nightingale" (Brahms),
"Sacrament" (Mac Dermld). "June"
(Downing). "Roses in Rain" (Zenda)
and "Recit and Aria" from "Le Cid"
(Massenet). Mr. South will play "Minu
ette in E Flat" (Mozart). "Concerto"
(Vieux Temps). "Liebes srend"
(Kriesler). "Canzonetta" , (Godard) and
"Gypsy Dance" (Hubay). Members of
the club are permitted to invite guests
to this concert, which Is one of the
large affairs of the season. Monday.
January 21. the club will hold a purely
social function for its members which
will be an "at home," at the home of
Mrs. Lee Arnett. 760 Brazee street.
Sensitive About It. "Ah,' said the
visitor; "this village boasts a choral
society, I understand."
"No," said the native, "we never
boast of it." Christian Register.
"Jones is having his wife's voice
cultivated."
"What's the idea?"
'He's found a teacher who won't let
her talk while she's taking lessons."
Musical America.
Madame June Reed, a violin soloist
of European artistic training and ex
perience, played a first-class pro
gramme of violin numbers at a meet
ing of the Woman's Club last Friday.
She played with marked musical skill
and sympathy and was cordially ap
plauded. Her accompanist was R. J.
Hutchison, and he played wtlh high
artistic ability.
Mrs. Fay Huntingdon, dramatic so
prano: Frederick Feringer, pianist,
and Dr. Stuart McGulre. baritone, ap
peared in an enjoyable, .well rendered
music nrogramme at the installation of
officers of Corinthian Chapter, Order
of Eastern Star.
The short season of grand opera at
the Heilig last week, when "Romeo and
Juliet" was presented, with Madame
Jomelll as Juliet, has been already re
viewed at length in The Oregonian.
Dorothy Ruthe Cox. a young pianiste.
of this city, is studying with Beatrice
Dierke and will be presented In recital
in the near future.
An interesting programme was given
by the members of the Musicians' Club
at the meeting of the Rotary Club last
Tuesday. The programme was "Man
dalay" (Speaks) John Claire Monteith:
talk on "The Value of Music," Freder
ick W. Goodrich; "A May Morning"
(Denxa). Mrs. Pauline Miller Chapman:
Moment Muslci!" (bchubert), by a
string ensemble composed of 13 musi-i
cians from the Portland Symphony Or-
chestra. The programme was arranged
. by Frank G. Eichenlaub, and M. Christ
ensen was chairman of the. day. The
event was one of chief musical importance.
The Musical Appreciation Club will
meet tomorrow night at the East Side
Library, and Mrs. Edward Alden Beals
! will tell the story of and present select
portions of the opera "H Trovatore.
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John Claire Monteith, who has been
engaged to sing the baritone part in
"The Rose Maiden" (Cowen) in Eugene,
Tuesday night, will go to Eugene to
morrow in order to attend the final re
hearsal with the orchestra and chorus.
The production is being given under the
direction of Ralph H. Lyman, dean of
music In the University of Oregon, and
the chorus is made up of leading vocal
ists of Eugene and members of the Uni
versity Glee Clubs. '
Mr. Monteith sang in Eugene a few
seasons ago as soloist with the Eu
gene Men's Chorus. One of the songs
whtch he sang at that time still lingers
in the memory of those who heard him.
and he has been asked to sing tt again
Tuesday night. This will be his third
concert appearance in Eugene. Mrs.
Pauline Miller Chapman has been en
gaged to sing the soprano part, as Mrs.
Sloan, of Tacoma, who was to sing
this part, cannot be present. '
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Through the co-operation and cour
tesy of Mrs. Thomas Carrick Burke,
president of the MacDowell Club, mem
bers of that club and several Invited
guests had the pleasure of listening
to an inimitable, splendid song recital
by Tom Dobson, at the Hotel Benson,
last Tuesday afternoon. The recital
hall was crowded with delighted listen
ers, and Mr. Dobson sang and played
his own piano accompaniment, with
grace, skill and decided high-class- ar
tistic ability.
Mr. Dobson sang In recital at the
Heilig last Monday night, and his con-
1 cert was reviewed at length in The Ore
gonian of last Tuesday.
At the B'nai B'rith hall last Tuesday
night a music recital of much music
significance and worth took place and
among those who contributed to the
first-class, artistic programme on that
occasion were Mrs. Beatrice Dierke,
pianist: Mrs. Henry W. Metzger dra
matic soprano, and Charles Duncan
Raff, cellist.
Miss Mabel Bernece- Warren enter
tained her younger students January
8, when musical games and contests
afforded much merriment The chil
dren also entertained each other wtih
piano solos. The little people attend
ing were Jean Kitts. Dorothy Younger,
Emma Petri. Annabelle Bates, Theo
dora Ingham, Hilda Wright, Grace
Fisher, Minnie Fisher. Nina Kitts, Ruth
Fallis, Galen Hord. Donald Younger.
Charles Wright, Ray Hord and Robert
CbapelL
Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, contralto.
gave a programme for the Treble Clef
Club of Astoria January 8. Among
her best numbers were "Sais tu" (Fon
tenailles). and "Sous les Orangers"
(Augusta Holmes). Miss Mildred
Smith, accompanied Mrs. Reed on the
piano most sympathetically. The
Treble Clef Club of Astoria Is com
posed of many well-known singers and
is ooing- fine work under Mrs. Reed's
direction. It will be heard in concert
later in the season. The personnel of
the club is: Mrs. F. H. Haradon, Mrs.
Charles Callender. Mrs. G. W. Warren,
of Warrenton; Mrs. Harry Flavel, Mrs.
A. A. Finch, Mrs. S. Houston, Mrs. R.
S. Shaw, Miss Margaret Kennedy, of
Skamokawa: Miss Gayle Roberts,
Mrs. Edna M. Hesse, Mrs. R. C. Cona
way. Miss Gladys Mack. Miss Dora
Isbelle. Miss Esther Nyiand. Miss Faye
Ball, Miss Madge Fultcn, Miss Hazel
Estes. Miss Mildred Smith is accom
panist. The Women's Improvement Club of
Overlook at its annual January eve
ning meeting gave an excellent pro
grame which was arranged by Mrs.
Jessie O. Steckle, John Claire Mon
teith sang two well-chosen groups of
songs. Mr. Monteith was in splendid
voice and sang with beautiful legato
tone. Miss Nettie Leona Foy, a pian
ist of ability, who was a student of
the great Russian pianist, Ossip Ga
brllowltsch, in Berlin, played in fine I
style. Miss Foy has 'a singing touch
and plays with skill. She also ably
accompanied the vocal numbers. Mrs.
M. Gabriel Pull in sang a vocal solo
in a pleasing manner. Mrs. Lota Mc-
Cully Stone entertained with a unique
number, accompanied by Mrs. F. O.
Breckenridge. Mrs. Millie Berwick
read two enjoyable selections. Miss
Elna Anderson, young musician, ren
dered a piano number. Mrs. Steckle and
Miss Genevieve Stlnsman sang a duet.
Otto H. Wedemeyer. baritone.' and
choir director at the First Unitarian
Church, with Miss Abby Whiteside as
piano accompanist, presented a first-
class vocal recital programme to the
students. of Lincoln High School audi
torium last Monday. Mr. Wedemeyer
sang splendidly and wtih fine dra
matic ability. Miss Whiteside was an
able and finished accompanist.
GOTHAM HONORS FORMER
, REED COLLEGE STUDENT
Howard D. Barlow Chosen Conductor of Modern Musical Society, One of
Leading Organizations of Its Type in Empire State Metropolis.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. (Special.)
To be selected as conductor of
the Modern Musical Society of
New York, one of the leading musical
organizations of that city, is the un
usual honor which recently came to
Howard D. Barlow, a former Reed Col
lege student now studying in New York
City. Under his direction the society
s now preparing a concert to be given
In one of the New York music halls in
March. ,
Mr. Barlow's rise in music circles In
the East was rapid. Graduating from
Reed College in June, 1915, he entered
Columbia University In New York In
the Fall, studying under the famous
composer, Ruebner. Prominent musl
slans, among them Frank Dammasch,
head of the Institute of Musical Art;
Josef Stransky, conductor of the Phil
harmonic Society of New York; Maes
tro Polacco, senior conductor at the
Metropolitan Opera-House, and Profes
sor Walter Henry Hall, director of the
Columbia University Oratorio Society
and head of the Brooklyn Oratorio So
ciety, were quick to recognize Mr. Bar
low's ability and did much to favor
bis rapid rise. It was by successfully
substituting for Professor Hall with
the Brooklyn Oratorio Society that Bar
low won the recognition that led to his
present position.
He was appointed to succeed Benja
min Sanbord, the prominent pianist
and composer, who died last Spring.
While In Portland Mr. Barlow was
active In the field of music, among
other things successfully directing the
Reed College chorus. As a result of
this he won the Richard Butler scholar
ship in music at Columbia University.
In addition to his work with the
Modern Musical Society, he also has
charge of the ladies' chorus of the West
Side Y. W. C. A. In New York.
Mr. Barlow's Portland home is at
1415 East Seventeenth street.
Glen Jdhnson, a graduate of Reed
College, is working for an advanced
degret in the department of sociology
of Columbia University.
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aj lie v.irc, ox I vruanu, wjju is tail
ing a graduate course in agriculture
at Cornell University, passed a portion
oi me i;nnsimas noiia&ys in laiting
,m i.' a . tn Rupmiirii Mi f'no waa
member of last year's graduating class
at me urcKua ABuumLurm wuucgc.
A. F. VaiB, a former member of the
faculty of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, and Charles Roy Reid and Carl
McClaln, former instructors at the Uni
versity of Oregon, are taking graduate
work at Cornell University. Mrs. Mc
Claln Is with her husband.
Ralph Cake, of Portland, who is a
senior at the Harvard law school, vis
ited New York during the holidays.
Harlan Peffley, Carlyle Geisler,
Thornton Howard and Vere Windnagle
are former University of Oregon stu
dents . who are now attending Cornell
University.
Dan Shanedling, of Vancouver, Wash.,
Is a sophomore in the college depart
ment of Columbia University.
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Everett Wortman, of Portland, has
taken a position with the Wells Fargo
Company in New York lor tne winter.
FEDERAL INDUSTRIAL
TRAINING AID PROPOSED
Smith-Hughes Bill Provides for Annual Federal Appropriations of Millions
to Supplement Equal Amounts to Be Expended by States.
BY J. WILLIS JEFFER1S.
nK. rtilLiArsljrjJA f. 1,'liAATUil,
United States Commissioner of
A- Education, announces that be fa'
vors "an education which embraces the
fundamental science of some vocation.
We have almost suddenly come to
realize." he says, "that the common
wealth depends on the ability of the
individual to produce. . . .The prob
lem of vocational training, therefore.
is coming; to be one of the fundamen
tals in our school life."
Dr. Claxton's views are in harmony
with those held by the majority or
progressive ' educational leaders, who
recognize the fact that school curric
ula have had a decidedly academic bias,
with entirely too little emphasis upon
industrial training. But the most seri
ous obstacle confronting the School
Boards of this and other cities where
vocational courses are offered is the
expense of installing plants and equip
ment that will properly accommodate
the host of students electing 'carpen
try, mechanics, agriculture, domestic
science and kindred subjects. In these
times of curtailed taxes and abbre
viated budgets the appropriations
needed are so great as to be prohibi
tive. Recognizing the inability of commu
nities to carry the financial burdens
imposed by the' necesststy of fitting
the coming generation to the exacting
requirements of our modern industrial
life. President Wilson, in January, 1914,
started a movement which, within a
few months, may result in the consum
mation so devoutly wished by Dr. Clax
ton. viz.. National aid for vocational
education.
During the past year a commission
of nine members appointed by the
President has been busily at work
demonstrating the need of such an ap
propriation. Their report, recently
published, shows that of the 14,250.000
persons in the United states engaged
in manufacturing and mechanical pur
suits not over 1 per cent have had. or
at the present time have any chance to
secure, adequate technical training.
The commission " also found that
2,000.000 of our boys and girls between
the ages of 14 and IS, who are work
ing for wages, have no training for the
pursuit of any useful trade. To serve
this army of the unskilled and to fur
nish a technical training also to the
many millions more who drop out of
school when they have completed the
grades, a bill has been framed by Sena
tor Hoke Smith and Representative D.
M. Hughes, crystallizing the most im
portant features set forth in the report
of the Commission on National Aid to
Vocational Education. This measure
provides for Federal grants of money
to the states for establishing , voca
tional education and training persons
to teach it
Federal grants under the proposed
law are to be made "for instruction in
agriculture, the trades and industries,
home economics and kindred branches,
and to provide normal training for
teachers of such subjects." Appropria
tions are to be distributed over a
period of years, as follows:
Year ,1915-16. 11.700,000; 1916-17.
13,400,000; 1917-18, $3,100,000; 1918-19,
83,700,000: 1919-20. M. 200,000; 1920-21,
84.700.000: 1921-22. 85,200,000; 1922-23.
86.200.000; 1923-24, 87,200,000. After
L1923-24 the maximum of 87,200,000 is
to De continuea annually.
But' the receipt of Feedral grants
will be contingent upon the states
meeting certain standards of efficiency.
Such states are also required "to ex
pend for each dollar received from the
Government an equal amount for the
same purpose, besides meeting costs
of plant equipment and maintenance."
Each commonwealth will have its
own board of not less than three mem
bers, appointed by .the Legislature, to
study local needs and take the initia
tive In developing "a vocational train
ing that will fit for useful employ
ment." No funds will be granted to a
state for the training of teachers un
til it has been shown that normal in
struction will be given only to those
who have had "adequate vocational
training In the line which they are
preparing to teach."
To administer the provisions of the
Smith-Hughes bill for the Government
a permanent Federal Board for Voca
tional Education is advocated, consist
ing of the Postmaster-General, the Sec
retary of the Interior, the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of Com
merce and the Secretary of Labor. The
board's executive officer is to be Dr.
Philander P. Claxton.
The framers of ' the bill are both
members of the Commission on Na
tional Aid to Vocational Education.
Referring to the inadequacy of techni
cal training in America, the commis
sion reports that the German kingdom
of Bavaria has more trade schools than
at present exist in this whole country,
the City of Munich alone educating at
public expense more 'workers than are
trained in all the principal cities of
the United States combined. '
That Germany's military successes
are based largely upon her industrial
preparedness no one who is familiar
with the output ofr her factories will
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MAUD POWELL
Says of the
Steinway Piano
MAUD POWELL, the wonderful violinist, who will
play at the Heilig Theater the evening of Thursday, Jan
uary 20, says of the STEINWAY PIANO:
"An artist ought never to appear before the public
except under the most perfect conditions. One of these
conditions, in lieu of a good orchestra, should be a Slein
Dap grand (for accompaniments), which by reason of
its beautiful lone quality, its fullness of vibration and the
perfect balance of registers, more nearly approaches or
chestral support than any other piano made. I prefer the
Steintifay piano above all others, and I have used it during
my entire musical career."
9 The STEINWAY is universally acknowledged as the
STANDARD by which all Pianos are judged.
The Steinway Piano Will Be
Used at All Powell Recitals
Maud Powell Makes Records Only for The Victor
Sherman,
flay & Co.
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deny. So that whatever the future
may have in store for America, it has
nothing to lose and everything to gain
by appropriating millions if necessary
for the development of National indus
s trial efficiency.
If America fails to grasp, the unpre
cedented opportunity now open for the
extension of her trade throughout the
world, it will be principally on account
of her inability to compete with na
tions which have had the advantage of
a better technical training. And it
at any time war should be forced upon
this country. military preparedness
woukl consist no less in trained troops
than in skilled workers. Tie passage
of the Smith-Hughes bill by Congress
would be the most important legisla
tion ever enacted in the. United States,
for the upbuilding of our educational
institutions and should result in se
curing for this country undisputed
commercial and Industrial supremacy.
Vt - -
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Distinguished Russian Pianist
In Combination Concert With
Clara Clemens Gabrilowitsch
HeiLg Theater, Jan. 21st
Mr. Gabrilowitsch. is everywhere recognized as
an incomparable master of the piano. He writes
as follows of the ,
jlfemt&Iainliu
PIANO
Messrs. Mason & Hamlin,
Dear Sirs:-I have never before
been so completely satisfied with
any piano at my public concerts or
in m7 private us 3 as with the Mason &
Hamlin. They are remarkable in all
the essential qualities which go to
make up an artistio instrument of
the very first quality. They are, in
my opinion, in advance of all others.,
(Signed) Ossip Gabrilowitsch
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