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XEME)& BEST STORE IN GREENSBORO You are always welcome, at our Men's supply shop in Greensboro Headwear, Footwear, Neckwear, Underwear, and every other kind of wear for a man to wear. RICKS DONNELL MEDEARES CO. Everything in Men's wear 502 South Elm Street Greensboro, N. C MUSIC NOTES At ;i time when the zest of ex animations till the air the music department feels somewhat isola ted. The question arises whether this is as it should he. in other words, are examinations feasible in Ihe subject of music? Without wishing to evade the quest ion, we may answer "yes" and "no." While the demands of music for clear, logical, imagina live thinking most surely equal those of mathematics and the lan guages, still it is a subject incapa ble of being measured. The re sults of work attempted in music educalion are from their nature difficult to estimate. It is easy, of course, to find whether a stu dent knows the date of Bach's birth or what is a dominant chord, but just how much he is moved by the subtle influence of the subject itself is impossible to judge. And this is really the valuable part of the result sought. There is a phase of music-edu cation however which is capable of being measured. It is what may be termed the "literary" phase. .Music-educators every where are unanimous in declaring that one of the aims of collegiate instruction in music should be the study of music as a literature and as an element of general culture. However this may le, the fact is that college students of music, with rare exceptions, do not have anything like fhe same prepara lion, either in quality or in amount, as do college students of language or science. The music work done in college, and the re sults achieved, are limited by fhe woful lack of preparation on the part of students. Much of the work now done in college ought to be done before the student reaches the college door, but of course this problem is bound up in the prob lem of instruction in music in the public graded and high schools. If the p re-col lege work in music were what it might be, a vast new field of instruction would be open ed np that is now closed because of the lack of preparation on the part of students. A semester's work could be spent most profit ably for example, upon each of such courses as the following: Mimic, the yoiniyest of the Arts, The Development of Sony, The Classical iml Ifomantie Schools, etc. It is impossible now o offer such courses as these in addition to the elementary work that is ab solutely needed to meet the pres enl conditions of unpreparedness on the part of students as to things musical. But to return to examinations, such courses as those jnst men tioned constitute that phase of music-education which is capable of being measured. Such courses would give rise to questions, for example, like the following: THE GUILFORDIAN 1. Distinguish between cantata and oratorio, sonata anl sympho ny, folk song and art song. Name one composition of each class, with its composer. 2. Name four European compos ers especially esteemed for their songs, state where and when each one lived, and name two well known songs of each. .'!. Name three eminent Ameri can song composers and mention IK:O songs of each. 4. Name standard compositions by various composers which find their source in the works of the following authors: Shakespeare, (ioethe, Schiller, lyron, Hugo. It may be left to the individual judg ment whether or not such knowl edge has cultural influence. Cer tain it is that real appreciation of an art cannot be founded on a total or even partial ignorance of even one important side of this subject. It is so easy to over estimate technical ability. What is of more worth is to show music as a world language, a part of life, a living subject that lias close relations to history, to literature, to all world movements —a subject indeed that has a wide and deep intellectual interest. WEBSTERI AN NOTES The Websterian Society at the last meeting debated the question, Resolved, that the taxes collected in North Carolina for educational purposes should be divided be tween the white and colored races in proportion to population. The affirmative was represented by Jones Smith, Ralph Yow and R. IJ. Tremain, while the negative was defended by Dennis Smith, Dal ton Smith and L. Tremain. The leaders on both sides gave good outlines and the new men on the program brought out good arguments making the debate an interesting one. The debate was followed by a song, "When Things Are Old," by the Websterian quar tette composed of Messrs. W. L. Coggins, F. 11. Meudenhall, P. V. Fitzgerald and \V. 11. 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