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The Music Trade Review
DECEMBER 4, 1926
was also shown what was said to be the first
piano made in the United States and in contrast
thereto a handsome Steck piano of present-day
construction.
Particularly impressive from the standpoint
Exhibit Graphically Showed the Progress of Music in the Schools and With the American Pub- of the educator, however, were the maps, charts
lic—Spanish Period Duo-Art in the Spanish Patio of the Fine A ts Palace
and graphs hung on the walls and giving im-
portant informatiim and statistics regarding the
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In the Palace of Education was a booth de- development of inusxal instruction throughout
^-' Sesquicentennial Exposition, just coming voted exclusively to music, the booth being the United States. Included were dozens of
to a close in Philadelphia after having been a fitted up by the Aeolian Co. and containing photographs of prominent institutions through-
niecca for hundreds of thousands of visitors numerous items of great interest, among them out the country in which the Duo-Art piano
has been installed as an aid in the teaching of
music appreciation.
The entire atmosphere of the booth breathed
music, as it were, and there were found scat-
Aeolian Co. Has Educational Exhibit
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during the past six months, was the Palace of
Education, wherein were displayed and demon-
strated the modern methods of child education.
the Handel Harpsichord, the 17th century in-
strument upon which Handel is said to have
played "The Harmonious Blacksmith." There
held Tuesday night at the Canton Club. The
dinner session was called for the purpose of
closing up details of the recent radio show and
to discuss radio legislation that will help the
At Meeting Last Week Radio Retailers of That industry.
City Strongly Endorsed Federal Bill to Check
George C. Wille, head of the George C. Wille
Broadcasting Interference
Co. the large music house, presided. He has
been head of the Canton radio dealers the past
CANTON, ()., November 28.—United action will
year.
be taken by the radio dealers of Canton urging
It was agreed at the meeting to hold a show
Congress to pass a radio control bill for the again next year, with the co-operation of the
elimination of station interference. This was Canton Daily News. Every music concern in
agreed upon at a meeting and annual banquet Canton will again have exhibits.
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tered about quotations from the statements of
famous men relative to the value of music.
"Music is the art directly representative of
democracy. If the best music is brought to
the people there need be no fear about their
ability to appreciate," says Calvin Coolidge.
"Music . . . . is the best mind trainer
on the list," says Dr. Elliott, president-
emeritus of Harvard. "I believe that all chil-
dren should be taught to sing and that as many
as possible should be taught to play on some
musical instrument," says Dr. John J. Tigert,
Commissioner of Education of the United
States, and so on.
The music exhibit, arranged through the
courtesy of the Aeolian Co., was in no sense
haphazard, for in its compilation some two-
score of the leading music educators of the
country lent their aid.
In addition to the instruments, old and new,
shown in the music booth in the Palace of
Education, a Duo-Art reproducing piano in a
case of Spanish design occupied a prominent
place in the Spanish Patio in the Palace of
Fine Arts, where it served admirably to enter-
tain the visiting crowd.
Knabe for Alford & Fryar
CANTON, O., November 30.—Announcement was
made this week that the Alford & Fryar Piano
Co. has been given the agency in Canton and
district for the Knabc line of pianos. This
line, along with many others, will be handled
in the new piano salon of the local company.
The Alford & Fryar Co. recently enlarged its
piano department and now has one of the
largest sections devoted exclusively to pianos
in this part of the State, and among the best
of display facilities.
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