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SHEET MUSIC and BOOKS
general discussion about the music publish-
ing business and the new song hits. Some
twenty-six men were present, including Presi-
dent Fitzmaurice.
CHARLES H. DITSON WILL
DISPOSES OF $7,000,000
Charles H. Ditson, head of the Oliver
Ditson Co., Boston, Mass., and of Charles H.
Ditson & Co., New York, who died in May,
1929, left an estate recently appraised at
$6,935,938 net including stock in the Ditson
Company valued at over $1,000,000.
Mr. Ditson left $800,000 for musical edu-
cation, bequeathing $100,000 each to Har-
vard, Yale, Columbia and Princeton Univer-
sities and to the New England Conservatory
of Music, the Chicago Musical College, the
College of Music in Cincinnati and the Ann
Arbor School of Music. He left $20,000 to be
distributed among the employes of the Oliver
Ditson Company according to length of ser-
vice and $10,000 for the employes of the
New York company under similar terms.
These sums were divided among more than
300 persons, who received sums ranging
from $642 to 71 cents each.
Mrs. Alice Maud Ditson, the testator's
widow, of 730 PaTk avenue, received her
husband's personal property, valued at
$3,723 ; two-thirds of the residuary estate for
life, amounting to $3,922,810, and $5,000 in
cash. Katherine Porter, niece, received a lif.?
interest in a third of the residue, w : hile James
Edward Ditson, nephew, got a life interest in
$200,000.
OLD SONGS ON THE RADIO
BRING REVIVED DEMAND
In view of the increasing prominence of
music in the curricula of the public schools
of the country, material designed to aid
ETHICS COMMITTEE NAMED
teachers in the carrying on of this work
BY SHEET MUSIC DEALERS
is both welcome and necessary. When,
The personnel of the Ethics Committee therefore, such a noted authority on musical
which has been appointed by President John education as Peter W. Dykema, Professor
Harden, of the National Association of Sheet of Music Education of Teachers' College,
Music Dealers, in accordance with a reso- Columbia University, prepares and offeTS a
lution adopted at the annual convention in book on "Music for Public School Adminis-
June, is as follows: Charles Glaser, of (J. trators," the teacher has available assist-
Fred Kranz Music Co., Baltimore; William ance of an unusual sort.
Witt, of Witt-Hamill Music Co., Washing-
Professor Dykema has drawn generously
ton, D. C.; Charles Horn ever, of Charles on his own experience to discuss intelli-
Homeyer & Co., Boston, and Henry Mutsch- gently and helpfully the many problems
ler, of A. K. DeLemos & Co., Newark, N. J. that arise in public school music teaching
President Harden will take an active part and how T they be met. He discusses, for in-
in the work of the Ethics Committee, the stance, the general aspect of musical educa-
members of which are within easy reach of
tion, and then carries the leader through
each other.
the primary and intermediate grades, the
A clear statement of what is fair and Junior High School, and the Senior High
what is unfair competition will be a big School.
He outlines material and how it
forward step. It is the object for which should be used and sets forth the qualifica-
the National Association was called into tions for music instructors. On the whole,
existence in 1914. The time is ripe for the it is a most important volume and may we
accomplishment of this end. Unethical prac- say the last word on public school music.
tices are unprofitable and their discontinuance
can be brought about through the co-opera-
C. J. Heinz, who for the past nine years
tion of publishers and retailers.
has been manager of the sheet music dt-
partment of Sherman, Clay & Co., in Seattle,
H O W DEALERS REGARD
has purchased an interest in the Woods
Music Co. of Seattle.
TEN CENT POPULAR
MUSIC
The Ashley Music Supply Co., music
The increasing use of old songs, popular
ten or twenty years ago, by radio singers wholesalers of New York, recently sent a
and instrumental groups, has brought about questionnaire to several thousand music
dealers to get their opinions regarding the
an interesting condition among the publish-
ers for, while the placing of many old songs desirability of ten cent popular music and
on programs reduces the opportunities foT their willingness to handle it. The result-
plugging new numbers, much to the distress ant answers were very interesting.
The consensus of opinion among the
of professional managers, the practice has
served to develop a strong demand for dealers appeared to be that ten cent music-
copies of the older numbers. So strong has was unprofitable in itself, although a num-
this demand become in certain cases that ber said they would handle such music be-
publishers have been compelled to print cause of the possible effect in bringing more
several new editions of the numbers to meet people into the store to make purchases of
the call of the public. The publishers, by higher priced items. The dealers also seemed
the way, do not protest loudly about a de- to agree that the ten cent music would
mand that revives a number long ago probably double the number of sales of a
hit, but would have little or no effect in
placed in the discard as dead.
the case of an ordinary number which
would die just as fast at a dime a copy
CHICAGO SHEET MUSIC CLUB as at twenty cents.
Should the new editions of ten cent popu-
RESUMES MONTHLY MEETINGS
lar music recently put on the market prove
On October 8 the Men's Sheet Music CUib successful, it was felt that its sale by news-
of Chicago, which is composed of local stands, novelty stores, etc., would make
publishers, representatives, managers, singers, necessary the issuing of editions by legiti-
etc., resumed their monthly meetings by
having a dinner at Lindy's Restaurant and mate publishers to retail at ten or fifteen
cents through regular music dealers.
An Appropriate Song
Music Engravers and Printers
Here's a piece of enterprise.
Buddy
Morris, general manager of M. Witmark &
Sons, has placed the song "Waitin' for a
Call From You," in the forthcoming First
National Picture "Safe in Hell."
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
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SHEET MUSK
A Reminder
The dealers who feature the national
advertised CENTURY CERTIFIED EDI-
TION is letting his trade in on the very
biggest value known in sheet music today.
Is looking out for his customers best
interests.
Is building up a lasting good will.
Is realizing far greater profit by selling
more copies than could be sold of high
priced prints.
Are you HE or is it your competitor?
Robert Teller Sons & Dorner
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TITLE FOB ESTIMATE
New York City
311 West 43rd St.
BOOK ON MUSIC FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
REVIEW,
N o v e m b e r , 1931
CENTURY MUSIC
PUBLISHING CO.
235 W. 4Oth St., N. Y. City
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