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in contemplation. It was urged, however, in
connection with the experiment carried on by
Teachers' College, that where possible, more
than one instruction period be scheduled each
week, and that to a certain extent pupils should
do their practicing under proper supervision.
A representative of New York University
talking on the progress of school group in-
struction there declared that it was found that
the teacher could work more efficiently with
smaller classes such as those made up of ten
pupils or less.
Hermann Irion, president of the Music In-
dustries Chamber of Commerce, stated that
while America was rated as a musical nation
and spent more than any other country in the
world for music, there was need for encourag-
ing the movement for personal expression in
music, and that the members of the trade were
interested in group piano instruction for its
educational and cultural value quite as much as
for its possible commercial returns. Another
speaker was E. C. Boykin, executive secretary
of the National Piano Manufacturers' Associa-
tion, who told something of what that organiza-
tion was doing in connection with promotional
work to support the class instruction idea, in-
cluding turning over substantial sums of money
to the committee to aid in carrying on the
work.
As proof that students in piano instruction
classes may be properly trained the case was
cited wherein twenty-three such students were
given a rigid examination at the Toronto Con-
servatory of Music. Everyone of the twenty-
three passed the examination, thirteen of them
with simple honors and five with the highest
honors recognized by the Conservatory.
W. Otto Miessner, well known for his class
group instruction work, presented the opinion
that this work should not be confined to chil-
dren but should be enlarged to take care of
adults who seek to make up for youthful over-
sight by learning to play some instrument; To
this end Mr. Miessner advocated that steps be
taken to have group instruction classed in musi-
cal instruments included in the curricula of
opportunity schools for adults that have been
established in many cities of the country.
The whole sense of the meeting appeared to
be one of deep interest and great enthusiasm
for the movement of group piano instruction in
schools and the progress that it had made. The
direct reports by individual music supervisors
present in themselves offered convincing testi-
mony as to the constant and favorable change
towards that movement by educational authori-
ties in general.
Certificate of Performance
for All Edison Records
The name Edison as applied to numerous
products, particularly in the electrical and
musical fields, is recognized a mark of high
quality, and the products of the Edison labora-
tories are accepted as reflecting both technical
skill and painstaking construction. It is in-
teresting, therefore, to note that each Edison
radio receiver shipped from the factory bears
a "Certificate of Performance" signed by N. R.
Kurtze, technical inspector, and P. J. McGee,
chief engineer in charge of Edison activities,
and certifying to the fact that the receiver has
been tested for performance in comparison with
the perfect master receiver and has proven
satisfactory.
The Albemarle Music Store, Inc., of Albe-
marle, N. C, has been chartered to engage in
the general merchandise business. The incor-
porators are J. Milton Brown, G. T. Rabe,
Louise Parker Brown, and others, and the capi-
tal stock is $12,000.
U. 1923
Heppe, Awards Medals
in Piano Playing Contest
Over 300 Placers Participating in Delaware
County, Pa., Contest Sponsored by Matinee
Musical Club of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, % PA.,
November 19.—Medals
offered by the Heppe Foundation affiliated with
C. J. Heppe & Son, 1117 Market street, piano
dealers, are to be awarded to the winners in the
contests sponsored by the Matinee Musical Club
of Philadelphia among the pupils of the public
and high schools of suburban towns adjacent
to the Quaker City in this week. These con-
tests axe for the purpose of stimulating an in-
terest in piano playing. They were known as
the Delaware County Piano Playing Contests
with fifteen towns of prominent residential sec-
tions included in the group, with upward of
300 Delaware county students participating in
the'elimination contests to be held on Novem-
ber 23. Final contests will be held November
30 when the foremost piano players will be
selected and awarded the Heppe Foundation
Medals that are memorials to the founder of the
"House That Heppe Built," Christian J. Heppe,
whose son and successor, Florence J. Heppe,
is now head of the company. Judges for the
finals are James Francis Cook, president of the
Presser Foundation, affiliated with the Theodore
Presser Co.; Robert Armbruster, pianist and
musical director; Mrs. Benjamin F. Mashall,
president of the Matinee Musical Club; Stanley
Muschamp; president of the Philadelphia Music
Teachers' Association and Clara Barnes Abbott,
managing director of Atwater Kent musical
contests and head of the Music League.
J. B. McConnaughty, proprietor of Mac's
Music House, Winchester, Ky., will shortly
open a branch in Mt. Sterling, Ky., carrying all
lines of musical instruments.
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