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WHERE THE FAELTEN
SYSTEM IS TAUGHT
Up-to-Date Method of Piano-
forte Instruction at the
Scranton Conserva
tory of Music.
ADVANTAGES OP A
PUBLIC INSTITUTION
The Opportunity for Comparison nnd
Competition Is an Inspiration and
Leads to Higher Standard Fre
quent Public Recitals a Great Aid
to the Young Pianist How and
Where the Jfaelten System. Origin
ated, Its History and a Full De
scription of This Popular Method
of Instruction The Conservatory's
Largo and Capable Faculty De
tails of the Many and Varied
Courses Taught Examinations and
Requirements for Graduation In
The Tribune's Educational Contest
There Are Included Four Scholar
ships in This Popular Institution.
Besults of Yesterday's Work in the
Contest.
THE GREAT majority of students
need the spur of competition nnd
the inspiration of numbers, and it
Is for tills reason that no purely pri
vate teaching can over successfully
compote with a school. The splendid
results obtained In the common schools,
high schools, colleges ami universities
would be largely lacking if the students
received only private instruction.
Unless a student has opportunities
to compare his standing with others
ho is likely to have an exalted opinion
of himself, and to be satisfied with very
ordinary attainments. Many have been
the shocks to fond parents and self
satisfied youths when the latter have
gone away to school expecting to be
looked up to with reverence on account
of their supposed marvelous abilities;
but these shocks were precisely what
was needed to change self-conceit into
becoming humility, and stagnation into
healthy ambition.
A public institution like the Scranton
Conservatory of Music must of neces
sity have a formulated standard for
graduation. Its system of instruction
is plainly defined in its prospectus and
in tin; newspapers. In its frequent pub
lic recitals it gives its students oppoi-
tunlty for comparisons in addition to
those of the class-rooms, and the public
is freely invited to these public tests.
The fitness of its teachers is judged by
tho thorough preparation they have had
for theart of teaching, the quality of
that training and their personal apti
tude for teaching, and Is passed upon
by a competent authority, who has tb.nuI,Us 0f nil ages, even down to six-
power to accept or reject at will; class
and private teaching are combined
when desired, or one may be had with
out the other; und finally a graded sys
tem of examinations marks each stepping-stone
to scholarly achievement.
Faculty.
Mr. J. Alfred Pennington, Director
Private lessons In Pianoforte for all
students preparing for graduation and
other advanced students; Advanced
Harmony, Musical Analysis and Inter
pretation; Supervision of Instiuction;
private lessons in Pipe Organ. Pupil
of Bruno Oscar Klein, 1SS2-1SS1; pupil
of noted teachers in Boston (five years,
18S4-18S9); pupil of famous teachers in
Europe (four years in Paris and Ber
lin, 1880-1892 and 1S91-1S93); Teacher of
Pianoforte and Organ, Conservatory of
Oberlln College 1S92-1S91; Organist Elm
Park Church, Scranton, 189.'j; Director
Scranton Conservatory, 1S0G.
Miss Clara M. Browning Class and
prlvato lessons In pianoforte; classes
In fundamental training and technique;
ensemble classes. Student of Scranton
Conservatory of Music; Teacher In
Scranton Conservatory, 1901.
Miss Susie A. Crane Class and pri
vate lessons In pianoforte; conduct of
classes m fundamental training; key
, board harmony, transposition; manage
ment of students' practice clubs. Stu
dent of Faelten Pianoforte School, Bos
ton; Teacher in Fuelten Pianoforte
School, 1000-1902; Teacher In Scranton
Conservatory, 1902. Miss Crane comes
from Boston, where for several years
.the has been connected with the cele
brated Faelten Pianoforte School, first
ns a pupil, graduating In 1899, and
since that time, or three years, os a
member of the faculty. Miss Crane
was selected for a place on the Conser
vatory faculty by Mr. Faelten from
among his own faculty on account of
tho special work which she has dono In
certain lines In addition to those of tho
regulur touching, and, It 'may be added,
he parts with her reluctantly, Hho
had tho cntlro management of tho prac
tice clubs last year, a new featuie
which Is expected to bo Introduced Into
tho Conservatory soon. Miss Crane's
duties will comprlso Class and Piivato
Lessons in Pianoforte; conduct of
clfisses In Fundamental Train hit'. Kev-
U-rd Harmony mid Transposition; and
' rtfimntremonl- of Students1 Prnctlt-n
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IvIUUS.
Miss Mabel A. French Class and pri
vate lessons in Pianoforte; Conduct of
Classes In Fundamental Training and
Technique; Sight Playing and Ensemble
Classes. Student of New England Con
servatory of Music, Boston; student of
Faelten Pianoforte School, Boston;
teacher In Faelten Pianoforte School,
1898-1900; teacher In Scranton Conser
vatory, 1900,
Miss J, Louise Slocum Class and pri
vate tenons In Pianoforte; classes In
Technique and Sight Playing; Ensemble
Classes. Student of Scranton Conser
vatory of Music; teapher In Scranton
Conservatory, 1902. Miss Slocum has,
for several years, been a student of the
Scranton Conservatory, and one of Its
most talented pupils. Sho Is a bril
liant pianist and, In addition to her ex
ecutive abilities, has the natural talents
which are Indispensable In the teacher.
Miss Ethel A. Stone Class and prl-
vcato lessons In pianoforte; conduct of
classes In fundamental training, sight
playing, etc. Student of Now England
Conservatory of Music, Boston; stu
dent; of Faelten Pianoforte School, Bos.
ton;' teacher In Facltoh Pianoforte
School, 1890-1801; teacher Scranton Con
servatory, 1001.
Miss Mary A. Wagenhurst Class nnd
private leFsons In pianoforte; conduct
of classes In fundamental training; spe
cial children's classes. Student of
Scranton Conservatory of Music; teach
er In Scranton Conservatory, 1001.
Teachers' Assistants In tho Classes
In fundamental training the regular
touchers will bo assisted by advanced
students from the teachers' training
course.
The Faelten System of Pianoforte
Instruction.
Thfi originator of the Faelten System
of Pianoforte Instruction, Mr. Carl
I'nclten, is a pianist of national reputa
tion. After long expeilcnco as teacher
in, and director of, leading conserva
tories in Europe and America, Mr,
rnolten founded In 1897 the Faelten
1'lanoforto School, of Boston, which Is
distinguished as being the largest nnd
most successful school for the piano
forte In America, having last year
more than COO pianoforte students.
Tlie use of the Faelten System In the
Scranton Conservatory during tho past
three years lias been attended with
marvelous success. From the time of
its Introduction three years ago there
has been a constant growth In attend
ance and Interest. The success with
year-old children, has been amazing.
Tho Faelten System Is Logical.
In the Faelten System music study Is
for the first time attacked from a thoi
oughly logical and pedagogical stand
point. It Is tho application of the same
common sense methods to the study of
music that prevails everywhere in tho
study of arithmetic. No teacher In the
public schools would think for one mo
ment of giving a problem in paitial
payments or compound interest to a
student who had mastered the multi
plication table only as far as I'm or of
demanding miscellaneous piobloms
without first requiting an absolute
mastery of the fundamental principles
of mathematics. Tho instruction neces
sary to this mastery would properly
be called "Fundamental Training."
Music is an equally complex study.
Its whole structuie Is founded upon
fundamental elements which may be
compared to addition, subtraction, di
vision and tho multiplication table of
arithmetic. The practice which gen
erally prevails In the so-called old
"methods" of teaching is to give tho
student a smattering of a few of these
fundamental elements with an abso
lute mastery of none. The result Is tho
loss of precious time, fruitless strum
ming and inevitable failure.
What tho Faelten System Does.
It Is the mastery of these fundament
al elements, the laying of n solid rock
foundation, which the Faelten System
brings about In manner at onco Inter
esting nnd rapid. It teaches an abso
lute and practical knowledge of the
keyboaid, time and rhythm; all of tho
thirty major and minor scales and
transposition into all keys; Intonnls,
and their application In rapid reading
of the staff. This exhaustive drill fits
tho student for the quick perception
and tho instant application to the study
of pieces of all the elements which
make up their structure,
This kind of study is continued side
by sldo with the study of technique and
pieces under tho name of "General
Training." This includes sight rend
ing, tho staff reader, keyboard har
mony, the transposition reader and ad
vanced harmony.
Technical Training.
A student can no more learn to play
tho piano without n well developed
technique,! or finger dexterity, than can
i train go to New York without mils.
Rcginnlng with "hand culture," tho
student must learn to play with smooth
ness, and later with great rapidity, all
of the fundamental technical forms, liko
scales, broken chords, arpeggios, oct
aves, etc, with legato and staccato, In
similar and contrary motion, etc. Care
ful attention Is given to u musical
touch, and a thorough study of the
damper pedal. f
The Study of Pieces.
Simultaneous with the study of gen
eral training und technique tho btu
dent applies his knowledge In tho use
of studies und pieces. Tho literature
for tho pianoforte Is laiger than for
ony other Instrument, nnd ranges from
tho entertaining and wholesome selec
tions for young players to tho master
works of tho great composers, which
demand the highest technical musical
powers,
From the beginner to tho'graduatd
there Is no part of the Conservatory's
training which will permit of other
than specially (rained teuchers, This
la as true of the first year's study as
of the last.
How Instruction Is Given.
One of the distinguishing features of
tho Faoltett System of Fundamental
Training Is the simultaneous use of
several pianos In tho class-rooms. In
the Intermediate and advanced grades,
pieces and studies aro taught In very
small classes, or In private lessons,
while gcneial topics like fundamental
training, sight playing, transposition,
keyboard harmony, hand culture and
technique are taught In larger classes
with all the pupils at the keyboards.
It Is apparent that under the Faelten
System class Instruction Is given on a
plan which gives to each pupil the
benefit of the whole hour under highly,
trained teachers, and with little ex
pense to the Individual.
Description of Courses.
To accommodate students who find It
Impossible to enter the Conservatory at
tho beginning of the school yeur spe
cial classes are forpied from time to
time.
Course A. $30, September to June;
payable In three Instalments of $10
each. This course Is for first year be
ginners, or those who have received
very little Instruction. In It the pupil
begins his acquaintance with the Fael
ten System of Fundamental Training
and Pianoforte Playing, which Is con
tinued in different forms until gradua
tion. Pupils receive two lessons each
week of one hour each. Tho comple
tion of definite requirements entitles
the student to promotion to Course 1$
or Course C us he may elect. ' The' Con
servatory's success with this course has
CONSERVATORY OFFICE.
occasioned genuine astonishment and
admiration In the minds of all who aie
acquainted with It. The results ob
tained with pupils of all ages, down to
little children six years of age, are pro
voking comparisons in the inluds of the
public that are not complimentary to
the old systemloss methods of teach
ing. The Instruction in Courso A is
given in classes. All the conditions be
ing favorable the larger class Is to be
pieterred. to the smaller. Tho aim of
all Instruction should bo to make tho
student independent, to compel him to
think for himself. In class instruction
this Is Imperative, and for this reason
class instruction Is moic successful
with beglnneis, especially children, than
Is private instruction.
Course B. $4fi, September to Jmu;
payable In three instalments of $15
each. This is an Inexpensive course
for adults and Juveniles. Students who
have been piomotcd from Course A, or
new students who enter the Conserva
tory with any degree of prollclem-y be
jond tlie beginner's stngo. may tal:c
up the study of Course B. Pupils In
this course receive two lessons each
week one hour In pianoforte playing,
and one hour in fundamental training,
transposition, lccyuouttl Harmony, or
sight playing. Since the students In this
course are more advanced technically
and musically, a greater amount of In
dividual attention to each pupil's needs
Is required; consequently the lessons In
pianoforte playing nro limited to four
pupils. Students may remain In Course
B as long ns they choose.
Course C $C0, September to June;
payable In three Instalments of $20
each. Pupils In this course receive two
lessons each week as follows: One
private lesson in Pianoforte Playing.
and one IcBson in Fundamental Train
ing, Sight Playing, etc. Courso C is
Intended for pupils who have been for
one or two years in Course 13, yet It Is
sometimes taken in place of Course B
by pupils who require special training
In certain directions. Students may re
main In Courso 0 as long as they
choose,
Courso D, $C3, September to June;
payable In threo instalments of $21
each. This course Is Intended for
adults and provides three lessons each
week; therefore a greater amount of
time la availablo for vital subjccts.cnn
nected with pianoforte study, 'stu
dents who may prefer a prlvato lesson
In Pianoforte playing Instead of tho les
son In class of lour will find their de
slro met under Courso E. Courso D
comprises; Ono hour per week In class
of four in plnnoforto playing. Two
hours In general training, In which tho
subjects of fundamental training, sight
playing, keyboard harmony, transposi
tion, technique, musical history and
musical analysis are selected according
to the advancement of tho student.
Courso E, $81, September to June;
payable In three Instalments of $28
each, Courso E differs fiom Courso D
only In piovlding a weekly prlvato les
son In pianoforte playing Instead of a
lesson In class of four. Tho two hours
weekly In General Training are precise
ly the same. This course, or Course D,
will meet the wants of those who can
not enter tho full course, yet are de
slious of making as rapid progress ns
possible towards graduation.
Course F $120, September to June;
payable in three Instalments of $40
each. This Is a full course for adults
and Is arranged with especial reference
to pi aspect I vo professionals and those
who desire to attuln to a high degree
or musical proficiency, The courso
comprises; Ono private Pianoforte les- I
son with tho Director. Four hours In
aeneral Training comprising the fol
lowing lines of study: (1), Funda
mental Training, Keyboard Harmony,
Advanced Harmony; (2), Hand Culture
Technique; (3), Sight Playing, Transpo
sition! (O, History of Music, Musical
Analysis, Interpretation! Admission to
tho general cldsses for tho purpose of
seeing tho methods In tho different
grades In practical operation.
Private Lessons. Some of tho Con
servatory's courses provide for both
Class and Private lessons. Private lcs
sotiB without class lessons may bo had
when desired.
Important Announcement.
A new feature In the Conservatory,
and one that will prove Invaluable to
all Pianoforte students, will bo Mr.
Pennington's weekly "Interpretation
Lessons," which will be given Satur
day mornings throughout the school
year In St. Luke's Parish House Audi
torium, nnd will bo free to all Conser
vatory students.
In these lessons practically Piano
forte Lecture-Recltuls Mr. Pennington
will play scores of pieces selected from
the Classical and Modern literature for
the piano, nnd will precede tho plnylng
of each piece by explanatory remarks
bearing upon its interpretation.
The lessons will bo given nt 11 o'clock
every Saturday morning, and will last
one hour.
To persons who arc not students of
the Conservatory the admission to these
Interpretation Lessons will be $10 for
the season. -
Tho following is the programme of
ST.
tlie first Interpretation lesson, given
last Saturday morning:
Air nnd Variations (Harmonious
Blacksmith) Handel
Tho Chase Dussek
Sonata In D major (No. 13).. ,,. Mozart
Allegro con Splrlto.
Andante con Kspiesstone.
Rondo (Allegro.)
Rondo In B lint, Op. 18, No. 1,
Mosehelen
Morlonettes, Op. 3S MucDowell
No, 1, Prologue.
No, '1, Soubrette,
No, 3, Lover.
No. -I, -Witch.
No. 5, Clown.
No. 0, Villain.
No, 7, Sweetheart.
No, S, Epilogue.
Examinations.
Tho following Hxamluatlons, covering
the entire domain or Fundamental and
General Training according to tho Fuel
ten System, were prepared by Mr. Fael
ten, and lire In constant use in tlie Fuel
ton Pianoforte School, Boston, They
will be introduced into thu Conserva
tory this coming year, and their use
will tend to raise tlie stundard of schol
arship, BxamluatloiiH for students in Courses
, H and C ufo confined to work ns
contained in Hxaiuluutlons Nos. l, Z
and 3. They' are arranged in nine con
vcnlontly small groups, and aro desig
nated KxumlnatloiiH A to I, The stu
dents who successfully pass these ex
aminations aro awarded the Prepara
tory Certificate,
Examinations Nos. 1 to 8 are on the
following subjects;
Examination , No. 1 Rhythm, Key
board, Scales, Intervals, Principles of '
Staff-notation, Illustration of tho above
Hi playing nnd writing.
Examination No. 2 Plnnlsllc Toch
nlc, grade of Sonatas by Hoydnf
Examination No. 3 Staff-notation
complete Including: Abbreviations,
Embellishments, Illustration of tho
above In playing nnd writing, Transpo
sition of music uf the technical dllll
culty of Czorny Op, 139.
Examination No. Planlstlo technlc,
grado of earlier Beethoven Sonntas.
Examination No. 5 Formation of
Chords, Construction of Cadences, Har
monization of Scales, Simple Modula
tions, Illustrations of the nboro In play
ing and writing.
Examination No. 0 Transposition of
medium grade music. Playing from:
Ancient Clefs, Vocal Scores, Orchestral
Scores.
Examination No. 7 Planlstlo technlc,
grade of Chopin's nnd Liszt's works.
Examination No. 8 Harmonlzntlon of
Figured Bass, Harmonizations of Melo
dies, Analysis of Harmony and Form,
Standard Musical Literature, Musical
Pedagogy.
Requirements for Graduation,
In order to receive the Conservatory's
Diploma of Graduation the candidate
must have fulfilled tho following re
quirements: 1. Ho must have passed tho eight
Course Examinations.
2. Ho must have finished tho course
cf Standard Studies.
3. lie must have studied representa
tive compositions of the standard Class
ic and Modern composeis.
4. He must have successfully ap
peared In frequent Playing Tests and
Public Recitals.
Certificates and Testimonials.
Teachers' Certificates will be award
ed to students who have passed the
Course Examinations Nos. 1, 2, 3, C, 7
and 8; who have finished tho Course of
Studies- as far as, and Including Bach's
Three part Inventions; and have suc
cessfully nppearcd in Playing Tests
and Recitals.
The Pieparatory Certificate is the.
Conservatory's acknowledgement that
this student has successfully passed the
preparatory stages. Students who
have passed Course Examinations Nos.
1, 2 and 3, or their equivalent (Exami
nations A to I and No. 2) and have suc
cessfully appeared in Playing Tests
will l.e awarded the Preparatory Cer
tificate. Testimonials contain a statement In
detail of what a student has already
accomplished musically. It will be giv
en to any pupil who requests it.
Student Recitals.
Frequent students' recitals aro an im
portant part of the Scranton Conserva
tory's curriculum. A piece which a
student may have been learning with
somi degree of prociastlnation will be
invested with great importance from
the moment that a public performance
of it is requested. The teacher's de
minds for absolute correctness and a
tasteful musical rendering now fall on
willing cars. The difficult passages are
'hetrfully repeated ad Infinitum. The
pedal is practiced with minute care,
and the several preparatory rehearsals
hi which careful attention Is given to
details nrc not considered irksome, but
alhcr to the contrary.
During the coming year the recitals
of the Conservatory will be given In St.
uiibe'a Parish House auditorium
LUKE'S PARISH HOUSE AUDITORIUM.
(Conservatory Recital Hall.)
(which adjoins St. Luke's Protestant
Episcopal church, Wyoming avenue),
an inside view of which Is given. For
tho student recitals there are four
pianos on tho stage.
Piomotions.
When a student shows unmlstakublo
nblllity to progress faster than ills
class he will be promoted to u higher
class. In tho matter of promotions
parents should rely entirely upon tho
Judgment of tho teachers. Students
liavo not Infrequently been spoiled for
all careful woik by being allowed by
fanner teachers to habitually bunglo
through pieces much too luuil for them.
Conservatory teachers Judge a pupil by
w hat he can do well, not by nny ability
which ho Imagine:) ho possesses of
which ho gives no proof. Students aro
encouraged to advance as rapidly as
possible, but it must bo a progress
based upon solid principles.
Ensemble Playing,
The practice of ensemble playing can
not be too highly recommended. Tho
union of soverul players In concerted
muslo of any kind quickly awakeim
true musical enthusiasm and Is an til
dlspousublo nid to rapid slglit-rcadiiig.
Tho Conservatory training makes
much of ensemble playing, and its suc
cess In that lino is most marked, oven
wltli young children. The practice of
unison playing In tho regular lessons Is
a i' admirable preparation, for ensemble
playing of uny kind, and tho presence
of from two to eight pianos In tho class
rooms offers ample facilities for large
ensemble classes.
Text Books.
Students who enter Courso A, and
students pursuing any of the regular
Courses who have not passed Examl-1
rations 1 and 3 will be required to fur
nish themselves with the following text
books; Fnellen Fundamental Train
ing, Faelten Fundamental Reader,
Faelten Staff Render. Students may
pui chase these books, Unbound, at tho
regular music store prices, namely,
$ii00 each for the llrst two nnd $1.23
fof- tho third, and retain them perma
nently; or they may, In order to reduto
tho expense, lake advantage of tho fol
lowing special nrrungement: Begin
ning with this school year students mny
purchase these books at the Conserva
tory ns follows: Trainer and Render,
bound In one volume, for $2.00 cash on
delivery; Staff Reader, bound In one
volume, for $1.00 cash on delivery.
Further, the Conservatory agrees to
purchase these back from the student
at $1.00 for volume 1, and llfty rents
for volume 2, provided the following
conditions have been complied with:
1, That the student has passed tho ex
aminations which cover the contents
of those volumes, and 2, that the vol
umes nrc In good condition. This ar
rangement makes the cost of those
books, for tho time they nro needed,
$1.50; and, moreover, offers a premium
on scholarship. Tills special arrange
ment applies to these books only.
Sheet Music, Etc. All other music
will bo furnished nt the customary dis
counts, which vary according to tho
editions, copyrights, etc.
.The yearly expense for music and
supplies varies partly according to the
Course which the student Is In, and
pnrtly, bit more especially, upon his
energy nnd talent. On account of the
very liberal discounts given on sheet
music, tho total yearly expense rarely
reaches $i. Out of almost 300 students
Inst year, only four exceeded that sum,
while the average was considerably be
low It.
Metronomes Every student Is re
quired to furnisli himself with a metro
nome. The metronome Is a small. In
expensive instrument which consists of
a graduated pendulum operated by
clock work. It gives the student a
constant drill In perfect time and is an
'over present check In careless practic
ing. Testimony of Great Musicians.
The Conservatory is to music what
the college and uiversity are to other
forms of literary anjl professional
training. The Conservatory, however,
especially in tills country, combines,
also, the preparatory school where the
beginner may commenrce his training at
once tinder Conservatory teachers.
Tho testimony of tho greatest musi
cians of the nineteenth century In fa
vor of Conservatories Is shown by the
fact that with very few exceptions, nil
were educated In the famous European
Conservatories where class instruction
was the rule then, as it is today.
Mendelssohn founded the Lelpsic
Conservatory in 1S47 and taught there
until his death. Moscheles taught
there for 2G years, or until his death
In 1S70. Hiller, Jensen, Cade, Jadas
sohn, 0-ricg, Sterndale Bennett, Rein
eeke, Sir Arthur Culllvan, Rlchter, and
scores of other noted musicians were
educated there, and many of them
taught there. ,
The same thing Is true of the Con
servatory In St. Petersburg, of which
Rubinstein was the director; of the
Royal Conservatory at Berlin, of which
thp great Joachim Is the director; of
the Stern Conservatory In Berlin, where
Hans von Buolow taught; of Kullak's
and Tausig's Conservatories.
Tlie famous Paris Conservatoire has
a long lino of celebrated musicians on
Its roll of tho past hundred years or
more, like Clieruhlni, Gounod, Massen
et, Ciutlmunt, AVIdor und scores of
others.
Pipe Organ Study.
Students who wish to pursue the
study of Pipo Organ will find superior
advantages lu tho Conservatory. All
lessons will bo given by tho Director,
whoso experience and training Is well
known, A pupil of H. M. Dunham In
Boston, August Huupt lu Berlin, and
Alexandra Gullmnnt In Paris, ho has
had opportunities of which few can
boast. The Conservatory Is supplied
Willi an excellent practice organ having
two keybo.uds, a pedul-board with tho
full compass of iiO notes, nnd blown by
electricity. Advanced students may
liavo their lessons on tho largo three
inunuul organ In Elm Park Church.
Terms for prlvato lessons and uso of
practice organ on application.
Conservatory Review.
For the season ending August 13th,
1902, tho large attendance of last yeur
was nearly double,
Number of students enrolled, 292;
number of public recitals, 'U number
of student rocltuls, 18; number of artist
recituls, C; 215 Pianoforte solo numbers,
202 players; -19 unison pieces, HI play
ers; 49 ensemble pieces, 311 players; IT
Illustrations of Faelten Fundamental
training, 70 pluyers.
The Tribune's Special Rewards.
Tho four scholarships offered by The
Tribune, valued ut $125 each, will each
provide .for u period of pianoforte study
In the Conservatory the length of w)ilch
will depend Upon tho courso of studj
which tho Director deems best suited
io the needs of tho winner, but in una
event this period Will bo longer tha
one school year.
FIVE CONTESTANTS
MAKlB ADVANCES
A. L. Clark Goos Up Fight Places,
Henry E. Collins Seven, nnd
Lewis Bates Two Nine Contest"
nnts Scored.
Standing or Contestants
A. J. Kellerman, Scrnnton.78B
Charles Sums, Vandling. . 583
William T. S. Rodriguez,
Scranton 470
Oscar H. Kipp, Elmhurst. .427
Herbert Thompson. Oar-
bondalo 411
Albert Freodman, Belle-
,vuo 388
Wm. Sherwood, Harford. .377
Fred K. Gunster, Green
Ridge 340
Maxwell Shepherd, Oar-
bondnle 289
Chns. W. Dorsey, Scranton.241
J. A. Havenstrite, Mos
cow 175
L. E. Stanton, Scranton. . .155
Harry Madden, Scranton. 121
Hendrick Adams, Chin
chilla 113
Homer Kresgo, Hydo Park. 06
Frank B. McCreary, Hall
stead 83
Don C. Capwell, Scranton.. 81
Miss Beatrice Harpur,
Thompson 76
Miss Jane Mathewson,
Fnctoryvillo 74
William Cooper, Priceburg 58
Louis Gere, Brooklyn.... 49
Fred Kibler, South Scran
ton 48
Walter Hallstead, Scran
ton 44
A. L. Clark, Green Grove. . 41
Lee Culver, Sprlngville. . . 40
Miss Edna Coleman,
Scranton 40
Grant M. Decker, Hall
stead 38
Lewis Bates, Scranton. ... 36
Miss Mary Yeager, Green
Ridge 1 34
Elmer Williams, Elmhurst. 33
Hugh Johnston, Forest
City 31
Eddie Morris, .South Scran
ton 29
Harry Danvers, Provi
dence 28
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Yesterday was a day of changes in
Tho Tribune's Educational Contest.
Nine contestants brought in points and
five of these made advances in tho
table. The greatest ndvance was made
by A. 1. Clark, of Green Grove, who
went up eight places, going from thirty
second to twenty-fourth. Mr. Clark has
scored nil but three of his points this
month and states that he has good
prospects for the future.
Lewis Bates, who lias advanced every
day recently, went up two places more,
now occupying twenty-eighth place.
Henry E. Collins, of Klzers, scored
twelve points and advanced seven
places nnd is now in thirty-seventh
place, with falp prospect of getting In
the main table within, the next few
days.
Frank B. McCreary, of Hallstead, and
Fred Kibler, of South Scranton, each
advanced ono place in the table, and
both are quite near to tho positions
next above.
Tlie scora of yesterday's work In de
tail follows:
Henry E. Collins 12
A. L. Clark 12
Charles Burns 6
Lewis Bates 5
Frank B. McCreary 4
Fred Kibler 4
Homer Kresge 3
A. J. Kellerman 3
Charles W. Dorsey 2
Although there were such a largo
number of advances In tho main table,
tho leaders for September did not
change position, except those below
teuth place.
SEPTEMBER LEADERS.
rirt rrize
A Mandolin, valued at S10.
Second Prize
No. 2 Brownie Camera.
Third Prize
No. 1 Brownie C.imora.
Fourth Prize
No. 1 Brownie Camera.
1. A. .1. Kellerman. ., 13tj
2. Herbert Thompson lib
3. Wm. T, S. Rodriguez 107
4. Oscar II. Kipp 85
C. Joseph A. Havenstrite 79
C. William H. Sherwood 70
7. Don C. Capwell 69 J
8. Charles W. Dorsey 67 I
9. Maxwell Shepherd 60
10. Charles Burns .. 55
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