Evening Star Newspaper, February 29, 1924, Page 11

BILL PROPOSES STUDY OF AMERICAN- MUSIC Measure in House .Asks Inquiry Into Plan for National Conservatory Here. PROMPT ACTION PROVIDED Commission Would Be Named to Report in Two Years. The campaign that has been con- ducted for a number of years to ob- taln officlal recognition and aid to the development of American music has at last borne fruit to the extent of the iniroduction of a, bill in the House by Representative Robert L. Bacon, New York, providing for the appointment of a commission to study the advisubility of establishing a Na- tional Conservatory of Music In ‘Washington. The bill, sponsored by music or- izations in all pagts of the coun- would establish a commission of 1ive, to be named by the President, to serve without compensation, to study the proposal in great detail and to report its findings and recommenda- tions within a perfod of two years, -\ fund of $20,000 is provided to cover expenses of the investigation. Movement 1s Growing. The campaign for federal backing of the music interests of the country has gained much impetus of late, it i3 pointed out by those familiar with the movement, and the belle is growing that American composers and artists are not given a falr op- portunity and that the people of the country " in generai have been too proge o buileve that unless a foreign | tinge 1s given the music is not o: owing list of n_birth with forelgn names preponderance of songs, for |\ instance. in torelgn tdngues has heightened the demand for something mer; THE WEATHER District and Maryland—Cloudy to- n|fm and tomorrow, probably light ral n or snow tomorrow; not much change in temperature; lowest to- night about freezing; gentle variable winds. ; Virginia—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; possibly light rain or snow tomorrow in north portion; not . | much change in temperature; mod- erate winds, mostly southwest and west. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 45; 8 p.m., 40; 12 midnight, 33; 4 a.m., 31; 8 2.m., 33; noon, 39, Barometer—4 p.m., 29.94; 8 pm, 29.97; 12 midnight, 29.99; 4 a.m., 29.96; & am., 29.96; noon, 29.93. Highest: temperature, 45.5, occurred at 3:15 p.m. Lowest temperature, 29.4, occurred at 1:30 a.m. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of the water at a.m—Great Falls— Temperature, 34; condition, muddy. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States coast and geodetic survey.) Today—Low tide, 9:48 a.m. 10:38 p.m.; high tide, $:07 am. 3:47 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 10:53 a.m. 11:37 p.m.; high tide, 4:19 am. 4:54 pm. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 6:42 am.; sets 5:50 p.m. Tomorrow-~Sun rises 6:41 a.m.; sun sets 6:01 p.m Moon rises 2:52 am.; sets 1:05 p.m. | ] Automobile lamps®to be lghted one-half hour after sunset. Weather in Various Citles. & Temperature. @ 9emo Statlons. eqy3pa 3am iirmingham Bismarck singers of | ! kers of this bill belleve that | D nservatory in Washington, cither with federal aid, or with the prestige of federal approval, a new interest can be created fn “American Music by American Artists.” Refer- ence js made to the great national music centers in European and other mations. Comprehensive Carriculum. It has been proposed that the con- | N¢! servatory should Include in its cur- riculum, training in singing, in opera work, in the playing of various in- struments, in composition, in di- recting, in fact, music. 1t would be a broadcasting information ican music source of on Amer- tion to lend aid to other schools, to furnish of music and to supply a source of musicians for orchestras, opera, con- | certs and other activities. It is believed that there Is as typi- cal a school of American music as there is a German school, an Italian school and a Russian school, for ex- ample. It fs argued that there are innumerable traditional American mielodies that could form the basis of classic composition, just as the old German folk songs have been woven ks of Wagner, Shubert nt bill before the House may not be ‘reported out, but the fight will be kept up by the varlous music or- | Banizations of the country, and fed- €ral ald is believed assured in the ‘very near future. Would Test Autoists’ Vision. | Owing to the Increasing number of autos in use everv year, the safety bodies of several states have had to! consider more (igorous examinations for those applying for licenses. It is now pronosed to test applicants for on as well as knowledge of driv- It is sald many accldents are to near and far sightedness and that with traffic getting more con- gested it will be necessary to rule out those. whose _vision is defective 1t would be in a posis|$ enough to cause them to misjudge distances grossly or fall to distin- Euish objects clearly. in every activity of | Por dvice to state departments | g, . Cloudy FOREIG) . Greenwich time, tedsy.) Temperature. Weatker. 82 Part cloudy [ ‘ayad), : Hamilton, Bermud Cloudy San Juag, Porto R Clear Havana. Cuba Part cloudy Colon_C: Cloudy Cotton Converter | —offers excellent opportunity for Salesmen with established fol- lowing with jobbers and retailers in the states of Illinois, Ohio, South Coast; also resident man for Chicago. State previous rec- ord. B. M. Miller Adv. 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