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We are proud of our musical young folks said a Fairmount lady to me after a program given by one of Marion's musical clubs recently, in which four of Fairmount's young musicians took part. She said "Don't you think we do well for a Quaker community ?" On this occasion Miss Helen Outland gave a brilliant piano solo. She had been studying in Indianapolis. Mr. Hadley Outland, who had been a pupil of Mr. Tucker, sang a and b numbers. Brahm Friedman, whom I have mentioned in another place, delighted his hearers with his violin playing. His sister, Miss Fannie Friedman, played his difficult accompaniments. This lady further told me that musically Fairmont owed much to Miss Leona Wright, who studied musie at Earlham College and afterward in Indianapolis. She had such correet methods as a teacher, also taste and enthusiasm to inspire her pupils. She is now living in Indianapolis.
Miss Marguerite Packard and Mrs. Edna Mullen are piano teachers Vul. 1-29
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of Swayzee. Miss Susie Brown is a soprano singer who takes a promi- nent part in musical events. A six-piece orchestra plays for entertain- ments in and around Swayzee. Mr. desse Retherford is the leader and Miss Brenda Hawkins is the pianist. A quartet, led by Mr. John Frantz, Furnishes vocal music for different events. Miss Georgia Frantz is a success as a voralist. The musicians of Van Buren have organized a Choral Club under the dircetion of Miss Bertha Wolk. Mrs. Clyde (. Gossett is their pianist. They will soon give the cantata, "Ruth." Miss Lois Eshelman, a Marion girl now living in Van Buren, is inter- ested in the musical development of the town, she being a pianist. Mrs. Gossett is a piano teacher. Mrs. J. M. Toney and Mrs. Claude Kramer are soprano singers. A quartet of several years ago that was prominent in and around Van Buren was composed of the following members: Mr. Ed Howard, Mr. Charles Westfall, Mr. Chester Landess and Mr. Charles Frazee. Mr. Ned Conwell is a good musician and band conductor. The Boys' Band was organized by him and was a musical Feature some years ago. Miss Katherine Cruse is a young pianist of whom Van Buren is proud. Miss Eulalia Connell, a former violinist of Van Buren, is now a resident of Marion and plays in the orchestra at the Grand.
There have been many enjoyable recitals given by our musical people. Some of them have been mentioned in a different connection. If I could offer a suggestion prompted by the difficulties I have encountered in securing accurate musical dates, it would be the dating of programs fully year, month, and day, and that a file be kept somewhere of all special musical events. If these programs are worth giving, they are worth remembering, making mention as they often do of names of musicians who once lived among us. A musical given by Win. Wuersten, bass; Miss Blanche Strain Good, pianist ; Lena Bently Jackson, violinist ; Mrs. Beshore, contralto; and the Dudley Buck Male Quartette bears no date. "The Coming of the King," by Dudley Buck was presented at the Congregational Temple, January 9, 1907. Director, Mr. Green : soloist, Mr. Shaw, of Chicago; Mrs. Lohmeyer, soprano; Miss Elizabeth Hogin, alto; Rev. Win. Rainey Bennett, tenor; Mr. Owen Davies, baritone: Mr. Frank Grinstead, basso; Mr. Wuersten, basso; Mrs. Kimball, pianist ; Mr. Bert Summers, of Muncie, organist. February 12, 1908, at the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium the Morning Musical Club gave a charity con- cert. The vocal soloists were: Mrs. Spencer, Miss Wright, Mrs. Loh- meyer, Mrs. Baxter and Mrs. Hess. A piano quartet number by Mes- dames Jolmson, Heh, Campbell and Miss MeRac. Instrumental solos by Mrs. Kimball and Miss Olive Kilgore: violin number, Miss Kersey and Mrs. South ; vocal quartet, Mesdames Brimacombe, Barley, Tucker and Hadley. During the past winter Mrs. Nellie Nixon Davis, soprano and reader and Miss Elsie McGregor, pianist and accompanist, have given recitals in surrounding towns with success, broadening the inthu- ence of Marion musically. A Goshen newspaper compliments the recital given by Mrs. bois Osborn Spencer some time ago in that city. Miss Edith Carlisle Baldwin has frequently sung before the Musical Art Society and in recitals.
The Old Fiddlers Contest, given under the auspires of the T. P. A. at the Grand Opera House in 1898, was a great success in more than one way. A gentleman in describing it to me, said: "I had not langhed so hard in years, and the only trouble was the event was so lengthy, lasting until almost midnight." The association advertised for fiddlers of the old-Jashioned kind, who played only by car. They offered prizes of all descriptions, from a pound of coffee to an iron bed. Twenty-five or thirty players from far and near (speaking lorally) entered the list. The pieces were specified before hand, such as "Old Black. Ion"
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"Money Musk," "The Arkansas Traveler, " "The Devil's Dream"? and "The Girl I Left Behind Me." Judge Mock, of Bluffton, easily took the prize as the tallest fiddler, being near the seven foot mark. There were entries for the ugliest fiddler, the fattest fiddler and so on. A man and his wife and three children from near Upland, took the prize for a "family of fiddlers, " and the wife as best "woman fiddler," one of the children as the "youngest fiddler, " and said my informant, that family went away with a whole wagon load of prizes. The affair ended with a cake walk participated in by about ten couples of colored people, and led by Jim Boots. The prize for this being a cake weighing twenty-five pounds and "light as a feather."'
The musical eluh life of Marion is a sustaining feature in musical development. After quite a bit of investigation I think I have unearthed the first musical club in our city. Perhaps it was not so well organized, nor did it have so many rules or by-laws as succeeding clubs but a club it was, and disputes with the Lyric (Inb, the proud boast of being the "very first" musical club. It organized in about 1890, with Miss Lucy Goldthwait as first president. The names of the members, as nearly as I could get them from memory alone were: buey and Alice Goldthwait, Ida Hulley, Beatrice Hall, Ada Harvey, Lotie and Lottie Case, Grace Gould, Edith Sweetser, Meta Steele, Anna Sweetser, Florence Reasoner and Delight Sweetser. You will understand that these were their girlhood names. They "think" they called their elub the Mati- nec Musical, and explain the organization of the Amateur Musical ('lub in 1894 as a revival of this first little club. The Matinee Musical (if such was its name) met at the homes of the girls and the only trace of a program is. that one of the members says she knows that she read a paper on Rubinstein at a meeting held in Mrs. Martha Goldthwait's home where they all sat toasting their toes around a bright grate fire. The Amateur Musical Club of 1894 met in the basement of the old Presbyterian church. Minnie Murdoff was the first president and from an old program I add these names to those of the Matinee Musical, which may not yet be a complete list : Mabel Weichert, Dave Murdoff, Miriam Wallace, Edith Keller, Lucy Humphries, Elizabeth Thomas, Gertrude Campbell, Anna Landis, Bertha St. John, Anna Brownlee, Jes- sie Webster and Imu Myers, In 1899, the young ladies of musical fastes met at the home of Miss Edith Sweetser and with Miss Alive Goklthwait as chairman organized the Morning Musical Club. Miss Minnie Mur- doff was first president, and Miss Edith Sweetser, secretary. Miss Murdoff was president nutil 1904, Followed by Miss Alice Goldthwait, Mrs. buey Lindhardt was the next president and she was followed by Miss Alice Goldthwait, who again assumed the duties of president. For the past three years Miss Ada Wright has been president of this club. Mrs. J. E. Johnson served as secretary, coming in after Miss Sweetser and holding the office for a number of years, followed by Miss Hazel Lillard, the present secretary. This club first met on Monday morning in the basement of the old Presbyterian church. Later, but only for a time it met at the home of the members, since then at the conservatory, at the Y. M. C. A. anditorium, and at present at the Tucker studio. This club has a large membership consisting of both married and unmar- ried ladies, among them musicians from our neighboring towns. It is indeed a power in the musical life of our city. On Monday evening, December 8, 1913, the Morning Musical Club entertained the Lyric Club and Musical Art Society at the home of Miss Alive Goldthwait, where a fine program was given and the social feature greatly enjoyed. The evening recitals given by this club are a special feature.
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Brownlee took a carriage and called at the home of the musical ladies of Marion to interest them in the forming of a married ladies musical elub. As a result, on the 14th day of October, 1892, the ladies met at the home of Mrs. Gray and organized an afternoon musical elub, with Mrs. Gray as president and Mrs. Duncan Dithridge as secretary. At the next meeting, on October 27th, 1892, being the first real meeting of the society, it was named the Lyric Club. In Marion today there is no more permanent musical organization. Members come and go with the years, but many charter members still remain. Once a Lyric member, your interest never lessens. The names of the past presidents of the club, many of them serving for more than one term of office, are: Mrs. Miriam Gray-Stuart, Mrs. fliram Brownlee, Mrs. L. B. Hutchinson, Mrs. J. P. Stack, Mrs. Celeste Starrett, Mrs. L. K. Priec, Mrs. R. J. Spencer, Sr., Mrs. W. Il. Charles, Mrs. G. P. Butterworth, Mrs HI. L. Cushwa and Mrs. O. B. Campbell. Mrs. L. S. Mark is now president; Mrs. R. E. Egbert, vice president ; Mrs. J. 11. Deakin, secretary ; Mrs. Charles Barley, treasurer. The chairman of the program committee, Mrs. Wm. Mitchell, of the membership committee, Mrs. Deakin, of the emergency committee, Mrs. Nettie Custer. The club colors are green and white; the club flowers, the lily, laurel and rose.
On October 11, 1911, the Musical Art Society was organized under the auspices of the Marion Conservatory of Music. The first president was Mr. Nussbaum. Its object, to be a benefit to the student life of the conservatory, and a pleasure as well to those who were privileged to hear the programs. This club is unique in the fact that the work is voluntary, and the time of meeting not on definitely arranged dates, although about two meetings are held in each month. Mrs. John Pitt Stack is now president of the society and Mrs. Frank Robbins vice president ; Mrs. William Mitchell, secretary. The Marion Conservatory organized a musical elb called the Philharmonie. Soon after it located here. An old program, bearing the date, 1901, shows an interesting event. I have been told of a Musical Literary Society, to which many of our musicians belonged, which met in a room of the Butler Music Company in about 1899 or 1900. This club was for the study of com- positions from a literary as well as musical standpoint, and was con- dueted by some gentleman from out of town. Within the ranks of the club workers are the musicians whom it is impossible to mention because of their large and changing numbers. They give pleasure through many club years, not only is their musical ability to be complimented, but their loyalty to the work. It is to be taken for granted that a musical life of such importance as we represent, does not wholly exist with the people mentioned in this article. Many of our young people are making a study of music and are already splendid performers.
In 1894 Prof. W. II. Mershon and his wife came to Marion to con- duet the department of music then in connection with the Marion Busi- ness College. This department was fitted up with pianos, organs, wind and stringed instruments. Later, Professor Mershon opened an inde- pendent school, known as the Mershon School of Music, this being the first exclusively musical school opened in Marion. ITis wife assisted him as teacher of voice and pipe organ. In looking over old programs of the graduating exercises of the school, I notice as pupils the names of so many of the young people of Marion and Grant county who are now our best musicians. In connection with the student life of the school, they gave many publie recitals. Miss Monterey Mershon and Miss Bernice Mershon will be remembered as taking part in the musical life of Marion at that time. The Marion Conservatory of Music lends dignity and permanency to the musical life of our city and county
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as well. It was founded in October 1898, by Perey L. and S. Hamilton Nussbaum. Both of these gentlemen had studied in America before going abroad to enter the Royal Conservatory of Music at Leipsic. Mr. Perey L. Nussbaum, as a violinist, later studying with Ettore Puselli in Rome, Italy and with Carl Halir, of Berlin. Mr. S. Hamilton Nuss- baum studied piano with Lescheticky of Vienna, theory and history of munsie with other noted teachers. On their return these gentlemen selected Marion as the place to establish a conservatory. Later a building, especially designed to suit the needs of their growing patron- age, became a necessity. It is a two-story structure of briek and stone, with an auditorium, office and ample practice rooms, a credit to our vity, as in few towns of the size of Marion does one find a permanent conservatory builling. It was occupied September 26, 1903. For want of space I can only name those of the faculty of the conservatory best known in the past, and those of our own musicians who have held posi- tions there. Among the latter, Mrs. Nesmith, Mrs. Percival Owen, Mrs. Maude Diels Hacketh, Miss Blanche Shultz (now deceased), Miss Blanch Strain Good, Mrs. Mabel Patton MeKay, Miss Margaret Rochm and Mrs. May Hamilton Hehn. Others connected with this institu- tion in the past whose influence has been felt musically are Mr. Tucker, Mr. Green, Aurel Borris, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Bailhe, and Perey Holbrook. The names of the present faculty are as follows: Percy L. Nussbaum, head of the violin department, of whom it is said that, beside his proficiency as teacher of the violin, he has a wide musical culture. Mrs. Dolores Kersey Nussbaum is assistant in this department, as also are Miss Lucile Ervin and Miss Edna Zimmer. The vocal department is con- dueted by Mr. Edward Clark, who is connected with the American Con- servatory of Chicago. Assistant teachers are: Mrs. Brimacombe and Mrs. Lois Osborn Spencer. Percival Owen, as head of the piano department, has taken the place of S. Hamilton Nussbaum, who has removed to Chicago. Assistants in this department are: Mrs. Kimball, Mrs. Stack, Mrs. Ervin and Mr. Edward T. Turechek. Captain Stack is teacher of clarinet and Antonio Lupo. teacher of flute. It was about 1905 that Mr. Tucker severed his connection with the Marion Conserva- tory and opened the Indiana College of Music in the Indiana Theater building, Jater moving to the Shively building, still later occupying commodious rooms known as the Tucker Studio in the Mark building. Among the faculty of this school were many who added much to the umsieal culture of Marion. As a partial list, I name Mr. Leo Liektonius, Miss Edna Ebbinghouse, Miss Hazel Coats and Carl Bentel, teachers of piano; Alexander Ernestinoff, teacher of voice; Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Bouilett and Fred Noble, teacher of violin. Marion musicians who held positions with the school were: Miss Simons, voice; Miss MeRae, piano and Mr. Wuersten, voice. The Indiana College of Music absorbed the Mershon School of Music when Mr. Mershon gave up his work in Marion to accept a position at Winona Lake. Mr. Tucker was a tireless worker and many people have said to me that I must not fail to pay a tribute to his influence musically. Interested in all publie musical affairs, as organist and conductor, he organized choruses for our principal musical events, presented oratorios and cantatas and gave recitals in addition to his years as teacher of voice. Ile left Marion to resume his studies abroad.
It is said that violin music sways the heart to good or evil thoughts more than that of any other instrument, which perhaps accounts for its disfavor among serious people in olden days. The violin being easy to tuck under the arm and accompany its player to scenes of revelry, it became associated with this thought. In those days it was more often
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called a fiddle, and later, to lend dignity to its finer uses, called a violin. Now that it has played its way into the hearts of all men, we are begin- ning to speak of it again as the "fiddle," with a new meaning fraught with all that is compelling and retined in music. The people of Marion and vicinity cannot fail to appreciate the fact of having as residents of our city Mr. and Mrs. Paulsen. Mr. Paulsen graduated from the Chicago Musical College in 1899, having studied under Bernhard Liste- man. He received the degree of Bachelor of Music, and later studied under Anton Svendsen, of Copenhagen. His violin playing is an example of true musicianship, which means the natural gift for artistie playing, of tine feeling as well as correet technique. Mr. Paulsen has many concert engagements. He conducts a studio in the Iroquois building. As a composer I will speak of his work in another place. Mr. Fred Noble was for some time a resident of Marion. He was a violinist of unusual ability, setting a high standard for solo work. He led the Noble Phil- harmonic Orchestra, played for entertainments and taught music. Emil Bouillet is a teacher of violin, and conducts a studio at his residence. As a teacher he is said to be very thorough. Mr. Hugh MeGlibeny, a well known violin teacher of Indianapolis, complimented Mr. Bonillet's pupils as having a fine understanding of music. He is an orchestra conductor of ability. In addition to the violinists whom I have named as connected with our music schools or studios, I think it but fair to mention the violinists of the Lyric Club. Although the Lyric cannot claim them altogether, as they belong to other chibs and are connected with almost all orchestral work in the city. It is of this general service to music that I make mention, Mrs. Catherine Carr Moore studied violin at the Normal College, with Professor Brazelton, afterward at the Marion Conservatory with Mr. Nussbaum and later with Mr. Paul- sen. She is a violinist who is a Marion produet, both by birth and education, always interested in musical events. Mrs. Dolores Kersey Nussbaum is another Marion girl who received all her training at home. As Miss Dolores Kersey she studied with Mr. Nussbaum at the Marion Conservatory, afterward becoming his wife. She is a talented violinist, much in demand as a soloist. Mrs. Marie Morris South, who until recently, was a resident of Marion, is well remembered musically. She studied violin with Mr. Nussbaum and later with Mr. Paulsen. Mrs. Nellie Nixon Davis is also a violinist, and one of this company of players so often furnishing misie for the Lyrie Club. She studied in Indianapolis at the Metropolitan College of Music, both violin and voice and later, in Muneie, studied violin with Professor Danm, after- ward with Mr. Nussbaum. Miss Ida Dobson has accomplished much with her violin. She first took up the study at the Marion Conservatory, later with Mr. Paulsen, also in Cineimati with Emil Wiegand. She is a teacher of violin and assists in orchestra work. I can remember Miss Josephine Reuss Barnard being spoken of as a promising violinist, at a time, while not so long ago, yet before the violin had become so popular an instrument for girls. She was first a pupil of Mr. Mer- shon and often assisted in recitals. Afterward she was a pupil of Mr. Nussbaum, whose wife she became, keeping up her interest in misie until her death some years ago. Miss Alna Patton has given her life to the study of the violin. For some years she was a student at the Marion Conservatory under Mr. Nussbaum. Miss Patton has been twice abroad. studying in Berlin under Arthur Hartman and later under Michael Press. A recital was given by the Morning Musical Club recently at . the Tucker Studio. Miss Patton, who had just returned from abroad, gave the program, with the assistance of Mrs. Frank Robbins, who is an accomplished pianist of our city. Mrs. J. D. MeKay was accompan-
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ist. Mrs. Ervin had charge of the program. It was a delightful evening musically and socially as well. A violinist of unusual ability is Brahm Friedman, of Fairmount. He studied first with Miss Mabel Biedler, coming later to the Conservatory and Mr. Nussbaum became his teacher and advisor. He is considered a wonderful musician for his age. His solo playing charms everyone. Miss Jessie Mouteze lay is a Grant county girl of Quaker stock and her grandmother said in answer to a joking remark made by a friend: "Does thee not know, Mary, that the devil is in the fiddle !" " Yes, " said she, "it may be, but not when Jessie plays it. ". Miss Jay was a pupil of Professor Mershon, a grad- uate of his music school and afterward studied with Selfiewin in cin- enmati. She later played in a New York church and married a promi- nent organist. Mr. Myron Fisher, of Marion, bids fair to become a violinist of note. He is a pupil of Mr. Bonillet. He has assisted in many concerts, receiving the greatest praise, being considered a phenom- enal player for one so young. There are at least three persons who play the cello and assist in Marion's orchestral combinations. They are Mr. Larrimer, Mr. Moore and Mr. Herbert Meyer. The viola is an instrument resembling the violin, but a bit larger and deeper of tone, although not so deep as the cello. Mr. Steffens is always to be depended upon with his viola for orchestral work, and has done much for this department of music. Mr. Donald Beach when a resident of Marion was a celloist. Mr. Berthold Nussbaum was a violin player of natural ability and made a study of this instrument. Mr. Wuersten is a bass soloist, taking a prominent place in our musical life. He conducts choruses out of the city. Mr. Lew Tukey, a baritone soloist, always gives pleasure by his singing. He has vocal classes in near-by towns. it Taylor University ( Upland) both piano and voice are taught. Walter 11. Hill at present has charge of the musical department. He is piano instructor and Miss Sadie Miller is assistant. Miss Edith Ohn- stead is teacher of voice. In addition to the students of the university pupils from the country around take advantage of the opportunity for umsieal culture. The Fairmount Academy has a musical department, where piano and voice are both taught. The work in the vocal depart- ment consists mostly of chorus work, with attention to the fundamental principles of music. Previous teachers of the academy musical depart- ment have been: Miss Wright, Miss Julia R. Kelsey, Miss Eva Cope and Miss Lora Hartley. Miss Cordelia Davis, the present director, has had charge for about four years. Professor Drummond, a Seutehuman, opened a musical studio for a short time in Marion in the Charles block. This was a good many years ago.
Mrs. Eunna Higher was the first regular instructor of music in the Marion schools. Before this time of course, singing of opening songs, and musical exercises now and then had been given. Mr. Wheeler had charge of the public school music for a time. Miss Minnie May Hodges, the present music superior, is a busy person. The work has grown. There is much responsibility about the musical part of the yearly com- mencement exercises. Often a light opera is given. One of the younger grade teachers once said to me that the little fourth grade scholars anmsed and astonished her as they arose in their places and told the "Key Story," which consists of telling the signature where placed -- the proper key -- where to find "one" and the rhythm. Who can deny the benefit of such training. Miss Hodges interests the children, and makes their music a pleasure. The first and second grades sing by note. No technical terms are used until the third grade. In the advanced grades the music progresses and rapid sight reading is the result. Seasonable songs are always sung. The pitch pipe is used
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instead of the old tuning fork. Miss Bertha Wolk is musical supervisor in different places throughout the county, teaching at Swayzee for seven years. At present she is supervisor in the schools of Vanburen and Gas City. There has been a musical department at the Marion Normal since it was first established. Mr. Henry Fields was one of the earliest teach- ers. Prof. Edgar Brazelton tanght piano and violin, and was head of the department. Miss Mary Sage was teacher of voice and afterward married Professor Brazelton. Professor Brokaw had the music in charge for a time. lle was teacher of violin and his wife was teacher of piano. Professor Libke was teacher of piano and violin for a time, and Mr. MeFall for about a year. Under the new management, Prof. W. H. Mershon has been called back to Marion to direct the music at the Nor- mal Institute. Our home musicians who have held positions there are: Miss Alice Goldthwait, teacher of piano and voice ; Miss Blanche MeKin- ney for a time teacher of voice and Miss Ada Wright, teacher of voice who has for several years past held that position. An orchestra has been almost continuously kept up at the college. A man said to me: "If the Conservatory of Music had not come to Marion we would still have been thinking the 'Maiden's Prayer' a classic." Now there are scores of people to rise up and say, "That is putting it by far too strong." But on the other hand I offer as a kind of review of the situation umsie ally (and { hope to strike a full major chord, no minor notes) the conservatory did emphasize and establish our classical tastes. There has been good music produced in this county since an early day, as l have tried to show. Our private teachers were of the best. Professor Mershon's school collected our forces and awakened our young people musically. The Marion Conservatory of Music Followed. and financed and made permanent a musical life by bringing to our city teachers in all departments of music, whose influence will ever remain. Like the pcb ble thrown into the water, the circles ever grow wider. If Wabash, Kokomo, or Peru had either one been the town chosen instead of Marion for this school of music, we might not have had today as residents of our city fine musicians who are here indirectly because of this enterprise. The question is often asked: "Have we an umisnal latent musical talent in our county ?" Perhaps "Yes." It is at least a happy combination of talent, incentive and opportunity. Our many interurban lines give fine chances for students from all over the county to pursue their studies here. Since this question is being constantly asked, where did our musi- cal people study, more especially when abroad, perhaps I can give this list for Inture reference. It is only complete in so far as names could be remembered and data sceured. Blanche Strain Good, while not a Grant county girl, has been connected with our musical life, having studied at the Marion Conservatory and filled a position there later as teacher. She went abroad, taking piano lessons of Frank La Forge in Berlin, and later in Vienna with Madam Marguerite Melville, then with the famous teacher Leschetizky. She is now teaching piano at Smith Col- lege. Mrs. Meta Steele Owen, who has spent most of her life in Marion, is not only known as a musician but also as a promoter of musical inter- ests. She studied abroad in Vienna with Madam Bree, and later with Leschetizky. Since her marriage to Mr. Percival Owen she resides in Indianapolis. Mrs. Minnie Murdoff Kimball was a piano pupil of Edgar Sherwood in Rochester, New York. After her family moved to Marion she studied with Win. Sherwood, of Chicago. She is now abroad, study- ing first with Leonid Krentzer in Berlin and later with Godowsky in Vienna. She is a cultured pianist. Mrs. Lois Osborn Spencer, after training first in voice at the Marion Conservatory, sindied vocal music while at De Pauw, then going abroad to study with Madam Vittoria
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