Show PHYSICAL DEFECT OVERCOME BY BOY BOYS S S S 4 S S I Morris Morris a pupil of ot Anton Pedersen Is mastering the violin al though his studies have been taken under conditions which would prove din dig discouraging to most boys of ot his age The little fellow Is 12 years old and Is practically learning to play the instrument backwards Morris was born with Only one thumb and this fact at one time threatened thre to prove an obstacle in jn the way of his is playing this instrument He was eager to learn but the absence ence of or the thumb of the left lect hand made it Impossible for him to 1 hold the violin and finger the strings His instructor after atter study stu solved the question by making Norris Morris learn to play To accomplish this the of r the th instrument had to be changed and the entire anatomy of the violin was changed about abo t The bow boss is held with the aid of or a loop through which ha hEt put one finger the others closing in such a manner that when it it looks as if It there ther are but three fingers on the hand The little fel fellow fellow fellow low Is making rapid progress in his studies and is one of the most diligent pupils under Mr tIr Pedersen He is producing pr a good tone and promises to be become become become come one of the best violinists of the city |