Deseret Evening News | 1906-12-15 | Page 80 | Prof. Joseph Smith

PROF JOSEPH SMITH T Teacher ol of Music and tit the Musicians With Whom He Studied i iu ir ii u r py I Emma m f Correspondence Lohl Lehi Dec D c Joseph Smith late lato ot of this the department ot of music at the tho Young university Pro Provo was VI born In hell Lohl Utah Ulah 26 years ago The Tho oarl early life lite ut of the tho young artist Is known more among the laboring class It In the where ho he At AtniP the niP ugo ot of It 14 he left lert till the farm aid fur for years Hars do otell himself I earnestly to the Occupation ot of all at en engineer n and rn nt at the Utah bugar factory factor At t the clove of It the tho campaign In tile the wInter fit of 1899 1890 yet et a aboy bo boy with alii only two year oars high school h he aspired to higher and better opportunities aid 11 ht December ot of the same year MI hI he cane to SnIt Salt Lake whore for six It months hI he was WIlS n a diligent student pursuing 1 it general at the tho Saints university It lens In the latter pArt ot of this school semester that hi hIs preliminary work In music commenced tor he placed himself under tinder the direction ot of Prot Prof J J McClellan to whose se tuition amid friendship he was greatly ed At the close cl A of at thus I school chool your duty called the young student way tromp lom the work h ha so PO much Inv and has mind and energies were corned to securing mn to cron 1 ids M career r IA Y Xa e eThe 1 The followIng to mo years ho he was n a student at the Brigham Young city lly pursuing n a normal course so 10 tar far as pos possible In phs Ice anti music After Arter acquiring II a good general education which he f r f the tho and graduating from the public school and the tho tate state Proto Prof Smith left hI his homo home anti and took up his abode In Germany Gormany For three years ears h hp lived ed liter thorl and worked the counsel ot of some of t time tho worlds great oat In the tho elt city of oC Berlin center ot of an and art 1111 schooling In plane he r at th time Ira n i r under tinder roof r ot of the tho grand master himself l tha Dehmlow 1 a concoct i ringer In Merlin and for tOr two tiO r years trained blurt In i voIce culture anti solo singing Ito He no regular Instruction train forma tilt the solo MIa at the tho Berlin Royal Opera but ens associated with her In his hb studios studies and Ind In hl this way woy was ID the tho recipient of nt her hor valuable and wonderful vocal experience The environment the tho artist was constantly hy by anti and the way loo ho fd ad hIs with the great frent mush clans have proved of at high value alue and will 1111 certainly give him the tha to I the tho Jest best music In mar Ica Prot Prof Smith has always been lIeen an ac live tivo SaInt and during time tho many dark hours when il were prevented from fron ho he was aver found ready to 10 defend time tho principles III n which ho behoved Proto Prof Smith In addition to his musIcal gifts has n leap poetic In and IntI In his Idle 1110 moments h has writ written ton runny fugitive verses erses mostly devoted to his hie youth In his mountain homo home and to the Iho lessons taught from time tho tUlly study of nature In to heln being associated with the musical department ot of the tho D B Y university ot of Provo under Proto Pmt A C Lund Prot Prof has ha had halving be berm u for tor tho PMt past 14 months with his brother Senator ct John Y T Smith In the Iho office ot at tilt the Utah flanking corn com It L hl In known wall hM at 1 benefit In a l way Ill Prof many friends will lie be to learn that he hM has condo nr to teach tench two flays In every In Salt Lake hI his terms for tor 10 lessons arc aro 10