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Show UTAH MUSIC STUDENTS ABROAD (Continued from last week) By premission of the Cassel Opera Miss Gates has been giving concerts in Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh and Dundee and in some of the large cities in Germany. Her criticism in Scotland1 Scot-land1 accorded her the highest place, notwithstanding the fact that some of the worlds best artists preceded her. She met with pronounced Bucces3 in the large cities Leipsig, Dresden, andVienna. Miss Gates intends returning home this summer where she will give concerts con-certs after which she returns agains to Germany and will again take her position which she considers only a foundation in the vast field of her ideal. Not alone can we point to Miss Gates as one who has gone forth and reaped honors for us and dear old Utah, but we can speak with pride of our little Hazel Tout and Sally Fisher, both from Utah. Sally Fisher.a well known American artist is one of the best who is at present time singing leading roles in light opera in America. Miss Tout is meeting with greater success than mo3t others have, that is, comparing time and experience on the stage. The abilities shown in Miss Tout's work of the past season have secured . a name and fame for her in the music world of New York. The fact that I have not mentioned any artists from the "stronger sex" is not inferring that there have not been any developed. We have many of them, would we only look around us. John T. Hand is one of the many. Those who know J. T. know him for what he has done for Emery county. In fact I think we can refer to him as he who to a certain degree, did away with that moet popular melodious street corner musicand opened the public eye to the fact that Wagner, Beethoveii and Mozart wrote to us in sweet tones. Mr. Hand was also a boy who had to shoulder the farm implements and work for his daddy. Mr. Hand told me the beginning of his study in music. One day he, in company with his father were working down on the farm which laid beside the public highway. Toward evening a brass band passed by. This rather took J. T. 's eye. He looked at his watch wondering if it wasn't about time to stop for the day. A thought stnirl; Hti, li'' tnrrv''l to hi fitT and said, "Pa, I am going to sell my watch and buy ine a horn and learn tu play." From that time on hi? thoughts and energy were turned to liia music. After a time of study in his own home Mr. Hand filled prominent positions in different institutions of learning. Later we see him in Berlin, the music center of Europe studying under some of the best professors here. We now find him in Salt- Lake City instructing in a studio of his own, meeting with marked sucess. He will in the near future sing the leading tenor role in Professor Lund's new opera. . Another promising young man, Mr MelvinHill, is from our section of country. coun-try. Mr. Hill, who has just finished a two and half years mission in Germany is now in Berlin "a music student," also from Utah. His teachers and friends are expecting good things from him as he is said to have a fine natural musical voice. Mr. Hill is also taking piano and trombone with an idea of taking a school position on his return home. What this young man will accomplish the future can only tell, but we say to him "Go to it, Melvin. it's up to you," and we say to all young aspiring students stud-ents from home who have ambitions which reach leyond the circles of Emery county. , "The time is ripe for. the ambitious and we live in the land of opportunity. " Yours truly, H. Melvus |