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Show Aptitude Tests Now Offer Means of Rating Ability Of Students In Music Independent School District No. ' at Preston will again offer free i Instructions in music during the t summer. All work will be under the direction or Stephen J. Lundquist. The instruction will cover a period . of six weeks. The first term of four weeks will begin May 25 to June 19. Tie Becond term of two weeks will run from August 10 to : (ugust 21. Monday) May 25 will be registration day from 9 to 12 j ,i. m. and 1 to 3 p. m. As the result of a musical apti- :, tude tests recently given to the pupils, recommendations for more j; musical activity are being made to :'.'. the parents of those children who !'..; rated high in the test. This meth- ; ' od of discovering talent is proving jk successful wherever it is used, ! j since only those boys and girls who j can recognize rhythm and pitch are i encouraged to take up an instru- ; i ment. i j No arrangement an be made j with music companies to rent in- ' j struments this year. Our united j effort in defense production makes it impossible; also fewer new In- : , struments are being made all the ;' ) time. ; j ' I |