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Show HEROIC AND HONE8T Now York Evening Post Tho nttontlon of tho manngors of tho Carneglo Hero Fund should bo called to n certain Chicago Instructor Instruc-tor In mus'c. There was brought to him a girl who hnd been found by tho music teachers of her home lowi. to bo a musical genius, lacking only u llttlo expert training. Tho Chl 1 go professor Instead of accepting this erdlct nnd proceedlnK to turn the pupil Itito a Jenny LInd, or at least giving her a few finishing lessons nnd sending her back homo to I'Btcn-Ish I'Btcn-Ish tho natives, suspended Judgment until ho should have examined tho Cenlus for himself as to her proficiency. profi-ciency. Then camo his heroic act. Ho mado his examination and nd vised the girl's mother to tnko her daughter homo and make a good cook and housewife of her. Tho Intuit In-tuit wns promptly resented, find ol-though ol-though tho money paid the Instructor In tdvance was roturned, ho was threatened with legnl proceedings, for h's unprecedented course. That no was a hero of a new type and should be recognized as such Is evident. evi-dent. At the samo t'mc, It Is to bu i.ptd that his exnmplo will nof. bo generally followed. If every music teacher in this country wore to refuso to take pupils pup-ils who wero not fitted to become pas-s.ible pas-s.ible singers or players, what would bo our rank In tho tables of statistics showing tho lyimber of music students stu-dents In tho various nntlons? |