Show BOASTS BOASTS OF HUGE i MUSIC COLLECTION With recent accessions the tho mu- mu music music mu music sic dl division Islon of the library of Con Cou Congress gross gress at Washington I In said to be bethe bethe bothe the largest In fn the world orld For 16 15 years sears 0 G 0 the tho chief to tom ke the tbt ot of of the bl best bost st In musi musical cal lore In 1817 1917 1 U 7 he resigned to be- be become become be become come associated with Ith G Schirm- Schirm Schirmer's ers er's ers er's Inc New York The position was as let left unfilled until January Januar 1922 1932 when Carl Engel was as mado chief Mr Ingol Is on the v work ork along the lines laid do down don doby n by his predecessor SO Several eral ears ears ago when Portugal got In hard line lines King Manuel packed up hi his country's musical 11 li library and and pat patin put In on the block In London of the United Slates blates Iatt's government go gobbled It up at a 8 song and It reposes to to- to to y I In a 0 a snug place on Capitol The Portuguese Portuguesa derive most Inot of their Inspiration from Spanish and airs but they have i also created considerable of theIr ono 0 n as a young soung man doe does not con consider Ills his education complete unless he can thrum do- do vio violin lin or viola loIn mandolin or guitar and quite often his hla voice olce develops the most plea pleasing cadences Old Portuguese folk songs are Integral part of Portuguese life and the have found their way vay long since to nev newer Pr possessions the Azores Islands and Madeira where here the they gain an added addell reson reson- resonance resonance ance when thrown thron n against rbY ne mountain sides They are art not leas les charming when hen suited to the plan plan- plantation plantation tation banjo ot of the southern United States or the tho smart mart twangs of the stately cello along tho rho western t sen seaboard board Songs Sons of the American colleges college are there In generous number so o graduate be he ho the oldest In captivity cap- cap can name more than a few fe of the airs alra which the library holds |