Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-16 | Page 24 | Virgin Islands Will Have Music

un - VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL HAVE MUSIC CHARLOTTE AM ALL! A ST THOMAS. THO-MAS. VIRGIN ISLANDS, .luly IK Instructions In music is to be In tro-duced tro-duced Into public school of tho Virgin Vir-gin I-danda under the nupervlnlon of Bandmaster Alton A Adams of the rtval Band Bandmaster Adams ha returned to Saint Thorn. is after two months 'n the United Slates during which time he studied American methods of musical mus-ical instruction in the public nchooN Prom tho knowledge gained h- will adapt course of Instruction f r the Virgin Inlands schools. II Is ids plan to develop bands in the graded schools ajid an orchestra In the high boots, while nil school children will be given vocal Instruction. Bandmaster Adams, a native of the Virgin Islands. Is a re ?ogntzed authority auth-ority on band music and also a composer. com-poser. Recently w idle in Washing" 'on. he visited the Marino Band and on hie arrival found Bandmaster San-tclmann San-tclmann rehearsing one of his com-positloni com-positloni Bandmaster Adams is undertaking his work as nuper-ijor of music in the public schools under a special commission from Rear Admiral Kit-lelle, Kit-lelle, Naval Governor. oo