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Show JTAIl HONORS ' SQlJiRE COOP SALT LAKE. May 1. The University Univer-sity of , Utah the past week created the chair of music and has bestowed the title of professor of music upon Professor Squire Coup, an Ogden mu-slcale. mu-slcale. This places the chair of music in the school of arts and sciences with functions and privileges the same as any other chair. Heretofore there have just been meager opportunities for music, an this branch of tho university uni-versity was connected with tho state normal school only. ' The selection of Professor Coop for tho position of professor of music Is a recognition of worth and of merit for which all his friends, and they arc many, will feel proud. Speaking of his promotion, Professor Coop says: "When my letter of appointment cam I had about comctuded to withdraw with-draw as Instructor of music, discontinue discon-tinue my studio teaching and go to Europe for a season of study and recreation. rec-reation. Under the old conditions it was Impossible to advance music at the university. President Kingsbury has always heen la favor of the arts, but the limited finances of the institution institu-tion have prevented Improvement. Quite naturally, I feel grateful for the honor, especially as it has come unsolicited unso-licited and without pull or personal favor fa-vor of any kind. "Aa to plans for the future of music at the university, I can only see great possibilities and equal responsibilities, of course. , "One thing that comes foremost to ray mind 13 the opportunity afforded to combat the evil of dllettantelsm, with which our state Is afflicted afflict-ed musically. We have not an Intelligent appreciation of music good things. The cause Is easy In Utah We don't like the the good things. The cause Is easy to find. The public has not been taught how to listen. The profession has commiserated too much on the matter of popular taste. "Through the machinery of the highest high-est institution of learning in the state it would seem that some real and widespread culture is possible I hope to offer courses in the appreciation of the works of the masters, much as Is done with literature in the English courses, offering a minimum of college credit for unprepared work, thus encouraging en-couraging the desire of students to get the training I hope to be assisted by oar local artists and visiting artists ar-tists In this part of the work. "Complete courses In such subjects as are not taught Individually In studios stu-dios will be offered, as theory of musical mu-sical aesthetics, etc., for which college credits will be given and In the acad emlc courses college and other -le-mentary musical subjects with secondary secon-dary credits." Professor Squire Coop during 1891 2 was a student at the New England Conservatory of Music; In 1901-2 he was In Berlin; In 1903 in Paris. His teachers have been Julius Elchborg. In harmony; Ferniclo Busonl and Leopold Leo-pold Godowsky, In piano; Martin Roeder, in voice culture. Ho la a stu dent of and conversant with German, French and Italian which Is of great value In his new posTtlon, as musical literature In the original Is almost entirely In those languages |