hoch's conservatory frankfort it is impossible to estimate the value of the work she did in popularizing schumann's music during this school year we have been attended by the best choir that has ever been known in the history of the institution and we know their work has helped to build up the standard of our school and is appreciated by each member of the faculty and the entire student body the beautiful selections which they have rendered each morning in chapel have added greatly to the interest of the devotional spirit one hundred select voices have now in preparation the feast of adonis a beautiful cantata by adolf jensen which is to be rendered at the commencement exercises the orchestration and orchestra parts to this cantata have been received and steady rehearsals are taking place in which both organizations are working faithfully aside from the orchestra the choir will be accompanied by miss alberta wright who has done splendid work this year in her responsible position as choir organist our new 450 organ was presented to the school free of cost by the glen brothers of ogden the student body will please remember this in making their musical purchases the sight singing classes under the direction of prof ballantyne have been very successful this year the students are given a two-year course which enables them to secure sufficient mastery of the subject to make its service practical in their lives they are given practice in reading two-part compositions at sight in all the history of this institution no organization has progressed in such a marked degree as this year's band al though they have been working under disadvantage they have made splendid headway this is tbe first year that the boys has visited the outside settlements trips have been made to plain city huntsville and hooper where musical entertainments were given a concert was given in our own hall at which time the splendid work of the boys was exhibited a great deal of pleasure as well as profitable experience has been gained from these concerts on march 5 a dance was given by the organization which by the help of the student body was a decided success prof nichols has under his care some small boys who are working hard on their clarinets hoping to join the band next year with the conscientious work of each member during this summer and the increase in numbers next fall they expect to tour the whole state the school as a body as well as each member of the band certainly appreciate the effort that prof nichols has put forth to make this band such a success many presented with best wishes and due respect to the weber academy students and faculty a band of musicians in full uniform that local conditions in sunshine or storm have herewith united to classically play the rich honors indited the w a with cornets and clarinets trombones and traps mr nichols stands proudly next sousa perhaps francis budge the director : the one baritone bears gigantic effect in his standing alone stewart eccles as president works as he should : is no spectacled resident just from the woods we take pride in his cornet of silver or brass ; for with grace has he borne it as things came to pass john visser john wilson and bright leland read with one clarence stephenson — also we heed the cornet parley puts up in delight with the others that herald the purple and white the bright secretary and treasurer too has the items that carry the clarinet crew carl lindquist takes charge of this new undertaking ; les hinchcliff looks large with the noise he is making