Mrs. Sophia (Weller) Tefft
Director of Instrumental music
Norwich High School
Utica Saturday Globe, about 1900
Mrs. Sophia (Weller) Tefft
Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]: Mrs. Sophia Tefft, who has been appointed director of the department of instrumental music in the Norwich High School, is a native of this village and has made her home here, practically all of her life. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weller. She was for years a pupil of Dr. Linn Babcock and in 1873 graduated from Brockport Normal School, since which time she has been actively engaged in teaching. For nine years she has had large classes of pupils in Oxford, spending one or two days of each week imparting instruction in that village in addition to instructing many pupils at home. From 1885 to 1888 she had a large class at Hamilton and during that period was connected with the Ladies Seminary at that place as musical instructor.
She excels not alone as an instrumentalist, but as a singer and has filled the positions of soprano soloist in the First Baptist, Emmanuel Episcopal and Broad Street Methodist churches, and for nine yeas was organist and choir director at the last named church. She has had extensive experience in drilling and organization for special music and chorus work. She keeps in touch with the latest methods by courses of study under well known instructors. In every respect, she is admirably fitted for the duties of her new position.
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