, 1843-06-17
Vol. II...NO. 33.

will be by the annexed article,
copied from the Albany Argus. Of Sa-
turday, that instruction in vocal mu-
sic has been successfully introduced
into the Common School Of New
York:
"Singing for the Millions."-There
was an exhibition yesterday before
the Convention of County Superin-
t~endents, and on u pretty extensive
scale, Of the success with which chill
dren may be taught to read music, and
to sing, not melody merely, but in
parts, Duets, trios and even quintet
ties, and in good tune and time. We
regret, or rather our citizens have
reason 10 regret, that more were not
present to witness an exhibition,
which in the language of the resolu-
ton adopted by the Convention, fur
nished incontes,ible evidence, if any
were needed under the experience Of
England, France and Germany, of
the practicability of intermingling the
study and practice of vocal music
with the ordinary routine of common
school instruction, not only without
interfering with the latter, but with
advantage TO pupil and teacher.
The mass Of these children, as We
understood Prof. ILLsLEY, had been
under his teaching but one year
some Of them two, and fewer still for
three years, during which time they
had not been employed in the study
and practice OF music: more than two
hours a week on an average. And
yet these children had acquired, in
these broken hours, a good knowl-
edge OF written music, some of them
the power Of singing difficult melodies
with perfect correctness and ease,
and all Of them the ability to bear q
part in chorus with confidence. Sew
eral Of them. we understand, from
part of Mr.. ILLsLEYis choir, and from
the written notes are in the habit OF
preparing themselves without even 4
rehearsal, for sustaining their parts in
the music of the church. tits an ac-
QUESTION which is rare, as yet, among
children of that age. and one which it
is not difficult to see they regard AZ a.
mong the most cherished of their at
talnments.
As a successful test ola expert
ment, the exhibition wal one of high
interest, and must 60 far towards i'm
polling the Superintendent Of our
common schools throughout the state
to an effort to introduce music as an
elementary branch of education.
All sorts of Sauce.-You got all
sorts of books here, hant We, said al
old lady, as she walked into Dur Office
a few DAYS since No, ma'am some
kinds o'Cooks we havn't got now on
hand.
.Wal now what liant We gol! seems
to me you might have every thing.
we hsvn't got Foster on Flea Bites,
o Cook on Town Meetings, nor
Dwight on Hot Nights, Lathrop on
Physic, nor
wal, l shouldn't ha' thought it but
you've great bibles hant you.
Yes. ma'am all qualities.
'Wal then let me put on my specs
and let me look at 'um-them are
what have got the %apothecary in 'um
are the sorts l want, dye take apple
SAGE.
yes, ma'am, we take all sorts o.
sauce
How much dye AZ for oneP
sWe sell them printed on fine vel
lum paper, large beautiful type, old
and new testament, marginal notes
apochrypha, accordance, index, and
twentv-four steel e~ngravings, bound
in calfand full gilt. for one dollar and
twenty-five cents
sWal, l guess if you're mind to pick
me out a good 'un that is got the iox
and geese marked out on the lids and
throw in q sarm book, I'll take one
and bring the sass, if we have a good
apple-season, next winter
Couldn't throw in a psalm book,
no how
sWal, then, couldn't take it, we can
buy um Of pedlars any time for half
what you AK, and they're great deal
better than yourn tu
.How much clear profit did YOU
make on that ere, trade, said q wag,
who stood by as the old lady wen,
out, and that is what we would be
glad to propose to cur readers as a
mathematical question. not being very
good in figures ourselves.
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