The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-09
USING 81 STATE !. At S. SONG
The Journals Prize Song Is Already
Popular in the Public. ~
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The Judgment Of readers and critics does
not always receive the Endorsement Of the
.people but in the case Of the Minnesota.
state song the, popular verdict has upheld
that of1the Judges. = Although butt two
months since it was printed Mr.. Ellis
worth 81 '"Minn esota's has established itself
with remarkable rapiditM in the affections
Of the two classes that were especially in
the authors mind as he wrote, the old
soldiers and the children. -* Il
At the Minnesota Educational; associa-
tion last week the singing of the state
song was sprung as a surprise on the au-
dience and it went with a dash that
showed it's ready adaptabflity for chorus
singing "A large proportion of those pres
*ent were not at all familiar with the words
and, there was no trained leader, but it's
simplicity and marked rhythm enabled all
to sing with ease and enjoyment at sight.
The singing was preceded by the introduce
ton Of the author who gave a: little sketch
of the song He told chow hearing the
Illinois song in 1898 had suggested the
thought OF a similar; work for Minnesota.
In choosing an air he rejected many beau
tlful and familiar melodies from. the opera s
and similar sources. deciding that a
marching tune with patriotic associations
was more fitting and desirable. r. -
Most OF thOse&present at the educational
association had not heard the song before
in public and the singing impressed them
SO much that there was a very general in
qulry for ction copies and these are
being furnished as rapidly as possible. A
limited supply Of copies was provided tc
Miss e. Maud Clum,: president of the
Grade Teachers, Federation for distribu-
slon among the ST.. Paul teachers. The
Seward and Adams schools Of Minneapo1is
each Will have in use soon 1000 copies
In the. Seward, Mr.. Farmer has beg,r
10 teach and use the song as America Is
used In all Of the schools, with the expec.
tatlon that every pupil will commit the
words to memory. The song is much en-
?oyed by the pupils and it is expected thai
Willspe ADOPTED and used quite as freel,
as the national song. =
T. Inc use OF the song in. the MINNEAPOLIS
scnoois is, very general and is due Ia rgely
| 70 MISS Helen Ira SIX, supervisor Of m1Isic
VINO began to: teach it as soon as it wa
i accepted She expects to teach it to al
tne PUPILS. OF the citE and has begun the
I work by giving it to all Of the schools she
has visited since its acceptance. It /,
EIausht by rote in the lower grades and b,
mote IN the upper grades. Miss Ira 81
$lnds It particularly well suited for use
I'm the opening exercises where 1t has al
ways Deen@the8 custom to use some ma fri.
{ QUO or devotional song. Miss Trask plans
tlle .cnorus singing for the eighth grade
commandments andsin atleast two Of The
four sections the state song will be suns
TINS month as class song by. carefully
| trained choruses. lSs Isl. M, -
The appreciation Of the song IS perhap.
even greater 7a among the older pupils and i
mas already taken its place as higl
s8school faVorite and Is sung with f1ne 81,
feet by the trained cf,oruses. i ~ I.
mere seems to beta movement in sew
Eera al places for state songs. The state 8
I'Iexas offered prize Of 500 recently; fo
4 an official state song and It was wo1
{ pys Mrs. Lee e: Hardy Of Charleston, 8. G
4 fier poem, set to- music will be sung OF
s al patriotic occasions. and is to be pu
into the curriculum of studies in ever,
q . school, college and university.