The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-12
CLEAN SONGS
In OUR HOMES
WAS THE TOPIC TALKED OF BY
MRS. ROSE MORGAN, OF
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
Vile Songs With UneIean Words
should BE Replaced BY Songs Of
Real Love and Truth.

Mrs. Rose Lev. Morgan, wife OF the
professor OF agriculture at CoIllnu,a
university. spoke before the Panhan-
die Agricultural club Saturday at
Waddington Farms. Mrs. Morgan is
thoroughly capable OF speaking along
the lines OF song and music. and when
her sweet mellow voice sang out the
native love songs OF various countries
the audience was enthused with the
desire TO join in the chorus. They
were invited to do so and the air
fairly rang with music which Mrs.
Morgan considers eft" music TO be
sung within the homes, especially in
the homes OF rural districts where the
Families are gathered about the fire.
side 10 spend much OF their time in
the winters and have no opportunity
10 near operas. Among these songs
were Annie Laurie" which Mrs. Nor
gan describes as the most beautiful
OF love songs. "Old Black Joe. {"
Shawnee Rover" Aud Lang Syne"
Killarney" America" etc. Mrs.
MORGAN has not only a pleasing voice
out her personality at once appeals
10 old and young alike. Her manner
OF expressing her good thoughts is so
explicit and her words so well chosen
that she at once becomes popular.
Songs OF Truth.
MIS-. Morgan begged the mothers
ana fathers 10 keep out OF their homes
the popular raRtime songs. such as
oh! You Beautiful DOLL" and others
considered quite catchy. Many a
child misunderstands such words
as these songs have and enjoy the
music because II Is popular every
where. The songs Of our homes
should he so chosen that they become
part OF the home library and kent
Tor generations. There should be no
vulgar or suggestive songs enter that
home and no father or mother sh,,1Id
be timid about saying thou shalt
not for many q girl is led astray
just through the filth Of the words OF
modern songs.
Through mistaken love and kind
ness. the parents 81 rural districts
allow the 9th ~ tho city 10 enter Their
farm homes which n build he the pur
est In the world The whole family
receives the wrong inspiration In vile
SONGS. Many ~ the songs come direct
from n bowery district and are unat
Tor young people 20 hear Substitute
SONGS which live and which have truth
and pure love Use the songs which
the time has proven 10 BE- good songs
az tests Of modern ones. The children
VIII ever remember the SONGS Of tho
home and u they are clean songs. no
matter where they are heard M any
time In their life. they will recall =
happy home with n good mother and
careful father. Eho IN time said thou
shalt not" and who inspired In their
childrcn's souls love for tho good
81 this biz world The modern love
song makes So per cent Of the cases In
divorce courts and are not ~ 10 enter
n home
Foreign Song Appreciated.
Mrs. Morgan thinks 10 terrible that
America Dr. yet go young that she can't
produce song which lives and she
praises the darkey melodies OF tho
south a. the icancst and swoetest
and which viii live for generations
She made a special study ~ songs
She found even In The st-erae- wn-i-
the italians we're returning ~ their
native homes. they sang santa Lu-
GA Instead ~ the American rag
Time songs which thcy grind out on
mo orEans here IN ireland only clean
patriotic songs are sung. In Scotland