Meade County news., 1915-10-07
University Will Assist Any Dis
trlCt Wishing TO Start the
Community Plan.
To AID LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Prof. Nevin Will Go Wherever De-
sired to Help Establish Choruses,
Bands and Orchestras.

sas" is the aim of Harold l.. Butler,
new dean of the School of Fine Arts,
and Arthur Nevin, professor of choral
music and music extension, both of
the University of Kansas.
To bring about the establishment of
community music" of, for, and by
the people, the university will lend
the aid Of its fine arts faculty to any
city in the state where a desire is
shown for the bringing together Of
church choirs, school choruseS, bands,
orchestras, string quartettes and 9th
er organizations musically inclined.
"This big idea of community mu-
sic means a getting together of all
those in the community who love to
make and to hear music; it means the
working in unison of all the corre-
lated activities toward a common end,
that Of increasing the interest in and
love for higher class compositions"
said Dean Butler recently.
ITO get the people to make more
music for themselves and to give
everybody in the community-not a
chosen few seemingly destined to be
musically inclined-an appreciation of
high-grade compositions, is the main
goal toward which we are setting our
minds and efforts. This will result
in great increase in the love and
knowledge of music; entertainments
and concert courses will be better sup
ported; church music will be more
of a power than it now is, and music
in general will feel the pulse of a
new and vigorous life.
"The university has made complete
arrangements so that Professor Ar
thur Nevin can spare a part of his
time out over the state. Wherever
desired, he will go in person to
community and assist in establishing
community choruses, bands and or
chestras."
Any community interested may OBJ
tain detailed information by writing
to Prof. Harold l.. Butler, dean of the
School of Fine Arts, University of
Kansas, Lawrence.
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Wealthy Farmer a Sucide.-Joseph
Manninger 40 years old, wealthy
farmer, shot himself with a rifle near
Harper while his family was down
stairs. His head was nearly blown
off. No cause is given for the sui
eide.
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Aged Miner KiIIed.-John Kurtz, 70
years old, miner, was killed in Mine
No. of the Nevius- Coulter Coal Com
pany at South Radley the other after
noon A fall of rock crushed him.
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Boy Shoots Brother.-Playing at war
resulted in Rolla Moore, aged 12,
shooting his younger brother, Charles,
with a target rifle at Atchison.
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Sawed Prison Bars.-Seven prison
ers, all charged with felonies, escaped
from the Atchison County Jail some
time the other night, and have not
been recaptured.
A District w. C. T. U. EIects.-Mrs.
Lottie A. Case of Topeka was re-
elected president of the first district
Women's Christian Temperance I'm
ion at the annual convention in Atchi-
son. Other officers are Mrs Mary Hol-
colin, Powhattan, vice-president; Mrs.
Mamie A French, Winchester, secre-
tary; Mrs. Nettie l.. Crandall, Oska-
loosa, treasurer.
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Youth Returns at 76.-After being
gray-haired for many years Mrs. Mar
tha Lewis of Atchison has had her
hair restored to it's natural color by
whim of Nature. She is 76 years
old. A year ago her hair, which was
silvery white, commenced turning
brown and now is the same color it
was in her youth. Another remark
able fact is that she is at present
cutting her third set of teeth.
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Sedgwick Widows Get Aid.-Sedg-
wick County widows were allowed
pensions by the board of county COM
missioners recently under the law en-
acted by the Kansas legislature pro-
viding for county aid to mothers. A
list of ten applications for aid was
certified to the commission, but in a
row resulting from motion to allow
aid to all of them, only two were or
dered to be paid
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Paralysis Caused Death.-Edward
Hagg, 15-year-old son of Albert Hagg,
a farmer of Saline County is dead
from paralysis caused by pain when
he caught his fingers in the cogs of
corn binder
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Wichita Gets Balloon Race.-The
Aero Club of Americas national
balloon race for 1915 will start
from Wichita the afternoon of October
Z. Capt. A. B. Lambert of st. Louis,
epresenting the aero club went
there and officially sanctioned the
race. The club holds but one race a
year.