The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-09

University Will Assist Any Dis.
trict Wishing to Start the
Community Plan.
TO AID LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
sired to Help Establish Choruses,
Bands and Orchestras.


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 it's 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 unsteady 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 CORE
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
unsteady inclined-an appreciation of
high-grade compositions, is the main
goal toward which we are setting our
minds and efforts. This will result
in a 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
Of hi
time out over the state. Wherever
desired, he will go in person to a
community and assist in establishing
community choruses, bands and Cr-
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.
Wealthy Farmer 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.
Aged Miner KiIIed.-John Kurtz, 70
years old, miner, was killed in Mine
No. of the Nevius-C Coulter Coal Com
pany at South RadIey the other after
noon. a fall of rock crushed him.
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Boy Shoots Brother.-Playing at war
resulted in Rol1a Moore, aged II,
shooting his younger brother, Charles,
with a target rifle at Atchison
Sawed Prison Bars.-Seven prison
ers, all charged with fe1onies, 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 HoI- |
colin, POwhattan, vice-president; Mrs. |
Mamie French, Winchester, secre-
tary; Mrs. Nettie L. CrandaIl, Oska-
1oosa, treasurer
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Youth Returns at 76-After being
gray-haired for many years Mrs. Mar
tina Lewis of Atchison has had her
hair restored to its natural color by !
within of Nature. She is rs 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-
V1dlng for county aid to mothers. A |
list of ten applications for aid was |
certified to the commission, but in a |
row resulting from a motion to allow |
aid to all of them, only two were or |
dered to be paid.
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 a |
corn binder
Wichita Gets Balloon Race.-The |
Aero Club of Americas national
balloon race for 1915 will start
from Wichita the afternoon of October
T. Capt. A. B. Lambert of ST. Louis, |
representing the aero club went
there and officially sanctioned the
race. The club holds but one race a
year.
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Oiathe Pioneer Dies.-Mrs Nancy
Bushong, 81 years old, resident of
Olathe since 1866, is dead at her home
there. She was a charter member
Of the Methodist Church there
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Girl Dead From Burns.-Arline Van
Buskirk. small daughter of Mrs May
Van Buskirk, widow. at Gypsum, is
dead from the effects of burns re-
ceived when her dress caught fire
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