The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-14

Prick, who, according to Musical America, has given Gan immense sum- to Princeton university for the endowment of a department of music. While practical instruction in voice and instrumental performance will be given it is MT. Tricks principal aim to have musical appreciation incul- cated and developed, and to that end an elementary knowledge of theory will form an important part of the course.
 MT. Prick had already donated $60,000 organ to Princeton and fea- ture of the new department will be frequent organ recitals in connection with lectures on the works of master composers. Alexander Russell, an organist and composer of reputation, has accepted the position of director. Harvard has long included music in its curriculum, but it is only in recent years that other great institutions of learning have added schools of music to their general educational activities. The day has passed when music out side of professional circles was con- sidered merely an accomplishment or diversion for young ladies. It is now recognized as of distinct spiritual value. It is at once a science and an art and has come to be appraised as one of the most cultural factors in the intellectual realm.
 MT. Prick is known in New York as man who appreciates the best in music and it was fortunate for Prince ton that he was minded to found de- partment in the university that will not only increase it's prestige but will be of far-reaching benefit to the stu dent body and the musical world in general.
 If the German chancellor hadn't dwelt so much on the brilliant achievements of the German armies, in his speech to the Reichstag, the allies might have been more in humor to talk peace MT Bryan thinks drunkards should be caged in front of saloons, instead of being sent to jail. Something in that. The air of jails is rather heavy and bad for in- toxicated persons. A libel suit for s100,0O0 brought by a heauteors young woman has been com promised. The b. y. W. is going to marry s10ooO0
 It looks as if the Kaiser wants to halt oyd-George before he is able to show what he can do.
 Another crushing blow. The Kaiser de- cided to offer peace without consulting Henry Ford.
 A citizen of Birmingham declares pessi- mistcally that it is no longer possible to get good whisky. He ought to behave < Mustaches predominate among the in- structors of Harvard. but the possession of mustache doesn't necessarily mean that a man also has brains. H < l A dancer known as Little Bit" recently got into trouble over in Georgia Prob ably what Boston dame would call a diminutive creature. i And another thing. If peace is declared q number of allied generals who were slated to lose their official heads, will be spared that fate.
  1 Judging from the way Villa destroys Chinamen, he must at sometime have em- ployed both Chinese laundryman and Q Chinese cook.
 l It is whispered that Colonel House, that 1 trustworthy emissary. may be sent to Europe again. Opportunity again meets the man.
 Atlanta may have plenty of public spirit. but it doesn't stand a ghost of a chance to land the governments armor plant.
 The first scalp specialists in America were the noble red men who used tom- ahawk and nearly always did good job.
 Calling a fireman hero doesn't cheer lim much when he isn't paid a salary large enough to live on.
 If peace is declared the litcle Balkan states will not get off the anxious seat for sometime thereafter.
 
 HINT TO HENRY