New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-04
The Open Forum.
HAPPINESS IN COMMUNITY
SINGING.

SINGING.
Editor Of the Open Form
To My Friends:-Oh! You happy
citizens Of New Ulm, playing your new
game. It is still very new, and perhaps
many of you have not as yet visited the
good time meetings. You like singing,
don't you? Don't you think it just the
grandest thing ever to sing the songs you
love just for the fun Of it? 1t is too
good to be true.
Yes! Community singing is very
new thing, and people do not know quite
how to take it. But don't be afraid of
Community Singing. Just come
out OF your little sheltered nests, you
sweet songsters, and give your little
group the best there is in YOU Each
one needs to contribute; not a. small
interested few, who know something
about it; they want those who say they
know nothing about it to- come out,
so they can teach you and help You.
| Help them to render service by psa-
senting yourself. You will help thelA,,
and they wiz help yoa, only give thern
chance. If you can sing the songs you
love, by and by perhaps you wilE like:
singing something new.. Before you and
your leaders realize it,, you will, have a
chorus "a community with a chorus"
it will be said Of YOU. "A star with a:
light" "A sungiving warmth
O!they are doing it everywhere. Evsry
one is going .Comnmnity Singing mad
New Ulm citizens will be happier with
it. You physician, You banker, druggist,
merchant, come ALL. il you have voice
or not, whensyou are all together, singing
happily, brightly, who can hear you?
You will feel hetter You Will feel re-.
freshei; you wN forget about the faults
Of your neighhnr;. happiness Will shine
In your eye and you will see only. good
m everyone.
You have said you love musie,. just
crave It! All! tlsen con1a forth and;
render your serviae- You know every
where: people are going Service mad, "
too, It. is the age Of service. Come
then, begin by ginaag yourself to- your
acommIsaity- Youn community Feeds
you let it be saiaar, By your efforts
the singing will succeed. 1t matters not
| Il you,, as an Individual, do net. receive
credit flr the service you render, think
/ of the fi1ml you are having working with
Ethe crowd Support your leaders, SUI
prise thennn They are, so eager to- see
their ideal grow; hel:p them develop it,
land make it come true! Remember
Eeveryone. is wanted young andl old,
business man and cthb woman,. nnofes-
MonaL and mother. ~
{ Thomas Topper, of; the New, YY61nfs; Art
INSTITUTES, has said of GommunitW SSngg
Ting:
{ "lt gives you something worth while
Eto think of between times. Ask aEyone
i who sings III he doesni ii think aboutT ne ",
and them. Community Singing makes
1.-THE CITIZEN a public: laenefactor.:,'
Isn't. this the most. convincing Eat of
: all reasons favoring Community staging?
Il Andyou"re going tphave Community
/ Baud, toe How happy you rnssst be.
f Why not havea Community Orchestra,
: as well? Why not, open the doors to the
struggling violinist,, pianist, cellis$? Help
t them toA! Come fpath, you strugglers
{ Il you have only a small. nunl3Ser your
K leaders will help. ysu to organize inte
Estring quartets,, and sextets only ap
i pear so they may know your desires.
VI O! Leaders, you can offer. march to thu
) young struggling, student who knows
5. You may discover a hidden. treasure, :
e genius. Them, how you will rejoic
5, THAT you were the one to fnd the Jewell.
$, Community singing is open to all. |
h is beautiful way to offer your service
to your conamunity,s and the naos
beautiful thing about it all, is that every
one can take part everyone is qualified
1t is q grand society to belong tc
W Come then, all you that feel the spirit 9
service burning in your breasts, and rer
ell der unto all people, so that you may a
h rejoice together and be joyful. Sins
n Open your hearts and let out the some
A. thing that is hidden in them, The sonat
he thing you have dared to conceal, tn
~ something that which your communit
III nee.6s-the real VOL. Yours WI h hllrl
Id lag good wishes.
S, PoLLYANNl
to March rs, 1917.
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