The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-19

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j sponsibilities was dropped ana ~,
sic, IN ali its phases held sN.ay +,
her address Mrs. Lyons spoka IL MI,
flour kinds Of senses necessary for ia
success OF any oreanization--eom.
i mon sense. uncommon sense sonaa
iof humor and dollars and cents
The place that music should oes
Icnpy in education was spoken 81 ~
the lecturers among them PROF
Alexander Zimmerman Of st Louis
whose subject was Music as > Men.
TAI, Physical and Spiritual Factor IN
: Education" By a series of comma y
isons he showed that man is a pro-
duct OF triune combinations. If
brain, nerve and muscle. The other
trio combinations being soul nina
and heart; muscles. voluntary. invoI-
untary and semi-voluntary. He
showed that development of ali these
sides of the triangle produce the
perfect or nearly perfect man. He
SAID that no man or woman can
/ claim TO be properly developed If
one of these features is neglected
and that the study of music is Is
sential for this.
Mr. Sam s. Losh Of Fort Wortt
made strong appeal for a stand
ardized course of musical teaching
In the course of his address Mr. Iosh
said: There is no more reason
Why a duack music teacher should
exist than a quaek doctor or fakir OF
iother professions. The subject may
mean little to the average individual
but If the teacher offers a standard
lied course the public will soon ap-
preciate and demand it,"
The federation is directing lis
greatest efforts toward development
OF community music and placing mu-
sic in the curriculum IN public
schools.
1t was a great pleasure to the club
to learn that two Of the best feports
OF standing committees were gtveg
by two members of the Mcdowell
cub, Miss Halle Groce. chairman OF
The scholarship committee, and Mrs.
Z Lee Penn, chairman of The com
mittee on pubiic school music. Miss
Groce reported that her eommitte
had secured twenty scholarships
from over the state with eleven plae-
ed Following Miss Groce's report.
Mr., Allen, who is granted one OF
these scholarships. sang two num-
j bers in a very pleasing voice. Mr.
Allen is a pupil of MI, AsheBden OF
Dallas.
The report Of Mrs Penn showed
splendid work on the part of both
chairman and committee. and her
recommendation for the furtherance
OF this work were accepted with
hearty favor and enthusiasm. Fol
lowing this report, Miss Pelts, super
visor of music in the public schools
/ in Dallas. told OF her work along this
/ line and Illustrated the work OF the
j Dallas schools by having two Of her
smallest pupils sing, Mrs. Penn has
been active in this movement in our
own town and her efforts are met
with favor by all. Among the newly
elected officers the Mcdowell club
have the honor of having one of its
members. Mrs. Lee Penn. second
vice president.
Mrs. Cheatham spoke of the mum
Der of Texas artists who appeared
on the programs and Of the great
work being done by the Collese Of
Industrial Arts OF Denton, for the
development of community music,
This school has & chorus of five hun
bred voices which they send to any
town 10 give programs illustrating
community music. the only cost to
the town being their expenses, Mrs.
Cheatham closed her report by men
tioning the many Inequalities eA-
tended the delegates and visitors by
the Dallas people, especially hef
eleven music clubs.
other members who attended MISS
Julia Scion, Mrs Lee Penn, Miss Ma
bel Smith. Mrs, W. a. Crow ana MISS
Jewel McDade, gave impressions Oh
the convention and spoke OF the
splendid report of the Mcdowell club
as given by Mrs cheatham.
.
Motor Truck Party
novel party was given some OF
the Young people Monday night when t
Lee Filgoe gate motor truck parry I
10 some friends The motor 'fuoN
was loaded with boys and girls VINO
AFTER a motor drive. went TO the sNa1-