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The Washington times., 1918-05-30
Plea by BIsPham-

David Bispham, the next speaker
urged Americans to overcome the
stupid idea that English is net a Ian
guage in which to sing. He also
urged the preservation OF the English
language in the way It is talked by
Englishmen. and not in the way in
which our "polyglot nation" talks II.
The speech by Allen D. Albert,
chairman OF the war community serv-
ice, and former international presi-
dent OF the Rotary Club. reflected the
spirit Of the community service and
the work It is doing for the camp
men. A singing army is essential to
a successful army, said Mr.. Albert.
From Prussia we have learned that
the soldiers who go to war singing
have a IS per cent higher efficiency.
From the work in the committee"
said Mr.. Allen. 1--WE have learned that
the soldiers need three things. First,
they need food 1.-THE American soldier
will eat any time and all the time);
then they need the influence OF good
women: and. third. they must have
music" Mr.. Allen then told about
recent incident occurring at the New
York Philharmonic concert for the
soldiers, when, at the giving Of the
second movement from Beethoven's
Fifth Symphony. the entire audience
in khaki stood at attention In their
seats.
Tells Of the Front.
Mr.. Sothern, who has Just returned
from France after a visit with Win
throp Ames to investigate possible
entertainments for the soldiers. re-
lated some OF the incidents at the
front He told OF the remarkable col
ored band Of the Fifteenth infantry.
which at Aix-les-Bains played for the
men as they returned from the
trenches. Mr.. Sothern also recited
Alan Seager's lode to the Americans"
Miss Marlowe, although run down
by her strenuous work for war bene-
ats, recited "In Flanders Fields" and
''The Anxious Dead" both by Captain
Mecca
The Washington times., 1918-05-30
CLAYTON PROMOTES
MUSICAL EDUCATION

From Savannah, Ga, comes the fol-
lowing notice Of the good work in
the ield Of music that Commissioner
ClaXton Is promoting throughout the
country. with his active educational
bureau here in Washington, Mr.. Clax-
ton reflects the influence OF the Ma
tional Capital on the affairs Of the
nation. He is constantly being quoted
as a vital force IN the Advancement
OF music The notice reads:
THE event OF the spring season,
from an educational and musical
standpoint, was the fifty-third annual
convention Of the Georgia Educational
Association and county school officials
at the Auditorium April 25 to p.
IAN address by DR.. Philander Clax-
ton, United States Commissioner Of
Education. stirred his hearers To tre-
mendous enthusiasm when he empha-
sized the necessity Of music in the
public schools. placing its Importance
next to reading and writing"
The Washington times., 1918-05-30
MARcHINe.sINeINe TRIED.

The marching-singing idea, promul-
gated by Governor Brumbaugh, OF
Pennsylvania, and John c. Freund,
editSr OF Musical America was intro
duced in New York during the great
Red Cross parade OF last Saturday.
The throngS that lined the walks east
and west were stirred when the
whiteclad marchers raised their
voices IN song. II was one of the
most memorable features of the
event. revealing to thousands the in
spring effect Of singing on the
march.
The Washington times., 1918-05-30

mebrancs Of "the sunday
The Washington times., 1918-05-30
MUSIC HAS MAGIC
POWER Of HOLDING
HOMES TOGETHER

How a heart rejoiees in . happy
evening spent around the plano! No
matter how humble or grand the sur
rounding. no matter how amateurish
or technically perfect the playing. no
matter how young or old the listen
ers, one and the same atmosphere IL
created IN every home BY making
music q part Of it It warns the
soul and creates kindliness, sympathy
and love in the hearts Of its listeners.
Can the influence resulting from such
q beautifying art be anything but
good?
The Washington times., 1918-05-30

compositions by him. A publisher
requested me to get permission to
publish the piano pieces after hearing
me play them. l had to write to
Dvorsky in Paris to secure it,
Do you like Dvorsky's musicF he
was questioned:
AS modern music goes. yes. They
are tinkling. entertaining little works
with color and an atmosphere. You
hear them, like Brahms, you like
to have them with you always.
Friendship grows with constant asso-
citation. Wagner. Beethoven and Schu-
mann also are in this class"
The Washington times., 1918-05-30
.STEINNAY HALL
MEMORIES EVOKED
BY UPTOWN MOVE
o-HunekeT.

In the passing Of old SteinwGy
Hall" as the chrOniclers put it when
this great firm Of plano manufac-
turers, friend also of all artists,
musicians, composers, and music
critics, moved from its original To-
cation in lower New York to a more
central uptown home. many reminis-
cences were awakened OF the music
memories Of that celebarted temple
Of the Muse.
One writer tells Of the great Josef
~ thus:
One night comes particularly be-
fore me, when the late Rafael josef
~ was the soloist with the Thomas
Orchestra. The hall was packed to
Euffocation- The heat was intense.
So wonderfully did Joseffy play
The Washington times., 1918-05-30
SONG
RALLY ATTRACTS
MANY NOTABLES

A rally Of the national patriotic
song committee was held on May IL.
at the Mcdowell Gallery, when Julia
MarIowe and E. H. Sothern were the
guests OF honor.
Mrs. Emil Boas, vice chairman Of
the committee. opened the program
with a few words extolling the energy
and work OF Emily Nichols Hatch in
organizing the committee. Miss
Hatch, the chairman, then spoke, Civ
ing a survey of the work which the
committee has accomplished. She
told how the committee had arranged
some 400 camp meetings for the men,
and with what enthusiasm the men
had received the entertainments. She
also urged all musicians to volunteer
their services for the entertainment
of soldiers, saying that, although
they should have thousands Of artists
for the work, only have volun-
teered. Particularly. she urged
Americans to learn the national an
them. There is nothing the matter
with the anthem, said Miss Hatch.
save that we must learn our words
and music. and then we shall get to
love and cherish and cease TO criti-
else it
The Washington times., 1918-05-30

Don't Reer at sIsekeFs wtn you
havs Paid yOlP income tHE.
The Washington times., 1918-05-30
Josef HOFMANN'S
NEW COMPOSERS
PIANIST HIMSELF?

In recent programs Josef Hofmann,
the pianist, played some very delight
ful compositions by a composer Of
whom the world had never heard.
They attracted much attention and
were liked generally. The two follow
ing comments from the press afford
an interesting illustration Of the i'm
portance to the music world Of the ad-
vent Of this new spirit, and also leave
one in a vague quandary.
"The mysterious composer, DvorslSy,
remains just about as mysterious
after Josef Hofmann gets through
telling about him, as he did in last
weeks Musical America" says an edi-
torial in that paper.
at Is a curious psychological fact
that certain events, and not neces-
sarily great or important ones, carry
with them from the first an atmos-
phere OF mystery. The present would
seem to be one OF that sort, even with
Mr.. Hofmann's explanation
Fact IL Strange One.
at is in itself a singular circum-
stance that a wholly unknown COM
poser in another continent should
tentatively send over some little
manuscripts to an artist in another
country, and at once find himself in
print and advertised. Such a thing.
however, Is not beyond the bounds OF
possibility; but there is no getting
away from the pact that IL is strange.
If Dvorsky had become enough CT
an artist in composition to command
the attention OF great pianists, wny
has he not been heard from in his own
locality? The war again might explain
that
Little as one would think Of doubt
ing Mr.. Hofmann's story. IL Is quite
probable that the mysterious Dvorsky
will remain mysterious until some
body hauls him out into the open In
flesh and blood"
IL Holman DvOrEkyf
Rumor has IT that Josef Hoffman,,
himself. is the mythical Dvorsky.
Again 1t is said:
''Mr. Hoffman, confided to the
Herald one morning last week the
real truth.
"'To tell you the truth, I don't
know who Dvorsky Is myself Mr..
Hofmann said when questioned re-
garding. his alleged double Some
manuscripts were sent to me from
Paris by a man who signed. himself
Dvorsky. I have his address and his
name, nothing more. never had
heard OF him and I know OF no other
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14
Survey Explains
High Profits Made
On Larger Farms

However skillWl or energetic q
farmer NAV DC. or however fertile his
land, ho ran q hope tor grvat profits
IN general farming " bits huEincns ig
ON "a small scale. according 10 Bulletin
1i3, recently published hy tho United
states department of agriculture, COW
oring a. report OF O. survey ct ais
farms tn southwestern Kentucky
While crop Yields. returns from live
stock. type of farming. diversity, and
the selection ana proportioning OF
crops ana live stock are factors which
directly affect t1gm profits. the gUc-
cess Ut 'hc business Boo general farm
ing depcnds to a very largo dogreo
upon its size n shouid be Kept IN
mind. the bulletin adds. that main.
tanning soil fcitility ~ az important
~ obtaining profits and this is dono
on n ordinary diversified fnrms to a
large extent hN crop rotations and a
proper system of keeping live stock.
I'm the area surveyed 20 FARMERS on
farms ut less than roo acres mad N
average labor incono OF ouiy sAl. 90
farms. averaging ESQ acres. averaged
f356: aud % farms. averaging 7tS
acres. averaged Si.t28 labor income.
The farms showing highost earnings
per acre were better stocked, had
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14
PICKING PREACHERS BY NAME
is RISKY; NOT EVERY SAMSON
COULD TEAR DOWN A TEMPLE

Bill Shakespeare who is credited
with about ~ many hulis-cXCs In the
worlds literary shootinE gallery Hs
any mortal. once twisted his Unequal
substance ratio u question mark and
asked: What's In q uumcT"
1911 isn't alone In his curiosity. he
hold the poor rcporici called upon u
few months ago to chronicle the fact
that Miss Jewel Sor underwent an
operation for appendiciucs. There's n
start " YOU are looklug for Hfc's little
contradictions. You would naturally
think that it she Wua towel Sur, she
would have been operated upon fot
gall stones.
Did YOU ever hear cot "a man who
had AN imposing name aud a rather
disuppointing pcraonulitNH Alexander
Bonaparto Caesar arc usually the first
three nancS FOR "a man whose last
name IL Dickens following the al
phabct) and who is frequently one.
or. coming back t. the Albuaueraue
directory. did you ever notice that
John Tombs IN %cHccutiye secretary for
the View Mexico Public Health assoc.
ciution2
But that's HE. Daniel samson was
rejected by tho army lrtu board IN "a
my town hcc0usc he WASH physically
III. or perhaps hecuuHc h, wouldn't
physicnlly ft. Lionel strong ought Ia
be "a boXing instructor bat ho makes
hair switches.
Al OF which is Introductory to the
Pure Incident. N happened IN q little
New Mexico village back in 50. or
possible II was '79 The eyewitness
has forgotten.
The inhabitants OF o. mining camp
decided that u town without a church
was impossible. IL lacked any sem
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

The federal government was asked
to loan SbOO.0 600 TO Now McNiro in
1857. The territory Possessed school
lands. but these did not yield r,Ncuuc.
Accordingly the territory sought TO
borrow money. the Interest OF which
could he used as collateral security.
No Public schools IN 1865.
Nn appeal ~ 1866 contained the tig.
nificant statement TINT There WAS not
a public common school in The entire
territory. The petition of 1857 do
ciarod that the school lands were
mountainous and brought in no rovc-
nuc aud that congress should make
the establishment OF schools possible
10y "A money grant.
Tho final plea was sent in 1879.
Hero q was reminded that the
$500 soldiers sent from the territory
In the CIvil war received paw
mcnt for their services, that congress
had been repeatedly ncglcctul OF New
MoXico. and that financial aid was
necessary IL schools were TO be started.
Receiving nc response from this APP
peal. the people OF New Mexico de-
cidcd to fight their own battle. The
excellence OF the present educational
system attests 10 the high standard OF
their ~cndoavors.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14


ton was created. ppsscssing power to
make laws. rules ana regulations nee
csEary for the education OF children.
employ teachers. provide school
houses. and similar tasks. \ terri-
toriai superintendent OF schools was
appointed for two q who WAS roe
CURED 60 visit al schuola and report
to the governor concerning existing
conditions.
Industrial college started.
In Iul3. 1859. congress vet apart
lands for the support Of a college OF
agricultural and mechanic arts The
fOllowine year. Ncw Mexico accepted
the 10000 acres allotted for the pur-
nose. specifying That an industrial coli
lego was TO be established In Santa
Re,
Tho public school lystem was brodd-
cnod IN 1861 when the law was
amended TO make the probate judge
scrVr as county superintendent Tho
fifty-ceut rate was continued ard alt
children between seven and eighteen
were required to attend unless excused
TO certain legal reasons.
significant ~ q provision IN tho 1854
law which requests thnt wealthy poo
pie should make contributions to tho
support OF the schools. Realizing
t~hcirinubiity 10 prescribe taxes which
MRAHANN NNN 49, ANNN hN"NNNAN AAN" NNNfhf -
disproportionhtc share OF school ox-
pcnsos. the legislators appealed To
their generosity 10 aid in establishing
and supporting the needed institu-
tons.
IN 1879 a law Vas passcd stating the
qualifications OF school SUPERVISORS
They were TO Dc OF GOOD rcputc. resi-
dents of the territory for five years,
heads Of families. OF real cs-
NfwNn NFN ElftVTnW ar tho IfnNfnU
states. The law OF 1874 provided FOR
regular reports hy the county suporin-
tendcuia and the territorial superin-
tcndcnt.
Co-cduCntion Favored.
'~o-CHWCutton was apparently iANor-
ed in New McAico az an early date,
Governor ANtcli, in his mussagc In
1876. said TINT girls should have an
equal chance 10 secure an education
and NJ only one sex could have n, fc-
males should DE preferred Governor
ANtcll also urged the employment of
women AS school teachers as far as
possible.
In 1859. a law Was passed specify
ing that no person should he a teacher
who could not road and write. what
the practice had boon previous to this
time In hard to imagine.
Through the history OF New Mexico
school legislation, the indifferent and
oven unfriondly attitude of the con
grcss of the United States " con
stautly emphasized. Petition after
petition was sent to Washington urg-
ing relief and apparently no results
were obtained The first appeal was
sent IN 1859 when three things were
asked "a pcnitcntiary, good roads. and
! adequate schools. The next year m
other appeal was sent, mentioning the
fact that -eighths OF the populn-
ton were iliterate and thai there were
no public schools where they might be
taught to read and write.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

bluncc OF Goodness, and incoming syt-
tiers would not bo attracted to 10 So
thcy decided To build a church. not
any special denomination, just a.
church.
The OCULAR contractors wcrc bus,
building residences and mime shaft
houses. In the emergency, someone
suggested that "a minister loo procured
who could build the church to suit
himself. IL was a wonderful idea, the
minister was found who had patterned
after the man OF Nazareth and had
served rs q carpenter In his youth.
II happened that the now preacher
was u man nf ample proportions. Hc
Was close 20 siN and one-half feet IN
height aud Inclined to bc corpulent.
Tho pulpit was constructed to meet
his requirements and was high. broad.
and substantial. when no placed his
pondcrous arms on II n beloved
forth IN a rcVCrhcrating voice. firc and
birthstone seemed very realistic
But he heard tho call of distant
pastures. lie found that the crop ,n
Colorado was white Tor the harvest.
Hc resigned
Applications ror his position wcfe
not numerous Nouc seemed promis-
ing. And thcu one NATL brought in q
letter from an applicant whose name
WAS pavid Manuel Masters. THAT
sounded satisfactory. The David
part bespoke The singer Manuel and
Matscrp seemed to typify strength. lie
would nl the pulpit
And 80 ne was hircd lie arrived
Saturda, night and was 10 preach
early sunday morning The whole
camp attended tho service.
The pulpit WAS one OF the square
variety which permitted a chair IL
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

diversity. Icss idle and waste
land, and hcticr economy ~ utilizn-
ton Of hoiss lahuf Farms over TOO
acres IN ala. averaged about 40 pro-
du,tivc days work per horse, whilc
farms under too acres averaged but
about 50 DAYS The cost ~ man labor
WAS also lower on the large farms
MANY farmers were able 20 increase
tho slzu OF their business aHd Hdi GO
thp'r income hN renting additional
land
NeNt ~ Importance 10 size Of hus-
uoaH in profitable farming M b %
Yield while high Yields urc essential
thoy should bc mndc economically for
" ig possible 90 scrutr ihem 90 too
greet expense lh the section SUR
tr,ri thr tccpiuE OF lty, -tncN w q
nf tt' muai Important factors in
mpiut,luing good oror },'lhH This
practice also cuahlsr tic utilization OF
waste productH Whtch Hrc fed TO
stock. and inrrtaatt tho value of grain
aud fpcdstuffa On the ltrm hN feeding
them GencrJll, s%pcakius, the hullc-
tn states. ou large and medium sized
farms from ONE. huif 90 two-thttda OF
the total farm receipts should como
ron hive stock
In addition to general Information
relative TO succosstul farm practices in
the area suryct cd. Tho bulletin de-
scrihcs iu detail the farm management
pf five farmH which tn general illus
tratc good standards toi organization
in the section
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

School children in New Mexico did not always go TO school with
books and tablets under their arms. In Civil war times, the books
Were strangely absent and in their place each child carried a stick Of
cordwood for the community fuel box.
Conditions have changed very remarkably in the seventy years
since New Mexico became a territory OF the United States. Education
has become the property Of the masses instead of the very few. But
credit for the advance must not he given TO the Congress of the tnttcd
States it belongs squarcy to the people Of the commonwealth.
In 1913, there were eighteen schools and eighteen teachers in the
territory. In 1875. there were 13s SchOcis and AZ teachers. In 1906.
there were 900 teachers and 10000 pupils. Today there i, not a state
in the union that spends as much ON education in proportion 10
populaton as does New Mexico
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

In Civil war times. teaching school
was not the most lucrative profession
that could be found II iH not now.
either. but conditions then were even
moro d~iscouraging Euch pupil wus
required to pay nftv cents each month
Tor instruction, This wont 90 tho
cache Under tho schoul law ct 1860.
and the SALARY of that official ranged
from IS Ca sac per month Nothlng
Is said In the laws as 10 which sum
was more customurilN received. hut 10
Is to he supposed that the village
school with sixteen pupils Was more
common than the one with eighty.
Teaching school. though. lid not; rec
quire quite as much preparation thtn
"a Il does now phe law of 1850 pro-
Vides that the instructor shall bee able
10 teach only the first rudimcuts Of
learning. II ~ interesting 60 spccu-
late what the first rudiments' were
in 1850.
scvcn-iiglihs mitcratc.
But there was u reason Tor not haN-
ing the qualifications FOR teaching too
high. Teachers We're hard 20 get. u,
the census OF 1880. ~ was found that
scven-eighths OF the people in Now
Mexico could rot read or write in %
language. Tho rcmnining onc-eighth
usually possessed sufficient means TO
engage in morc profitable iincs Of en-
NNNR - 90 NNfNNN ANNNNNN w wv"
some pcrson capable OF teaching 'first
~rudimcnts.'
The high percentage Of |illitcrncy is
casv to understand IN tho light of am
event OF 1855. : school law was pnss-
ed by tho territorial Legislature provid-
ing Tor tho establishment of schools
which were 10 be supported hy direct
taxation. -Four counties Taos. RIO
Arriba, Santa Ana. and Socorro-p pro-
tcstcd so strongly that tho law was
made effective throughout tic state
except FOR these counties. Hero u ref
oreudum was 10 be tukrn on the mat
ter. At the election, b.Oh3 votes were
east IN the four counties and only %
favorable 70 the proposed sc Dol s>s-
ten.
Tax Plan Favored Rich.
The method OF tuNation prescribed
In 1868 Is worthy OF mention. Each
male over Fl years Of apo was 90 pay
81 u he owned less than $3.50 worth
of property. over that sum. io was
10 pay 81 for every $1,000 up to $50
o00. No matter how much more than
5000 "A person possessed, $50 was
his school tax. This practice was
sharply at divergence with tho pres
ent system OF sliding scale taxes de-
signed 10 make the rich carry the ma
Jor portion OF the load.
The law OF 1855 was short lived. az
II w;S repealed largely in 1856 and
what fines a been assessed for fail-
urc To abide by It's provisions were re-
funded. School matters remained in
a chaotic state until 1880 when thu
law providing a nfty-cont monthly tut
ton was passed. II was this law which
required each pupil to bring a stick
OF cordwood cach morning.
In 1868, an act was passed amenl-
ing the 1850 law. Here a step was
taken which foro-shadowed the pres
cnt system, \ state board OF oducn
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

stand bchiud H. Tho pastor remained
seated there until time TOT preaching
The singing was lusty. 90 deacon read
the scripture: another sons, then ~
was the new preachers turn
The audience leaned forward uul
expected him To- stretch his huge bulk
above The mnssiNc pulpit hut no. tie
could scarcely gvt hts chin over &C.
HIS face was thin aud Wunk IN e.
dunVCring voice he announced hrs
text. Fear not. ~ W. t."
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14
SCHOOL CHILDREN OF NEW
MEXICO CARRIED WOOD TO
SCHOOL SIXTY YEARS AGO

Each Pupil Made One Contribution to Community
Fuel Box; School Teachers Received From Eight
to Forty Dollars Per Month; Congress Was Deaf
to Entreaties for Financial Aid; Seven-eighths of
Populace Could Not Read or Write in 1850; No
Public Schools in 1886; People of New Mexico
Have Built Splendid School System Entirely by
Their Own Efforts, Inspired by Their Own En-
terprise and Desire for Advancement
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

occasion a nat
obviously
looking Tor some
thing to Kick
about. demanded
10 YOU scll
diseased m a {
here p'
Worse. re-
piled Al. blandly
Hn - .
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

mean. worse demanded the truculent
patron.
''rhe meat We serve Is dead" con-
fided Al I'm "a stag whisper.
An act Of kerolsm Is temporary
while an act of charity Is everlasting
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

y tly
ntver mind thai
order now vau
never eat when
there % smell of
FIRE D. paint
around
~ YOU Just
wait % few iuiu
utcE. sir. replied
the Waff4r frrfn
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

Al Levy got the shock Of his life
the other night, but was equal TO the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-14

two oun ladics viii be going
ONLY the mal Nhu understand
women admits that ne doesn't