Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-04

iooli III dHneSJOck Hail OF the CIVIC
club and Wednesday Club with Mrs
William Il. Keller presiding, the
Wednesday Club chorus directed by
Mrs. Wilbur +. Harris sang two
numbers; Mrs. William Henderson.
president of the Harrisburg Civic
Club, gave brief talk and DR..
freund spoke earnestly of the musi-
cal alliance of which he is presi-
dent. The longer address was given
by DR.. c. f. 1oban, superintendent
or the public schools of Dunmore,
who spoke on Pennsylvania Part
in Music" saying in brief:
Mr.. Hoban's address follows in
part:
GehhsylVania's contr;aut5n to
Americas music. What a debt OF
gratitude we owe to our native sons
TOT what they have given to the sum
lotal OF American musical accom-
pnshment: for is not their gift the
greatest of any state in the Union?
| The music of a state rs the sum of
"hat its musicians have done, and n
| careful study of the achievements of
the musical geniuses of our soil re-
Veals the pleasing fact that 'cnn-
| sylNania's contribution IS greater
than that of any state in our repub-
lie The versatility of the state
in music is seen as pioneer II the
/ pi"du'tion of musical Instruments.
! trst to take her place as n r1Usical
center. as when the first opera.
L rNe's "Notre Dame de Paris" was
! produced in Philadelphia: first To es-
tablish singing schools and musical
academies to train her musicians;
| birthplace of American folk music,
rich and versatile in the work at
tempted by her composers; tremen-
| dOuSlV 2ncpnSSfn1 in phn1Iis N ri N
notable in the number and success
of her artists - Pennsylvania mas
| been given heritage not shared by
any other state, heritage of which
every native son should feel justly
proud. heritage that should spur us
on to greater effort . We school
superintendent should encourage the
frequent singing of Hail Columbia"
and other standard Pennsylvania
compositions. We should ask our
colleges to encourage music compo-
sitions on the part of their students
so that college songs may have a
Pennsylvania setting. We should Or
! ganize songfests, and once each year
give in every community in the state
n program made up exclusively of
Pennsylvania compositions.
owe to Our Schools
| we owe II 10 tIle ndllOWeu HleIl-
! cries of our dead musicians-to the
splendid accomplishments of the liv-
ing ones-to our system of educa-
tion-to give music the place 1t de-
serves in our public schools. Music
should be part of the course of study
of every school district in our COM
monwealth Personally, l would
place it next to the three RS.
I'VE define education as the prep
aration for complete living. What
life is complete without music? AT
every school entertainment or func-
tion music has a large place. Can
we imagine church service with
out it? Is it not the magnet that is
invariably used to collect crowds?
In peace, it is the joy of nations; in
war, the inspiration of soldiers
, Through it we give expressions to
, cur loves, to our hopes and aspira-
tions, TO our joys and our sorrows.
Physical effort and mental strain
, find relief in music, and it is one of
) tho great uplifting influences in our
social organization.
"Superintendents can do much to
l make music a vital factor in their
J systems by supporting, encouraging
and giving proper recognition to the
supervisor of music and his work.
J "Given it's place in the course OF
study, pupils should be required to
g.. pass music just as they are required
to pass other subjects. Proper cred
it should be given for music work
done in and out of school. 1t should
, count toward graduation just as
; geology, botany and Latin count.
There should be an orchestra in
f every school organization. Many dis
2 tricts have them in the grades as
well as in the high schools. A band
e is clearly within the possibilities OF
. most districts. Where these obtain
students sholud have extra credits
for band and orchestra work.
Need of Music