South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-05
BY sue Carmody.


DR. John G. Freund will speak
ia this city Friday night, April Il.
under the auspices of the Civic Fed
GRAFTON. Dr. Freund is not a pro-
fessionaI lecturer, for ne accepts
neither fee nor travelling expenses.
tie explains his attitude by saying.
After "A lifetime OF struggle and
sa crihce, have reached the point
where / believe / can be Of some
service to my country ] do not
purpose 10 sell that service for
lecturers fee nor for travelling ex-
penses."
For the past 40 years. John c.
Freund has stood out as the friend
and hacker of American music
schools for American musical stu
dents He is one Of the most prom
inent personages in Americas mu-
steal life as an editor and publicist
Wants America Recognized.
AS the editor Of Musical Amer
lea, Dr. Freund, in 1914 took
stand 10 establish a general recog-
milton Of the fact that the United
States leads the world in genuine
musical appreciation and that the
! time has come for casting aside of
the prejudice favoring everything
that is European in music. He has
carried on his campaign not only
| through the columns of his own
paper. but from the public plat
form in nearly every prominent city
in the country and has aroused
widespread discussion in the Amer
lean newspapers and in musica! cir
cles throughout the country.
IL is said that European musical
authorities. as well as the leading
newspapers of Germany. England.
| France and Austria, took up the
question and combatted the fact
that the United States was able TO
stand alone on its musical feet. In
/ Berlin. indignation meetings were
| held 70 protect especially against
one phase Of the campaign DR..
| Freund was making, that is. the
warning 10 parents concerning the
moral and physical dangers that
were likely to attend the sending
OF boys and girls 10 Europe for
study
He gives a vivid account Of the
/ life Of the average musical student
abroad. He draws a contrast by
showing how much better prepared
America is 10 provide these musical
students with musical educations
that fully equal any training that
Z can be secured abroad. The country
spends annually more than six hun
dred millions of dollars on all forms
( of music, excluding musical COM
! edies. These and many other equal
I ~ important reasons are why DR.
Freund. who has made the matter
one of life long consideration. urge
| the musical students of America 10
90 to American schools Of music.
Founder of Alliance.
He is the founder of the Musical
Alliance of the United States The
purpose of this organization is to
bring together the two million
workers in Americas musical life
| This alliance has already won the
mem bership and endorsement Of
thousands Of leaders in the mus
/ ical world. The aim of the organiza-
I ton is To introduce music as
major subject in the public schools,
to encourage all societies and or
CARNATIONS devoted TO musical ac-
/ tivity. TO establish a minister OF fine
arts i'm the presidents cabinet and
/ 10 do everything that is possible
| TO improve musical conditions in
| the country.
! DIR. Freund was born in London.
/ England, in 1S4S. His father was
/ Or. Jonas Freund one Of the lead
/ ing physicians for many years. His
mother was a writer of note. She
gained an international reputation
as a writer on social economies
writing under the non de plume.
Amelia Lewis.
Educated at Oxford.
DR.. FreUnd was educated In Ok
/ ford He began his career as a