Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-09

IMPLIES OF fully no-ha1 OF each
-roup are IN the Bowdoin crilexe
museum n Brunswick. Maine, one OF
The most notable college collections
IN our country and the best collection
t;1is side Of Boston.
The original Of the cut On the
folder ID IN this Maine museum. IL
vas painted by our earliest nafive
n American painter of note. Rob-
~ Fake. for S,uIbert- MS predeces-
Sor. Was burn N Scotland although
e painted and taught in America.
Everyone knows how 1ch Boston
s, especially IN early American art.
and the Worcester museum is SO ex-
ceilent II should. whenever possible.
be included in a Boston visit. Prob
aniy every artist mentioned may be
found this side Of New York
The aim Of your committee has
been to stimulate al interest in
American art and Il the folders
prepared are of any help 70 in
dividuais. 70 groups Of individuals.
Or 70 clubs following a course of art
ne committee VIII be fully repaid for
all their work
Home Eeanomies
Miss Edith B. Hunt Of Springvaie.
the chairman Of the Home Economics
Department reported as follows:
Al The md winter meeting II was
reported that this committee would
consider ms year three main topics
food. clothing and child welfare
since this IS the calidrens year, spe-
uiaI emphasis mas been placed On
child welfare Work. A list Of the
available bulletins dealing with the
feeding and care Of infants and chill
Iren was sent TO I5- clubs IN THIS
state. Thirty reports relative 20 the
work were received by the commit
tee From these clubs reporting, i
was found that a number of them
.;id most periodically complied With
me food ana clothing regulations
some Of these cubs reporting had
observed Child Welfare Day anu a
few reported that i school physician
or nurse was employed by the club or
the town. Other clubs had CO.
operated with public health stations.
available speakers sent out by the
nSa4Il ~Illtt1l-
AS I understand. II Is oo1 the pur-
pose Of his Home Ecennrnlcs COM
IuIttee TO duplicate any organization
OF committee already existing winch
Is at present rendering assistance
along the lines of food, clothing or
child welfare We aTe rather. at
..InpIing 10 bring % ne attention of
ne clutls ne various available or
ge1lEat IONS. such Is Inc state eXte'?
sim department with It's excellent
home demonstration agents. and The
public health department Win IFS
literature ana available SPEAKERS.
Ia CLOSING. The committee makes
the following recommendations
First. that the members o1 these
various clubs shall avail themselves
Of the free literature relative 10 the
care and feeding Of children which IS
ready for distribution. second. that
a more scientific study Of the feeding
Of the family be made: and third
hat the members Of the federation
by creating public sentiment encour-
age modest and suitable dressing
AMONG the girls and young women a1
our communities
Music DEPARTMENT.
Emma 3 Pitcher, chairman u The
rasic department. made the -epu--. Z
par as % lows: Your cuinr;l.ee wisaes
to present for :-o,tr confederation TIE
following Ines ram The pe-. 81 one II
The aast known ea.tn-:2l writer's = The
copnr-y; ''Fannl- Kemuie. ne English
actress. oncs told Major EisE n On. the
founder Of The Boston Symphony or
ches,-a: You have planted lily n a
gor,fieid One Of our Name editors
writes as follows: ''RrEk,n said: Ev-
ervbodv should listen 10 good music for
q Few minutes every day. Il wse a Wise
remark Not only the savage beast but
.E -irei mind and weary body as we'll
ara hetrer for a bit Of harmony. Al
PLAYED z big par. The soldiers n
CAMPS and the folks at home nave kepf
heart warm and courage high with
song Il would be 4 pity II the return
70 commonplace meant that We drop
t..is aault rom our lives There s
sweeping upon Is 4 wave Of Industrial
isrn The tendency n education IS 20
ward trade and professional framing.
We must not let 4 sweep Us entirely
AVA from thar renrier. iner side Of
Itfe represented br music and arr
In order 70 estimate he value
placed anon music II our various
cities and towns ~our committee aar-
Y n the rear sent 70 the presidents
II about Ton federated clubs the fol-
lowing questionable: Public school
MUSIC: Is nuE,c taught IN your
schools Is music taught N the rural
schools in vour district" Is high
scnool credit given cor outside study
IF piano. voice and orchestral instru
nents" II 50, how much? Are any
theory classes such as harmony, ap-
1rec:at;on. etc. taught IN your
schools Community music: Are
community sings held II your CRY or
Iuwn7 II SO. how oftsn' Eow great
IS the public interest IN these things"
Any suggestions o. reports Of unusu
ally dne work will be appreciated.
To date replies ha-e been -ecelved
from about IS PEI cssf. 81 them md
ne results are very interesting As
% music IN The public schools: All
-aplies except TWO report uusic as
regularly taught n the graded
schools and all excspt tiree repur.
music in the unEraded rural scnonis.
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