Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-09-26

on "Educational Music.'' She said
that music is a universal science and
art. The love of it and the attraction
it has, serves as an education and In
schools helps to vitalize~ other subjects:
Physical education is impossible with
out music and teachers are using it IN
teaching writing and geography, even:
Folk music is the wild flower music
Of the world It expresses the differ
ent characteristics of different peoples.
Education means to lead out express
sion. The response of person to
rythm is a barometer of mental power.
Music arouses in the child mental alert
ness, poise, discrimination and bodily
control. Music should be given an i'm
portant place in the school, and should
be given as much credit toward grad
uation as solid subjects. Organized
singing is q force toward Americanlza-
tion.
Miss Rhetts spoke Of what is being
done in music in the west and east. In
one school $4,000 has been appropriat-
ed for the buying of musical instru-
ments upon which regular lessons are
taken by the pupils. :,
| Miss Rhetts believes that musical ed
ucation is an absolute necessity for
good citizenship.
Mrs. Charles Jensen and Mrs. Neil
Woodworth, who favored the audience
with vocal selections, looked as charm
ingly as they sang, and very graclously
responded to an encore.
! Socialism and the Family.
! DR.. Marion D. Shutter Of Minneapo
lis. gave a lecture on "Socialism and
the Family" He talked of the prop
aganda being used against the govern
ment, The most important factors in
the human race are the family, proper
ty. use of capital and religion. Tht
| family is the most effective means OF
future development. Take away thu
family and religion and we are back
in the Jungle. Socialism seeks to ov
erthrow both. The socialists declare
that religion is a menace to socialism
DR.. Shutter said that not all social ~:
aired these views, but the ideas OF mar
riage and home are woven in the fabric
Of their creed.
DR.. Shutter quoted Karl Marx, Eu
gene V. Debs, AID others prominent
Att,r the ltctur: the delegates ant
visitors were inv ted to the home Of
Mrs. {. a. Wey Ihaeuser, where a re
ception as held.
Mrs. c. A. Woyerhaeuser, Mrs. r
D. Musser, Mrs. George R. Christie
Mrs. J. L. Blanchard, Mrs. Geo. A. Al
len and Mrs. J. L. Washburn were il
the receiving line. The house was
beautiful: decorated for the occasion
and d;s.~.y refreshments served.
Thursday morning reports of commit
tees cn credentials and scholarship:
were given by Mrs. N. V. Wetzel anc
Mrs. E. j. Lewis, Sauk Centre.
! Mrs. VIM. T. Coe Of Wayzata, spoke
on "The Policies of the General Fed
eration.". Mrs. Coe gave the impress
sion she gained as delegate and pre-
dicted that the next president would
trod a hard path.
Mrs. j. G. Buchanan, Minneapolis
spoke on Impressions Gained from
the Council Program" Mrs. Buchan
an is forcible, witty speaker and a
general favorite. She also read an in
teresting paper by Mrs. G. M. Ferguson
Minneapolis, on "The Social Side OF
the Asheville Convention"
Greetings were given by representa-.
tives of the affiliated organizations.
Mrs. w. j. O Toole, Of St. Paul, spoke
for the Minnesota Division of Catholic
Women, an organization composed now
of over 1000 women and organized just
since the war.
Mrs. VIM. T. Coe introduced Miss
Margaret Frisbie Of Minneapolis, q
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