Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-07
VERMONT TEACHERS
IN BURLINGTON FOR
ANNUAL CONVENTION
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have been passing America has no. been
taught that you cannot both eat your
cAke ara have -
on tAc American school rests tho rcspon e.
s.O!h'y Of Substituting habits OF conser-
vA'ioa for the hFh.ts If waStefulness
for which America ms been notorious
7 10 days when Tho abundance OF natvfal
resources and attending opportunities
rade existence comparatively simp.e are
paAs.1r IL america a. they lore ago
passed In Europe 70 American youth
must hereafter rcaii2e rat p1osr-Tity
Will rot cor1e through the luck 90 the
4sers. but through Teen training and he
ta;loirad apo'lca:ion
IN : true Democracy very lahorar is
capitals: Through wise habits Of
5nvI7s learned IL tho public nools. he
builds up a financial reserv" which
neans irdo?paieGce r. ls this co"struc~
tive thrift Nhich can h~ taught in the
schools Of A.nar;c' I, is as casy 10
frenaiSo thr,,; a- 80 drau!etae any
DINER subject III the curriculum. This
drar1A:.5atioa car be- brought about ~
III. aotua practice Of saving a.tns with
the teecr.nR 81 itg theory. Tna United
S;atss Governnen' has provided m. IDEAL
veL.t.a for such practical work in the
creation of 'he Thrift Stamp which mil
lca= cf American school children are now
Buying
The teacher who On ,ou-AEes hel pupils
e. car morev = ;>ves; in Taft Stamps
AMI Var Saving Starni.s l. doing much
io1 ther economic s.rerg.h and practical
rGt-iod5nl E1oa chDG who buys Stamps
rssd: partnership IL the Government
Hs learns the wisdor' OF Investing his
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SUMS inAA Nv r
The Strong theatre was filed in the
evening 10 hear Mrs. q. :. Morgan OF
New York city speak on the subject.
Songs That Live" Mrs. Morgan deplored
the tendency Of the times in this country
to turn toward ragtin1e as an expression
OF the musical life of America. She spoke
of the assertion which the late Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt once made that If
the people of this country want to And
distinctive American songs that viii live.
they will have to study the negro
melooles' Mrs. Morgan expressed agree
n1ent with this opinion.
ou'li,liHs her cary snIhoo0 experiences
N her in tbeir ,,,idd,a,,stnr, ho,,,o w.
Morgan toId NJ eoinr ~ Bostor ~ s,,,a,,
r,r.ic ava 90 80 >no,,oo ,,',,,, 49,
father aftn, he,. ret,,rn ro,,,., ~, rhio,,
ne disannro,.ed Of sor,o ~ ,ra ,h;ra.
r,bich ere ,ea,r,d +, +bo ras, Tho, IL
,o'a ~ - -, ~ LINEN 81"
10 learn what il is that makes songs live
She found the answer in ItaIv in Ireland
in Scotland. and in Germany vbero tho
fervid devotion of tho common ,eonle IN
TIE great nation,I ,irs ,t,,a ..sa,,. T,,oia ;,
and the Irish and Scotch folk songs es
well as The Watch on the Rhine " makes
these songs or the neoplo liva fora,ar
Mrs Morgan dcrlorcd the tendency in
this country to take IN pop,,ar songs To-
day and let them die fo.,norra,r sbo has
made a study Of American songs and the
Qualities which make certain on.s u,o