The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-21

| weekly letter 10 The world through
which she hopes to mcot the interest
/ each week Of the club women Of the
/ state, ghys, among other pertinent
+ things. that she would rather every
Eirl ANA boy lu the state should rec
ooiNc the rudimouts Of musical "a
urailOn than that oklahoma should
produce q genius Tho Interesting
letter follows.
The war taught u.s. has become
q hackncyed phrase and wa some
/ time conclude most of the lessons
We thought indolibly fixed have bccn
forgotten.
"Ncvcrthelcss the war ala tog,b us
many things ana not tho least was
q greater apprehension ~ the part
music plhyF iu our national lIfo and
personal development We learned
that people who sing together are
apt TO pull together. In America we
have too long thought Of music np an
accomplishment for the fow with
special talent, rather than valuable
part Of each chlld's education. In
OK ElnhOnA II was only recently that
our school HyHtcm recognized tho
"durntivH value If music Uv giving
nigh school credit and providing for
state examination Of music trHrh-
ora. We should Ike to mnko music
a required subject In the school cur
riculum II is cvidcut that with a.
per cent of tho children ~ school
age I'm Tho rural districts whore tho
financial support Us Inadequate for
oven present needs. and where many
or the teachers havc only n worry
m"hgcr knowledge OF music. We arc
not ready 20 demand musical train
INK In all public schools
II do not believe I'm tho born
short theory of william uawloy
smith, tho theory that a child should
be instructed only in those subjects
FOR which he shows special aptitude.
strictly adhered TO- that theory
would develop a nation OF freaks.
We expect our professional man and
our tcchnicians 10 be able to gpprc-
ciatc good literature. why should
they not be nblc to appreciate good
music or n good picturoP had
rathor ovorv boy nnd girl In okla
homa should receive tho rudimcnts
or musical education than that
oklahoma should produce musical
genius. The Federation Of Womcn's
Cluhs has done much to foster good
music. lts work cannot be- measured
ny the number Of music clubs on i,s
. 'H''i I'l lil' llIllf UllOtlt0 AT Its
conventions Many clubs whose
members are unable TO play an in
strument or sing well enough 10 bo
counted eligible to membership in n
music club love music. Such clubs
bring artists to their com mrunitios.
insist on music being taught In tho
public school. encourage community
singing, promote higher standard
OF music. and even boost the town
band
Specialists in any line make scant
h"adway without tho support OF the
lnyman. The physician must hny,.
his patient and the lawyer his client.
The musician finds In the approvnl
ot his audience the inspiration need I
ed TO Induce greater effort toward
perfection. Conversely. the lnyman
IL lifted above things sordld To n
higher plane by the genius OF the
Ut Oklahoma is to progress nusl- |
chlly, the Federation OF Womcn's
cubs and the Federation Of Wom-
ems clubs must work together. A
gnodly number OF Representatives
from women's club attended the
meeting Of the Music federation.
January 10 to II, in Oklahoma City.
Among tho number were three dis
trict presidents. Mesdamoa RIehl.
Sanger ana Frazier. and your state
president, who were given "a plnco on