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The Washington times., 1923-11-03
SCHOOLS ARE DEVELOPING
TRUE MUSIC LOVERS
So Declares Director of Public Instruction in an
Illuminating Article.

; thoven It Is difficult to interest
them in the works Of lesser men.
Musical Development.
after the life and works Of
Beethoven have been done with
satisfactory thoroughness, inclu-
ding not merely the analysis Of
his themes, their development,
and the general study Of the for
NAL elements, but also the diff
cult and elusive problem Of sub
ject matter or content, we take
up the chronological development
of music. The origins and the
elements in modern music which
we derive from the impulses Of
primitive man always make at
tractive subject matter. Folk
song is also very interesting. es-
pecially as it can be correlated
with literature and history. The
pupils have studied Chaucer and
the old epics, and they have q
good knowledge OF general his
tory.
"By this time the minds Of the
pupils are ready to receive Bach's
works, which are administered,
however, in homeopathic doses.
Then we take up the period Of
Haydn and Mozart, leading UP to
Beethoven whom we now view in
a new light. The historical events
of the eighteenth century and the
social changes Of the time add g.
new interest to the musical stud
les.
Modern Music Helpful.
"Of great value to the students
is the survey of modern music,
beginning with the Romantic COM
posers of the nineteenth century.
BY comparing them with the
poets whom they have previously
studied, the pupils are able to
get a firm grasp on the essential
characteristics Of the style of the
period and aims Of the composers.
Many interesting discussions take
place regarding the problems Of
musical appreciation that arise as
we approach the composers of the
present day. Especially with re-
gard to music that illustrates a
story and the harmonic vagaries
of contemporary composers, there
is always q diversity Of opinion,
and we have many enlightening
remarks on the part Of the young
listeners.
Altogether, in the course in
musical appreciation we manage
to get a general view Of the whole
dnValOOmnnt Of In atrOIY1oerfoI y,o,yoIo
especially for piano and for or
chestra. We learn to distinguish
the great music from the medic
ere. A class that finishes an in
tensive study in this manner will
never be satisfied with anything
but worthy music
The Washington times., 1923-11-03

66THE public schools have al
ways been the bulwark
of this nation" writes
Philip Gordon, director Of music
in the South Side High School,
Newark, N. j., in the Music
Trades. And it is in the schools
that something is being done
which will in time develop a gen.
Grafton of music-loving citizens,
whose tastes will be higher than
the savage and degenerate music
which now fills us with JOY. the
teaching of musical appreciation
is rapidly reaching the point where
the understanding of this art will
be on a. level with that OF litera-
ture among high school grad
yates.
THE writer admits that the
class in musical appreciation gives
him more pleasure than does any
other class he teaches. For the
results achieved are the most
far-reaching. Pupils enter the
course with no notion whatever
of the difference between good
music and bad, except what they
have learned in their own piano
or violin playing. They finish
their work with keen under
standing of the great masters ana
q good sense of judgment regard
ing pieces that are new to them
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be conducted on as high a plane
as possible, we inquire into the
previous record of students VINO
desire to take musical apprecla-
ton instead Of the required STUDY
of theory and sight reading. Such
pupils are questioned regarding
their knowledge of music Cmost
of them make excellent material
because they have studied some
instrument) or their. general In
terest in music. We find num-
Der of pupils with keen minds
and a great love Of music, who
have never attained any executive
ability whatever. To these pupils
music is a very great pleasure,
and they learn to listen with tho
greatest understanding, but they
have no ability as performers.
The point is important as show
ing that the ability to play a
musical instrument is in no way
necessary to a very keen appre-'
citation Of the beauties Of must
cal art.
THE course itself is conducted
as combination of the study OF
musical history with musical APP
probation. Because most of the
pupils are seniors Though their
ages run from fifteen to about
seventeen years in this city the
course as given by the writer
takes the pupils knowledge of
literature as a BACKGROUND and
employs the methods Of literary.
study In the study of musical APP
probation. We begin with Mat
thew Arnold's essay on "The
Study Of Poetry and analyze the
substance Of that poets judg-
ment. Then musical examples are
given, developing the same stand
ards. in our own art.
Next we put into practice our
recently established standards Of
good music by an intensive study
or the works of Beethoven, the
greatest of all composers. This
flxes firmly in the minds of the
children the very highest prin-
clples or musical Judgment. The
only trouble is that once the
class mas tasted the music OF Bee
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
Many Insane Die

COLUMBUS, ohio.-only a
small percentage OF insane
~ persons remain permanent
patients" asserted superintendent
William, H. Pritchard, Of the STATE
hospital here, addressing a local
audience. "An astonishingly large
number Of business and proIes'
sional men became mentally IN
balanced. In most cases they lose
their assets through bad invest.
ments while suffering delusions'
he said.
Nearly one-half Of the mentally
deranged persons placed In State
institutions die during their first
year of residence, and more than
40 per cent are released as cured
within that period" continued SUI
perintendent Pritchard.
Zone male patient wanted to put
Henry Ford in the penitentiary,
give all the State officials auto"
mobiles, give out Jobs to persons
wanting to work only a minute a
day, and distribute with a lavish
hand his fortune Of millions OF
dollars
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
SAP AND SALT
BY Bert Moses

Great heroes ere not men who
save souls, but men who destroy
them in war.
The tongue makes q mess Of It
when it tries to tell what the
brain thinks.
Every fashion is 1udicrous ex,
cept that which prevails now and
which you follow.
Your habits tell the world what
you are far mora accurately than
all the gossips.
Martyrs live in history not be-
cause they died, but because of
the cause they died for.
Theory has probably done the
world as much harm as 1t has
good.
Hez Heck says: Laughter loses
its kick if you spread It out
too thin"
Copyright. 1923. Premier Syndicate. Inc.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
Venerable Tree

NEW HAVEN - While the
~ Washington elm at Cam
a bridge has fallen, the old
buttonball tree at Elm and Col
lege streets, just outside the fence
of New Haven Green. still flour
ishes, as it has done, according
to records, since long before
Washington reviewed Yale stu
dents on the Green and then rodo
away toward Cambridge under an
escort at the head Of which Noah
Webster, afterward author of the
dictionary, marched playing lust
tily on fife, back in the spring
of 1915.
Bearing marks of several am
putated limbs, the old tree is be-
lieved to be good for many years
yet II the city forester continues
to pay adequate attention to it.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
Warships Cheap

COPENHAGEN - Astonishing
prices were obtained at q
~ sale of several out-of-date
warships of the Norwegian Navy
here.
The Valkyrien, good sized
cruiser, brought only $4,000, while
six torpedo boats were knocked
down to a shipbreaking firm for
a little over $500 each.
A naval patrol boat, complete
with engine and in a disable con.
ditIon. was sold for 5000.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03

WIRELESS message, travelling at the rate Of ten mn.
n lion miles minute, ten-milon-yearoId
: dinosaurs egg in Seattle Harbor.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
Mr. Hughes Fathers a Porcupine.

y EANWHILE, there's hope for much earlier debt
nj adjustments Mr.. Hughes PREPARATIONS plan to
49, be porcupine bristIing with quisthe longer one
studies it. the he's convinced that cant be handled
without mailed fist We haven't
France encouraged stand pat by the failure Of dct
torshp Berlin beholds Germany IN the last Of
resistance and reeraes intention demand the final
authorized by the Versailles Treaty.
No objection though to parties Of distinguished
wishing to look around the Ruh provided they don't cost
her anything.
With the largest standing army, largest munitiOn pile
and biggest aerial fleet why should she take unwecome
counsel worry about billcollectors7
The Washington times., 1923-11-03

n RITISH acceptance of twelvemile ebar-rail is
preted in quarters a sacrifice hit t.
important game.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
Headed For the J11lls-Henp.

uLENNIAL forecasts fell short Of civilization IN
MI which every would draw through homemade
antennae the stuff to cook WITH his automobile
and aeroplane heat the library and restore farm soil
Exit smoke ashes and high haulage charges Enter
cleanliness speed reduced overheads lower living COSTS and
healthier weather.
Clear space for coming junk-pie and make il big
enough for present wasteful methods and all the industrial
dinosaurs clumsily and extravaganty serving
portation communication and production.
Invention and ingenuity will balance international books
Bother Poncare The deepest wound he leave
Progress wont show fifty years hence.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
Bear Traps, Muck Rakes and Ears of

~ RITISH acceptance of twelvemie ebarral is inter-
-, preted quarters sacrifice hit TO WIN
important game
The conclude treaty reaffrmlng the three
mile limit for everything but liquor smuggling the State
Department supports Downing Street against Russia Mos
cow insisting definition of territorial waters
seized and confiscated certain English vessels.
Cunning Curzon releases bottle of to trap bear
with moral assistance.
Cornd craftsmanship u.s. Of course equal to such foreign
subtlety
twenty threeyear- clerk approves payment OF
$4,000 architects claim against the Veterans Bureau with
out consulting superiors. Gilbert and Sullivan
conception of government.
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, says that the IKE won
happen after Congress puts antskid chains on present
Federal disbursements.
Russia suffering from forms OF pocaI denenCa,
but Bolshevsm, at least, frowns upon graft
Soviet judges death sentence on Mr. ana MIS- oofS
Ismilove and seventeen booding partners. :.
The White House, too, promises maximum penaltes Ior
every knave concerned in the Veterans Bureau scandal
Let's hope that investigation won't empty any seats IN
the Capitol No telling though-one man. who used to sat
there occupies Ohio aquarers for preg upon disabled
soldiers. Voters may have made other mistakes
The King County Humane Society opens campaign
against exposure captive trout and gold sn TO ar
ficial lights. The glare hurts their eyes.
But then can't ell be Luther Burbanks his notion OF
humane adding another OF kernels TO corn
ears mere trfe which will millions from starva-
tion and swell national billion so per century
Genins and craftness- ruthessness and credu-greed
ond treason-asninity and visona IN the net OF the
news! -.1
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
Moral: Leave Dynamite Alone.

y EWARE, Mr. Coolidge no monkeyng with the bone in
* growing dogs teeth
Two New Jersey boys, advised by mischievous
elder lads break into contractors shack steal sticks
of dynamite and throw rocks at them Result One dead
another horribly mangled and smashed windows blocks
away.
moral for Washington: Children in diplomacy shouldn't
experiment with explosive situations The effect of blow
up may extend much farther than they calculate.
There's ominous difference between the geographic
and military distance from Europe to the United States
Besides who knows but what there have
anticipated latest wireless stunt with devices of their
to detonate arsenal and hur transatlantic electric
bolts.
The Washington times., 1923-11-03
THE MESONYX TO
AMERICA
By HERBERT KAUFMAN.

WIRELESS message travelling at the rate Of ten NH
n lion miles a minute, tenmllion-year-oId
dinosaurs egg in Seattle Harbor.
Roy Chapman Andrews returns from the Cobb Desert with
of prmordial animal relics just the Radio Cor
portion plays Puck and puts verbal girde around the
earth in twelve seconds After that there are no surpasng
thrills.
By the time American Museum Of Natural History has pre-
pared for public exhibit these visitors from BrobdngnaR
engineers be demonstrating turbines and motors driven
by concentrated Hertzian waves.
The very thought sends quake through anthracite
profits.
Imagination has repeatedly strained its bowstrng but
here's the most daring shot, to date, horizon targets
Coal Bins In Attic.
IN ONT discount the prospect Jupiter has been labor
atory slave for several months Steinmetz the dwarf
giant-tamer, merely inaugurated fulgurous Of
miracles when he turned lightning bolts into playtoys
Now that actually possess automatic machinery
send sparks continuously through any given spot it's merely
question OF magnying the energy until it is strong
enough to move trains turn propeers spin dnamos and
heat households
fuel and fertilizer beds are at the tips Of
today's fingers.
Predicted exhaustons Of coal and petroleum needn't
alarm Eternal supplies of and and ntrates
waiting in the attic where Nature shrewdy stored them
long before the birth of Mr. Andrews Baluchherums and
MesOnyxeS.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-18
SPRING HILL

Farmers in this locality are going
strong on cotton this year. Quite a
lot was planted during the past week.
II. Creason is very i'll at this writ
ing.
Miss Carrie Moore spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Miss Maggie
Hawk.
Sunday school is progressing nicely
here with an enrolment of %.
DIR. Climer was here last week apd
removed three cancers from Mrs. ].
c. Moore's face. Mrs. Moore is get
ting along nicely.
Dan Griggs and family spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. F. Dalton, at
Ponder.
II. Il. Niccum is i'll at this writing.
Mont Moore and family spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with Grant
Coe, near Bakerden.
Miss Coral Shinn was visiting Miss
Ruby Moore Saturday night and sun
day.
Miss Viola Whittenburg entertained
many Of her friends with a party sat
urday night.
Dolph Marlett is making some sub
stantial Improvements on his resi-
dence.
George Johnston and sister spent
Sunday with Miss Viola Whittenburg.
We enjoyed a visit from several
young people from High Point at sun
day school last Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-18
IIANIII.

Several around here are having to
plant their cotton over.
c. l.. Massey and family visited at
Vernon Saturday and Sunday.
Ellis Bridges and family and John
Roach and family were guests at J.
b. Roach's Sunday.
The singing given at the home Of
Mrs Alma Spikes Sunday was well
attended and Il real nice time is re-
ported.
Roy Montgomery and wife visited
at Edgar Shaver's Saturday night.
Witt Waddle aud family and 7. c.
Waddle spent Sunday at Bryson Wad-
dies.
Walter Jackson and family took
Sunday dinner with Mrs. Alma Spikes.
There will be preaching at Antioch
next Saturday night and Sunday.
Miss Fay Rice spent last week with
Miss Mildred Gordon at ,his place.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-18
REYNO

Mrs. Ward McAuley Of Bridge
Junction spent the week end here
the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
f. w. Cox.
J. ii. Richardson made business
trip to Poplar Bluff the latter part Of
last week.
Roy Glasco left Sunday for St. Louis
for an indefinite period.
Miss Enid Gray has returned to her
home at Batesyille after a pleasant
visit with relatives here.
Prof. c. Il. Pepmiller has returned
to his home at Doniphan, NO., the
school term having closed here.
p. II. Booth spent Monday in Poca-
hontas looking after business matters.
Mrs. Dora Earnhart, who has been
teaching in the school here, returned
to her home at Ravenden Springs
Sunday.
Mrs. Z. o. Freeman, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d..
w. Reynolds, has returned to her
home at Lepanto.
Mrs. II. l.. Sparkman spent Sunday
i'm POcahontas the guest of Mrs. Char
lie Shannon.
Mrs. f. l.. Stephenson, who has
been i'm Hot Springs for the benefit Of
her health, returned home Monday.
Little Miss Katherine Sparkman
came up last Sunday for n visit with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
l.. Sparlman.
VI. l.. Downey, of Eads, Colo, has
been i'm our city several days greet
ing old friends and looking after bust
ness matters.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-18
I.ORINE

Aunt Millie Stephens visited Mrs.
Lloyd Mondy last Friday.
Little Jessie Ann Mondy was Sat
urday night guest of Miss Helen Mon
dy.
Gene Thompson and family visited
Ed Thompson last Sunday.
Bob Layl and family visited Clyde
Layl over Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Winn visited Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Standiford Sunday.
Aunt Lot Standiford visited Mrs.
Ann Carter Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Haynes visited
Mr., and Mrs. Geo Haynes Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mondy and fam
lily visited Mrs Ann Carter Sunday.
Mr.. stephens was on the sick list
last week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-18
BIGGERs

Great downpour Of rain, look out
for the overflow.
Next Saturday win be school cleo
tion day Everybody SHOULD come out
and vote for a sufficient tax to enable
us to have good school.
Miss Edna Evans is at Pitman this
week visiting friends.
Mrs. Ida Bigger of Pocahontas was
here Sunday visiting relatives and at
tending Mothers Day services.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Johnston Of
Reyno were here Sunday visiting at
the home of their son, Geo. f
Mr.. Tom Davis of Walnut Ridge
and Miss Essie Totty were married at
Reyno last sunday Rev. Jones Off
ciated.
Rev. ID, NJ. Holder of Albertha
preached at Old Reyno last Sunday,
and attended services at the Method
list church here Sunday night.
The Mothers Day service, which
was observed at the Methodist church
here Sunday, was one of the most i'm
pressive services ever held in the new
church.
Pete Johnson has moved his jewelry
shop from the little brick to his res
idence.
Prof. Marvin Lawson of ImbOden
was here last week consulting the
school directors concerning the prln-
cipalship of our school.
Mrs. w. NJ. Bennett and son, Bill,
went to Pocahontas Friday to attend
the high school play.
Miss Irene Williamson went to Po-
cahontas Sunday for a visit with
friends.
Miss Ara Tyler went to Cedar Ridge
Wednesday, and was accompanied
home by her sister, Miss Alma, who
has just closed very successful term
of school at that place.
Harry HIite and Sheriff. Dickson
went to Memphis Sunday on special
business.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-18
CLEARVIEW

Mrs. Lilberu McNabb and Mrs.
Luther Duncan are on the sick fst
this week,
Several from Clearview and shiloh
attended the singing at Oak Grove
: Sunday evening.
Next Sunday at II o'clock there
will be preaching at Clenryiew and in
the afternoon there viii be singing.
Everybody invited.
We are sorry TO hear about the
death Of Uncle Jack Thompson OF
near Gainesville. The bereaved ones
have our sympathy
Linnic and Lehman stephens spent
saturday night with Lorine and Clone
Inmau.
Aunt Sarah Chostaiu Is reported no
better at this writing.
Mrs. Elsie Hart has been engaged
TO teach our summer term Of school.
Mrs. Hart Is n good teacher.
! Sank Hurn aud family took dinner
at G.. B. Golfers last Sunday.
our Sunday school is progressing
nicely with Luther Duncan as super
mtendcnt.
Mrs. Z. W. Hurn was visiting rela-
tives in Black river bottoms over Sat
urday night.
J. A. stephens made a business trip
to pocahontas one day last week.
Rev. S. ID. Poe was absent from
Sunday school Sunday on account Of
It being his regular appointment at
Johnstons.
Mrs. Joe Gibbons and her mother,
Mrs. Bibbs, visited Mrs. Ben Tyler
sunday.
Those we noticed from PocahOntas
who attended the singing at Oak
Grove Sunday were w. II. Phipps, l..
+. Blankenship, +. NJ. Greer and DIR.
Ruff.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-18
HOLMES

Farmers have the blues on account
of the continued wet weather, which is
retarding farm work.
A big crowd from this place attend.
ed church at Skaggs last Saturday
night and Sunday,
Tom james and Miss Nell Rice
were married recently to the great
surprise of their many friends.
Fannie Ivy spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Beatrice White.
Mrs. Lee Mays has been seriously
IN for several days past
Misses Alice aud Feb James have
gone to Joncsboro to attend the nor.
NAL school
]. S. james is getting along fine
with his new house
Mrs. Dan Corlee, who has been sick
for some time, is much improved.
Bro. McEwen preached at Skaggs
last Sunday afternoon.
Misses Blanche aud Marie Ivy.
Bette Shell, and Bette Lemmons
spent Sunday evening with Beatrice
and Pauline White.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-18
L ate County News
NOI.AND

A heavy rain fell here last Sunday
and Monday.
Marion Gwin visited at Uncle San
d. Slayton's last Sunday.
DIR. Pace and family visited at the
Rasan farm Sunday
Miss Maud Mellon Of Jonesboro Wis
ited homefolks Sunday.
squire ]. ID. Level is very poorly at
this writing.
Airs. Rosy Beaver Of ElDorado, Ark.
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ar
thur Myers, during the last few days.
She has returned home.
DR.. Pace and b f. Sisson paid a So
cial call on the Level and Myers fam
iies Sunday.
A number of young folks gathered
at the home Of Noble Sisson last Sat
urday to attend musical party.
M0st all of our farmers are getting
n good stand of cotton.
Felix Morgan and wife and children
OF lmboden were over to visit their
pasants, Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. sisson
Sunday.
Or. Bayan of Rock Road was call
cd over last Thursday tovisit Mr..
Myers children. who have the meas
les, and while here spent part of the
dag visiting his old friend, b. f. Sis
son.
Several children in this vicinity have
the measles.
Gaud Moores mother sister and
children OF Rock Road visited at the
Level home Sunday.
william Davis aud family, Uncle
Die, Hooten aud wife, Emmett Ward
and Bessie sisson dined at William
H0oten's Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-18

Miss Willie Garrison was the Sat
urday night guest Of Miss Fay Tyler.
Quite a bunch of our young people
attended prayer meeting at Knobel
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Z. Gates and
daughter and B. NJ Tyler and son and
daughter, made a business trip to
Peach Orchard Tuesday.
Misses Ruth Tyler, Viola Smith and
Virgie Perdue visited Miss Eunice
Phillips Sunday.
Fay Tyler and Leona Booth were
guests of Eula Allen Sunday.
Mrs. Ethel Parsons little daughter
was bitten by copper head snake
Sunday. She is recovering nicely.
Floyd Tyler was Saturday night
guest Of Erwin Garrison.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-05-18
MIDDLEBROOK

Uncle Dave Morlett was stricken
with paralysis last Saturday and is
reported very low.
Mr.. Gowen's wife and baby of Dat
to visited Almus Rapert Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mrs Jarrett of Little Rock and
Mrs. Burrow of Pocahontas visited
Jess Burrow here the latter part of
last week.
Prof. Scott Crotts is teaching a
singing school at Poynor, Mo.
Our singing class went to POynor
last Sunday and rendered some very
fine singing,
Uncle Cord Parrish is very feeble
at this writing.
If you want to do some trading and
save money and see your relatives
and friends come to Middlebrook.
Rev. Cherry preached two very in
teresting sermons Sunday and Sunday
night.
Shiloh. you may have the best sing
Ing class In the county, but we cordi-
ally invite you to come to Middlebrook
and see.
We were glad to have Mr.. Temple
ton and family Of Maynard and Al
mus Rapert and family at Sunday
school Sunday.
Grandma Carter visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. $. l.. Johnston, Sunday.