HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1926-7-1, Page 3Improving the Music
Memory' Contest
ay a Teacher of Music
In a ,School
WHEN DIGE'S'ION
ISONSTRIKE
Food •Fails toliourish Relief
One efthe Meet,wieee'ut'ead and of
tlective means tomake goose music Za-
miner to the aerate- of• people.
and to break down , popular indiffpr-
ence has'bee t the music memory cons
test; Due an a large 'part -to the in-
or ed use of reproducing instrtt-
eats and the •radio, these cantos
ha'`vo been moat Yaluabie in 8.r0u0411
communities anti individuals to p, new
interest in worthwhile music. Some-
times, however, th.e interest of the coat"
test has been in the eoz'n'eet tion and.
--the prize rather than in the music, st
eojf. Thi} writer has seen classes who
were pertect-dn their ability to name
compositions on the appearance of the
identifying theme, and' tospellthe
titles and compoders" wanes, even to
the crossing of "t's." and the •dotting
of "i'•s," who had no interest whatso-
ever in the mueio aa a work of art.
Ir., Though no one eau :think that mere
, -memory drill will of itself heighten
dieu'riminating taste, yet the music
nzaemory contest can be eo organized
start conducted as to inoreaee the true
appreeiation of music.
Pitfalls to Avoid:
i. Do .not place too many conhIiosi-
tione`on the list. Very few oleesee will"
have learned in a musicianly way more
than twenty worthwhile selections in
one year. Panotiilee identification can
be further extexided, but to no real
musioal pnepose.
2. Dotnot introduce the music for
the 'purpose oe the contest, but let the
co e ar' ' sstble ' a
politestcome, as f as 'p'o ,- , as•
resale of, a year's classroorm work in
music appreeiation,
8. Do not slight the teaohing of the
niu teal qualities in the haste to pre.
sent identifying themes. This results
`T -in such humorous errorsi, were they
net pathetic, as the confusing of
"March Slav" with "To a Wild Rona."
4. Do nett •spend valuable time in
learning to spell names that come
neither within the'ability nor the ex-
perience of the student. Persisting in
the wrong kind of memory contest has
`"" been known to kill the proper sort of
love for music.
Practical Suggestions.
1, The music memory e ntest, if it
is to be: musical and valuable, must be
a test not only of memory, but also of
musicaI judgment and knowledge,
2. In order to develop the ' cbild
musically, there should, if possible, be
a systematic course in. listening whirls
&Allende"thtongbout the year. Unques-
tionably the .test should be, taker}; from.
the classroom. course, and for that rea-
son there should be a different contest
list for each grade:
8. It is impossible to give • a thor-
oughly musical test to a very large
' up. The children can be tested on
nany important •things besides' the
e' of compositions and, the com-
t oserts. Qualdtiee of inetruntents, dif-
ferent types " of dances, information
about pieces studied, and style and
mood in unfamiliar music—all have in
tereeting poseibilitdes for tests.
4. The frantic preparation of which
some schools are guilty is harmful to
the child both musically and physical-
ly. Tilde may be avoided by, anuouno-
ing the conteef"only a few days before'
it is to occur. By following this gloat
the schools that have dome coo o1en-
tious work throughout the. entire year
—ceeell make tee best showing.
5. The customary elimination eon
-
tests may be dispensed with by oeooe-
iag as ilnal eontestante, :these ,ohildmen
who have done the best music thinking
ttroughout.the yeiar.
O. The time in the school program
jptTen to listening is ao limited that it
Poems unwfee to spend any of it in
herring to spell the names of ,cont-
iposwre
and'; compositions that are tar
too difficult for the grade school child
is preferable to list the names of
potnposdtione and comp:mere and have
the children cheek them by sameshn.
ple system. •
7. Emphasize the enjoyment which
the student -will get from the msusie it-
eelf theough the additional familiarity
offered by the contest. A familiar
piece of music it alweysw more thor-
'oughly enjoged, in repassed' . heartless,
wutil finally it becomes the child's
very own treasure:
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turn of the trouble.';
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�• The rGodetia.
Why donemere flower lovers grow
the godetia, or satin flower? It is not
pa.rticular as to soil, requires little if
any caree needs no irrigation if well
grown before the dry season sets in,
and is so beautiful when to bdoonl. The.
figwe•rs itre much like the poppy in
form and texture although not so large,
and each stalk bears many ins•tead.of
one as sloes :the poppy; the foliage is
quite different, too, but like the poppy
the flowers close up at ,night. An the
lower buds open area and the bitten
in reiid suc Tisi
on the gadetia is
fine for. long-lived daytime bouquo;ts
for the Name. The planks will grow
about two feet digit, and branch free-
ly, so make a good baeitground for
Wee flowers. There are three varies -
.doe les—the white; rose and white, end
the red.• Wo let the wind stetter the
saes in the euinzaer and fail, and fit
the ein'ing We dig tbe plants up With
a epode and a•et tient Where we want
them. --G, I't, S.
' Nese) is said to have used $200}000
worth of perfume at an entsrrteinleent.
The condor is the only bird which
tep-eptt itte young in it,a nest for a veer.
The young paxiiiot fly for twelve
Zeniths steer 'being hatchets
Fringed Orchids:
There. is a place in the garden, be-
tween the projecting south window of
the eti:idio and the :two great lilac
clumps which `shade it, where I have
planted as many specimens of the rase
lavender -pink fringed orchid as I' have
been able to find in my drives or walks
about Ontecre. It weted be difficult to
tell exactly how -and why this flower
manages -.to convey such a sense of its
O-wn .superior value; of dedicate and•
priceless, worth; yet.the fact remalaas
that ho iiower in the garden: inepi•res
so proud a sense of possession. When
I found ,the. first ones hi a far-off wet
meadow; and brought them home..and
planted them 'here, there was: a sense
of surreptitious*ess about the whole
proceeding, like .the biding of jewels,
and I am oonseious of a certain fixtive
watchfulness in my:. tendxance which
the planta "themselves do not seem to
,expect or require, They show an ap-
parent carelessness as to what is, done
to or with. them, •that bas an effect of
the extreme of .good breeding, and cer-
tafuly adds to, instead of taking from,
au- ideaa•of thele llnpontauee.
time in the course of a day's jour-
ney through' the tnoentains, I discover-
ed., a steak in full iiower on the road-
side bank. My first=impulse to secure
the flower melted into a desire ,to ob-
tain the root. When planted 'it be-
Mwl, the jilaes_in the dusk of the• -even=
trig, ,1 a.m. eure that I -helped it with
tears, for the shelter root was cut
cisau.acroes. Bnt .there -it still stands
in the company of a doae.n or more of
its kind—coining up every spring In a
closed dusk of 'leaves and showing en.
entire lack of seasonable ambition of
growth. in' July it begins to show its
tall Bowes stalks. and soon the de-
licrately fringed and pinkish -lavender
,.flowers=go feathering zp and ,down the
stem, lapping so closely one. over the
ether- that it becomes a solid spike of
bI•oom, pervaded with an odor like that
of`violete The characteristics it most
strongly expresses are dignity and re-
ticenoe. I find that the reserve of
which I alit conscious in the character`
of tells flower influences my manner of
showing ''it to my friends.—Candace
Wheeler, 'in 'Content in a Garden."
Loyalty of Highest Order,
True .loyalty requires no consittera-
tion, accepts none. Springs from
honest acknowledgmaft• of obi:igatioe
and is sustained by frank recognition
•of right It is. the highest possible ex.
pression of independent manhood in
its relations with man, community and
nation.
New Linings for Old.
When melting over for little boys
the c:othea of their eldorss it is worth
while to buy a couple -or yards of very
thin new goods and lima the small gar-
ments, They will last tts',long again
if this ie done, vh+hereds without such
reinforcements cacti they hardly re -
pee We work ,tut into them.
A Comeback wtib Chickens
ate le oftentimes cruel in its;
maeifestations, jest i"r'equAntly
victims of its strokes are cdhipen-
°sated in such a manner as to reveal
that human kindness contiitiee to
remain a vitalactor in.the llivee Of
men. This is the tale of John Cor-
lett, of Quibell, Qutbelktili
a o ommunity on the'Canadieie Nei,=
ti al 'Railways, :west of Hudson,
and: is one of the entrances into the
Bed Lake Gold Fields. It was there
that. Mr. Corbett received a 'blow
which might well have discouraged
any but a stout. spirit, and .it is at
the same Quibell that he is striving -
forward towards a remarkablereha-
bilitation.
John Corbett, at one *time 'section
hand on the Canadian National Rail-
ways,, set out to ,perform a kindly
act one winter's day over a year
ago, having undertaken to deliver
some groceries to a feeble old woman
who resided some distance from the
village. • While in the house, Mr.
Corbett felt faint, but thought
nothing of et as he had occasionally
suffered dizzy spells, the result of
injuries received; while serving
overseas
with h theCanadian a
n lomatP e-
ditionary Forces. Tie set otxt on the
return Joiirney, but had gone only
a short distance when he was over-
come • and fell unconscious in the
•snow. When he latet regained con-
'sciousness and managed to stagger
lte iana
house' of a neighbor, both
liatrdsi were completely frozen. It
Was necessary te Send the effete
tubate
for-
tunate man• to Winnipeg for tteat-
ent, but the effect'. of his expere-
ernee was such that amputation 'of
both hands followed.
bider such cirrteestancee and
*itj? Buch ;a severe handicap, the }- ..
re was notevery brightor Mr.
orbett, but the clouds did Iift and
wh et followed brought the sunshine
back to his lime,
After consultation with represen-
tatives' of the Department of Colo-
nisation, Agriculture and Natural
Resources, Canadian National Rail-
ways, the latter recommended that
the most advantageous occupation in
which to place Mr: Corbett would be
poultry raising.
An up-to-date poultry house was
erected last 11Toveinber, while this
spring additions were made in the
form of a modern brooder house
complete with stove and feed hop-
pers. This building is large enough
for three to four hundred young
chicks. 'Mr. Corbett has found a
ready market for. eggs, and as the
hens - laid well all winter he has
been obtaining Berne revenue right
from the start. From this it 'will be
seen that the :project is now well
established as a going concern.
A MEDICINE THAT Can -You Blush to Order?
Broadly speaking, there are three
ALL MOTHERS PRAISE
Baby's Own 'Tablets Banish'
Babyhood and Childhood
Ailments. ,
yrs. H.:Oakesr Sarnia, .Ont.,- sees:
"I have used Baby's ,Own Tablets in
my home for the past fifteen years. and
I believe the good health my children
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The Tablets are helpful at teething
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beneficial in the minor ailments of lit-
Itie ones. I have recommeueed Baby's
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Baby's Owu Tablets do one thing
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a gentle laxative whlch thoroughly re-
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stomach, thus 'banishing,constipation
and Indigestion;: colds and siheple
fevers amid turn the cress, sickly' baby.
into a well, happy, neighing child. 1
• Baby's' Own Tablets ere sold ;by,
medicine stealers or direct by nail at
•25• cents a Wet'fromThe Dr. Williams'
Medicine Co., Brookville, Ont.
SummerAir.
The wind blows through the borough
trees,
The wind blows down the lane,
And soft gild plaintive as it goes
It .sings tt, low refrain;
0, lads who loved grewold and die,
Bet love shall yet remain.
0, many a man has reared a house
That since luta suint for stzaine;
And many a man gone proudly once
Who now is lost to tense --
But I mind many a lad and lase
Who only garnered blame.
Two s'hame•faoed lovers years ago •
Had sc.arose a word to sae;
The love they whispered in this lane
Shall whisper here for aye---.
I !
AYhd What empty words of longs
,
then rye ve bio n away!
wa
y,s
—Ifienneth Ashley in the English. Be-
v1o.
w.
-
ra: The l-Itinnn -Bird.
How !!trio! �yYiiorld',netor Hariey.oaaldeon lllotoroyglt, Aeu
tit Wee a po6nd for ondur9aioa, Lon tlen
boo cont per mile to °poroto, end over 100 mile, poor
gallon of oat, $1,00 oasis, balance $26 nor month.
POO $$05.
Ik flash of heerinlese lightning,
A heist of rainbow dyes,
The buritashed senbesa'mn, brightening,
)front flower • to fiower he film
—john 13. Table
No Easier. -
his job f
7. o o gettingout�of
j left cal
early
every morning gets ho easier,, though
one has been practising it ell one's
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distinct kinds of blush.
-One is the charmingiy'seif-conscious
blush of the bashful youth of pretty
maid, The second is that of the ltabit-
ual'blusber. And the third is the care-
fully timed blush of the experienced
flirt. •
Shyness is the general cause at blush-
ing, and it is this type of blush which
affects the boy or girl who is growing
up. •
It wears off in time, but while the
awkward age lasts, tite young people
are ready to blush on the slightest pro-
vocation.
Blushing in itself is caused by sud-
den emotion, welch operates on the.
blood system. 'The blood' is instantly
driven to the numerous tinny vessels
that form: a vast network directly tin-
der the shin of the face, dilating them
and imparting the characteristic red
flush, '
The habitual blusher is a person
to be pitied. Having experienced the
biushine stag of youth, .and at the
same time being more than usually
.self-conscious, the dread. -of blushing
begins to in.aster hili. Items the un-
fortunate effect of )making him acutely
shy and timid.
He grows frightened of being no-
tioed when he is among critters, and
therefore blue -hes on the slightest pro-
vocation. Unless. he takes himself 1n
hand and determines' to master his
.tailing, he will go through life a .con-
tinual inisez+y to himself.
The third kind of blush—the "brush
to order"—is easily tee rarest of all.
Blushing, normally, is. disagreeabie
to the one who blushes, but neverther
less It of:teu makes 'a person look re-
markably attractive- The experienced
Wet knows this, and can,bhu•sh to or.
der.
No Left and Right Feet.
Ancient Egyptian artists have puz-
zled the modern world, whether inten-
tionally or not may never be known.
The artlate of today are unable to ex-
plain why it Is that the chiseled por-
traits on all the ancient E
z anci ' •e
gYp
t
last
monuments show feet Which are never
rights and lefts, Always, the big toe of
the front othf tare inta.nc
bl not one
drawing shows the email toe in front,
If the cutting shows a person turning
to. the right then both feet are ritrhrtfs
and if the ohiaeled (stone slaws az;
aiigyptdenon. the left tido both feet are
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Red'biuds,, redblyda, •
Long and long ago,.
What ,a:hoiteyrcali you ho,44
.,in ;jzilla used to e. ow;
Redbud, btzckberry;
wild plum -tree a
And proud river sweeping
Set t'hwerd to the? $ea„
Brown lee/ geld in the sun
Sparkling far below,
Trailing stately round her bluffs
Where the popltuts grow.
Redbirds, redbirds,
Are you siugiug still
As you sang one May day
On Saxtou's Hill?
-,-Sara Teesdale, in "Flame and
Shadow,"
•
Prizes Offered for Essays on
"Saving & *ending."
Prizes aggregating ° $1,500,00 are be-
ing offered by Mr. Alvan T, Simonds,
of Fitchburg, Mass„ for the best essays
on "Saving & Spending" as factors of
prosperity.
$1,000.00 will go to the writer of the
best essay -and $250.00 each to the
next two best, The contest closes
December 31, 1928, . and is open to
everybody—everywhere.
This i f
s s the ft th yearly competition
on political economy subjects which
Mr. Simonds has offered prizes for, in
-an endeavor to arouse a more general
interest in the subject of economics
as related to individual :and general
welfare.
The competition is open ;to. Cana-
dians and intending competitor& are
invited te address for information,
"The Contest Piditor," Simonds Sew
& Steel Co., 470 Main Street, Fiteh-
4meg, Mass,'
No entrance fee or other expense .is
involved.
The Place and the Girl.
"Have you a court yard?"
"No, I do my courting indoors."
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Use Minard's. Liniment In the stables.
A Baggage Hint.
When preparing one's baggage for a
trip, it two tage (one for going and.
one ter coming home) are written, no
small amount of annoyanoe may be.
Dish Washing.
I: wash the dishesand sing,
dip them into steaming cieensing
water and dry them on. a -towel--
Each glace laud, cup and saucer,
Each pitcher, plate and bowl;
With their shining curves, and oelors•,
Gfeens and bines and yellows,
Inlbwers and birds and soft 'bands of
gold
Passing before my dreaming eyee,
The homely yellow jug, the giele lerr
black teapot,
'Ihe wide white pIatters—
Iow many heppy meals have costa
from their bright se faces t
They .pass before me three limes' a
day, year in, year out,
With undiminished hospitality and
cheer.
I would know them if set before me in
a foreign land,'
Or on returning after long absence,
know them and thrill with ell the dear
memories
Englazed in their polished shapes.
Tenderly, reverently, I wash and wipe
each dish
And set it on les shelf.
Dear homely dishes, good -night!
—Lloyd Roberts.
Sentence Scions. -
You Are Not to Blame—For your
features, but you can change your ex-
pression.
—For the gamily you are born into,
but you choose the family you marry
into
—For, the things that happen to you,
but for the attitude you take toward
them.
--For the gaseip you bear, but for
that which you repeat.
—For hearing poor music, but for
enjoying it.
---For the evil in the world unless
you are indifferent to it,
—Fer-your business associates, but
you can oboose your friends.
The Answer:
"Wi:iiam, what did Newton do?"
"Invented apples falling down,"
done away with when the return trip
is to be Tiede. If the tags ars to be
tacked onto a trunk, tbe one with the
return address should be placed be-
neath the one with the going -away ad-
drees and both tacked on together.
When the traveler is ready for the re-
turn
trip, the top one- may be torn off,
leaving the other in its proper place.
If the tags are to be inserted in a
leather holder the same method can
be used.
Easy Job.
"Does your wife work, Bill?"
"New, she just takes care of the
,house and our seven kids."
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Bee stings, mosquito bites, '
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husband and my father did my work
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we have quite a big dace. I read in
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tittle book about it through the mail
and my husband sent to Eaton's and
got me a bottle, and then we got
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skate to go out around more. Itell my
friends, t is Lydia F Pinkham's Veg-
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ata feeling better than I have for the
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