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By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
VER since the world bezan
going, having sung song
of the
so-called
fare,” soldie
ened ca
or ¢ I
singing aboy
thelr regiments
had to eat and the shelter, or
It, in which they slept,
number of other deta
day life,
as well as any
ils of their every.
In this respect the soldiers of the
such an institution, have been no dif-
ferent from the soldiers of nn
tions, What is a typical American sol-
dier song? The answer is: there ls
no such thing! The type of song that
was popular emong
period, the soldiers
would scorn to sing.
other
our soldiers of one
With bot few
were sung during one war are all but
forgotten by the time another
comes along. For the soldier song is
the world.
Fortunately for our national ballad
ry, there has been
in one volume the greater part of
recently collected
our
Parley Voo,” which are published un.
der the title of “Sound Of!" by the
Cosmopolitan Book corporation of New
York.
Lieut. Edward Arthur Dolph of
United States Military academy nt
West Point and two brother officers
on the academy staff have co-operated
with him In producing a plece of
which, aside from its inherent inter-
est, has great historic value, ‘hey
are Lieut. Philip Egner, teacher
music, who arranged the music
work
of
for
Lieut. Lawrence Schick, instructor in
drawing, who made the {illustrations
In the foreword to the book, Pgter
PB. Kyne, a veteran of the Spanish-
American and World wars, makes the
following comment
essentially, a song of the people,
melody must be simple, the words
either sad or humorous, and it must
have a resounding chorus in
the tone-deaf can join without fear
of discovery. It is for this reason that
the most popular song of
war was ‘All We Do Is Sign the Pay
sung to the tune of
Brown's Body.! Then, too, it lent it
self readily to Improvisation. I re.
member a chief cook I had, He had
a bellowing baritone and was one of
the funniest men 1 ever knew, One
day, after having passed through three
British rest camps, this fellow suddenly
roared forth: All we do i8 go to rest
camps—', A joyous shout greeted this
opening line. The men knew instantly
what was coming and with mighty
vigor, indeed, did they come in on the
last line: ‘And we never get a d—d
the
toll,’
¥ old | Superstition
During the Middle ages the signs of
the zodiac were supposed to Influence
human life and were distributed to
different parts of the human body,
Disense was supposedly cured by the
nid of the zodiacal power presiding
over that part of the body. The do-
minion of the moon over the body as
she passes through the 12 signs of the
zodiac Is as follows: Arles, head and
face (ram); Taurus, neck and throat
776 — 1929
bit of rest!” His sonz was a hit!
cording to Lieutenant Dolph,
Hae
tht,” wi
ctory over the Indian
on May 8 of t! 3
Revolt I
wrote
the
with
events
itself, such as the f;
Kegs,” “Mad Anthony
“Brave inlding and the
“Nearly Res
sung to tunes
dritist says
catural, for
ge ¥ sung to old,
tunes, or to popular music of
es «It not until
after the Revolution that we beg:
have a national
It is interesting to note
song of the
the one which has survived longest
mous
the
Rene *
Spr,
all these
SONgS were
Ish,” the
from the
wins soldie
are aeraily
well-k
was many years
music o
the
ulle
ie)
i
for other songs du all
wars, down to and the Cis
was written originally by a Brit.
army surgeon. This was the famous
‘Yankee Doodle”
Here Is the story of its origin
basis ing
our
Including il
war,
ish
As
mer or early fall of 1758,
surgeon, Doctor Richard Shuckburgh.
had nost of his time
America, was encamped with General
the old Van Rensse-
luer estate, near Albany. A number
provincial “troops were mobilizing
Their rustic appearance was so
ludicrous that Doctor Shuckburgh, who
was quite a wit, wrote a song about
who spent
Abercrombie
on
’
of
there,
we now know as ‘Yankee Doodle.”
To the men who served in France
be
»
f surprise to know that
“Madelon™ was a soldier's sweetheart
long before the World war,
of that consider this stanza from a
soldier song which appeared in one
of the earliest American songsters and
was probably sung in the War of 1812:
you to battle march away
nd leave here complaining?
I'm sure 't would break my heart to stay
When you are gone campaigning,
Ah, non, non, non!
Pauvre Madulon
Could never leave her lover!
Ah, non, non, non!
Pauvre Madelon
uid go with you all the world over.
me
Wo
Although the War of 1812 did not
produce many soldier songs—-mainly
because the army didn't have much to
boast about until near the end of the
war! But there is one exception to
this statement and it Is “one genuine
soldier song that will live as long as
the republic—"The Star Spangled Ban-
ner)” For this product of the Inspira-
tion of a volunteer soldier, Francis
Scott Key, has become our nationnl
anthem and had thrilled millions of
can the
* two previous
ugh the sol
regular, sels
offered by various
an campaigns to
ile rer rrpy
HOH Were sung
in our country's his.
TH
nany
songs ns thie
says Lieutenant Dolph,
d so lon o
ch side was so
t hundreds of songs of all degrees
merit appeared.” Some of them
seemed destined to be sang
the American mn
“Battle Cry of
“Battie Hymn of
te," jnnie Blue Flag™
My Maryland,” have become an essen
tinl part of the American tradition.
“Not all of these songs sung by
the soldiers, however—nor were they
intended to be writes the
as long as
lasts, for such
nati
"reedom,”
Reg
“Maryl:
BONES as
“Dixie,
the
were
author of
un-
sONEE,
the in-
stark realities
life, As
sentimental son not
great favor. . .' . As the first wave
of feeling and men
8 business of fight
sleeping in the mud
rain, and living « belly" and
beans, their attention was more and
more focused on the immediate details
of their daily life, It was then that
true soldier songs were born*
For it was at this time that the es
tential character of the American sol.
dier began to assert itself—his ability
to make a jest about danger and hard-
ship and to seek an emotional outlet
finging satirically about himself
and his uncomfortable life. That quul-
ity became even more apparent in the
songs of the Spanish-American war
and those of the Philippine insurrec
tion. And it reached fits full flower
in the World war. The fact that
“Hinky Dinky, Parley-Voo" ig the out.
standing survivor of the soldier SONS
sung “over there” reflects ns nothing
else can the spirit of the young man
who took part in the Great Adventure
of 1017-18, And lest anyone deplore
fact that the World war songs
breathed none of the crusading spirit,
let him consider these words of the ane
thor of “Sound Off": “Perhaps, after
all, it is a blessing that these soldier
songs of "17 and "18 were light. non-
sensical, and even bawdy. As long as
soldiers sing these kinds of songs they
do not become cynical and bitter, as
did the French, Germans and English,
The Americans came out of the war
with the ability quickly to regain their
normal perspective. No feeling of hate
rankles in their breasts today. This
fact alone is worth more than all the
war songs that have ever endured.”
itable for
or were
camp
far
detalls and
daily
or marching
too removed from
timate of
a soldier's
rule, is
were
passed, settled
to the seriou
ing, marching, !
an
n ‘sow
by
the
(bull) ; Geminl, arms and shoulders
(twins) ; Cancer, breast and stomach
(crab); Leo, heart and back (lion) ;
Virgo, bowels and belly (virgin);
Libra, reins and loins (balance) ; Secor
plo, secret members (scorpion) ; Sagit-
tarius, hips and thighs (archer) ; Cap-
ricornus, knees and hams (goat):
Aquarius, legs and ankles (water bear-
er), and Pisces, feet and toes (fish).
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A doctor is up against a stubborn
case whén his patient comes of a
long-lived family,
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Communities Look to
Their Future Highways
The American Nature association
enlls the women's and the |
business organizations to inquire Into |
the question of roadside beautification
and thus look to the future on this |
point the Hudson (New York) Star
SOye:
“The
ing into
on clubs
roadside inst
that
modern
is nt
Those
of
tree com-
its own.
the
fic are being
are belr
huve |
traf-
trees
ravages
protected
g planted
and new
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Town's Aspiration for
fOr towns
Ideal Means Progress
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Hop a conscious ideal’
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Community Economy
An Interesting example of
and efficiency
ort presented before the
By
commn-
was set
chool of economy,
cts of Cumberland
hools
88C 1
an
to six
found p«
:
taught by
onsolidated sd !
to have upils
teachers at average
cost per child of less than $38 for
sible
30
the
school year,
a saving of 8
consolidated
Another county reported
“4.000 by
schools
means of the
plan. Through
this arrangement the state is ahle not
only to effect substantial savings but
algo to pay higher salaries to its teach.
ihe first flight in na heavierthan-alr
three appointed by the Royal Aero
club,
at some time between April 30 and
May 2, 1900, The airplane rose 50
to 80 feet, flew for a quarter to half
a mile, and, turning, crashed, with
no injury to the pilot, says the com
mitlea's report.
equipment for its school children,
Surroundings Count
Developers of residential districts
are headed for the wall If they do
not supply desirable furroundings be
fore putting their property on the mar-
ket, according to an expert, who gath.
ered his experience In the develop-
ment of 77 different subdivisions.
“Men know today that no home can
ity of its surroundings.” he sald. “Men
want those surroundings hefore they |
build. They seek a
established
home site with
characteristics which will
insure them against any in
the future”
‘guesses’
Guard Against Fire
The evils of fire-inviting construc. |
tion have received tremendous publics |
ity of late. Our annual fire loss is |
estimated at S500,000,000, Builders |
and owners are coming to realize that |
all construction should be truly fire |
resistant, whether built of wood fully
protected or of incombustible mate-
rink. The superiority of metal lath
and plaster protection for wood studs
and Joints has been recognized for
years through general knowledge of
the material and successful stopping
of fire in many buildings,
It Takes Two
Ag the individual is Incomplete with.
out the home, #0 is home incomplete
without the community. Farm and
Fireside.
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Public Playgrounds
More than 800 communities In the
United States have established public
playgrounds under tralned lendership,
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