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TEACH THRIFT
MORE THAN EVER!
Dr. Schaeffer Discusses Ten**,
dcncies of the Times in the
Annual School Report 1
School teachers of Pennsylvania
are praised for doing more tfrian
ever before to teach their pupils to
ave and are urged to inculcate In
their churges that men's highest as
pirations should not be to fight, but
to work for the welfare of the wgtole
race, by Dr. Nathan C. SchaeCfer,
State Superintendent oX Public In- !
struction in his eighty-third re-1
port of the common schools of
i'ennsylvania. Dr. Schaeffer re
marks upon the difficulties caused
by the war, the higher cost of
things; the disposition to teach 'chil
dren to hate foreign nations, tine de
mands of industry, the necessity of
caring for t"he many colored people
who are coming from the Southern
states to work here and the general
disturbance of affairs because of the
jrreat struggle. He gives special at
tention to the vocational education
work.
The Superintendent says tin. part:
"It is an ancient saying thtot when
Mars rages, the humanities: decay.
The god of war is always apt to in
terfere with the regular work, of the
schools. The present war is TU> ex
ception. The call .to the editors has
reduced the attendance at our col
leges and professional schools. En
listment. and the draft hare taken
away many teachers whose* places it
is difficult or impossible to ; fill.
"The burdens of taxaaton for
war purposes have befein In
creased to such an extent that
directors will hesitate (to make
ORATORIO AND
CHORAL .SINGING
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America Loses Because She Is
i
Rich Enough to Buy
Music
By JOHN W. PHILLIPS
One of the reaaons for the appar
ently slow advanpe of the real ap
preciation of music in America is
because wo have been rich enough
to buy .our music. Foreigners,
speaking and singing a strange
tongue, and well advertised by as
tute managers, have been liberally
supported, and have even become |
•wealthy. White they aroused our
curiosity to a great extent, they
have bettered our real musical ap
preciation to a. small extent only.
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Store Closes 10 P. M. Today. Xmas Eve at 6P. M.
SATURDAY EVENING,
the increase in the tax levy
which seems necessary to keep
the schools up to the present
standard of efficiency. The
"news from the war divert pub
lic attention from the things of
the mind to the agencies of de
struction. The American people
can be well satisfied if in these
critical days the schcol can be
kept from deteriorating in Its
work both for the child and for
the state and the Nation.
"The school is the most effective
agency for reaching every home In
the land. It is high praise for the
schools that so many problems are
shied at them for solution. Liberty
Loans, Red Cross Work, Food Pro
duction and Conservation. Y. M. C.
A. contributions and many other
things of vital importance in the
prosecution of the war have been
put up fo the teachers for the pur
pose of reaching every home in the
land. It is the patriotic duty of
every inhabitant to support the
Government in all that it Is trying
to achieve for humanity. The
schools have shown a praiseworthy
willingness to assist in every way to
the fullest possible extent."
"Of all the problems which
the federal government has put
up to the schools, none has
greater significance for the fu
ture prosperity of our people .
than the problem of vocational
education. There was a time
when we could put the Ameri
can workman into competition
with his rivals In every country
of Europe. The American
worked with greater speed and
efficiency. The war has wrought
a change. If reports be true,
the European workman, under
the of dire necessity, has
acquired a maximum of speed
and efficiency. We shall be up
against a new kind of compe
tition in the industrial and com
mercial rivalry which is sure to
follow the world crisis in which
the nations are now involved.
Realizing this fact, the Federal
Government has appropriated
Opera Is well attended in three or
| four large cities, yet there Is always
a financial deficit.
The large attendance is no proof
lof musical appreciation. It is rather
a sign of star worship and a desire
to see as well as to hear; for opera
! Is practically a play set to music.
In many of the large cities recitals
of various kinds are well attended..
I The music students and teachers:
■ themselves make up a goodly part
of such audiences, because the stu
; dent Is there to learn and the teach
| er Is there to learn also, and to make |
| mental analysis of any new devel
opment that might be worth adopt
ing for his own use.
Then, In six or eight cities, sym
phony orchestras give concerts to
large audiences. Yet there is usu
ally a deficit at the end of the season.
Tho smaller ctUes cannot support
orchestras or opera, so they have to
worry along without these musical
| luxuries. There is one form of mu- |
sic however, that can be developed, j
| and enjoyed in every community,
j and that is the oratorios. It is the |
most exalted form of choral sing-
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liberal sums of money for the
encouragement of agricultural
and Industrial education. Includ
ing home economics.
"The lack of trained vocational
teachers is everywhere felt, and the
financial help for this purpose will
prove to be one of the most grat
ifying features of the Smith-Hughes
Act.
"The Smith-Hughes bill does not
aim to foster all vocations. It lim
its the federal aid to schools which
do work below college grade. It
does not see kta provide schools for
the learned or technical vocation. It
does not seek to provide schools for
ing of bankers, commercial men,
stenographers and secretarial ex
perts. It does not provide for the
unskilled occupations. The voca
tional schools which are operated
under the Smith-Hughes Act are
mainly designed to aid those who
will engage, either in the skilled
trades and handicrafts, pr in the
arts of the husbandman.
"Stress upon Industry and agri
culture haa caused many persons to
lose sight of what the ordinary
school is doing to fit for all voca
tions. By teaching the rudiments of
an English education, the elemen
tary schools impart the essentials
of adjustment to our American life.
By inculcating habits of punctual
ity. regularity, accuracy, veracity,
obedience and the like, the teacher
supplies what is essential to success
In every vocation. When the will
enters,into the practice of these
habits and makes them the law of
life, they become the school virtues
which lie at the foundation of suc
cess in all the vocations.
The colored people have come
nerth, not by the carload, but by
the trainload, and In the near fu
ture their children will become pu
pils in our public schools. Let us
endeavor to avoid the mistake
which was made in educating the
descendants of the fugitive slaves
who came north In the days of the
'underground railroad.' The third
and fourth generations are now in
our public schools. They are no
ing, but it is the least supported.
A great deal of music is thrust upon
the people in the smaller cities. A
manager comes along. He has a
wonderful artist. He arouses cur
iosity. He gets the local committee
all 'het up." The artist is booked.!
The event is looked forward to with !
almost as much awe as the millen
| nium itself. Many tickets are sold; 1
I Just about enough to cover expenses. J
i The artist comes and goes. ,
After the smoke of the train has!
died away the raving dies with it, j
and the audience individually, and
collectively is back to earth not 1
much wiser musically. 1 There may
! a * ew sou ' s who get some inspir
ation from such an event; but, great
er Inspiration and musical growth
would come, if the money and effort
were expended in supporting a choral
or oratorio society. Outside artist*, |
for the solos could be obtained If I
necessary, at first, but the best ofl
| the local talent should be chosen
j for this work. There is no use in
deceiving ourselves with the belief
j that people, and especially young
| people, will voluntarily take up good
I reading; literature that would really
; benefit them, poetry and even the
| Scriptures. But if this class of lit-
I erature can be woven into music
I the door to delightful and inviting]
I is opened; and herein lies thel
] charm, and power, and good influ
j ence of choral singing. But . how
many choral societies go to pieces
for want .of support? What Is the
j trouble?
I Singing is healthy exercise for'
body and mind. It teaches concert- i
tration, calculation and observation,
j It disciplines the mind, it Quickens
| and develops the mind, it encour
i ages memorizing. It warms and
j nourishes the heart, and enriches!
the soul. Singing, rightly done, de-1
yelops and strengthens the body, and
beautifies speech.
It would not seem Uke Christmas
without "The Messiah." This sub
lime oratorio should be heard at
Christmastide every year, In every
city. The choruses should become
| as familiar as "Rock of Ages," or
| "Abide with Me." Pilgrims should
| be seen wending their way, in rev
j erent mood, yearly to hear the old,
I old story, glorified by Handel's
inspired music. Then there is the
story of St. Paul, beautified by Men
delssohn's music, and also the dram
atic "Elijah," and the noble "Cre
ation," by Haydn. Many others,
some notably good, are well worth
study and performance.
We are insistent upon our young
folks studying mathematics, lan
guages, (some dead), history,
grammar, etc, etc., but we are not
nearly so anxious about this finer
thing that develops self-expressions,
and refinement—that feeds not only
the mind but the heart as well—thatl
makes for culture and the better
things of life. God has given man
kind both voice and mind, it Is man
kind's duty to develop both, so that
life may be beautified and enriched
by thought, speech and song. The'
world is occupied In many things I
that are not worth while; music is
worth while, and the oratorio and
like music has a legitimate right in
our lives. We are slowly shutUng
It out; and replacing it by less ser
ious and shorter works, largely in
| spired, and very rarely worth giving
a second hearing.
The singing of oratorios should be
encouraged. There is nothing like
it to develop flexibility and evenness
of voice, as well as the musical per
ception and imagination. It de
mands purity of tone, a wellinform
ed mind, and a spiritual loftiness of
character to successfully interpret
It. Surely then, It Is good for us.
MUST CARRY COAL
Because of the hieh piles of snow
along the curbs of the streets, many
coal dealers have been forced to give
orders to their drivers to pile the
coal on the pavement and let the con
sumers carry it into the house. This
measure is necessary owing to the
lack of men to deliver the coal. It
has heretofore been the custom to
carry the coal to the cellars in bags
when chutes could not be used, but
the recent shortage of labor has
thrown the burden on the consum
er.
I
SEEKS JAIL WARMTH
Joe Reddy, notorious police char
acter, last night made another un
successful attempt to break Into Jail,
the tenth attempt in as many days.
Reddy's chief ambition now, it
seems, is to spend Christmas In jail,
and the police magistrate refused to
accommodate him. Reddy is notor
ious, In that In the summer he al
ways pleads to be released when he
is arrested, and during unfavorable
weather, always makes his attempt to
spend the time in jail. /
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longer like their strong and vigor
ous ancestors. Undor-foedlntf In
childhood, Irregular meala In udult
years and other concomitants of a
lack of thrift have made them what
they are. If we do not teach them
thrift and sanitation, they will be
come a menace to the health and
welfare of the very people who
brought them from the southland,
where they did not have to faco the
rigors of a cold climate, the temp
tation of booze and the pulmonary
diseases that carry them to an early
grave.
"Suffice It to say that educators
are laying stress upon the teaching
of thrift as never before. Every
where one hears discussions upon
care and wisdom in the management
of our resources. Families are
urged to adopt wheatleßs and meat
less days. Children are taught to
save their pennies and their earn
ings by purchasing U. 8. Thrift
Stamps, War-Savings Certificates
and Certificate Stamps and by mak
ing deposits In school savings'
banks. Years ago a school savings'
bank movement was started In
Pennsylvania, and other states have
recently gone Into the movement as
If it were something new.
"With the free textbooks and
supplies, our school savings' banks
and our opportunities for Investing
small sums in thrift stamps, pupils
can be taught, not merely to save
their pennies, but also to take prop
er care of the books and supplies
which aro furnlßhed free In all our
schools. Care of public property,
especially school property, will beget
care in tho expenditure of the mon
ey that has been raised by taxation
for the support of the Government
and the education of the people.
Our efforts to secure thrift should be
supplemented by efforts to secure
economy In the management of the
resources of the state and the na
tion.
"Dire necessity has taught many
of our teachers thrift and economy.
In spite of our minimum salary
laws, it has been impossible for
nost of them to do more than
PADEREWSKI IS
INSPIRING POLES
; Gives Up Concert Work to
Organize Army of His
Countrymen
In ancient times-It was quite the
order of things for a bard to come
| before the populace and, by his
j songs of might and victory. Inspire
j them to battle. It is, therefore, with
a touch of this old world glory that
news comes of the new work of
I Ignace Paderewski, the world-fa
| mous pianist and composer. For,
be it known to all who are Inter
ested in. the career of this great
j Pole that, instead of continuing his
work of charming an audience of
people, he has taken up the more
stupendous task of inspiring an
qrmy of soldiers.
M. Paderewski is at the present
! time organizing an army pf 500,000
j Poles who are to go over to France
and fight for the honor and rehabili
tation of their country. According
to Madame Helena Paderewski, his
wife, M. Paderewski feels that noth
! ing at the present time is of equal
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oover their necessary living ex
penses. All over the land move
ments havo been started to provide
pensions for toachers who have
reached the ago at which retirement
Is for the good of the schools.
"May we not hope for the day
when the lending nations of modern
times shall vie with one another, not
In devising agencies of destruction,
but in perfecting, plans to bless the
whole human race ? Is It wise to
instil hatred into the hearts of our
children, hatred of the enemy, of
the foreigner, ol' our rivals in busi
ness. commerce, finance and Indus
try? 'Got strafe England' 1B a type
of should not be taufcht
our children. Hatred of vice, of
sin, of oppression may be Instilled,
but not hatred of human beings.
Our prayers and aspirations should
be for all the toiling, struggling,
suffering men and women upon
earth, regardless of race, color,
creed or nationality. Victory should
mean blessings, riot merelv for our
selves, but for our neighbors, our
Allies, our enemies; otherwise the
sacrifices of this gigantic war will
have been In vain."
Train Kills Pair on
Present-Buying Trip
Chester, Pa., Dec. 22. —While on
their way to visit the stores and se
lect Christmas yesterday, Rob
ert Clark, 70 years old, and his
granddaughter, ElVa Clark, both res
idents of Linwood, were instantly
killed when an express train on the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad struck them at a grade
crossing near their home.
Clark and his little granddaughter
kept the purpose of their visit to
the village a secret from other
members of the family, but a list of
names of relatives and articles
which were to be purchased for
each was found in the child's little
handbag.
The bodies were badly mangled,
importance to the work he has un
dertaken. She says, in speaking of
this new army:
"M. Paderewski has been orgtfti
izing them, encouraging them, in
spiring them and Ifeading them. He
has felt kll along that the power
and the desire were both there,
thit the men were ready at any
moment to do their utmost for the
cause of Poland and that all that
was needed was somebody to gather
these forces together, to unite them
and make them into a strong and
powerful whole. That he has done
and that he will continue to do Just
as long as the war work needs him.
"Some people say that he might
do Just as much for his countrymen
by continuing his concert work and
his composing and helping the cause
of Poland through that channel.
That he has already done, that he
has done since the beginning of the
war, but he feels that is not enough.
Nothing is enough at present. A
man's country has the right to de
mand the utmost of him. Personal
fame and personal glory are as noth
ing compared to the greater work
of holding Intact or re-creating the
glory of one's country.
Soldiers to March to New Antfiom
"M. Paderewski is not alone in
this work. Besides the encourage
ment he is getting from the people
at large, from the Poles all over the
country, he is being aided by other
artists of Polish birth who are simi
larly devoting their time to the
cause. The leader of the military
band that is going over with the
new army Is Mr. Ivronski, the well
known Polish singer. A feature of
the new army will be their march
ing song, a new anthem that M.
Paderewski has composed."
Deputy Coroner Cloud took charge
6f them and an Inquest will ba held
to determine the responsibility. A
gatetender la on duty at the cross
ing.
Store Ice; Save Ammonia
During War's Duration
Such Importance Is now attached
to ammonia as a war commodity
that the Food Administration Is plan
ning to effect a reduction, if possible,
In its use for making artificial Ice.
Ammonia Is widely used for making
ammunition, for cold storage and for
the manufacture of artificial ice.
As between direct military re
quirements and the uee of ammonia
for Ice making, the Chemical Divi
sion of the Food Administration ful
ly recognizes the pressing need of
the former, and declares that a re
vival of natural harvesting on a
large scale will help greatly to re
lieve the situation. The U. S. De
partment of Agriculture is also using
its valuable and widely distributed
organization to this end. While it is
Important that everyone dependent
on artificial ice be informed of the
situation, dairymen, creamery oper
ators and others having ice houses
are advised to fijl them completely
with natural ice this winter.
Since refrigeration machinery
has come into vogue, there has been
a marked tendency to discontinue
the harvesting and storing of nat
ural Ice. But as a war measure to
insure plenty of ammonia for mili
tary purposes and at the same time
to be certain of an abundant sup
ply of ice for preventing food waste,
every owner of an ice house is re
quested t<f fill It to the roof this win
ter. Ice of the Jack Frost brand
will be the most patriotic next sum
mer.
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DECEMBER 22, 1917.
Sunday Attacked by
German at Revival
Atlanta, Oa. ( - Deo. 22.—Wild
scenes attended the revival meet
ings conducted hero last night by
Billy Sunday, the evangelist. Billy
engaged in a fist ilght with a Ger
man sympathizer and had decidedly
the better of the argument when
the crowd separated them.
The evangelist was making a vig
orous attack on Germany and her
allies, saying ho did not believe
"God would be on the side of a dirty
bunch that could stand aside and
see a Turk outrage a woman."
In the midst of his sermon he was
interrupted with cries of "Look
out!" "Stop him!" as W. H. Beu
tervauth, a carpenter, forced his
way to the platform. Sunday turn
ed and struck at the intruder. He
missed and Beutervauth sent a
glancing blow on the
face. Sunday sent a hard wallop to
the chest.
,Wild confusion followed. The
German was roughly handled. In
the tumult Mayor Candler was
choked but not badly hurt. There
were cries of "Lynch him!" from
all parts of the tabernacle.
The police finally forced their way
to Beutervauth's side and took him
to a police station. He refusfed to
talk.
SUPPER FOR SENIOR CI,ASS
Marysbille, Pa.. Dec. 22.—Members
of the senior class of the Marysville
High School were entertained at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Benfor, mem
bers of the class. A sauerkraut sup
per was served to these members:
Miss Adella Smith, Miss Frances For
tenbaugh, Miss Mary Deckard, Miss
Anna Hammaker, Miss Alda Gault,
Harvey Bratton, William Keller,
Percy White, John Shearer and
James Renfer.
No Christinas Turkey
For U. S. Soldiers
Now at French Front
With the American Army to
Franco, Dec. SO (delayed). The
great bulk of the American expedi
tionary force will not jet Its expect
ed Christmas dinner.
A submarine attack forced the ship
which was carrying cranberries to
turn back, and through some un
known circumstances two ships
which were carrying the supplies of
turkey left the United States so late
that it was impossible for them to
arrive In France in time. Turkey#
now in the Army zone were left over
from Thanksgiving, as was the 1
mincemeat which has been receiv
ed. This supply will not go far.
The quartermaster's corps is busy
trying to procure a substitute for the
anticipated Christmas provender n
this side of the Atlantic, but the
Army is disappointed, for turkey at
Christmas had been looked forward
to by virtually every member of the
command. The quartermaster had
made careful preparations, but his
calculations went wrong, as to-day's
announcement shows.
When the news became known
among the forces there were loud
cries of distress from many quarters,
and envious eyes were cast at the
roaming French poultry. From tho
general outlook now it appears that
| the principal dish of the day will be
monkey turkey" which appears on
the commissary lists as ordinary can
ned corned beef.
Over one cook shack In the zone
there has been pinned a striking pic
ture of a gobbler, underneath which
is written: "Take a good look! This
is the only turkey In France, and I
got It!"