14 PAGES , = ER ---- YEAR 85, NO. 225 A KINGSTON. ONTARIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER [ SECOND SECTION mci Musical Games and Stories. "My father's greatest joy in life was music," satd a prominent operatic star, who owes much of her success to the musical atmosphere with which she was surrounded as a child. "He always played imaginative musical games with us in the evenings. © The earliest one I remember was when we were tiny tots. He used to impro- vise on the small organ we had, and : ask us questions which we had to an- + swer singing to his accompaniment." It is a prefty safe statement to ven- ture that fathers and mothers do not 'play at music and musical games en- ough with their children in these days. A good many of us have to plead guilty to the charge of Dr. Crane, who tells us flatly that we are the worst singers in the world. "And we are missing a lot of fun, 100," he says "We flatter ourselves we play more than the Europeans, We do net. For instance, we don't play baseball. We go to see it played. Once we pass the hoop. marbles and leap-frog stage we settle down into the capacity of spectator. We don't perform plays: we watch them. We don't sing in church; we hire a quartet to sing for us, We don't play the fiddle, trom- bone or clarionet; we go to hear these instruments played by men who do that for a living." That charge is quite true of many Bat if the present generation has let slip its opportunities let us not start our children out at a handicap. If begun in time it is easy to interest children in the actual making of mu sic themselves through making . a game of it. For example, there is a game, somewhat typical of many oth- ers, "which may be located readily called Blind Musicians. The players are divided into two groups, each of the same number. Onc half are blindfolded ,and seated in a circle around the room. Each blindfolded person has an empty chair to his left ---------- ~~ " ------ i ci The Telgmann School of Music Plano, violin and other stringed inetruments; elocution and dra- matic art. Pupils may begin at any date. Terms on application. inthe While someone plays a piece on the piano, the other group quietly into the vacant chairs. Each in turn sings the verse of a song and the blindfold- ed person on his right must guess from the voice who is singing. All who succeed in'guessing may play on the other side, and it may be arrang- ed that those who fail are to pay a musical forfeit--such as to sing a song, play a piano solo, or tell a story about some of the great musicians. On: one occasion three boys who coulunt' guess paid their forfeit by imitating an Italian organ-grinder, one being the street , the sec- ond the organ, third a mon- key on 'a string, all of which created much amusement, 3 Then, too, there ar merable stories for the little folks « gned to impress on their minds certain musi cal studies. Shall we not aim at showing the children music 1 joy- ous thing, not a drudgery? Music and Arithmetic. A prominent western public. school mspector not long ago at a gathering of music lovers made some very plain statements regarding the question of the proper introduction ef music into the public schools of Canada This gentleman admitted that the present system of teaching music in the schools was far from satisfactory, and added, "what we need in the schools of Canada to-day is more music and less arithmetic. Children are being denied the greatest educational bene- fits in life owing to the lack of fore- sight on the part of our school board authorities to place properly qualified music teachers in the schools of Can- ada." "In the above connection it is in~ teresting to note the views of Frank Damrosch, New York, who had' this to say recently: "Music should have a place in every school for rich and poor alike not in the old-fashioned way, by teaching the childrén to shout songs by role, but by teaching them to sing by notes, in order that in after life the treasures of music may be available to them, just as by learning to' read books the treasuries of litera- ture have been made their own. Let music take its place side by side with spelling, reading and arithmetic. The regular class teacher can do as Says One the schools very litgle preparation is pecessary and comparatively little ad- ditional expense' need be incurred. Nith one supervisor of music, who is a competent teacher and musician, to every ten large schools to instruct the regular class teachers, and, weekly visits to €ach class room, to supervise their work, the best results may be ob- tained. Such an arrangement en- sures uniformity of method--a very important requisite to success--and causes the least loss of time and ef- fort. Ten minutes a day, or in the higher grades fifty minutes a week, in any division convenient to the teacher, will, in the usual school ne- riod from the age of six to fourteen, | produce such results as to surprise even the most sanguine." Speaking of their civic expenditure estimates, a prominent official in New York said fought against reduc- tion for music in the parks during the summer months, We ought to have as much good music as possible in the public parks, especially in a vast city which is*cosmopolitan in the char- acter of its population. llere, where we have so many representatives of the various foreign nations, there-is pressing need for a language which all can understand and enjoy, the uni: versal tdngue--music." The same thing might be said of several Cana- dian cities -- A Hindu now in America who has grown fend of our Western music "Quite often in ithe larger cities of India, the female Christian mis- sionaries enter the Zennanas to con- vert the purdah women. They read the Bible and sing religious songs. It was on one of these occasions that I heard Western music for the first time in my life." Sometimes at his concerts, Liszt undertook to improvise on any theme the audience Suggested. Once in Italy, instead of the usual musical theme, he was sent the question--"Is it better to marry or remain a bache- lor?" Liszt was a good sport. He made a witty speech, concluding that a"man was sure to regret either step. (¥ SUBSCRIPTIONS STILL. COME TO {And the Grand Total fis Growing i | 82 Fear of. the Catholic 'army hut appeal yesterday, total of $11,369.67. es G. M K Pl th Ch to M! M M. acknowledged: | Name, Railton. tion, Erinswille, Ont. i amount from tag day, $2. W. Hamilton, - Sergt. Green, 'Campbell, Sergt. Partridge, Major Newman, Miss N. Hogan. Sergt. Sergt. MacInnis, Sergt. Lewis, Sergt. Bensted, dows. Capt. Looker, Sergt. Green, Lieut. Ken, Sergt, Moloune, Sergt. Adoo, Pte. an, John Keenan, John MecGravey, Hickey. Wm. MoeGarvey, Patrick Fowler, Patrick Hogan, sr.; James Mulvena, an, sr; B. Cunningham, ingham, ATHOLIC ARMY HUT FUND CITY HEADQUARTERS. HEA With Every Recmrring Day--. Kingston Mills Adds Its Quota. Subscriptions amounting to $453.- were received at the local head- making a grand The following contributions are $102.50---Chureh: of the Kingston Mills, Patrick's Church, Holy $130.76--8t. $150.70---Ohurch of the Assump- $30--Holy Rosary Mission, Od- '$10--Bongard, Ryerson & Co. $2--T. Burns, Isaac Zacks, John Patterson, A Friend, additional $1--NMrs. 'BE. Flynn, P. McAllister, rs. W. Brady, W. Toner, Mrs. R. Capt. Manship, Major 75¢--Lieut. MdMacqua. 50c+W. A. King, Pte. Bryson, Erdman, Pte. Snell, Pte. nott' ., Corpl. Baker, Sergt. Soby, ant, Lieut.. Baker, Sergt.<Major Major Gifford, M. Bed- 26¢ -- Sergt.-Major Greenleese, MacInnis, Sargt.4Major Pte. Peters, Pte. Mac- Blaker, Pte. Williams, W. Stanlake, 10¢--A Friend, Lieut. McDowell, Buffan. Te--Mrs. W. Neilson. From Kingston Mills, The following is a d..ailed list of e contributions réccived from the wrch of the Holy Name, Kings- n Mills: $10--Rev. Dr. W. T. Kingsley. $6--Geo. Patterson, Phil. Keen- ary McGruvey, Alice MoGravey, rs. James Moran, Thomas Doyle. $3--Mrs. A. O'Brien, James $2--John Kelly,! Mrs. , Hyland, Thomas O'Brien, Bradden Brothers, . J. Daly, Mrs. Mary Fowler. $1--Mrs. Hunter, Bernard Mor- P. Cun- Mrs. Thomas Doyle, Miss A EERO wR RA RTH TT ET Values That a legitimate price. Will Attract YourAttention sham FALL AND WINTER OVERCOATS Buy them NOW and save money. Ideal winter coats in heavy grey and brown, in all wool cloths, sizes 34 to 44. Prices ranging from $12.50 to $30.00. ONLY ONE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN AFFORD TO BUY YOUR CLOTHES From the shop which has been known always for an honest statement of facts and a reliable grade of goods, at Suits in worsteds, tweeds and serges at prices ranging from $14.50 to $32.50. MOTHERS' ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT F OR THE BEST VALUES OBTAINABLE FOR THEIR BOY'S WEAR. ' . NOW is the opportunity to get your boy's Fall or Win- ter Suit. Hard wearing tweeds and worsteds in dark grey and brown, made in all designs; sizes to 15 ranging from $6.95 to $12.50. WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR years. Prices THUR much good with the rudiments of mu- sic instruction as she can with other subjects, if she is made familiar with the. simple pedagogical - principles which underlie the best methods of sight singing." "To introduce music properly into A A With or without Neolin sole, Prices from$4.95 to $9.50. MEN'S NEOLIN SOLE BOOTS » Black or brown; all sizes~ From $6.00 to $8.00. - LADIES' FALL AND WINTER COATS = At exceptionally low prices in all the newest shades and styles. Prices ranging from $18.50 to $35.00. Alice Moran, Mrs. MoCarey, Patrick Kelly, John B. Quinn, Matthew Joyce, C. Canning,' sr.; M~ Burke, V., Redmond, Miss A. Redmond, Miss A. Redmond, Miss. K. Patter- son, R. Draper, John Swift, Johanna Swift, Wm. Ahearg, John Ahearn, Joseph Allaire, M Hickey, James Allaire, George ~ Harrison, Janes Black, Joseph McGrath. - 50c--Misses Harrison. * Engagements for concerts ac- cepted. '216 Frontenac Street. Phone 1610. in all shades and sizes. "OiHuM 3 PO TY 7 'Mokrows] RL ouis Abramson, The Up-to-the-Minute-Clothier and Furnisher. 336 Princess Street He whe stalls avound emd mopes, Will fail, a-homgin® On the yopes. UHR oll INCRAAO Qn HEE SERAT. WittiamwaLken | [WAR PUZZLES 72, Was Formerly of The 14th-- ND « TABLET Se | Went Overseas With The FR LAS Ml 146th Battalion. ICR LT] For Liver Sergt. Wiliam Walker. killed in or H. Sargent, Druggist, Kingston, action, was for several years a ser- $ geant in the 14th Regiment, P.-W. O. R.,, and when war broke out he Tok Lydia E. Pinkham's Her Letter. did duty at Fort Henry until the Potterville, Pa.--* For a long | was bothered with organization® of 146th Battalion in 1916, when he joined that unit. Up- on arrival in England he transferred to the machine gun section of the 15th Canadian Highlanders. He is survived by his father, Duncan tker, who resides in Toronto; ote sister, who resided at No. 1 Corrigan street, and five brothers, Charles, David and Ernest, who re- side in Kingston; Duncan, who is serving at the front in the Engin- eers, and Frederick, with the guard at the Kapuskasing internment cdmp. 4 3 ~ He who lifts his Ivory dome, Will 'never bring The bacon home. - If You Knew ? ~~ You Would Buy a Baby Grand Today WAR HERO MARRIED. Schuyler Smith Takes Iily , May Snider as His Bride. | The marriage too place op'Wed- nesday morning at eleven o'clock at Queen Street Methodist church parsonage, Rev. J. D. Ellis officiat- ing, of Miss Lily May Snider, of a Arken, and Schuyler Smith, of Lo- rough The groom served im Franse for 3 a year and went through the fight- \ > ing at Passchendaele. Two of F YOU KNEW THE FACTS about the situation to-day in the piano « world as we know them; if you could realize how low are the prices of all our Baby Grands compared with what they will be soon----you would come into LINDSAY'S store the first thing in the morning and select one. : : STEVENSON-KARL NUPTIALS At the 'Home of the Bride on Wed- : nesday Night. On Wednesday, at 10.30 p.m., the home of Mrs. Herbert Karl was the of a very pretty weddips, | when her daughter, Nalife Mae, ! united in marriage to Percy Dongla Sh aeangol, of 'this a LA Rev. D. . Lough, pastor rock street Methodist /MMhe datity b J was becoming! 'gowned in ivory/silk and pA As a service to our many patrons, we are pointing out thé advantages of pur- chasing a Baby Grand Piano NOW before the coming advanee in prices. That's the reason for this "Haby Grand Campaign" at all the LINDSAY storgs. ! > ; ; companions were shot at his side . HEINTZM CO., AND BRAMBACH $a |}, Sntvers. and he himselt was shot --7the world's most famous makes, backed up by LINDSAY'S name ant a aad shoulder Dar ne Tay at prices that are lower to-day than they will ever he--that is fhe. for thirty-six hours before being nut-shell. So if you are thinking of buying a piano anyway. RY NOT BUY A removed, and was conscious prac- BABY GRAND? 4 -| tically 'the : time. He went completely re- d reputation, position in a ~NEW YORK CITY-BANKERS Make a $50,000,000 loan to France, ve years ago today, September 27, Fina another banker. . YESTERDAY'S ANSWER : Lejt sige down at gun. clock from the pieceworkers of the Collingwood | Shipbuilding pany | ------------------. ONE PRICE ONLY_"CASH OR CREDIT Catalogues sent free on request. Your old piano taken in exchange as oe iron part payment. wf Yor