FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1820. > THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. Don't throw away Mattresses. We renovate all kinds make them as good as new. Get our prices. your ols and Frontenac Mattress Co 17 BALACLAVA STRERT?T CONGREGATIONAL SINGING The Men Can Sing, Want to Sing and Will Sing: Congregational singing is a subject that gets too little attention to-day. It is, therefore, encouraging to see contributions to the musical discus- ¢ Slons in the press of the nature that Next General Meeting FRIDAY, OCT. 8th, 1920, BUSINESS: Election of officers. those who read the musical papers have noticed from the pen of such a Prominent gentleman as Geoffrey O'Hara. In urging more and better jcongregational sin as one of the | prime needs of the church to-day, Mr. {O'Hara goes on to say: 'Good, rous- ing congregational singing in which everyone joins, old and young re- gardless of any unusual ability to Ising, is always an acquisition to a |chareh, to its service. to the parish, and ig, therefore, much to be desired. | This is a self-evident truth and, there- | fore, needs no defence nor proof nor ee ------ es , Certain foods, those rich in vitamins, are more useful than others. Scott's Emulsion is replete with those elements that determine growth and strength. Scott & Bowne. Toronto, Ont. 20-17 See the New Prices For Victory Loan Bonds 1922-98 and | ast yields 1923-98 and interest yields 6.209, 1927-97 and interest yields 6.00 ¢; 1933-96 1% and interest yields 0.87¢ 1937-98 and interest yields 5.679, 1924-97 and Interest yields 6.32¢; 1934-93 and interest yields 6.249, G. Hunter Ogilvie Phones = 568] & 1087 WOOD Sawed in Stove Lengths BOOTH & CO.,, Foot West Street Phone 133 6.459 | AA A ee _---------------------- 'The Telgmann School of . Music Plano, violin and other stringed Instruments; elocution and dra- matic art. " Pupils may begin at any date. Terms on application. Engagements for concerts ac- copted. 216 Frontenac Street. Phone 1325; = Edison-Dick MIMEOGRAPH The Perfected Duplicator. Edison Waxless Stencil. A Great Business Builder, Ask for demonstration. J. R. C, Dobbs & Co. 41 Clarence Street, Kingston. Typewriter Headquarters. This Store is rightly nam ed because 1t is the home of the Williams New Scale Piano commentary. Hence it should be a | necessary acquisition to a church and {nothing should be left undone till ex cellent hymn singing is attained, in | every parish in the country, | "It is the writer's contention that {in the future the singing of congre- gations will be good in exact propor- | tions to the participations by the men. It is idle to say that men can't, won't or don't sing. The | writer has too many times heard men sing in lodges, at club dinners, ete., to say nothing of the inspiring gath- jerings in the camps during the war periods. Men can sing, want to sing, will sing, and the fact that they do sing upon many occasions out of all proportion to the way they sing in church, and together with the fact that the writer, using the methods | Proposed in his paper, has developed congregational singing till it was quite satisfactory, force: clusion, and that is, that their singing has been innocently discouraged. There is a way out, and as compared to other much more arduous tasks which the Church accomplishes, is quite simple. "In passing, mention might be made of the fact that a great deal of criticism has been levelled at the text | of many of our hymns, and the elaim is made that mediocre congregation- | al singing ig the result of the hymns not being up to date to coincide with the advancement made along other lines. Be this as it may, theré is no doubt that there is'an. evolution in the {art of hymn-book making, and each | few years sees a new book with some new hymn-tunes and new words, etc. "Here follow a few suggestions | which have helped the writer in his | work: Hymns must be in keys cal- | culated to let men sing, no hymn | must go above RE flat; if it does-- don't sing it, for even one high hymn in a service will entirely destroy singing morale. Recollect that low hymns will pick up most of the men, and most of the women, whereas high hymns have the opposite effect. In the second place, the writer has seen demonstrated time and time again that a loud organ or a large_chorus choir does not necessarily produce good congregational singing bit often produces exactiy the opposite effect, ing. This tends to give the wea "CORNS" Lift Right Off Without Pain Doesn't hurt a bit: urop a little "Freezone" on an aching corn, in- stantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with fing- ers. Truly! Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of "Freezone" for a few cents, suffi- clent to remov) every hard corn, soft the calluses, without soreness or irri- tation ' The Home of GOOD MUSIC THE ARTISTS' CHOICE The Greene Piano THE TOP NOTCH OF VALU --f Nd The | | the schools New Edison THE PHONOGRAPH WITH A souL. Come to our store--see and hear wish. No obligation to buy, but if give you easy terms if desired. any instrument you you decide to purchase, we The J. M. Greene Music Co, Limited "The Home of Good Music PRINCESS STREET 3 but one con- | - wif (OMe voices In the congregation courage little attention to the words. There nd also helps the timid ones who are are songs such as "The Long Trail," 1 Weak voices like to hear which have gained a r selves sing quite as much as the loud voices. Finally remember that ngregational singing, like anything ¢lse, is good only when the very last person in the church is singing." For Release October 3, 1920. al hold upon the affections of Canadians. No one objects to school children singing them. {of musical educators? By far the {safest plan will be to stick as closely las possible to material which has } {been pronounced of the right sort by There is always something pathe- | musicians who are competent to tic about seeing a-home that does not | judge. Possess a musical instrument of some | kind, especially if there are children | Erowing up there. Yet it is doubly | pathetic to see a home that hag an instrument---but a gilent one. Dp not allow your piano or phonograph or organ to fall ito disuse. A musical instriiment in the home is no good unless there is music in the home. The best way is to plan to have some music every evening. There are families where this is done. One in- stance that comes to mind is of a mother who figures on her three lit- tle children hearing some music ev- | ------------ Use It Every Day. Nero Thought He Could Sing. Nero's musical career childhood when he studied the art for some time. Upon ascending the throne he sent for the harper Ter- pnus whose playing delighted the emperor beyond all things. In fact he would sit for hours listening to his music master and practising far into the night, and diverted his attention to vocal music. His voice wag said to have been very high, thin and husk , but | ery night just before going to bed. | oy at Ll ot would Se had | Usually the mother plays and sings the courage to reveal this fact to the | for them. A second family known of | They probab- | "Ah, | what | tone! what roundness! what sweet- | they will have eight or ten violin ' vor? i selections by various violinists. An- |P€SS' What power! only the lark soar domineering emperor? ly chortled to him like this: 'your Majesty! what a voice! are making good and continuous use of their phonograph and their spien- did collection of records. One evening other time it will be choruses from 108 ver ihe Tivo Soula Je Hts sual, the great oratorios and operas. Again my indispensable method--the true it will be a round of orchestral re- bel canto--what a marvel it will be!" cords. When feeling ready for some If they had told the truth and sald fun they will have monologues and "Your Majesty's voice sounds like the popular songs. Sometimes the pieces frogs croaking over the "Campagna" are varied and records played promi- they would probably have been scuously. But the point is they are {strangled to death enjoying their music systematically |* \ F'p% 10 Cf Melba nor Galli-Curel day by day. : .. lcould have equalled the care that Family singing unfortunately is [yr L © "SF of his vocal organ. Part not as much in vogue as it ought to of his day was spent lying upon his be. It is a great delight to see a fam- back with a sheet of lead upon his ily of boys-and girls and their friends stomach or chest. The lead sheet Y was supposed to improve his breath- up whole-heartedly to song. Jge ing His food was selected with a your musical instrument whatever it view to bettering his voice while if is. Use it regularly and as oft:n as his vocal quality was not quite up to posible. There is rest and comfort the mark he would take an emetic as and recreation and joy in music, Get a remedy. around the piano giving themselves all you can out of it. A Perverted View. There seems to be an occasional About the Cornet. 0 sing lest their neighbor hear and "Keep the Home a Burning," | i But who is to form the basis | for a common sense stand on the part | began in | Then Nero made the | fatal discovery that he had a voice, | L cdl | ful instrument is. Phonographs. Princess || What A Good Phonograph Means To You The phonograph doesn't have to have much said in its favor these days. Everyone knows how much a part of the home this wonder- For your own entertain- ment and for the pleasure of friends and guests, there's nothing like it. But remember there are Phonograph and And you should not buy any before seeing and hearing the ® er terete -- Sax, yet we read of the "cornet" be- ing used in England in the time of Charles II (about 1660) to streng- | then the sopran® parts of the church music during the temporary scarcity 'cf choir boys. Further than that, we | read in the Bible of the "cornet" be- | ago. What was the primitive instru- ment?" It was a flaring tube, usual- ly made of wood and covered with leather, having a cuppe mouthpiece like the cornet of our day, but pierc- ed with holes like a flute. In Ger- many, it was known by the name of school teacher or university professor If who does not warm up much to the great advantages of musical instruec- tion in the schools because the chil- dren enjoy their music classes. The type of man in mind appears to act on the principle that a study, to count for anything, must be one that is considered by the pupils to be a disagreeable grind. What a foolish notion! {| The fact that music, well taught ,al- ways proves an enjoyable study to the average school class 1s one big reason for its place on the curricu- lum. After a more or less wearisome period of grammar to be followed by another spell at history, a song in the interval relieves the strain on the children's minds, freshens them, and puts them in a receptive mood for the next subject. Agaln it is so much easier to go Good results often follow soft sing- | th a | rough a day's work at school know- ing that with four o'clock comes a period of orchestra practice. The school orchestra is destined to prove a big factor as of direct educational value and as one means of training pupils to make a wise use of their leisure time. The fact that any sub- ject, of the acknowledged education- al status that music has, has an im- mediate appeal to school children is a decided argument in its favor for its potentialities are unlimited. Leaving Father to Work. Father had been left to wax the hardwood floors. Hig stunt for the Saturday afternoon: was the parlour, dining room, and hall. Being fortifi- ed with a good substantial dinner, he assumed a kneeling posture and rub- bed wax on the floor until his knees were sore. Then swish, swish, swish, went the polishing brush backward and forward. It put on a gloss that apparently pleased the man of the house for when the writer dropped In, father was standing with his arms resting oh the handle of the brush surveying with satisfaction the result of his work on the dining room. "Walk right in" was the salute. 'We chatted about work and politics, for a few minutes and then "have you heard our newest rolls" he ask- corn, or corn between the toes, and | ed. Without waiting for any reply he sat down at the player plano and put {on a roll of "I dreamt I dwelt in mar- [nie Halls" from Balfe's Bohemian ! Girl. Perhaps he had visions of mar- ble halls that had no hardwood floors to polish; at any rate he played the selection with evident delight explain- ing that unlike most operas this was composed not by an Italian but by an Irishman. It went. fine. Then there followed Dvorak's Humoresque, Mar- seillaise, Medley of Irish Airs, Elgars Pomp and Circumstance, Chopin's Polonaise Militaire, and then one se- lection after another until before ei- .ther of us knew how the time was going the lady of the house returned and in most emphatic English served notice on us that it was after five o'clock and almost supper time. And poor father! He had forgotten | all about the parlor and the hall. He | may have worked on into the even- | ing. We didn't stay to see. The air was charged with an ominous some- | thing that suggested to a visitor a || | quiet withdrawal was quite in order. | They say music makes work easier. | Probably it does--easier not do. Encourage Popular Songs. It is idle for people to talk about stamping out popular songs. But we g {can see no reason for teaching them In the public schools. That the chil- § | dren will learn them anyway does not | constitute a very good reason for | introducing them into school life. It perform their proper | function, a taste for good music can | be developed among school children. | There are some wholesome popular | songs; but the number of those which | are positively vicious in their effect | fgr outnumber those which have real | merit. The community singing movement may have called forth the writing {of a few good popular lyrics, but it jus apparently done nothing to diminish the number of songs which | are inferior musically, and whose | words are worse than inferior. Many | educators have the knowledge which enable them to distinguish good mu- sic from bad, and apparently they pay The cornet, as we know it, is less than a century old, and largely the invention of a 'making Frenchman nawed iel III, 15), Youll enjoy i foo ing used among other instruments at Zinke, and was made In various sizes, certain idolatrous ceremonies (Dan- | just as 'are the brass band instru- several thousand years | ments of our day. In its largest, or RX) 2 QO REINDEER COFFEE (With Cream and Sugar) The pleasing taste and flavor of Borden's Rein. deer Coffee will delight you. And it's so easy to make. A teaspoonful to a cup of boiling water and you have a cup of the most satis- fying coffee you ever drank. Aside from its goodness, you'll appreciate the economy and convenience of it. No bother of tod much or too little but just the \ right quantity, instantly as you want it and perfect coffee each time. 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