Show X 1 ALAS ALAS in America it can too truly be said that we have ears yet hear not The lack of musical discernment seems almost to be a national defect And what is yet more inexcusable is that many of those who pride themselves themselves themselves them them- selves in their culture actually delight in avowing their ignorance and lack of appreciation for music ana would no sooner admit that they enjoyed a well- well performed masterpiece of one of the immortal composers than that they had pondered on the philosophy of a detective detective detective detec detec- tive story And this unfortunate state of of affairs shows no sign of abatement and all things are tending rather to foster it Ignorant music teachers are tolerated and thrive Soulless compositions compositions compositions which cater to the heels rather than to the head and heart are popular We sincerely hope a revolution which will stir our land from Maine to Southern California and from Washington Washing Washing- ton through Cuba which may be annexed to us will soon burst forth whose terrific thunders will r reanimate animate the souls of the inhabitants of the lost island of Atlantis |