Show A g. g MUSIC sic MEMORY i f. f TEST STARTED COLUMBUS Ohio June Tune 2 A 2 A movement the primary object of which I is to to educate ducate the public in ap appreciation of ot good music and which h the sponsors believe belle will ultimately pou sound sound d the death knell to the popularIty popular popular- popular popularity It Ity of jazz juz has been started tarl b by the d department do- do of education of Ohio In In inthe th form Corm of a music memory contest A Jl committee t composed o of the fad fading I ing musical men t and women of Ohio chosen ho en by Vernon ernon L L. L state Mate dJ- dJ di rector rector-of f education and Mrs lira Nellie I I. I Sharp state Mete music supervisor hamade has hai made twenty t selections elections of musical numbers nine of which are from front American composers composer In the first section of the tho contest thi this list has hits hasben ben been given to ever every school in the state slate where children dr in all grades from t the ehr fifth to the eighth fn in the country schools school will attempt to learn them 1 so which hr well s selection that lI they Is being can tell played lla in instantly instantly in- in d deen even en tho though h only a few tew bars are exe exe- executed An additional ten selections are added to this list In the second ond section section sec sec- tion of the contest for pupils pupil In eie- eie e- e menta schools of villages and cities while an additional ten Is III added making a list of forty selections for hl bleb h school pupils These Thee selection are being playe all the schools theatres movie as hoUs houses ll and concerts In the state and reports to Director Riegel and Mrs Sharpe Sharp Indicate that hundreds' hundreds of thousands of school chool children have ba en entered the contests Elimination contests contents are to be held In each fach school In the state during tho th they I each week R school of h April wise will 2 win and ind t th the five honor pupils of t from rep rep representing rota resenting that unit In the county c et- et tests testa of April 21 1 At these county countr contests 11 three e pupils p In each a B l making r nV nine to a county count U win ill n nB be bede be de declared el Glared elaTed winners and anI their w ictor will cam carry with It the right to represent that count In the state t contest emore to held held here hEr Apri April lh 28 8 Thus Thus Thu more mor than GOO county winners will try for tor tn the supreme honor |