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Show Band Music in i All Schools, Aim President of Federation of j Music Clubs Outlines Plans of Her Organization. E'.khart, Ind. A band or orchestra In every public school in the country is the goal of the j Federation of Mu- T . .VjbsHI ! sic Clubs, accord- . v -."""k5; ' lug to Informu- . '. tion received by '1 "i-- 'v J the Conn Music 1 Center here. ' "Music has too .. V long been con- Vv ! sidered a mere v" yi accomplishment ; T" - rather than a ? . ' . necessary part of ""SSS" j our educational , system," said Mrs. "SI J K d g a r Stillman "1vwVJ' Kelley, national president of the Mrs. Kelley. federation, in outlining out-lining the plans of her organization. "Fortunately the delusion is now beginning be-ginning to give way and the true value of tone In educational work is being more generally acknowledged. The value of teaching Instrumental music In all schools can scarcely be overestimated. The Federation of Music Clubs ls working enthusiastically enthusiastical-ly for the inclusiou of bands and orchestras or-chestras as well as glee clubs In the schools because the officers of this, the largest musical organization in the world, are convinced of the worth of this procedure. "The public schools are preparing our business leaders of the future, why not our musical leaders? Welcome Wel-come will be the day when every school in the land will give credit for executive as well as theoretic music. We will then be training the men and women who will later give America a great music of Its owu Not every child so trained will make music their life-work but all of them wil be bettered by the training." |