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Show Aft iMTlBrifl Half Million Dollars For a Song of Patriotism Chicago, May 5. Half a million dollars will be raised as a prize for the composer of a song that shall, stir Into patriotism the blood of tho nation. If the plans of Dr. J. B. Mc-Fatrich, Mc-Fatrich, president of the board of education edu-cation materialize. Tho president of the board of education edu-cation has a plan by which -every section sec-tion of tho country' would have an opportunity to compete in the music writing contesL He believes that this can be brought about In tfie near future, fu-ture, with the assistance of tho board, and other local organizations. Every school -child In America will be asked to contribute a penny to the fund for the best national anthem. Each community will hold its own contest, the local winner to receive half of the amount raised by that community. com-munity. ' The remainder of the sum "will l)o"lbrwardeu to 'the headquarters headquar-ters of a national association," which body is part of the plan When an anthem finally Is selected from among the thousands expected to be submitted, congress will be asked ask-ed to declare it tho national anthem. |