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Show : oo 1 CHILDREN TO PAY ! ? FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM I . ifc Chicago, May 18 Tnlt'.al steps to-if to-if ard the organization of a national association, which will have for Its purpose the selection and promulgation promulga-tion of a national anthem, were taken yesterday by the board ot education. educa-tion. A resolution was adopted authorizing authoriz-ing the appointment of a committee of five to report on a -plan of organization, organ-ization, which Is to be presented to the different state and municipal educational edu-cational organizations of tho country. coun-try. The plan is to collect one cent from every school pupil in the public schools of the entire nation, aud devote de-vote tho money thus collected toward defraying the expenses of a nationwide nation-wide contest among song-writers for tho best natlonnl anthem Half of tho money will go to the local win ners of the contest and the balance to winner of the grand prize. In all coses the contestants must be citizens citi-zens of the United States. |