Show MUSIC ESSENTIAL TO LIFE DR SAYS What hat one ono American millionaire bas ha discovered Cred as to th the function n ot of music in our dill life lite WaS related to the Eastern Music cu- cu U u- u conference bv bI b Dr lien Her nerbert Herbert bert SWeet S superintendent pt pr schools In Rochester NY N Y When hen George Eastman was w pi hl his purchase of musical instruments for the use uso of the students in the Rochester public s he re remarked re- re remarked remarked marked to Dr eel I I used to think of music as a lire hee upon the garment a very itry er desirable able thing It If one on could afford aCCord It It tut ut in noway noway no way essential I hive hl come to belle bellee c e that music I is s s absolute Indispensable to our community life lite Another statement of or the same samo Idea was made rondo to the t-o by Olie e M K Jones pe president p of tho National Educational association association atlon Some people arc are trying to split us Into groups she declared say Let Iet s a just teach the children reading writing and arithmetic Vh Why teach them music and art ant In airy ry ny large city I ha have hae 0 read it In I the he news news- newspapers newspapers newspapers papers that nothing but hut essen esen- essentials should be bo taught at pu epen e that these ills f-ills ou to be eliminated I ink tl-ink tt Ink these 1 are 1110 a as much enemies ot of otI I American democracy as anyone can be A good citizen Is ono one I who his an all round develop de development ment We 0 must ha has have e a training ot of the S si It If w is c e didn t how can we wo expect people peole to vote properly on moral questions such as adequate provision for lor play play- play au and 1 physical training The teaching of ot musIc and art in at ate schools alone will III de develop elop a feeling of class bo be caus be-caus cause the children In the free freo schools will not have It and that will III give a feeling of a feeling of cleat clasS Iso n greater threat can be he conce conceived J of than the des le development of class claas feeling |