THE MARION PROGRESS
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WHAT THE NORTH CAROLINA
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MEANS TO CHILDREN
In spite of all the symphony programs on
jthe radio and the increasing interest in sym
phonic recordings; in spite of Hollywood and
Disney's symphonic fantasies, children love to
eee the real thing—a symphony orchestra "in
person.
The educational value of seeing as well as
hearing the performance of great music can
not be over-estimated. A child learns best
through his eyes and this is one reason why the
[North Carolina Symphony has been so success
ful in its children's concerts. v
"I want to learn to play all the instruments,"
,\vrote one child to Dr. Swalin following a con
cert. "I didn't know the harp had colored
strings," wrote another. These comments bear
)out the statement that child learns more read
ily through his visual sense, and that attend
ing a concert means more than just listening
^o fine music—it's understanding its source.
When the North Carolina Symphony bus
•rolls up to a school auditorium and unloads
its instruments, the children start pouring in
io watch. The players begin tuning up, and
jthe medley of sound engages the children's
irapt attention.
When Dr. Swalin appears on the stage, the
■children become quiet. The Director explains
the music they will hear, and perhaps tells a
story about the composer. Once the music
starts, the children recognize the melody from
the preparatory records they have heard in
their classrooms.
"What happens during the next forty-five
minutes,'.' members of the Orchestra will tell
you, "depends on what the teachers have done
an their advance concert work in the class
room."
"Children are splendid listeners," says Mrs.
Fred McCall, head of the Symphony Child
Ten's Division, "especially if teachers behind
the scenes have given time and thought to the
important job of familiarizing children with
the instruments, the composers and the music
on the program."
Before each concert the Symphony Chil
xen's Division sends out program notes and
jother materials to teachers of the elementary
'grades. The programs for children's concerts
require careful planning. The members must
be contrasting and the performance dispatch
ed with smoothness. Serious music which calls
for most careful listening is placed early on
the program.
Having children sing in the middle of the
program gives relief from quiet listening and
introduces active participation in the concerts.
The presence of a child soloist also appeals to
the children and spurs them on in their own
musical study.
As the program proceeds, individual instru
ments and groups of instruments are demon
strated. The children enjoy seeing and hear
ing certain instruments featured, and some
times the Orchestra gives them a "surprise
rnumber" at the end of the program.
What the North Carolina Symphony has
meant to the children of North Carolina was
proved last season when 150,000 boys and
girls from every section of the state flocked
to the concerts. Today, Bach, Beethoven and
Brahms are as familiar names to them as their
jfavorite movie and radio heroes, and they will
certainly have a more lasting influence on
their future cultural life.
There is practically no limit to the progress
possible in Marion if the so-called leaders will
get together and give themselves to the c&m
mon welfare without expecting any unearned
rewards.
In every section of the world there are good
men and women, anxious to live at peace and
to help their neighbors. Why doesn't some
body organize them and put the bee on the
evildoers?
THE GOOD BOOK
(By George Peck)
During the past year there has been pub
lished a large number of books the themes of
which have been to point out how one can
achieve peace of mind and get the most out of
life. These books have been written by clerics
and laymen of all our great religious faiths,
and all have proclaimed the BIBLE as the
Guide-Book to the Better Life.
That these books have had a wide sale and
reading, most of them having gained the ranks
of the best seller class, is a healthy indication
that many Americans are reawakening to the
great values to be found in the world's long
time best seller—the HOLY BIBLE.
"Except the Lord build the house, they labor
in vain that build it. . Thus in the first verse
of Psalm 127, is described the virtue of God's
blessing.
America was built on that precept. Wash
ington and his men were not too proud to kneel
land pray to Almighty God—and God heeded
!their pleas. The United Nations has just gone
jinto session agaih, and that brings to mind that
I when this organization was launched at San
! Francisco, our present-day leaders were asham
jed or afraid to invoke the Divine blessing.
'They did not take into account that, "Except
! the Lord build the house, they labor in vain
I that build it . . ." "Tis said they failed to do so,
because they feared offending the delegates
from the godless communistic nations. This de
linquency had all the earmarks of an admis
sion by supposedly Christian America that
athletic communism is more powerful than
God.
The one hope of United Nations achieving
its main objective of establishing permanent
world peace lies in having the spirit of Christ
come to dwell in the hearts of men the world
over. Mankind lias tried just about everything
else to bring about peace, ranging from arma
ment to disarmament. All have failed and we
still have wars and threats of war.
It is to the shame of America that when the
first really concerted effort to stop war was
initiated and on our very soil, that the blessing
of God was not invoked to guide the delibera
tions of the delegates as they set about to es
tablish a formula for permanent world peace.
It is about time that we Americans resume
our study of the wisdom that lies between the
covers of the world's greatest book—the
HOLY BIBLE. From it our forefathers drew
the strength and wisdom to establish here in
America the finest civilization the world has
ever known.
| NINTH NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK is to be
| observed from October 17th to 23rd inclusive,
j NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK is sponsored each
'year by the Laymen's National Committee, an
organization embracing adherents of Ameri
ca's three great faiths—the Jewish, Catholic
and Protestant—composed of men and women
who have become gravely concerned about the
indifference of all too many Americans to God
and to His Holy Book, the BIBLE. The Lay
men's National Committee asks every patriotic
American to join with it in helping to make
NINTH NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK an even
greater success than those held in previous
years. Put the GOOD BOOK to work, inspire
others to do likewise! Back the Laymen's Na
tional Committee in its crusade FOR GOD
AND AMERICA!
YOUTH AT THE WHEEL
Technology and irresponsibility are poor
partners. But studies of highway accidents in
the United States show an undue and increas
ing proportion by irresponsible teen agers
playing fast and loose with the power put into
their hands by the machine age.
The need, it is claimed, is for more driver
training courses at high schools throughout
the country. Certainly this would help. But the
fundamental problem, which the school must
share with the home, is the development of a
basic sense of social responsibility. The in
dividualism which is America's heritage from
the frontier runs wild when it becomes a com
petitive, show-off spirit on today's superhigh
ways.
A deep sense for the rights—including the
lives—of other individuals should be a goal of
all education. At the same time, teachers, par
ents law-enforcement officers, and others
need to show the same spirit of fair play in
their dealings with teen agers if they expect
to enlist youthful energies behind the- drive
for a better and safer world. Youth at the
wheel needs not a carping back-seat driver but
an understanding that the rules of the road,
like the rules of football, are the essence of the
game.—Christian Science Monitor.
The Progress may not be the biggest in the
world but is the one you have to read if you
want to know what is happening in McDowell
county.
It won't be long now before Good Old Santa
Olaus will arrive by plane in 4,598 towns and
cities at the same time.
Looking Backward
From The Progress Files
V? '
OCTOBER 19, 1916
local And personal
J. E. Wilson, of Ashford was a
visitor here Tuesday.
Jas. G. Hollifield of Little Swit
zerland was in town Monday.
Don't forget the meeting at the
court house next Saturday night.
Mrs. R. H. Bennett is visiting
relatives and friends in Statesville.
Mrs. J. J. Fritz and little son are
visiting friends in Philadelphia, Pa.
Dr. M. F. Morphew is reported
seriously ill at a sanatarium in
Asheville.
R. L. McCurry and family have
moved to the J. A. Perry property
near Elhanan.
Supt. S. L. Sheep and family
now occupy rooms at Mrs. W. M. j
Blanton's.
The new plate glass front for the
City Barber Shop is a decided im
provement. I
Governor Craigg's to speak at
Old Fort on the night of the 28th (
has been cancelled.
Mrs. D. S. Masters and little son, i
of Black Mountain, are visiting
relatives and friends here.
Mrs. R. B. Clark has gone to ^
Texas where she will spend some
time with relatives and friends.
There will be a special communi- j
cation of Mystic Tie Lodge No. 237, i
A. F. & A. M., next Friday night, j
Can you vote? Not unless you j
register. The books are now open
but will close October 28. Register;
I/'JULCIJ . (
Mrs. L. E. Wooten, and daught-;
er, Margaret, of Knoxville, Tenn.,
are visiting the former's father, A. j
B. Gilkey.
Mayor J. W. Streetman has just
finished remodeling his home on
Garden street and it is now consid
ered one of the handsomest resi
dences in Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. TeTamble and j
mother, of Charlotte, were visiting
here Friday. Mr. DeTambie is the
head of the Ford automobile com
pany for the Carolinas.
Hon. R. N. Page, Representative
of the 7th District, will speak at the
court house next Monday night at
8 o'clock.. Everybody is invited to
come out and hear this distinguish
ed speaker.
There will be a box supper at
Stroudtown school house, Saturday
night, October 28. The proceeds
will be for the benefit of the school.
The public is cordially invited to
attend. j
David Bowman has returned
from the Rutherford hospital where
he underwent an operation two
weeks ago. He is improving rapidly.
In the issue of the 10th The Gas
tonia Gazette presented some in
teresting facts about some of the
officers of the State Division U. D.
C., together with their pictures. In
the group was Mrs. J. Q. Gilkey of
this place with the following clip
ping: "Third vice president of the
North Carolina Division of the U.
D. C., resides at Marion. Mrs. Gil
key organized the McDowell Chap- i.
ter U. D. C., in her home town and
served as its president for four
yars. She is very much devoted to
the work of the organization." j
WORK STOPAGES
There were 375 new shutdowns
in August, compared 300,000 Julyr
involving approximately 150,000
workers about one-third more than
in the preceeding month. However,
the time lost declined from 2,100,
000 man-days in July to 2,000,000
in August.
Read The Progress for local and
current events.
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i
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