. Inglenook, The (1911) . ack of their musical shortcom-ings he divines their physical defects, theresult of undue nourishment and ill-con-ditioned lives, the something amiss at home,and forthwith sets himself to straighten out,as far as he can compass it, each littleworld, and smooth the hard places for theyoung feet. There is a purpose back ofthis school. Mr. Mannes thinks that boysand girls will not frequent such cheapamusements as the moving picture showsif they are taught real music and the pleas-ures of being a part of the musical that he asks of any child is the desire tobe ta
. Inglenook, The (1911) . ack of their musical shortcom-ings he divines their physical defects, theresult of undue nourishment and ill-con-ditioned lives, the something amiss at home,and forthwith sets himself to straighten out,as far as he can compass it, each littleworld, and smooth the hard places for theyoung feet. There is a purpose back ofthis school. Mr. Mannes thinks that boysand girls will not frequent such cheapamusements as the moving picture showsif they are taught real music and the pleas-ures of being a part of the musical that he asks of any child is the desire tobe taught. Nor is his intuitive understanding ofthe little bunglers a mere accident. It isthe fruit of his own struggling, thwartedboyhood—of years of poverty, ill healthand peculiar wretchedness bred in a giftedperson by well-meant, incompetent teach-ing. A serious accident at the age of nine hadleft him very delicate, and this fact coupledwith his childish aptitude for fashioninglittle fiddles out of cigar boxes caused his. Using- the Flail. parents to hit upon music as an easy prefession for him. This auspicious decisioiso ironically made in all simplicity, bringa curious smile to his face today. For it ione of his besetting charms that he carefer to these early years with a detachmerlacking in all trace of bitterness. In athose years I was never anyones hvorite pupil, he says, and he has resclutely set himself to see that no child iNew York shall for lack of sympathetitraining suffer what he has suffered. A Harvest Picnic. Harvest is a busy time of the year on thjfarm, but it was not too busy for the farrr]ers of Dekalb County. Illinois, to enjo!a harvest picnic on July 8. It was a picniifor the old and young and it would ad)much to farm life in many communities •other counties or townships could ha-^such a gathering every year. It would nqbe wise to give a repetition of the program every year but new things alwaj)suggest themselves to fertile brains. THDekalb County farmers
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