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THE COURIER on until It Is within l.'JOO yards of the terminal station. A sharp upgrade at tlie terminals will help start and stop the trains. L -It i The School Index A small paper of twelve pages Is is sued monthly by the city superintend ent of schools. A copy Is grven to each pupil and if most of them Ket home with the paper still In their possession it forms a valuable means of commu nication between the teachers and the parents, or patrons, to whom it Is more especially addressed. Perhaps there are more people, counting men, women and children. Interested in the schools than in any other one subject. Suierintendent Gordon is the editor of The School Index, and there are four associate editors: Mr. Condra, Miss Webster, Miss Pierce, and Miss Simpson, who are teachers in the pub lic schools of Lincoln. In any business a device or arrange ment which tends to deepen the sym pathy and increase communication be tween the men who conduct the busi ness and " j patrons whose wants they supply Is very useful. The most suc cessful dry goods merchant is the man who understands his trade and gets what It will buy. Comparative strangers who buy a stock of goods to sell In a new place frequently fail because they do not know their customers. The superin tendent, teachers and principals wish to fully accomplish their work. There is not a teacher in the schools who does not wish to aid each pnpll to make the most of himself and his life. If a large number of the parents un derstood speclllcally what the teachers are trying to do, the overwhelming majority, by the very law of majori ties, must win against the forces of darkness and ignorance. The School Index reflects the minds of the repre sentative teachers who edit it and the patrons who read It get a more exact Idea of the teachers and of their ideals. -X- & Organ Renaissance Alexandre Guilmant, the organist whose American tour has reawakened the Interest in organ music, is to be followed by other great organists. It has been arranged that the organists shall follow each other at intervals of a week or ten days auart. Among those who have been engaged are Henri Dalller, organist of St. 33us tache, Paris, who is famous for his Improvisations, M. Henry de Vries, a Rotterdam organist and one of the greatest interpreters of Bach, and the third virtuoso is an American, Gustin Wright, organist of 1'eglise de Passy, Paris, for the last three years. He is soloist with the orchestra of the Jar din d'Acclimation. It is a far cry from syncopated rag time to organ music, but the rebound will carry the Dublic a long ways. Symptoms of satiety have been appar ent for some time, and it is not im possible that the re-action of disgust and aspiration will carry us as far as Bach and organ music CLUB NOTES THE WEEK'S REVIEW Sorosis met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. J. T. Lees. Twenty-five ladles were present. Mrs. E. A. Burnett was leader and her subject was "Character istics of llecent American Fiction." Mrs. Burnett used the following out line: I. Some reasons why Action is the dominant literary form at present. II. Some responsibilities and possibil ities of American Action. III. Discussion of some recent stories as types of 1. Romance and "Romanticism," his torical and otherwise. 2. Serious liction, Of social problems, domestic, social, religious, political. characteristics of J .. recent sectional. IV. Some Action. 1. Sectional and fragmentary rather than national and general. 2. Democratic in variety of theme, and in opportunity to authors. 3. Pervaded by genial humor and philosophy. 4. Growing popularity of the short story. 5. Popularity of romance. The pos sible good effect. C. Interest in romantic past. Efforts to check the craze for historical ro mances. 7. Lack of largeness and virile strength in American fiction. 8. Improved technique. j .a j t- ft- tc Chapter K of P. E. O., spent Monday evening pleasantly with Mrs. L. J. Dunn. A serial story was read and Mrs. Mary McKinnou reviewed "The Right of Way." A buffet luncheon was served. The club will meet next with Mrs. Axtell. -V. At - ft- C The Century club met Tuesday after noon with Mrs. E. P. Savage at the governor's mansion. Mrs. F. E. Camp bell read a very Interesting paper on "The Conquest of Sedan," and located the important towns on a map. Sh- gave a very vivid description of Gen eral Gordon's death. Mrs. E. Lewis Baker gave a resume of the life and works of Shakspere. She took up the Baconian controversy and successfully refuted the claims of Bacon to the credit of Shakspere's work. j J jit e C f Last Friday afternoon the society of the Hall in the Grove met at the home of Mrs. F. S. Stein. Mrs. Patrick read a carefully prepared paper on "Chill, Her Government, National Resources and Climate." Mrs. Loveland talked entertainingly and knowingly of the "Birds of Nebraska," and "Our Na tional Parks," was the subject of a general discussion, led by Mrs. Rlch- s;cr' fSMteS s SxJi rr - i w i r mrt- ar- .-r-vr- V - ;- - ?r T - ' ----s- . "f ,( -.imi; The Dr. Bailey Sanatorium. Thoroughly equipped nd beautifully furnished every electric current useful in treat ment of sick ideal Turkish, Russian, and Medicated Baths only non-contagious chronic diseases received. This institution is not a hotel, not a hospital, but a home. ardson. The next meeting will be held in two weeks with Mrs. Farnham Smith. & Saturday, February 1st, the Zetetic club of Weeping Water met with Mrs. Edna Shannon. Ten members were present and Mrs. Cora Shannon, of Lincoln, a pleasant visitor. The author for the day was Robert Lytton, of whom Mrs. Margaret Sack ett, as leader, gave a short sketch, fol lowed by a synopsis of Lytton's most popular work, "Lucile." She also gave a number of interesting readings from the story. The program closed with a spirited discussion of the relative merits of the four leading characters. Mrs. Hungate defended Lucile, the woman of genius, while Mrs. Shannon's MRS. DRAPER SMITH. Of Omaha, President of the Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs. admiration was just as great for Ma tilda, the more domestic type of char acter. Mrs. Hay, for the sake of argument, spoke in favor of the attractive but susceptible young Englishman and Mrs. Girardet enthusiastically defended the strong but passionate nature of the Duke. The club never falls to enjoy these discussions which are at once pleasant and profitable. & The Woman's Club departed Mon day from it's usual custom of giving a literary program, and listened instead to a program of chamber music and songs by American composers. The program was in charge of Mr. Henry P. Eames of the university school of music and was most enjoyable throughout. Mr. Eames prefaced the musical program with a brief talk on American composers. He said there is no American school of music, no dis tinctive school of expression, but there are many American composers. Mr. Eames spoke briefly of those com posers who were represented on the program, and of one or two others. Some of them are of foreign birth, most of them were educated abroad, and all are more or less tainted with the foreign influence. Mr. McDowell, standing the first of our American composers, does not wish to be called such, but a world composer, and is un willing to appear on an American pro gram. Mr. Eames has played before the Woman's Club on two previous occa sions, and his appearances are always welcome, but Mr. Manger and Mr. Kuss were strangers to the audience. The violinist sustained well his part in the two sonatas, playing with ease and abandon. The interest, however, centered in Mr. Kuss, the singer, who, although struggling with a severe cold, made a remarkable impression upon his audience. When his big bass voice was first heard It startled one with its volume and intensity, and one had the feeling that the windows should be opened to give It room, yet In the "Two Posies," and "The Shadow 2S S5 1 H. W. BR6WN 1 i Druggist and Bookseller WHITING'S FINE STATIONERY AND CALLING CARDS. 137 So. Eleventh Street. Phone 68 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC Library books BOUND IN A SUBSTAN TIAL MANNER AT FAC TORY PRICES BY South Platte Publishing Co., PAPER BOX MAKERS, 135 X. nth St., LINCOLN, NEB. 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