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plulnowrisrown, TUESDAY, APRIL s, 1949 Folk Music Revival

lt is interesting to note that at the Provin- cial Music Festival to be held on May 2-7, great-

er emphasis will be placed on folk music than in previous years, thus ensuring not only a wider popular appeal, but enhancing the cultural value of the Festival which has already made phen- Omenal progress as a communal enterprise.

A Folk music is distinguished from so-colled art music in that it is not on individ-ual work, committed to paper at a particular time and fixed for ever in one unaltera-ble form; rather it is "the product of a race and reflects feelings and tastes that are communal rather than per- lanai; it is always in solution; its creation is nev- er completed, while at every moment in its his- tory it exists not in one form but in many." 8y another authority it has been described as "the spiritual life-blood of arpeople, the accumulat- ed emotions of many successive generations who ‘have sung and re-created afresh for themselves the old majesty and loveliness."

The peculiar qualities of folk music are its naturalness, spontaneity and unconventionality. It is believed that the primitive ballad — the chief example of folk music-—was not o-niy com- rnunal in authorship but in performance as well, and that it was danced as well as sung. The solo and chorus -- or refrain — were a later develop- ment. Cecil Sharp, in his book The English Folk Song, notes as a curious fact that the disap- pearance of communal performance of folk music occurred not only in England, but also in most of western Europe, when agriculture had become largely on individual affair. Where very close community life still prevails, not only is folk song communal and choral, but the con- nection between group singing and dancing is still strong. .

We cannot, of course, turn back the clock Ind restore music or any other art to its primi- five origins. But the current interest in folk music is d-ue to something more important than antiquarian zeal.‘ lt is based on a growing ap- rpreciation of its artistic and educational value in a world where individualism has ceased to have much meaning and we are thinking more and more in terms of communal welfare.

All the great masters of music wene folk eong enthusiasts — their works are studded with gems of folk tunes, which they have lovingly polished and placed in priceless settings of their own. Of Bach's compositions, it is said that about three-quarters were built up on the popular hymn-tunes which he loved so well. Two of the loveliest melodies in the opening theme of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony were inspired by bagpipe tunes of Crotian peasants in western Hungary. Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Wagner, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov —. all were solidly rooted in the folk-spirit of their respective peoples.

Folk music presents unlimited opportunities ln the way of arrangement, settings, variations and improvisations, and by reviving this art as communal entertainment our Music Festivals will be performing their proper and logical function. As one modern composer a-nd critic has said, "ln the true democracy we are working for, music must again become an essential part of com- munity life, and the values of art and those of common living brought together once more as they ‘have been in the great ages of the past." This is a goal worth striving for, and we have

no doubt that the public response will be in keeping with the efforts put forth to achieve it.

The Spiritual llote

A side of Mr. Churchill with which many of lhis admirers on this continent are not famil- iar was revealed in the great British war lea-d- er'e address in Boston last week. This was his deep but seldom expressed religious convictions.

"Here l speak," he said, "not only to those who enjoy the blessings and consolation of re- vealed ,religion but also to those who face the mysteries of human destiny alone. The flame of Christian ethics is still our highest guide. To guard and cherish it is our first interest, both spiritually and materially. The fulfilment of spiritual duty in our daily life is vita-l to our sur- vival. Only by bringing it into perfect applica- tion can we hope to solve for ourselves the prob- lems of this world and not this world alone."

The Pact llnrl The llatlon

Tihe House of Commons vote, approving in advanceCanodds signature of the Atlantic Treaty, is rightly being interpreted as a signifi- cant step toward national unity on questions of foreign policy. All the major parties voted solid- ly for Canadian adherence to the pact. The speech of the Opposition leader, Colonel Drew, was awaited with particular interest, and it was no surprise to those acquainted with his views that he offered not only polite ocquieseirce, but wholeheortod and, indeed, passionate support of the treaty. Prime Minister St. Lauren's gesture in crossing the floor to shake his hand was an ‘unusuolsand spontaneous tribute to the elo-

quence lre displayed in stating the views of the

Progressive Conservatives.

Col. Drew traced the pact’: origin to the persistently aggressive policy of the Soviet Un- ion. There would be no need of the alliance, as he showed, if the Russian Governmen had re- spected the rights-and freedoms of ot er coun- tries. instead, through violent action by Com- munist minorities, it has lnerl control of all Eastern Europe and part‘ cbntrol, yet undefin- ICICFMJGIIC}. ly the testimony of Soviet s, ‘ silver, the countries still free

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ed. The alternative is a defensive union which can hope to keep the aggressor in check by pro- mising him certain defeat if he attacks any one of them.

The speaker warned that the treaty can become "as completely impotent as Locarno or Paris" if the nations fail to give it living reality, and forget the tragic lessons of the lost hall century. The mere signing of the document, he emphasized, would not assure peace or preserve freedom. It was only the draft of a plan of ac- tion. Later would come time for dealing with the pact's military implications.

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The late Easter combines Spring fash-

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Casualties to Islanders abroad have been numerous recently — all accidental and presum- ably preventable. I Q I The General Assembly of the United Na- tions meeting at Lake Success today will deal with many problems. The most vital, however, concerns its own constitution and powers. * "l Ir

ln War: Reso-lution. ln Defeat: Defiance. . In Victory: Magnanimity. ln Peace: Good Will. g (Moral of the Work: Winston Spencer Church- ill's Their Finest Hour.)

The recent reasonable declarations by Com! munist spokesmen in this country, following a world-wide pattern, will certainly assist the passage of the Government's provisionagainst subversive activities. Care should be taken, how- ever, that the counter-measure does not lend itself to repression of other minority groups. ' R f fi

Ontario's Education Minister Dana Porter believes that, "ln trying to give education to too many, we sha-ll provide something in a di- luted and superficial form" and further, "instead of distributing a recognized good to all who wont-it, we shall find that we are denying it to‘ all." Our lsland policy of sharply restricting numbers in our colleges must appeal to him'as decidedly progressive. O i

The blessings of democracy are certainly most apparent in election years. Revenue Min- ister McCann has told the House of Commons that a farmer may employ his children in pro- ductive labour instead of outside help, and if they are paid cash, 11p to $400., their wages may be deducted from his own income as on expense. For the year i949, the limit would be $500. .

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A floor price to support Canada's sagging honey market was proposed in the Commons by William Bryce (CCiL-Selkirk). A beekeeper him- self, he said Canada's honey formers had a car- ry-over of 4,000,000 pounds in l947, and then ran into a bumper crop of 40,000,000 pounds in i948. The result was that honey prices fell from 25 to 30 cents a pound in 1947 to a cur- rent level of l7 cents.

New Mexican pinto beans were recommend- ed as the training diet for entries in the Mando- Aquatennial Canoe Derby at Minneapolis by Governor Thomas J. Mabry in response to Min- nesota's Governor Luther Youngdahl's invitation to "send your best conoeists against ours" in the 450-mile Mississippi classic. Premier J. Walter Jones countered the governor's c‘ llenge with on invitation to the Minneapolis Aquaten- nial to "qualify for competition in our lobster boat carnival."

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The lost living link with Lewis Carroll's im- mortarl story "Alice in Wonderland" has gone with the death, just reported of .Mrs. Mary Pro-bert of Bures, Suffolk, at the age of 89. The original of Sir John Tenmel's drawing of Alice for the book, Mrs. Probert was the daughter of the late Canon Badcock of Ripon, and it was rn Ripon that Mr. Carroll saw her photograph in a store in i864. She then had bright golden hair. Mr. Carroll recommended -the photograph to Sir John and Canon Badcock gave permission for its use.

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Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher, born this date i588. His fame rests on his political philosophy. The idea of his great book Leviathan was affected by the civil strife of his time. The Leviathan he conceived as a great monster made up of mass human beings. While he‘ anticipated late-r thin-kers in believing that govefnment was for the benefit of the people as a whole, he be- lieved that the civil powers residing in the peo- ple a-ro absolute, and that no internal organiza- tions which might conflict with it should be al- lowed to exist. In this connection Hobbes has left the mark of his work on many subjects, end laid the foundation on which political philosophers of the l9th. and 20th. centuries were to build. "He that takes up conclusions on tho trust of authors . . . loses his labbrrr, and does not know anything, but only believeth."

Fifty boys will see their dream of a lifetime come true when they sail from Liverpool on-July 26 for Montreal, the first step in a tour of sev- eral Eastern Canadian cities. The visit -has been" arranged through the generosity of Mr. Garfield Weston, Mk of the Weston food companies, who four years a o expresesd a wish to plovlde a free visit to Canada-for British boys drown from all walks of life. Conditions have finally‘ made it possible to carry out his project. The”. plan covers annual visits over a periodofllvgel years. Forthis trip, 25 boys have been chosen from Mr. Weston‘: constituency, ‘Macclesfleld, wrth tlre remainder of the party being malls up of‘ 20 members of the‘ National Associations! loys"Clubs in all parts of Britain and one boy

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THE FAJFNHY G PROPERTY

Lieutenant Governor Fanning during his term of office (1786- 1805) occupied the whale block bounded by Great George, Sydney. Prince and Richmond Streets. His residence was on the soulh side, just in the rear of the building later owned by the Rev. Dr. Heartz. The coach house wa on- the lite later occupied by the ank of Nova Scotla (now Provincial Government tax offices). This building was for some years used as a Clty flour and meal market. The balance of the estate in Farming’! time was pri- vote grounds, garden and orchard. The dwelling house was destroyed by fire ln 1850. Some time after the lend was put on the market. for 5e10, and the whole block was. bought by, John C. Blnne for £3,000 Island currency. A few days later Mr. Blnns sold it to Henry Haszard at an advance of £600. Mr. Hes- zerd subsequently dlvlded it. up into building lots and sold lt. off.

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"The year's at the spring," said Browning, and 1n eight lines hed reached the conclusion that. "Ali's right with the world." Does his poem mean anything, apart from the fact that ln spring-time man welcomes, and shares tn, the reno- vation of nature, and hence takes n more rosy view of hle hopes and “aspects? Or ls lt not one more example of the "pathetic fallacy", whereby men sees ln nature the reflection of his own feelings?

Browning goes perhaps too far when he sees in the spring a rea- ran for a firmer faith tn God. For, to be frank, it ls voln to attach to the spring any greater ultimate significance than attaches to the decay of autumn or the deathllke grip of winter. All the seasons play their pert and if they are al- lowed to speak at all, they must all speak.

Christianity teaches that God ls the eternal source of llfe, and that Hie character ls shown to us in one‘who lived, died, and rose again. Through Christ, a new world is al- tnto existence. "If

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"There everlasting spring abide! And never-withering flowers."

To the Christian, therefore, the spring does ekpreu an essential aspect o! God's character. As he looks out on the spring flowers, he can any, with e deeper meaning than the Psalmist knew. "Thou sendest. forth Thy splrlt, they are created: and Thou reneweet the face of the earth," for to hlm the Spirit of God ls always the spirit of renewal and creatlveness.

Man needs new hope badly enough, and cannot ignore any pos- sible source of new confidence and vitality. Bur. to find such confl- dence ln the return of eprlnz alone la to risk its lose wlth'the comlnr: of the autumn. Those who flnd falth in God through the Christian revelation may find both spring and autumn to be sacraments of His presence. '

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DAR-HOW BRIDGE

Th; Rainbow Bridge which spans the gorge between Niagara Falls. Ont., and Niagara Falls, N.Y., has an overall length of 1,450 feet, tn- cludlnrz the steel arch of 960 feet.

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The famous British Com ' of Shakespeare players from trut- ford-on-Avon ere likely’ to tour North America. It ts , opened that the vlslt should be arranged im- mediately after the and of" thli year's season. Plans envisage a one month's tour of Canada fol- lowed by e [six weeks’ tour 1n the United‘ States. There would be a four weeks’ season ln New York with e program of three plays. The vlelt to the USA will be made _ under the auspices of the New York Theatre Guild. Arrangements‘ are still eubjees be flnel approval by authorities concerned, but lt ls not entlblpebed any obstacles should ertu. —, UK Information Office.

Word, that an ell-water transport- ation service between Montreal and Vancouver will start around the end of April le welcome news ln this port. Up until ttreend of 1940 alrlpr travelling vla Panama Canal

from the But and carried our lum- ber and canned salmon beck with them. But. the war brought the canal truffle to a standstill. Now it fe proposed to inaugurate a monthly service between here and M ntreal with "vessels of A1 Canadian regis- tiy. The approximate transit time will be 28 days. If the canal trade can be developed lnto a. healthy. competitive traffic Vancouver will r benefit tremendously. -- Vancouver Province. _

Spring te the deadly season. It la than that some age-old tmpulslon to break camp and be on the move ltlra the human enp.. School be- comes more and more a prison. The brooks are running and birds and animals playing tn that wild ex- ultetlan that marks the end of winter bondage. ‘Small wonder If the scents and sounds of reviving llfe drew the truunt from his desk. We do not advocate truancy as a social practice, but cwa trope the urge to play hookey never quite files out. Men ls busy making a robot of himself.’ He might at leeetjpere hle young the same fate. -Cn1:sry Herald.

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