Gays Lillian Morton Aims to Endow Music Education
New York vaudeville singer Lillian Morton calls for broader free music education for talented children. She credits Henry Street Settlement with her training and advocates adding music courses to vocational schools to help girls who cannot pay for lessons. Morton hopes to endow music departments in industrial schools and motivates musicians to support the cause.
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Model suburban home by major real estate firm rises in cost
An English style model home is being built by a large suburban firm to showcase value driven design. The plan emphasizes a steep roof, sweeping feature, and a compact entrance hall leading to a 13 by 25 foot living room. Upstairs offer three rooms and a bath with shower, plus a ventilated attic. Basements include laundry, drying room, furnace, and fruit room. Exterior uses red brick grade, white cement plaster, and varied shingles with hardwood floors and tile baths. Estimated total cost, excluding heating and plumbing, ranges from 5500 to 7000 dollars.
Tahiti Considers Independent Local Currency
Tahiti debates creating a separate money unit to escape fluctuations in the French franc. Local paper currency issued by the Tahiti branch of Banque d Indo-Chine tracks France, but residents argue a settled money system would spark prosperity. Vanilla and copra yields rise with favorable prices.
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