ONDAY, NOVEMBER 22.1948
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Musical Thieves Get Rich keep Out Of Hoosegow
By HARMAN W. NICHOLS
Washington—(UP)—Seems there are very few original tunes anymore,
"The Eyes of Texas"—anthem of the proud Lone Star state—is billed
original. Phoooey. It's a theft from "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad,"
nich, in turn, is a steal from "I've Been Workin' on the Levee."
So what would you all expect for "Hail to the Redskins?"
So what would you-all expect for "Hail to the Redkins," the marchy
one-tingler which is the theme song
the Washington professional football
team? A steal?
You said it, and you can say it gain. It's a whole flock of steals. The composer of the song is an old older named Barnee Breeskin, who 18 years has had a band in the ue room of the Shoreham hotel. Like other musical thieves—ing the word on advice of counsel Barnee checks his sources before steals.
But pifering of this kind is within the law.
Stealing, in the musical profession popular. Not to mention profitable. here do you suppose "Moonlight and Doses" came from? Original! uh! Right out of the semi-classics of the long, long ago.
The library of congress operates department called the folklore dian, headed by our old friend Dun-Emrich. It's Duncan's job to look up the history of various tunes and ale whether they should be deared "public domain." In other
or, whether swiping them would be copyright violation. If a song is lived through the ages, it's supposed to belong to all of us.
It seems there are few, if any, violations in most of the songs we wear at the concert hall and over the radio.
And if Enrich ever had a look it "Hail to the Redskins" he'd have haffled of research ahead of him between Bandleader Breeskin and Orinne Griffith, wife of Mr. George Marshall, who owns the Redskins, they ran the scale. Mrs. Marshall wrote the words.
Washington being a border town,
Barnee thought he ought to straddle
the fence. So the first 16 bars are
copied from "Dixie," or "I Wish I
was in The Land of Cotton."
He balanced it with part of "Yan-
nee Doodle."
The fiddler thought it would be nice to get something Indian in the piece so he hit upon a tom-tom he remembered for the middle part. By accident he struck one of the radio give-away mystery tunes. But don't ask him the name of it—he doesn't know and wouldn't have if they'd called him with 30 thousand dollars or so at stake.
There's also—by mistake, according to the dark-haired, Chubby leader—a steal from a Sunday school song.
To be eligible for the examinations which will be given soon, a person must have lived in Kansas for two years.
And for a punch—one of the big bettails of all. From the stirring national song, "The Marseillaise."
You can't blame Barnee, though. He never went to school to learn music. His pappy taught him the violin and what he knows about the piano he taught himself. He played "Hail to the Redskins" for me on the upright in his home. It wasn't bad.
Application forms and further information may be obtained from the Kansas department of civil service. 801 Harrison, Topeka. Applications must be submitted by Friday, Dec. 3.
You can't blame the lovely Mrs. Marshall, either. She took time out to write the words for the Redskin song. What she's really working at is a book she's writing about her friends' favorite recipes. She's gonna call it "Eggs I Have Known."
Civil Service Has 7 Jobs For Kansans
Seven positions with the civil service are open, the Kansas department of civil service has announced. The positions include highway radio supervisor, radio engineer, radio operator, radio dispatcher, guard, port of entry inspector, and law enforcement inspector.
The starting salaries for these positions range from $150 to $341 a month.
Sunflower Students Will Display Hobbies
A hobby display for students will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3, in the Sunflower community building, Philip Fleming, chairman of the Sunflower Civic association said today. Students with hobbies may have display space assigned by contacting the office of The Villager.
The event is held annually to give students with hobbies an opportunity to sell their products and to enable interested persons to buy the articles for Christmas gifts, Fleming said.
Ex-POW's Should Beware Hucksters
Sherwin L. Derby, district representative of the Veterans administration, today warned all former prisoner-of-war veterans not to fall for schemes which offer intervention in their behalf in making claims against the government.
"Private organizations are soliciting funds to finance possible future claims of P.O.W.s," he said. "The last session of congress made provision for all such payments and any private organization offering such help is not authorized to do so."
He said that full clarification of the new law has not yet been received, but that it will be made known to veterans just as soon as information comes in.
"In the meantime," he urged, "veterans should not make any payments to private organizations in exchange for the promise of intervening in their behalf. Such intervention is unnecessary in order for former POW's to receive any monetary consideration due them under the law."
University Extension Offers Class At Wichita
University Extension, in co-operation with the Wichita Bar association, will offer a class in "Taxation," Monday, Dec. 6 and Tuesday, Dec. 7, in the Lassen hotel, Wichita.
F. J. Moreau, dean of the School of Law, will speak at a Bar association luncheon Dec. 7. L. T. Tupy, professor of law, will lead a general discussion of the 1943 revenue act.
Registration for the class is limited to members of the legal profession.
Alumni Office Receives Building Plans From Grad
Several architectural plans of Juan F. Nakpil, 22, have been received in the alumni association office. He was sent here to study by the Philippine government.
The Manila Evening News printed his plans of a 7-story office building soon to be built in Manila. Mr. Nakpil has drawn plans for libraries, schools, office buildings, hotels and government buildings. One of the plans received at the alumni office was of his own home.
Make That Train or Bus on Time for Thanksgiving Vacation Have a nice time.
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