Word: bys
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Dates: during 1908-1908
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...singers as well as the listeners were satisfied. But this does not contradict the presumption that had a new song been written last year with the necessary vitality of rhythm adaptable to a large chorus it would have been taken up with an enthusiasm which the old stand-bys will soon fail to command. Half-hearted singing of unfamiliar songs is even worse than half-hearted cheering and infinitely more depressing. Last year it seemed as though the committee in charge of the competition were determined to gain something besides experience from their efforts, and accordingly chose five contributions...