Excerpt from Calisthenic Songs and Musical Drills for the School-Room and Public Entertainments: In Two Parts Very few pleasures are greater t the preparation of songs that will enliven the school-room and make its burdens lighter. I am greatly pleased at the generous reception the teachers of the United States and Canada are now giving to my public school music books already issued. Viz Merry Melodies and Merry Songs. With delight, my fellow-teachers, I come to you with a new book, calisthenic songs and musical Drums. As its name suggests, it is designed to serve a purpose somewhat different from that of the other books. Long experience in almost all grades of school work has afforded me an opportunity to know what sort of music our schools are needing. A fresh volume of good calisthenic songs and exercises has been one of the educational needs for a number of years. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.