Hill sisters copyright Song Stories for the Kindergarten (1893)

In 1893, Patty Hill and her sister Mildred published the songbook Song Stories for the Kindergarten, which first included the melody "Good Morning to All". Patty was a kindergarten principal in Louisville, Kentucky, while Mildred composed the tune and Patty wrote the original lyrics. That same year, the sisters and the Louisville Experimental Kindergarten School were honored at the Chicago World's Fair. No supplied passage confirms a copyright registration date; the legacy October 16, 1893 day is an unverified placeholder.

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Publication. The song "Good Morning to All" was first published in 1893 in the book Song Stories for the Kindergarten. It was intended as a greeting song for teachers to sing to their students. The sisters introduced the song to Patty's kindergarten class in Kentucky. The publication occurred in the context of their recognition at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.

Recognition. In 1893, the Hill sisters and the Louisville Experimental Kindergarten School were honored at the Chicago World's Fair for their work in the progressive education program at the experimental kindergarten. The honor and the 1893 publication of Song Stories for the Kindergarten are recorded separately in the sources; the passages do not state that one caused or accompanied the other beyond falling in the same year.

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