New-York tribune., 1875-01-28

Az Architects ARGUMENT IN FAVOR Of MAKING
IrA srUDY-EDUCAuON IN THE RUDrMENTs OF
PAINTING, SCULPTURE. AND ARCHITECTURE A
SOCIAL NECESSITY.
10 ne EdttOr OF The Tribune.
SIR: In the discussion of such a question
the teaching OF drawing in oar common schools tue
experience o architect perhaps useful as that
OF any other memb-r OF the community. H. Knows, at
aay rate that valuable u the result OF oreor-
dancd aud entirely heubio processes Of accre
tOn, aud ne believes iu bcg-nltng low down. Al TIC
present time tho education Of the cOun,r7 s confess
e4y not satisfactory state. TIE archaeological
schOol Is undoubtedly excellent Invention,
but It ministers 70 comparatively advanced
needs. aud requires to he highly endowed. We want
something psior 20 al. nus. II the technOlogica idea
a good one. II reasonable TO demand that the
common school education should he fairy radnent1ry
IN q corresponding, direction. The definition OF thls
word ru.hmeutiry app led 70 educai0n should no
longer be hampcred with Limitations that are out OF
date Much OF the good work Of all kinds
that has 10 be dOno here Il contributed
by meu and women who have been edu-
Gated m me common schools. They take thankfully
what they get, aud cheerful return hundred 0ld
Tor good SEED Tn bus they would doubtless nave
thrircn sclsnu1,aly adj lsted, Cnore
varied and perhaps more hOeral diet.
Tie wit OF the rising generation ls p3rsistoulY led
either into the artnmetc the literary groove. We
u
AMI OF clever wyer preachers. AMI wrtocs the ranks
" these active workers being kept constantly fan be-
cause there Is a public spread abroad over the whole
continent that has been taught % comprehend and
sympatnz, their languag3 aud their aspiration
that understands IN fact what they about. Bat
where edIcaei public out OF Whlcb the ranks OF
,he science the painters the arcuitecs, AM the
scul jtors are 20 easily and naturally hledf II
does not exist aud will not, think, til foundation Is
I la tie cOm.non school system. No wouii wish
lat wiring should be Omitted the category of
.tu.les TO be- urluded IN any educational pro
sttmme, yet wuung Ia the DyglImng, is
now AMI always mast be, free-hanl dravilx Rude
p tnres we're gdualy abJrevi ted into hirro2lvphc-'
aud these at Iengtl cry-tIIlsJd into aphaDets
ID the elem ntarY necessity remains that, before
enid can be tau yht - WRITE Il mast DC tIuglt TO draw
and tue real ostJh issue seems 70 b. whether t Is
1e.ter TO limit the drawing taught IN our public schools
70 notebook. aud haagsrs or TO ellrg the scope OF tue
teaching thai Il may ~ rocOEliZ3d a. rui'n'Dtay
IN a general artistic sense
Tomsit seems N ss nat Iral and scen'Gj 70 begin by
teaching the elements Of pure and simple drawing.
CALVERT YAUX
No. 10 Bro1fcry Ysto York, J IN. ., 1875.
ryVnile in the main we agree with Mr.. Vaux in
ms advocacy of q n,ro liberal and general art edu-
cation. We d. not consider it wise and practical to
furnish IL through the pubic schools m Ter present
conditions. The capacity to use the ordinary
English branches correctly and at instant need Is
the first imperative want of the great mass OF
American school children. Until these branches
are more thoroughly taught, deprecate requiring
children to take up technical studies. Free tech
meal schools wiich shall begin as well finish in
dustria education we heartily advIse.-EdI