New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-23
pRAcT1uAL SOCIAL SCIENCE.
LECTURE BY CHARLES G. LELAND.

LECTURE 81 CHAhLfSo VI ii'i]h+'D'
INDUSTRIAL AND DECORATIVE ART n SCHOOLS
HARD WORK AZ ELEMENT OF EDrCATIoN.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22.-Charles G. Leland
re ID paoer on Indu.tral and Decorative Art IN Pun
lie Schools before the Philadelphia s)cIt Science A.
socatlon at the Hall OF The College Of Physicians last
evening The course thought Is shown by fhe follow
ing outline;
There are two questions which lie at rho basis OF soca'
science one IA the prov ding work for everybody n"
other How shall educate tie young 20 That, WINE
acquiring ordinary education. tDey snail AZ W.
same time ACQUIRE SO ne pracuc hand work art, 80
that wnen they leave scOo may either be a0e to
supp themselves, at least dnd tnemseye' nttcn 10
begin a Grade INTEL gently ana not De oDheeu' ." "
speak. to 60 to schUO again ~ ., =,
Tnerr are Mt the present real oilers or de-
peudents III CITY a. there were ancient Greece Or
Rome majority were. II Is true slave.
who ali kept bn51. The ra.on lot tJIs eita,,
drrnaid for whaf rrpr"srnfed by mOde II lille " aDDr
was that tho ancient OldnSs r prOfbsrIy decorator
wien handmade OrDahrhtttiDn ana mat ih's va
mostly of a Kind winch could b. readily Jearnrd WINE
me materials were cb"ap aud everywhere hDuHuhhl'
L1DOr saving machinery, while l. has increased our cDD
forts degrade art and incr ased the mum
her ui Iders machine which supplies better Work ~
lower price than hand aDpr realms the cleVcTrsi az 40
or w men, aud hrrws he rest mao Otlrr caiingN or
INTO pUver,y rtunateiy the new TASTE 10 decoration
the Rendscence ~ 10 Is called t. Distinguish u from
the eaflcr Renaissance ~ loudly pr"c'hD tbai cry
object really artistic. must oe biud-maJe II also
demands th,t nouseecOfatOn -Iii oe "itnn the reich
OF the poor Art IN act nis never yer Deeh ctrl COW"
10 the people from the bIgner Glasses. IL has
always from the muffin II ,be taste Tor nan l.
house dec ration mes genera 10 tht fA's ~
which il prevailed all over the world down 10 e end OF
the middle ages, there would be employment for all our
liler-.
There are many of these easy arts; among them are
IN king laying mOsaics for walls and aVtmehts,
scagIOla work wood ana smell ihia)lns' eihoonsIhg
sneets OF sOf leather by ue process Known as eur
copl suitable for covering fdIniiH,e do%r-paneS and
pousse roiK or tue CHASING or hdn'n,ins snee NEE
ings. aud Woodwork, moulding IN pamer
macne and modelling IN cay ana casung, lDcse
greatly 10 demand decoratiOi. MANY OF the beau
Iul Tor floors and walls, seen IN London are
made by female prisoners. Inc cubes Tor th's WORK
may - either bought or male vita little practice
from .rd sion Tue patterns for mosaic ana oher
or uuuicusl. Wnat the cuitivltei world re-
qures aud more is greater taste IN design WAT
work as possible and TO make the pubic believe mt
expense Is correlative witt elegance
IL OF com plano among artlsanstna
the supply Of apprentices IS falng Iue proper way 20
ih- would be to tram them 70 hand~orA ID
crest cottage be DY us
inmates. az htJ expense. with POmpelan bOors carved
do'' Tss v Ta1s a Covered Vita
PATTERNED Spanish stamped leatnrr at no gredter
Gne opinion Of several of distinguished ami
practical decorative artist OF LODdOn AL tnis Is per-
testify ractcaDe Tor inc poorest. The great prlncple.
however to be enforced IL tue practice VI these
special small arts but the Introduction into al schools
of manual Industry In any forms may conduoe
deve.op manual ingenuity Thousands OF cever In
architects rsts aud mecuacs, are lDst 10 Tue
world among It's non-producuye mIdde-men who might
nave oeen made useful producers had their ooyiSh
instincts Oeen cultivated.
Drawing 10 schools IL sufficient 70 make art uni
versa IL "a time lost 10 visit t boy Is sixteen De-
lore teaching him the rddiments OF his trade Teach
drcOra i've ahd ndu trial work betlmts, you Viii
cultivate Of the community AMI hnd lie dlers
ose her. IdeDess is tne most dcmofalzng OF all
evils, ana few young people know auy art whatever.
Tedcn them something when MAY prove source OF
prOht, and much mora good Will result Among the
NOrseneu and the ACCOMPLISHED knights Of tue mldle
ages used To DOssi Of their SAIL IN
carving wood and worry palUung anu adoiLiIg iheir
sblus aud WORKING ~ metal. II I'M a ater aud
age mat ignorance Of hand VIZ Ebcdme chalaccr
istir nf d gentleman" TINS has etratcd so deeply
society hat here thousands 80 con
tempbly vulgar to boast or 70 envy nose WnO can
boast that tuey never did ddys hard WorS Even IN
tue most Gu Glvated society LADIES' ami genemrn are
regarded highly he'd who Itvertuel IS can
tueir ndnds TO dnytnug. Uutli baudWOiA,
arlstlc practical DecOm part uf tue education
Of evryb jdy and regarded Deng qu &c as Ie-ect-
aJe IA "a knowedge o. hra1 language, IL VIII be dihcut
10 realize thar h puDlicansm lmpJT tant
respect lar beuinu tue middle ages