St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-10
ART EDUCATION.
A Symposium on Color = Under
lying Art Structure.

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lying Art Structure.
2 The department of art education con-
vened in the high school assembly
room, with President Jessie II. Brown
in the chair. Two of the papers on the
programme were omitted owing to the
absence of the authors, namely, S. E.
Fay, of Springfield. Mass, and Walter
S. Goodrich, of Columbus, 0. Miss
RhOda E.. Selleck read the first paper.
The caption was "High School Work in
Drawing" The paper was largely de-
voted to description of the system fol-
lowed in Miss Selleck's school in Indi-
annapolis. She urged the greatest care
in selecting materials adapted to the
work in hand. Then an effort should
be made to firmly impress upon the
mind of the pupil. all the principles of
construction that underlie freehand
drawing. Home work is required be-
cause art is now in the curriculum as
we'll established as other studies
the first two years, Manual training
embraces much that is purely mechan-
ical, and, while practical, there is a
large part of the educational regime in
which there is something higher and
fuller and culture that looks beyond
machinery. Drawing is not subject
by itself, but help to all other sub
jects taught in schools ana colleges, and
it adds great value to all scientific
studies, and is the strongest weapon of
government in the hands of primary
teachers. The essayist declared that
the best work done by the art teachers
is IN the normal schools, instructing the
young ladies who are preparing for
teaching.
Miss Locke volunteered a paper on
color. Itwas gem in its way, and was
frequently applauded by the art teach
ers and artists assembled. 1t was elo-
quent and poetical. She said that ours
the English-speaking- the first
civilized nation of the world that disre-
garded or neglected color. In ancient
times color and human happiness were
closely associated together-the cove
speaking Of the application of
colors, she said the child must
not use red or yellow in as large quanti-
ties as blue and green. And it will not
do to measure out the colors-so much
studied out BY the child. The light
heart and the right-thinking man is
alone able to see the beautiful and
sublime in nature. Love is needed to
awaken the understanding of men to
the full appreciation of talent. 'rhe
time is come when education must cease
TO be pain. Too long have we suffered
the mesmeric delusion that waking
hours must be continual grinding.
The essayist is not friend of ultra
technical training. She values one
honest, sincere effort more than all
technical. external display. She taught
drawing painting will follow of itself
as natural sequel. She spoke drastic
ally of the fallacy of grown people
posing as perfect, and treating chill
dren as though they were simpletons.
The children know great deal more
than they are credited with knowing,
and they are often nearest the truth.
1t is folly to ask the child to wade
through sophistry and lot of rubbish
to arrive at the truth of color. The
paper then treated colors in a more
technical way, and the reader was fire.
quently interrupted by applause as she
proceeded.
The following were appointed COM
naittee on nominations: Miss. Weaver,
of: Chicago; Mr.. Collins, of Denver, and
Mr.. MulIikenS.