The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-06

| summer of 81 In Holland. VanderpoOl,
who is teacher Ut the life class in Chicago
| now. acted as cicerone and about the be-
| ginning of July landed US In pretty little
village between Dortrecht and Rotterdam.
| These supplemented folk had never seen
/ an arts: TO that time. but we acted as
pioneers. for now the village is head
quarters for crowd of art students.
Independence day was close at hand
and the five of US termined to teach our
hosts little bit of American history. 1t
puzzled US at first to hit upon plan of
celebration. but we devised an excellent
| scheme. Every year on the Kings birth
day his Majesty donates a small sum Of
| money to the school children throughout
the country. The farmers lend their
wagons and the children are taken for an
outing besides belug gorged with milk,
cake and fruit.
1--WE worked in our little village on the
same plan as his Majesty. The farmers
gladly lent their wagons-we got twenty
flve OF them-and the Burgomaster Of the
district with number of the neighb0rin2
aristocracy drove into tho village and lent
eclat to the occasion. Three hundred
school children turned out and sang sew
lunch was served in the schoolhouse. After
lunch the little folks were packed away in
the wagons and driven through the neigh
boring villages. in all circuit OF about ten
miles. Whenever they arrived work was
stopped and holiday taken, while our
contingent of singers sang The Star
sDangied Banner ETC.. before driving
away en- ronte to the next stopping place.
In the evening we entertained the Bur
gOmastsr and the officials OF the village TO
dinner and altogether we had very pleas
ant and enjoyable celebration that year"
In the year 1889 Mr.. Mathews returned
to this city and at once took charge of the
q nj. bal ~ tsrHA TO-
year following he taught the antique and
life classes at the Art School and has re-
NAMED identified with the work being
done at the Art School ever since.
His Ideas regarding the need OF good
gallery for the especial use OF students are
worthy of note.
III had the means to do something to
help art students along." remarked Mr..
Mathews. II would make q collection of
originals and reproductions of drawings.
TO the student they are far more useful
than paintings. WHAT'S termed the artistic
instinct is really com bination Of certain
qualities which are, l think, a matter
of inheritance rather than of training. 1t
seems strange, but there are some people
that are as blind to form as others are 10
color. Now. as matter VI fact. painter
may be weak in color and yet be great
master. But what can be said of student
who is weak in form and nuts in The
shadows all wrong? For these and many
other reasons believe good collection Of
drawings would be of even more benefit to
the student part of the community than q
collection of paintings"
And what would be- the result If the
city had both-a collection Of drawings
and also of paintings?" was asked.
1.-The result would be-" answered Mr..
Mathews. that students would not leave
for Europe. if at all. until they had ad-
.vancsd in their studies far beyond the
point they are now limited by. But after
all 1t Is good thing for boys and girls to
be thrown on their own resources. All the
time student Is tied TO home, he or she
as the CASE may be, is more often than not
trying to do something to crafty the
people at home. Now that is entilely
wrong. The most successful pupils must
OF necessity have the least work to show.
H"Why SOP" echoed Mr.. Mathews. II
will tell you. While one is studying, the
stage which means spelling everything.
When the student is intent upon doing
some work 10 please his or her friends, it
Is easily to be understood how the expert
mental process stops at once and only
what is absolutely known Is introduced
in to the picture"
And what work are you engaged upon
at present?" was hurled as a parting shot
at the c0mplaisant artist who had so cheer
fully gossiped for the benefit of THE
CALL readers.
For nearly four months" was the re-
ply, Il have been working out OF doors.
Nearly all are studies, and l am taking