Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-08

world about this creative faculty OF the
child this power to produce new beau
ty. Some of the Educators of the new
school seem to forget that there is an
immeasuTeable something born in the
child, that must act upon that which is
taken into the mind through the sense,
before it is given forth by the tongue
or hand. 1t is there creative magma
ton, the personality that is put into
| the expression, that manifests the
child's spiritual nature, and is in an
elementary way, true art
Prof. Ladd, says: The beautiful is
one form of the good, to be and enjoy
that which is beautiful is TO share in
the reality of the good" Plato thought
that we assembled to the good through
the beautiful. Surround the child then
with the highest ideals in nature, form
| color and art, and in guiding his ap-
probation Of their symmetry and har-
mony, lead him to conform his life TO
the laws Of the Creator of all beauty.
After understanding this broader side
Of form, study, drawing land color, it
can be readily seen that it has an in
dustrial merit.
Good citizenship depends in a great
measure on the ability to maintain
ones self i'm the struggle for existence
and much is said in regard to the labor
| problem oil the times. America has
| enjoyed great commercial prosperity
! because of the abundance of It's natural
! resources. iron, wool, coal and cotton
are sent to other countries and are re
| turned increased in value some of them
a thousand-fold What does this indi-
cate? 1t shows that the value Of man,
ufactured material depends upon the
raw material plus the value Of human
] thought, expressed by human skill. In
these days beauty has high CONNER
cial value. Many dollars are often paid
/ for an article in which the value of tho
raw material is but q few cents As eX-
ample of this, laces, pottery and silks
are but a few Examining statistics
we find that Great Britain sells pro,
ducts embodying thought and skill Of
workmanship TO the extent of nearly
! six times that of America, and France
to nearly twice that of America.
1t is a just appreciation of beauty in
form and color and the ability to create
it, that American workman need.
When the masses can be educated to
appreciate beauty of form and harmony
of color the demand for it is increased,
and when the power to create beauty is
acquired by our workmen, the demands
viii be s'.9plied by our own country
men and much will have been done TO
settle the labor questions that are con-
tinually confronting the public.
If we look back through history, We
find that the character Of a nation lie
manifested in the Art of nation. That
civilization. science, literature, philo-
sophy and art have gone hand in hand.
When Egypt represented the civiliza-
tion of the world she reared her sphinx
and pyramids on the banks of the Nile,
and gave us her history in words OF
stone that still speak to us.
Greece has left us a legacy OF classics
not only in poetry, but in Art-and all
down through the worlds history we
find that mans best expression was
through his Art. And shall it not be SO
with our dear America? Shall we not
express our best by an art, though it is
yet to be attained. Mr.. Walter Black
burn Harte, says: THE moral nature
of man is the man, and Art is the best
expression of the man.
The necessity of Art Education then
in general education, is the develop
ment of the whole man. Giving him
an appreciation OF beauty of form and
color-and power to express the same
| increasing the value of his labor, there
by insuring the prosperity Of our coun'