The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-08

ium on Courses OF Study and Correlation
In Elementary Education" in which the
views Of several leading educators are
the National Educational Association, In
which the history and purposes OF that or
ganization are set forth.
The result OF the competition Of art stu
dents In title pages and initial letters In
response to the offersof a prize. as set forth
by Modern Art. is hardly fiattering TO
American competitors. both prizes for the
letters going to England. The editor says
n!ne-fenths OF the designs worth consider
ing came also from there No award was
made for title pages. no design being alto
approval were several from Indianapolis
TIL handsome decorative title page of this
issue OF the magazine Is the work of Bruce
Rogers. and the title head accompanying
the Walters poems Is by Walter Galloway.
an Indianapolis illustrator
A story by James Otis, in ST. Nicholas.
does violence to the traditional teachings OF
juvenile literature whereby young people
are assured that the country is far prefer
able to the city as an abiding place. In Mr..
city to seek his fortune, and when a crafty
old farmer seeks to entice one of his boot
black comrades to return with him and get
a good home. the enlightened boy who has
been there discloses his nefarious design
OF getting a boy of whom he would demand
hard and steady work for a very poor home.
WQcIneT IOuUOcQ on truth OF not, II OHeTS
an agreeable variation to the typical tale.
indianapolis art lovers will continue to
take a special interest in Mr.. }. NJ. Bowles's
magazine, Modern Art, because 1t
was first published in this city, but its
merit, apart from any personal or local
association, entities 1t to high praise. The
first number issued under the auspices OF
Prang & Co., Boston. more than fulnlls
expectation. Text and illustration are
both admirable. A paper on the building
Of churches and the Importance OF beauty
in houses Of worship Is forceful and i'm
portant and should be read by a class
Of people who do not affect art literature.
1t is written by Prof. Cram. OF Harvard
University.
Part VII of Harris's magnificent work
on the fishes Of North America contains
descriptions of several varieties of catfish
and suckers. with illustrations of the same
in Hack and white. The two large color
and the striped bass. These colored por-
traits are first painted in oils and then
Autographed. of which as many as fifteen
are often required to reproduce the exact
tone and mellow TRANSMISSION Of color so
often. seen in many species Of fish. The
r~ainting is hardly to be distinguished from
it's copy. The publication is issued in
monthly parts by the Harris Publishing
Company, 10 Park place. New York.
Caroline A. Lord has some observations
in the Art Amateur on the need OF true
art spirit. the necessity of the soul to
comprehend as well as of the hand to
do, which it would profit every art stu
dent to read. Among other things she
says: ut must begin at home, in the
heart of the painter, must the picture that
shall live. Oh, If all the so-called pic
lures, made only OF paint, canvas, easy,
trained observation and clever selection,
could be eliminated from the galleries of
the neutrality-suspicious. wcrld. what a col
lett. n would be left! You may have -four,
milk. labor. and the furnace. but without
the quickening spirit of the leaven. the
world would go hungry fer bread. You
may nave paint. canvas. observation and
skill, but if they do notecombine in show
ing forth the absorbed spirit of the sub
ject may an inspired jury turn that pic
ture to the WALL!