Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-10
ART IN THE SCHOOL ROOM.
Miss Abbie Dean Tells About the Drawing
Teachers' Convention.

Miss Abbie Dean. instructor in
drawing in the Rock Island public
schools, who has Just returned from
attending the convention OF the West
ern Drawing Teachers association at
Detroit. says Of the meeting:
This association OF drawing teach
ers includes the teachers OF Ohio.
west, north and south, and is held
annually in one of the large cities Of
this vast territory.
The association being strong
, one, commands the strongest edue;s-
tors of the country. and art was dis
| cussed in all its phases DR.. Hugo
Muensterberg. director of the Psv-
Geological Labratory, presented i sv-
chology and Art which was 4 lead
ing paper. Josephine c. Locke. su-
pervisor of drawing Of the Chicago
public schools, made strong plea for
the boys and girls. The Round Ia
ble' discussions were ably handled by
the supervisors of drawing in attend
ance. Miss Silke, of Chicago. led off
in the discussions OF the educational
value of drawing exhibits. The value
OF this comparative study was com
mented on. Mrs. Dwight Perkins. of
Chicago, practical illustrator, gave
a 5-minutes' talk. She talked of a
basis Of comparison in art exhibitions.
She held that the attitude OF the mind
of the observer is all important.
But treat was in store for
us when Caryl Coleman, Of New
York City. presented his pa
per, 'Colored Glass Windows.
Ancient and Modern Mr.. Coleman
referred to the ancient use of colorcd
glass as mural decorations and for
personal adornment, for water clocks.
astronomical Instruments and various
other uses. The decorative glass
windows came in for lengthy discus
sion. These windows. said the speak
er. were introduced with the Chris
tian or Gothic era Their first use
was impellcd by the necessity of filling
large spaces, large windows having
come into vogue.
The reception given by the citi-
zons in the beautiful High school
building was indeed an ENJOYABLE fea
ture. \ second reception at the
Museum of Arts was attended by all
who had listened to the papers at the
school. and the visitors were received
by the artists of Detroit. After wan
dering through the galleries and cxhi-
bition halls of the museum. drinkinr
lemonade and listening to The music
OF piano. they finally con-
Gregated upstairs. where Direc- |
tor Griffith delivered. in lOi
one OF the best addresses
that characterized the meeting of the |
drawing teachers. He said we have
all grown up in art during the last so |
years; pictures which were greatly |
at our centennial are not now |
regarded with favor. The foundation |
Df all art, held the speaker. IS thought. !
Its value consists in The story it tells. |
Prof. Charles De Garmo's talk was 2
feature of one of the evening sessions. |
The Social Side of Education was
the topic. The keynote of his talk
was that the school should be train
ng ground for the development of
-he social spirit. And throughout
3-days session every paper and
discussion was from able educators.
Art IN the school room environments.
picture collections for the school
'ooms, how to get and how to use
hem, occupied the time of the last
session, with the announcement Of
Ulcers for the next year and that
'eoria would 5e the next place of
Meeting"