Evening star., 1898-07-12
ART EDUCATION.
Interesting Features of the Closing
Session.

eatureS tnc closing
Session.
The closing session of the department of
art education held yesterday afternoon in
Luther Place Memorial Church was as in
teresting that of Friday
The session va opened by an address,
The Function of Art in the Higher Educa-
tion Of the American Citizen" by William
Ordway Partridge, sculptor, Milton, Mass.
His paper was discussed by Mr.. John S.
Clark Of Boston, Mass, and by Mr.. E. c.
Messer Of this city.
Art In the High School.
THE province Of art in the high school"
was then considered by Miss Rhoda E.
Selleck of the indianapolis High School.
She said the making of ornament, sculpture
and painting are ideal arts which inspire
men to greater efforts. The same principles
and aspirations, if applied to the search
for the necessities of life, would so elevate
the standards of manufactured articles
that every industry would become an art.
The province of art in the high school in
wolves the spontaneous work of the ele-
mentary grades and to help the pupil to
see in this study world of rela sionship
that can be Immediately applied.
To reach this result his training must
include the study Of nature, :he study of
the human figure. the study of the works of
man, the history of his achievements, and
above all to lead him to measure his cul-
ture and spiritual activities by the change
in his attitude toward the true and the
good.
The pupil is now at the stage when the
mere grammar of dra wing may be en,pha
sized and the outline and shading in what
ever medium used, whether pencil or char
ccal or color, may put the pupil in full
sympathy with his study and be a means
of recording impressions and of expressing
ideas.
Human Figure and Decoration.
The study of the human figure has be-
ccme one Of the strongest features of the
high school work, and the drawing from
na ture as a means of learning what to
and how to see
The decorative has it's most important
place for the development of the pupils
creative powers and knowledge of the
unitarian phase of the work. The union
OF the fine and the decorative arts will, to
a great extent, shape the history of our
times and be one of the chief means toward
solving the economic problem of making
labor interesting and the workman proud
of his production.
Art and Literature.
The union of art and literature leads into
the province of esthetics and there, with
his religion and philosophy. leads man to
search for knowledge of the highest sspir-
ations of the human soul.
BY giving the pupil access to the seeing
or good pictures, good pieces of sculpture,
access to good library and museuni, we
appeal to the emotions of the pupils for
beauty SO pregnant at this age. and by
| making him feel that in the atmosphere of
all our efforts there is an lnspira ton for
refinement and true culture, we shall give
to the future a larger and stronger hur,ani-
ty capable of living nobler and happier
life.
Officers and Committee.
A business mesting followed, at which w.
A. Mason, supervisor of drawing in the
public schools Of Philadelphia. was elected
president; Charles F. Wheelock of New
York. vice president, and Miss Mary A.
Woodmansee of Nebraska, secretary. The
executive committee for the coming year
will consist of Miss Harriet Cecil Magee Of
Oshkosh, Wis; Dr.. Gertrude Edmund and
DR.. Langdon S. Thompson
The COMMITTEES of ten N nembers, whom 1t
was decided on Friday last TO appoint In or
der to consider and report upon a basic
course of study to be pursued in our schools
In drawing, manual training and elemen-
tary art, was yesterday announced by
President McGee to consist of the following
members: Langdon S. Thompson of New
Jersey. John s. Clark and Henry T. Bailey
of Massachusetts. Henry F. Carter of Colo
rado, Josephine c. Locke of Illinois, M. v.
OShea of Wisconsin, Douglass Volk of
New York city, Herman 7. Lukens of Penn
syivania and Misses Harriet Cecil Magee
and Grace o. L. Ric6 Of New York.