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would convey. The Seasons ''Hebe. -
Amor and Psyche" are among the
best and most popular OF his sculptures
IN music there IS a notable array OF
modern artists and among them it IS
always not easy to say which are the
GREAT COMPOSERS VIII fail
to place Ludwig Won Beethoven C770-1S20
among the greatest. TINS father OF the
symphony and sonata, reformer of the
orchestra and the theory Of music. one OF
the most fruitful Of all the composers
and most widely initiated, is easily master
in his field Of endeavor.
II was he who made every instrument
in the orchestra a force unknown before
MS day, pointing the way TO Weoer.
spohr. Schumann, Brahms. Ran and
Rub.nstein.
Even Richard Wagner GS1S-1SSS) betrays
some influence Of Beethoven. though in
him a new and original music-drama was
created. He was the reformer Of opera,
the revolutionizer Of operate traditions
It was at Dresden, in 1913. that he pro
duoed his first revolutionary opera. The
Flying Dutchman"
For many yeaers thereafter he faced
the scorn OF the critics. defending his po-
sition with a powerful pen and an in
crease of the production of his operas
The 'NibeIlungen Ring" Of four related
operas was his greatest effort. though
'Parsifal" was to him the GROWING
glory Of his life At last he found success
in the building of the Bayreuth opera
house. where the operas were given pre-
oisely as Wagner wished.
One peculiar product Of the century de-
serves special mention, for it has played
a prominent part in its development. and
this is
PHOTOGRAPHY-The perfecting of q
method by which sun pictures can be
retained permanently on a plate was the
invention Of Louis Jacques Mande Da-
guerre 07S9-1S5D He had perfected the
camera Ohscura, invented by Leonardo da
Vinci, and now devoted his attention to
the plate. It was by a lucky accident
that ne discovered the proper chemicals
with which to treat the plate and the
first great step in photography was taken
and the rest was only matter Of detail
One other special invention of the CEN
fury which has made great changes in
both domestic and commercial life is
the
SEWING MACHINE-In various coun-
tries men had been at work trying to dis
cover some way Of stitching By machin-
cry Many were led estray by attempt
ing to duplicate the motion Of the needle
woman on the machine Among these
was the American, Elias Howe us1s-1s60,
but ne soon found the method of putting
the eye Of the needle near the point.
and before long a model had been sue
cessfully constructed QS45.
No capitalist would take it up at first,
and even in England an offer was made
and not fulfilled. At last Isaac Singer.
a theatrical director. was interested. and
in 1852, the first sewing machine factory
was built, in Bridgeport
In no respect has more progress been
made within the century than IN
EDUCATION-For which the credit IS
due to the practical spirit Of Friedrich
FroebeI G7S2-1S52). With no children Of
his own, he claimed the children Of the
world as his. From Pestalozzi he gath
cred new ideas on pedagogfcs. and with
his brothers children he began what was
to be a notable experiment in teaching.
1t was in 1897, however, before he had
so developed his system that he could
open the first kindergarten. in Blanken-
burg, Germany. From Japan to the
United States his system has been put
into operation. delighting the hearers and
opening the minds of millions Of little
children
The theater. with all it's power. has
not failed to interest the people living
during the last hundred years and
among the greatest OF all
ACTORS Is Edwin Booth 1s5S- 1890. The
son Of Junfs Brutus Booth. he learned I
his lesson in the hard but practical school /
OF experience. Appearing for the first /
time in Boston. IN 1919 he acted as srf5- /
stitute for his father in Richard uT'
two years later.
As an interpreter OF Shakespearlan +
character he has been pronounced by the /
critics unsurpassed. and in Hamlet" un- /
squaled. He performed the unparalleled /
feat Of playing Hamlet for 1o0 consecu- +
i've nights. from November q. 1854 TO
March = 1855. AS a finished intelligent 4
actor Of high intellectual powers and 4
great moral worth. ne may well represent /
his profession among the worlds great /
men.
The other powerful Influences of the Z
age. the church, has also more than ore
great man 10 present but one viii serve
Is the representative.
THEOLOGIAN-It IS John Henry New
nan Csn-1ssQ}. possessed u ore ~ .he
Majestic minds Of all time. HIS tire
Torth has been felt BIZ men and women
= every creed for though hc left inc
rhlrrch % England FOR the Roman cath
'lic ranks. it was suI TIE powerful think
- the1evoted patriot the broad minded +
Gentleman Vho dorned The cardinals
an
HIS religious poems are sung ln
hurches Of an Determinations ard rie
ssays and sermons are read sy fsous-
nds nor ~ his communion Hfs "ApoI-
gfa pro Vita sua." defense of hiz cor
-e7sion. IS marvel q close reasoning
vritten IN zen classical style
u is not pretended that the ust Given
oove includes ~ - the great raen ~
Be century. They are simply some ~ TIE
7eatest men end the most original. those
VIC exercised couToufnE influence
pau the movements u TIE age
The stimulating ~ thousht and artfsr
ss not however been confined 10 th-
ssTner sex. There have baen sc-e
FrpassinEiy great women Curing ire
ast hrndrsd years George sand was
ernaps. me erzatezt femfal-s no~aIls-
be superior q many ~ har male con-
euDorsries- n tire ru1er % czarar-a-