New-York tribune., 1900-11-20
PICTURES FOR SCHOOLS.
AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT BY THE
PUBLIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
AT TEACHERS COLLEGE.

The Art Committee Of the Public Education AS
ISOLATION Of this city yesterday opened q free
exhibition Of pictures especially suitable for public
school decoration. which will continue Novem-
Der "a inclusive. every afternoon from
o'clock. and Saturday from 10 g. to p The
exhibition is held in the studio the Teachers
College. ne-hundred-and-t near Am
stcrdam-ave-, and its purpose is 10 show how In
extensively good pictures be procured for the
schools and how many available In providing
public schools. the Board OF Education does all
that Is in its power. and the Art Committee OF
association formed supplement its work has
been engaged for several years in effort 10
furnish unconscious education in art that good
pictures supply" said Miss Winifred Buck. chair
nan Of the Subcommittee on School Decoration
This committee has expended more than $4,000 in
pictures. but 1s0 schools demand large number
ard the committee is anxious 10 interest others in
the work.
In addition TO Miss Bucks subcommittee, there
sub-conmttees portfolios. Of which Mrs.
Frederick J Stimson IS chairman. and that on
circulating pictures Mrs William X Draper chair
The object OF the first IS to provide port
fol.os OF small pictures illustrating different
branches OF study and to be used IN connection
with them The second is designed TO lend good
pictures TO the pupils TO take home for a week.
feeling that IN this way the children Will acquire
4 for the really good IN art.
The exhibit consists Of Photographic reproduc-
lions II large size in fadeIess carbon. platinum.
Thotozravure and other processes, from the orig
inaIs Il architecture, sculpture and paintings n
the principal museums and collections Of Europe
and America These are grouped with reference TO
tae.r suitability TO the primary, grammar and
high schools and arranged in schools and periods
as Ear possible. For the primary classes there
IS largely choice OF animal and child pictures all
by good artists among them being Lanoseer
famous Dignity and Impudence." Member OF the
Humane Society" and King Charles Spanieis'
5.yao!dss Heads Of Angels and ,Samae5 atheTe al
Prayer" Van Dycks Baby Stuart ano otherS'
For higher classes the Italian Spanish and Flen-
tons are lumber Of American carbons. consider
ably cheaper tie foreign, and CONSIDERED IN
Some peoplef SAYS the chairman, have OBJ;
io make a1tis:s Of 'c chdTeh M who as yet did nor
kSLo" ne coramonest most usefu! IactS Us ~ W. - of
tnese cor,~-+- fsc-s Indeed the daily gazing at
besttc1 and INTERESTING pictures does many things
cT che.s mind heart and charaCte5 @ r,iSTc M
sEs 5, 6eeoPs & srstic taste much less aF''s'e am
ver large nuTnbeT-perhaps a Tn2}0rttyo5 4o4 i've d tn
Sums where they see 50 little ot anyinihg 4or 9r
hem TO conSsive Of many things about which they
read and study. IN of the schools OF the over
fae esssys on this SUIT We're submitted her
sae was surprised to fad thar the language and
IDEAS n az were neary the same Jp9n iGr'nee ~ me-
class had been obliged 70 consult an encyciopeo1 ~
10 get Information about the COW. tof nom ~
them knew from personal observation "ha' the
As long as there are many chlIoTen hS IsilOt
ot nature as this. the fGnoamental idea that
should guide the selection Of pictures for Their use
IS TIE power 70 instruct. As z matter OF course,
the picture must be beautiful. An elevation OF
abroad engine. drawn by the inventor, might De
Instructive, but Turner'S painting OF ralIToda
train crossing bridge is beautiful as well as
an instructive picture of the subject again,
photograph from life Of the prize OK at county
far might be instructive. but photograIn ,d OF q
painting by Troyon would De equally so, and wonio
b beautiful picture well
another thing 10 De considered in choosing the
subject Of 4 picture is the class Of children ior
whom Is intended. for what would be a reNel
don q wonders Tenth Ward child might seem
commonplace and unnteresIIng 10 pupil IN the
Twenty-second AS q rule. however. beginning
with the lrtiesr children in the poorest locaities
the best instructive pictures those or o!rds
hEynals and flowers When these pictures can De
found in colors-clean harmonious colors-they
viii serve double purpose for every one knows