The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-11


a yeunw professor in the chicago uni
wealthy threw down challenge to the
thinking world when ne proclaimed in one
Of his class room lectures TIVE or three
weeks ego that the men who perform
erest material achievements are the equals
o. the masters Of the mental world. The
occurrence haD been widely commented
upon by the press Of the country. but its
real point end meaning seem 10 have been
missed.
what Or. rriggs said was: II am tired
Of hearing America criticised for its lack
Of artistic sense and creative power. Here
sitter whom people ask who among Amsri-
cans have shown . really wonderful Gre
alive genius ana stand out head and shoui-
ders above other men as Shakespeare
does, / shall point TO John d. Rockefeller
and George n. Pullman. : Shake
spsars pictured to himself scene and
put Il Int words: these men conceived
great industries whore thousands of men
might fnd employment in producing what
millions Of people need
DR. Trigss II apparently young enough
to be ignorant OF many things, but cer-
tainly not sufficiently youthful to lay
claim to youths divine prerosative of is-
noranoe. 4 professor Of literature should
hc aware that the achievements OF the
artistic sense" are on the percsptive side
Of iIfe are miracles Of vision. while the
achievements OF men like Rockefeller and
Pullman ere on the active side. material
miracles. Our universe Il stiIi 90 much
moro material than spiritual that work
ers In natcrisf things md themselves
vastly helped along by the trend OF events
ana the push of other activities. A great
industry started upon the right lines grows
like a SNOWFALL, sometimes beyond the
widest expectations OF its promoter. but
= work OF art Ia produced alone. In ex-
cssdinw bitterness Of spirit. because the
result Is always and forever 40 far be-
meath the initial vision. In other words.
eAskespearc's miracles were OF his own
bat. while Rooksfsliers miracles are tho
result, Of a vast amour, OF cooperation.
II Or. Triggs had stopped to think. Mr..
Puilman's one attempt at something re-
suirins artistic vision namely. IN. "modcl
town. that bears hIs name. was pro-
neunced BY tho people who had to live In
Il . painful failure.
Tho consensus Of popular opinion up 20
the prsssnt time has been that the miracle
ef vtstea was far AMI away the greatest
ana tbs most valuable 10 the race. n
he's eivsSs been held. tn the words OF q
recent writer. shat life owes all that IL
may possess In tho way % dignity and
value 20 those things which Il holds IN
common with art-in other words. 10 it,
grasp en- iasas. sentiments. on the per
eeptlen cf relations" New II Or. TTigss'
ustsrsnsss % the snhjec; have any value
or sisnineAnce whatever beyoad their
weirAs - the mere personal opinion OF
a cultivated but unimportant mar. that
siSnl1csncs resides In the Indication they
give that tho eommcrcialism Of the hour
has reached one OF the eitadels % ths
spirit. II 10 natural tina, 70 the man who Is
pursuing the dollar with all hts soul. m.
man who has accumulated heaps o, DOL
tara should seam greatest Of ali men; bat
up TO Oils time ne universities OF cur land
and Of all iands have stood steaafastly
Cor the appreciation ana cultivation Of
what mankind hss always eetievsd 20 be
the better part But " pr. Tr'Egs and
etAsss uks him really consider thAi the
material miracle is ~ great ~ the miracle
Of vision. or even greater. that fac, sions
would Indicate an absolute ovefsurnins
o. I'll thu previous intellectual and spir-
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