Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-16
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/ LlTERATURE AND LIFE.
/ A. j. \.
Ebert Hubbard,

A. j. n


American public today is Elbert HuD-
bard, best known as editor of the
"Philistine' and master of the Roy
croft print shop, whose work has made
famous the little village of East Au-
3rora. N. Y.
Poet prophet and sage. printer,
editor and bookbinder, philanthropist
and philosopher. artist and artisan.
dreamer and utilitarian, and in spite OF
all practical, money making, sue
3cessful business man-it is difficult to
conceive what Ebert Hubbard is not.
Since Emerson's day no other man
has so profoundly impressed himself
upon the mind and heart of the people.
He is to the life of America what
William Morris was To the life of Eng
land. ..Ruskin,' says he, was a
dreamer whose theories William Nor
rls put to practical use." and the sage
of Roycroft is doing the same thing
for us in this country,
4 WHAT MANNER OF MAN rs HEP?
The gentle craftsman from East Au-
rora has come and gone-has lectured
for us here in Denver. and not one OF
those who had the good fortune to hear
him but has felt the magnetic inf1u-
8ence of his personality.
1t is difficult to describe him. No man
just like him has ever appeared upon
the platform. With a total disregard
for the prevailing fashions in the cut
of his garments, in his manners, ges-
lures. thought and speech. he is just
himself AS Emerson would say, here
is a true man. a non-conformist, q
great original thinker and actor, self
reliant. who acts from within and is
no, afraid TO speak his latent convic-
ton.
His garb, with his broad brimmed
hat and long coat tail. has all the Sc
we're plainness Of the Quaker
His manners which in another would
be termed mannerisms, belong to ms
character and are swallowed upsln the
earnest eloquence of speech
His physiognomS conforms to the
paradox in his nature. The upper face.
WITH it's round, full forehead and large
dreamy ewes. portray the artist. poet,
idealist and dreamer His lower face,
with its executive nose. the firm set
lips. the square jaw, indicate the prac-
teal man Of affairs. The dark hair is
worn long. the clean shaven face, IKE
Emerson's. is strong rather than hand-
some or ETHEREAL every line and feature
marked by the strong Individuality OF
lis rossessor. 4.
The soft, musical voice, With its well
.,nodulated tones: the quiet. conNersa-
tional style; the quaint gestures and
EXPRESSION. alternating between humor
and pathos: the tiuen. and felicitous
diction, fall with plea sing ana eioquefle
effect upon the ear of the listener.
HIS WORK AND DOCTRINES
His lecture dealt mostly with ms
work at Royerof.-its Inception.
growth. methods and fruition OF ms
,,reans-for Ebert Hubbard dreams
dreams. and is one Of he few dreamers
whose dreams come true. One Of ms
dreams was this Roycroft WORKSHOP.
which turns out the most beautiful
books in the world. all made. the type
set. the press work. the illustrating.
lettering, binding-everythin done by
hand.
His colony osworkers some 200 men,
women and children. came. most OF
them. from the rural districts un.
trained and unskilled, whom he has de-
lye!oped into artists according to his
theories of education. which Is to bring
out the iaien, pabli1tiss hiadsn y
every soul. He. eNemplitles IN hiinseii
and breaches among ms WofKneh me
sEmersonian creed OF i-reiia nee.
BE yourself. says MI. iiupDara'
work out Your own salNallollt ana oe
not afraid The germ OF arts " lIsese
boys and girls ana we want 70 give y
D. a 49, 40 s.
d chance to grow ARC; SO theS are M
vited to come and try 70 ma our 1heif
CAPABILITIES. Our Young men ana Wo-
men paint, draw do clay modelling
saii..s; sasnl. work artistic hlack .f
ing everSthing that is artistc anc
useful
Under such training his empioye.
have all become artists, WORKING iol
the pure JOY Of IT. for the love anc
beauty of their work.
IT doesn't matter. says Mr.. r ub
bard, about the man nor his environ,
l.men,: all he needs IS a chance to grow
Education Is not material. The re
sources are in US if We can but get TIL
| chance to develop them.
There is no skilled labor in oul
shops, and yet we turn out books tina
connoisseurs everywhere are eager Y
buy. Why? Our young men and wo
men are taught u develop themselves
and to understand that no matter how
many similar things are done IN TIL
| world. the thing they do best OF an,
viii attain the highest reward OF any
| We strive TO do ever better and bet