Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-02

art have a large place. 1t was with
this belief that society was formed
in Chicago whose object II IL TO edu-
cate by means OF works OF art. The
result is that In many schools of that
city, instead OF bare. dreary school
room walls before which children sit
with their minds open TO Impressions
the walls are tinted In harmonious and
restful colors, and hung with good
pictures and the corners relieved by
busts, statuary, or pottery. II was the
privilege OF the writer to visit such a
school during this last summer, to find
II OF great interest and profit. On en-
tering the building, the corridors and
landings were all made attractive.
The walls OF the whole building were
prepared for the works Of art by APP
propriate tintlng and by hanging bur
lap In harmonious colors as high as Il
wainscoting. The colors of the north
rooms were such as TO bring more SUN
shine into them and the south and
west rooms had tlnts that softsned the
light. In placing the works of art
there was no confusion or over crowd
ing but genuinely good works of art
appropriately hung Sometimes works
thought; for example, on one landing
was a bust Of Shakespeare and a pic
ture, of his birthplace, the church
Anne Hathaway Cottage, and STRAIT
ford on the Avon. On another landing
was a bust OF Washington, with pic
lures Of the interior and exterior of
the Capitol at Washington. also OF
George and Martha Washington. Thus
making the chld's Impressions stronger
and more enduring for the relation.
Some pictures were chosen to serve the
purpose OF mlnistering TO the child's
love OF beauty, both OF form and color.
Others to stimulate imagination. and
others purely as educational pictures.
As we passed through the rooms of
this model-school each one had some
thing OF great beauty. II seemed to
be plan to have each room contain
an animal picture, a nature study, one
at least, old masters reproduction.
One or two colored pictures, historical
and symbolical pictures. Also In the
corners small statuary or pottery In
shapes of beauty. The testimony OF
the teachers and the members OF he
board about the effect Of these things
upon the children, was that the iifu-
ence of beautiful things had direct
and immediate result upon the speech
and manners and tidiness OF the boys
and girls. In learning to love he beau
tiful they learned also to love the good
and the true.
This experience is the same In all the
places where the work Is being carried
on.
The educational department OF the
Ladies' Literary club of this city, have
had for their purpose for the past two
years to make model school rooms In
our own schools. The work they have
already done In the Jackson and Web
ster schools Is but beginning, and a
very small beginning OF what they
hope to see done here.
Not only do they purpose to continue
this work but II is hoped that other
societies and individuals may find II
In their power TO supply things OF tseu-
~ from time TO time for the public
schools; for Il Is not wholly nor indeed
chiefly the facts that are learned in
schools, but also the impressions re-
ceived that form the characters OF our
future citizens, the children.