The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05
ARTISTS FEAR
BOOK AGENTS
a
AGAINST Efforts to Introduce Text
Book Methods in Schools.
nrvgl0P ART NATURES
DRAwIEG TEACHERS POINT TO
THE DANGERS AHEAD.

.vrF since # became known that
AGENTS of eastern publishing
l. houses are making a thorough
.-r..s among the educators Of the
Ian. to work up "a sentiment favoring
.... rss .f taxt books i'm giving instruc-
...- tr school children I'm drawing and
..t.r studies. members OF the Utah Art
,.sttr.e have become aroused to the
s.-ra-s which they fear threaten tine
fr.r-e art development Of the state
Tho energy or the publishers agents
-t th.a DINO ts accounted for hv the
...t frIt m few weeks the school
.,tr5rffre WiH meet iu convention TO
.-.q-. text books of AN kinds for use
,- fre public schools for thc next five
,ssr- and Ho small part OF the effort is
d. commit the conventions Co "A policy
~ adopting text books on drawing not
e.-y FOR the schools of this city, but
throughout tbe state.
Sd Pr The Sair Lake schools have
pursued art studies without the use of
t.yf books AS % commercial trausac-
t.a ha adoption of any kind of text
book for drawing would De OF consid-
CRADLE moment in itself. but the chief
objection s to The scheme of develop
ir- the art natures of children by re-
sorting Dob CODY methods and fixed rules
hid down .1 books.
Az author of the law creating the
Utah Art Institute the objects of
which are t0 foster the correct devel-
ormeut 0r art,among the people Of this
state. and especially in the public
schools. Alice Merrill Horne. the secre- /
qrv of the institute. is Of the opinion
gat Che school children have shown
wonderful development Of their art |
natures in spoHtaneity and originality
Of expression within the short time
drawing has been part of the public /
Sd ho0I course. without depending upon |
anv set system. Herself a teacher. Mrs.
Horne protests against the Introduction |
o. text books In place Of natural OBJ !
ects as a guide for the children to de- |
rei00 their art natures. and she main !
uius that all that is necessary IS 70 l
continue the services Of a qualified SUI
rrvis0r 90 give direction to the teach 1
u1
Local Artists a Unit.
George Henry Taggart, ErWard Ev- !
us Miss Teasdel. J. r.. HarWood II. J
2 a. Cu'mer and other well known |
zeal artists concur in Mrs. HOrne's
views. and win bend their energies to |
Eep text books on art out of the pub |
Dr. schools
TOE argument advanced by Utah art /
.ls and instructors In drawing against /
its Introduction of formal book systems /
the guide for the instruction I'm /
GaWing is based upon a showing that /
rr ought to grow from within the
school, children. rather than that they
b. crammed with Fixed rules for devel- /
Tng their art natures. Cut and dried /
systems crush out individuality and /
originality, and are harmful TO the de- !
Fe.o1ment of true art and kindred ac- /
Ump..sbments it is claimed. /
u IS further reasoned BY the local /
artists that the fountain head Of Amer /
Tam lrt of the highest type must neces-
CARLY come from the west. where ma
lures beauties are everywhere in evil /
aence. just as Emerson long ago
Uc0eesIed. unbidden unannOunced and /
amid % brave and earnest people. In |
iae eastern states art has come by
authority but 10 is only an artificial. /
sentimental art This is but the faint I
tsl shadow of what ought 70 be born
ol- Of The life Of @ great democracy.
Natural Methods Favored.
The real artists and the true lover Of
aFt recognize the fact that proper art
framing Tor the masses must be in the
t"lsan.ng Of the senses to beautiful /
forms. end Co every beautiful nantes
U.on IN nature With this in view as a
sel-eFident truth what wisdom is
'lere, artists ask. Tn filling up every
end with exactly the same amount Of
me same thing from book instruction.
"..lodl regard TO the varying needs
instincts and capacities or nafu~e. of
1Ae school chiidren2 Let the teacher.
3. .a urged. open her soul 10 nature /
S.'u tne oeluuiuL and cease teaching
N-l, Win q blackboard and q piece |
l7 The opinion OF Utah artists and
..,.lelors. the adoption of fixed Z
method or teaching drawing would .
...Isl result .n rob6iug the children Of
,'.. INDIVIDUALITY and power. and set
.A me arr development of the voUng
iF iliy a Quarter OF a centur,
,.'.f communities have az last learned
error 90 yielding 90 text book mini
,@ and hope Co escape further
-a which. Sc is declared. has per-
,....l and restricted the art dsveion-
... or their people. and the members
a. me Utah Art Institute are hoDef,1
..- me mistake OF tying 90 a fixed s,-s-
p. drawing instruction win nor no
,.II.s1 hv The text book conva,-