The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-28
SOME
THOUGHTS
ON ART
Very Pertinent Sug-
geStiOnS Made by
an lArt Lover
OF IneStimabIe Value in
Shaping Minds Of the
Young. and in Great
ing Love .fOrlBeautifal

Editor Journal. with very great
interest | listened Wednesday night
at the east school TO Mr.. Hofer and
10 Miss Calbraith. The sum-total of
their remarks fully indorse; that no
effort ought to be spared to develop
in every way the love or art in the
rising generation, and very excellent
plan II would be TO place before their
eyes continually, in their homes II
possible, or in the public schools
where so many of their young days
are spent. Specimens of pure art
good productions. like the ones that
were shown to us. But In connection
with this would It rot be a good plan
to have from time 10 time, readings
(on the great masters and their
works,) for young and old?
In this day of sham and Of mock.
cry Of all that is true and elevating,
It is refreshing to go back and study
the life of Michael Angelo. No
feather.bed warrior was he! Toll.
ing early and late in the pursuit of
his beloved art When working on
one OF his magnificent ceilings, he
wrapped his cloak around him and
slept on the scaffolding in order to
lose no time going backwards and
forwards 90 his lodgings
Michael Angelo, Raphael, Rembrandt
(of course there we're others, just
remember these) were to painting.
what Bach, Hayden and Beethoven
were TO music These sturdy pion.
GERS sought for truth and beauty, for
them the terms were synonymous.
as the miner seeks for gold. Indeed
the fundamental principle of art is
the truth. Let me quote from Newell,
Dwight Hills.
Lingering long In the cities of
Italy RuskIn found some temples in
the full pride of their strength and
the perfection Of their beauty, having
passed unharmed through the SHOWS
OF a thousand winters and the storms
OF a thousand summers. But other
temples he found that were mere
shells OF their former loyelness, bare
skeletons OF pierced walls. here a
tower and there an arch, Studying
the deserted temples through which
the sea.wlnd moaned and murmured.
and the ruins that time was plowing
into dust. he discovered that no rob.
her hand had wrought this ruin, that
no fire had consumed the arch or
oyerthrown the column. In Venice
the roof of the great church had
fallen because the architect had put
lying stones In the foundation. In
Verona the people had deserted the
cathedral because the architect had
built columns OF plaster and painted
them 10 look Ike yelned marble. for.
getting that time would soon expose
the ugly. naked lie. One day enter
he found buckets placed 10 catch the
rain that was dripping from the price
less frescoes OF Tintaretto because a
builder had put lying tiles upon the
roof lie saw ships cast upon the
rocks because some smith had put a
lying link In the anchors cable" If
untruth Is fatal 10 the permanency OF
buildings, much moro Is Il fatal 10
excellence In the soul For man the
beginning of lies is ulu. aud the end
thereof death Therefore In Johns
Vision OF the city OF God, he saw there
no sorcerer no murderer and no man
who loveth and maketh lie." For
HES deadllest enemy, and its most
despic0ble one, Is falseness"
Il Is not as accomplishments that
| would advocate the intelligent know,
ledge and understandings of the fine
arts for the young. but as helps &c
building character Now Ia me quote
Rnshin la Modern Painters Vol IN
p, ESQ he writes. "The whole period
OF youth Is one essentially OF for
nation, edincation. Instruction. use