The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01

them ara they win be abundantly repaid
The entire building was thrown open 20
the visitors who were interested In the
particular rooms where their children
worked.
MANY OF the patrons visited the nrst grade
room where Mss Ida Nussbaum presides.
This. ns well as several other Of the rooms
has a great many small pictures whlfh
have been mounted or framed by the teach
ers themselves
Mr.. PATnILLo's ADDRESS.
Ladies' and Gentlemen, Patrons and Friends
OF the School
On behalf Of the teachers we are glad 70
welcome You here We Ike for you TO SEE
whore your children live six hours in the
day, TO ace their teachers and learn thar
they are neither angels nor the opposite.
when you know US we are sure we Will
have your more hearty cooperation. That
we must have n We succeed In making a
good school We know that YOU want TO
help US We IN return want 20 thank You
for the nice things you say 70 your chidreL
about US ana 20 yo1r hclghbors Whcp IN, y
children complain. We thunk you Tor hold'
Nc us up as models when other people bacA'
bite aod SANDER Us
We know that when our Ye1atlons multi
ply till we have 20 ASK your asslstunee'
that many OF you, IN p,Qce OF abusing US
actually pray God to give US wisdom 10
guide your children and 10 lllt them UP by
noble inspiration ana 70 opel 20 tlcM Oh :
gatss g the saL ana 9E' lba5F 2 Tas ,o OF
all OK this and pledge you the very best
efforts Of ou lives ~ return Tor your con
hdeuce
Aud now Il gives me great pleasure 20 also
I announce the presence OF the officers an
I members Of the Art League pncy have
/ chosen FOR the sake az tlcic own childrel
( and for yours 70 supplement the work o.
Z the teachers hY decorating the chlldrenS'
/ school home with sttuary and pictures
/ They too. ask your go operation and sym
/ pNtLy TLey ask that you uot only be-
I como menbcrs Of the club bgt that You o Z
tend their meetings when you can and al.
/ low your names 70 I've placed 90 the req,
( working committees and ~ nomination td.
( year are only 20 cents % course you
know that the league is new However
lust year The !1Isue finished placlAg PIC
cost of over 500 Most Of this money
was raised through the cooperation Of tn
children and their parents Many OF You
The Art League. in addition 20 this. ha'
placed one or more pisces n stalunry ~
every school building
A. your school WAS built after the othel
buildings were furulchcd the league gave
ga entcrt1lamcut recently 20 raise means
vita which m furnish your building To
day they bring Us these ten handsome pie
lures Tor our rooms aud halls To Sc.
| these on our walls Monday win gladden. IA
hearts II four hundred children; and thes
pictures are NOT Ike the FIRE crackers an'
candles from q Christmas tree. These ar
here TO be daily source ot pleasure Yes
FOR them an abiding insplrauon-m af
ter month year after year
One writer says art aud knowledCi
| bring bread and honor Mr.. Edward
says art improves taste. reaues manner
md adorns scholarship L0ngfcllow GU
own beloved pn@t and singer. says art
| power"
) How Is art p power to the chlld7 whe
we tell him that boys and girls get spler
/ AID pay for designing patterns for cancoe
, skctcbing for the papers and magazines b
takes q new interest In his writing an
e the originals Of some OF these picture
e sold for over 100000 be saws II want 10 b
an artist Or Il we tell him that III
copy on the wHl there represents Madol
be says Il would work q llfe time
b paint such a picture Then he VIII wnl
. take him to see the original Of the Angeh
when II Is Hgau brought back to the Unit
Il Stntos because II was the picture that so
for $4,000 or they will want to see Il
own mother posed FOR him in that pictur
% aud o boy loves his mother more than q
II we show him specimen Of the work
! Kenyon Cox he will want to 60 70 Ne
It York to see how beautifully he decorate
the interior az the new appellate cou
building He viii wnnt 10 raise money
C. help bring 20 Texas the painting Of Chr
In at Emmnus, now owned mud being loan
m by Nj Carnegie az PlttgburC He W
- want TO save his money 70 60 to 81 Lc'
TO ncSt year 10 see many OF the GrNnt pail
n hugs Of the world that will be on exit
e. tinn there
Row Is art power? why is a boy nc
polite aud aminble when he Is dressed
'r thnn when be is soiled from head 10 fot
as | Why Is he more subdued when he enters
h., room with pictures thnn when he enters
4' roam whose walls are hqre1 why do N,