The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

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are not susceptible OF an artistic treat
ment there is due a pleasant surprise 1,
the beautiful photograph transparencie
that will decorate the facade that form
the irclcsure and entrance to the display
Of the St Louis public schools in the Ex.
position Palace of Education.
1t will take a second and scrutinizins
observation Of the sixteen beautiful panel.
which form the layout to convince III,
visitor that the pictures are not really
paintings but photographs which nave mad
a color treatment
The series is the piece de resistance of
the pictorial display of the ST. Loo
schools In the Education Palace. and bog
IN their conception and execution the pic-
lures are the work of Miss Marie p.
High School.
By study in the famous art museums of
tne Old world on the occasion OF several
tours abroad she Is well qualified to know
the proper artistic treatment OF the
groups, added to which a knowledge of
.ne history OF the ages pointed out to her
"nat would make the most effective COM
sired. ~ NC
While Miss Garesche disavows any ex-
ACT chronology In the series OF uictures
the general purpose of which was to illus,
tfate the progress of education through
tne ages, there is an admirable sequence
IA IA liSls OI subjects which brings srrIE-
ingIy before the beholder the stems i, the
ton.
DEVELOPMENT SHOWN.
In the preparation OF the pictures there
were several distinct stages. The first
and most difficult was the planning of the
makeup of the groups. The second. the
proper posing and setting of these groups.
ane Inira and Fourth, respectively. the
6Ckudl DlOlOKTAnQlnU and the ,asg--
sne enlarged photographs on the large
s~round-glass plates. on which they viii
Proficiency in photography gained dur-
,ng tne period OF amateur effort made the
task OF taking the pictures an easy one
D my ene groups had been posed in their
piopsr costumes and with the correct his
.crical settlnS and background. This lat
yer Involved the greatest work. as the
toIe OF past centuries must be explored
hastily. first fo- the best choice Of q
subject sermane to the general text of |
tuning.
uons OF the Public Library with q fine |
tootncomb for the proper material. Once |
ootalned 1t was necessary to obtain the
necessary atmosphere Tor the picture she |
mad selected. 1t was not an EASY matter
70 OBTAIN the correct costumes and nearly
al Of them had to be made after designs
grctnos Were not always readily available
ana II required a knowledge of the inter-
lofs OF the homes of st. Louis to know
~nere the desired background could be
the homes were open TO her.
But in several cases the furniture re-
cured IN the picture was available no.
De made for the picture. and this was
done by the Board of Education. No
pains or research were spared 10 make
historically correct.
After all the desiderata for an artistic
ane correct picture had been obtained the
question OF the most effective posing had
70 De considered. as we'll as the matter
od obtaining the subjects for the
pos,Ig, The frs Vas only de-
sketchec the picture which she Wanteo
rot once, but often several times. While
y e.eiy one OF the sixteen pictures pupils
II them required some adult figure.
TROUBLE WITH MODELS.
These were recruited from widely vary
social ranks. from a society dame TO
IN ancient inmate Of the Poorhouse. In
me instance the printed books of the Ii
'rary failed to give the desired informa-
ion On a costume nat was TO figure In
OF the pictures. and IL was only OBJ
s.nea from a photograph that had been
Land. In the sixteen panels there
re 10 figures in costume. OF these eighty
costumes we're made outright. or in
AZ 1dEeSCle g dlreCttonA
One reviewing the exquisitely colored
ransparencies In the facade of the ST.
.oqis public schools in the Palace Of Edu-
alton has at a glance a more compre- J
lenslve and graphic impression of the /:
.ases IN the education of youth through !
i,ssory than the printed page can ordi-
The FIRST picture has for its subject
,Semicivilized Life" which smacks Of !
ne aportginal days Of America, showing 8 ,
roup OF Navajo Indians. including the ,
~ men, Warriors. maidens- aged sQuaws 1
no youths, engaged in their industries 9
M pursuits, the weaving Of biankets
pinning OF cloths, painting. shooting and :
tner primitive occupations. '
Egypt the second TRANSPARENCY. d"
q group OF the pyramid times. with =
Dung Pharaoh In his regal robes. a black ).
much near by. bearing aloft the peacock a
IN. while a priest of Isis deciphers a roll
{ hieroglyphics. !.
b 0recian period is illustrated by a :
roup OF youths in classic garb paying =
SO 70 the venerable Socrates as &c dis b
purses p then. The Rowan martial an- Il