The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-04
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college 70 the best OF my ability"
| WISDOM FOR wOMASHOOD.
Fores. Park UEiversity Is represented
By Miss Frances z White OF JeEssyvi.le
III Miss White he's q double interest n
the University. as che Is graduated from
re institution and Is now o: the faculty
Aiss White Is very proud OF tie exhio.;
! made 81 her university. which consists o.
Work done ty the pupils and phOtogrsyh Is
CT the students and the university. The
work ranks Il the same class es that Of
the Eastern institutions Tho keynote OF
this Institution II expressed In lO motto.
Wisdom for Wonanhood-"'
ASIDE from the studies that Used 20 Be
considered necessary for al accomplished
woman. the yCuny women have gone INFO
tie deeper sciences and from the exhibits
OF ths:r WORK tLsir study has not been IN
vain.
We are tho only college sor women
west OF the AIieSnenies that has a sepa-
rate booth" said Mss White. We worked
very hard 10 make our exhibit one % the
twenty-five States. and from every State
OF the Louisiana Purchase. SO we feit ihat
We should make q good showing for this
reason II .or ~ other.
The number % colleges for women a-e
comparatively Few compared 10 the !nst!-
tuition. for !nen- I think every woman's
college snou!d have made an exhibit 50 as
TO show TO the world that women are
rapidly coming 20 the front In the eduee-
t;onal field The work Of the public
bu; In the hish.r educational institutions
the exhibits ere mainly from the men.
feel that this IL an injustice TO the COL
legs girls OF our land
THE girls are bright and their work Is
equal 20 that Of most boys. Il not better.
The coed Institutions seem TO accept the
work % tneir male students more seriously
than they do that .! the girls Their rep
resentat!ves are al men I am quite sure
that they must have some very clever girls
that tnsy could have put TO the front who
would have shown quite - much enthgsi-
zsm th-i- brother students"
The 81 Louis School of Fine Arts 10 the
only coed Institution whose exhibit !. IL.
OF Little Rock. Ark. has charge OF the
exhibit. Niss Netzger - student OF the
Art School. and takes PARTICULAR pride IN
telling the visitors Of the school and the
students.
This IS really one OF the most crafty
ing positions. / hear 50 many favorable
Comments OF oTt school and ne work s, q
viii no; believe me that the book siniing
and the China painting are the work OF
50. Louis art students
As for the sculptory-!t !s quite be
yond their comp! Ecker SION that anything so
good should cone out Q: 81. Louis They
seem 70 think We are OFT % the world 0.
art
MADE HER ANGRY.
One woman from Boston made ms 20
the exhibit and said: i; IS wonderful how
the Western students will absorb the art
spirit after spending few years In Bos-
ton Some OF this work Is que as good
as IL a Boston student had doas IL. b3,
thea. Of course. IL Vas done IN our
school
When ! told her IT was done IN the 81,
Louis Art School by 81 Louis students.
and that We had better equipped schools
and better stHlioS than tho Boston school
and that the pupils never heard OF Boston.
that they cid not know IL was on the art
map. sa- almost tainted.
Competent critics have compared our
exhibit most fayOrably with that Of NeS
YORK. Boston. PhiIsdeiphIa and Chicago.
We have some OF Richard MiisT's work
which he did while a student at the school
DE 10 now making a r&Ens and fame for
himself In European art circles The ST.
Louis School OF Fine Arts has produced
a number os very prominent painters
our exhibit Of designs mas been greatly
admired They have been pronounced the
best IN the building
colleges seem 10 be without any special
representative. but they are always full
OF people. and there is always n student
present who "a delighted With the opyor-
;Vn!ty to speak for her college. There are
a pride and un1ritten law that every
STUDENT present - the custodian of the |
booth that represents their college
The college exhibit booths seem TO b a |
for the students OF the various |
Institutions TO gather and meet old :riends |
Every hour % the day there are class re- |
unions and exchange Of condolences OF the 4
years that are beautiful and |
pathetic
TIE Students % each college look upon
heir exhibit With pride and are in hopes