The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-23
PAINTINGS OF THE WORLD PORTRAYED Search Makes Remarkable
 Talk at University AROUSES GREAT INTEREST Lecturer Next Week Will Be Presi. dent Snyder of Wofford College.
 Conference of Teachers
 Is Called.
AROUSES GREAT INTEREST

University, June 22.-(SpeeiaD Last evening in Clarke hall, MT. Search held a large audience all but spell-bound while he presented if not his greatest, certainly his most entertaining lecture since he began his talks last Monday. his topic being "The Worlds Greatest Paintings" The principal part of his lecture was on the ten greatest paintings, which, in his estimation were as follows: Guido's "Au- rora, Rembrandt's "Sortie of the Civic Guard" Titian's Assumption of the Vir- gin," Ruben's Descent from the Cross" Murillo's Immaculate Conception" Leon- ardo da Vincis Last Supper" Correg- gio's Holy Family Michael Angelos Judgment" Raphaels 'Sistine Madonna and Raphaels "Transiguration." Excel lent views he showed on these ten, but they were by no means all; around these he grouped a great number of visions of the other master artists of the world. He began his lecture with some instructive remarks on art, in which he pointed out the three essentials of great picture, viz. Principality, or theme; balance and unity. The first great painter presented was Corot with his incomparable con captions of the beauty of nature. Next came Millet who devoted his life to the portrayal of rude peasant life in his France. Rosa Bonheur, Troyon, and Landseer were treated next, with their wonderful interpretations of animal life Then came Rembrandt and Van Dyck noted for their wonderful depictions of the psychologist in the human face. He then showed in the order named, Da Vim ci's Mona Lisa" the greatest picture of the human face ever painted; Rem brandts .School of Anatomy the most wonderful portrayal with the brush of the workings of the human mind, and Da Vincrs Last Supper matchless study in grouping, where the human hand is pictured with more expression than in any other picture in the world. The speaker then conducted his audience through the great Louvre gallery where is to be found Murillo's Immaculate Conception At the last, he transported his audience to the Dresden gallery, and led them through the almost endless cor riders, hung with masterpiece on master piece to the little room, where hangs alone in matchess beauty, the grandest conception of the human mind in art Raphaes "Sistine Madonna" After a beautiful interpretation of this picture, he threw on the screen Raphaels other mas terpiece, "The Transfiguration," and with a few interpretive remarks, brought his splendid lecture to a close.
 Last Talk on Child Education.
 This morning MT. Search delivered the last of his talks on child education, his subject being Building the Language of the Child' The talk was a kind of ci1p or rather illustration of what he had said about making the education of the child something more than a mere process of canning facts with the head of the child as a receptacle. Make the course of study vital'' has been his con tinual plea to his audiences, and taking the teaching of English his text, he went on to illustrate by the use of con crete examples how this may be accom- plished. He said that the all-important thing was to teach the child in the be- ginning to read aright, that Is, to read the meaning of the words, not merely the oral symbols. In the course of his lec- ture he gave many methods by means of which the child may be brought to ap- preciate the beauties of language and literature and be stimulated to store up an inexhaustibe store of useful knowl- edge by systematic selection and filing of the best things in literature with which he comes into contact. But with all this training in editing the select ing, do not" he said, fail to impress the child with the fact that within his own brain there is divine seed which, with proper cultivation, may be made to grow and blossom into a beautiful flower of literature" MT. Search closed with some fitting remarks of thanks for the welcome accorded him, and with noble words of encouragement to the teachers in the fulfilling of their mission.
 It is with sncerest regret that everyone sees Mr Search close his series of lec- lures this afternoon, for during his brief stay, he has impressed all with his con genialty. his simplicity of manner, and his splendid powers as a factor in edu- cation. One of the best features of his lectures has been their perspicuity, in spite of the fact that he never dabbled around in the shadows of his subject, but always went to the depths.
 The lecturer for next week will be Pres ident Henry N. Snyder of Wofford co.'s on the subject of southern literature of which he has made special study,
 Conference of Teachers Called.
 A conference of Alabama teachers has been called by the executive committee of the Alabama Educational association to meet at the University during the week beginning July to consider the school laws of Alabama and the amendments and new legislation necessary to make them more effective. This call has been issued not only to the teachers of the state. but to all who may be interested in educational matters. The importance of this meeting can be well understood when consideration is taken of the fact that unless needful legislation is en- acted at the coming session of the gen eral assembly. it will, in all probability be four or five years before another such chance may be had Beside the feature of considering needed legislation. this conference will afford the teachers of the state an opportunity to meet one another and other wel-known educators who will be at the summer school. It is highly prob able that President Charles D. McIver of the Industrial institute at Greensboro N C., and Dr. Erwin Craighead editor of the Mobile Register will be featuring at that time to the summer school. The organization of the conference will take place on July 10