Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11

art department was, in part, as fol-
I'm the last analysis, culture and ID
truly cultural is also the useful, and
only that which has unitarian value
can be cultural. In the narrow sense
we think of utility in terms of immedi-
ate, material use; as Implying traoe'
industry commercialism.
mo people is intellectually independ-
emit until it has a language and litera-
ture all its own. So in lesser degree
and perhaps in a more fundamental
sense art performs the same function.
It cannot be denied that people IS
intellectually independent only when
it has an art and an appreciation OF
art so keen that the moral, intellectual!
and commercial life is advantaged
thereby.
Art and Utility Combine
"True art cannot exist aside and
apart from the useful. The useful is
always beautiful, although there are
degrees of both utility and beauty.
"The work of John Ruskin and Will
liam Morris has done much to bring
about a changed conception and art
now assumes a broader aspect than
chisel. The term art applies to work In
silver or gold, iron or copper; to wood,
glass, leather or paper. book or
mantel piece, a city street or shop
spirit as a painting or statue.
Knowledge of Art Useful
1T is not true that knowledge of
art is useless to one who does not be-
come an artist. In all professions or
vacations an appreciation of true art is
of value But we may not judge OF
values simply on the estimate of the
art critic. That which appeals to the
average man and that continues to APP
~n1o ~
every day life and must be considered
| good. Just as society sets the stand
ards for a commodity, in any field
whatsoever so in the last analysis, II
| sets the standards in art"
The reading of Mr.. Chamberlain's pa
per was followed by general discussion
which was opened by Miss Ball, who said
in part; 4,
sense we possess, the eye. We Americans
are materialistc and we have got to gel
down to plain, every day facts. We car
! teach drawing from now to eternity with
ture study without art; to know artists is
not necessarily art. Our children Should
see good things. Women of the club;
will pay $50 for a hat. and have severa
! of them, but they will not pay for ar
subjects. We need museums where eX
| ampes of the work can be seen by the
children and adults. This movement fol
museums should be our next great move
| ment. OnIll Indl udy COIle5 art III JIt
schools is simply a sufferance.
Superintendent Mott next took part il
the discussion and said that he was com
| ing more and more to appreciate thu
beautiful, and gave several amusing ex
amples where children had become inter
ested in the art study in the schools and
had taken their parents to view the pic
| lures. He said in part
about one in a thousand will become
an artist One hundred out of a thous
and try to make everything beautiful II
| their lives and In that way add to tn,
value of the home and to the employer
Chromos are gone forever in America
| CONTINUED applause.) We have expanded
and we are taking 1t to the citizens o
| the next generation"
Several short addresses were given re
| garding the interesting of the younge
children in the art movement by simple
| object lessons and thence carrying then
on to the higher studies.
| A committee on nominations was ap
| pointed consisting of Miss Catherine Bail
Miss Frances Sterrett and Miss Rather
inc Scobey A committee on resolution
was appointed, consisting of E. P. Clark
Mary Lawrence and Emily Lamb.