Evening star., 1907-11-10

the entire paper with q soft gray tone OF
lines. These he smears occa-
sionally with his fingers. and IN TINS
shadowy uncertainty his quick and traineo
imagination sees or devises FORM which
his experience has shown Will be con
sidered good. He then forces the con
ditions which govern the problem to mt
this beautiful form BY the process W
proportioning the different parts or ms
plan he GAINS to arrive at solution. anu
renders the whole pleasing to the eye
The first 10 false. the second deceivtng.
Having now studied conscient1ously
this process, although not an advocate or
the same I can in few minutes oasn
|off a 'partr for the largest or the small,
est problem. I use the same process OF
spinning until something appears on the
paper which suggests q pleasing cohoi
nation of forms. This 1 can apply, as
they do, to the tooling on book. the
LAYOUT of a park, the plan of an old
ladies home or to some really great work
I'VE have no objection to any or their
theories as long as they are harmless
or they keep them within the limits OF
the school: but when they encourage
false indication we should object to TINS
particular school product being imported
into our country.
Plans Deceptive.
Zone Of the drawings for a popular
CnSdIGT was GU w ii'S ~
ticular student had caught the exact idea
that the professor wished to bring out
and teach by this problem. namely. great
facility of exit. and he had 80 beauti-
fully rendered the idea Of openness by
the use Of arrows. mosaic explosions,
graded tones, etc. that 1t gave one the
| impression that the audience. on arriv-
ing at the great vestibule on the level OF
the sidewalk would be literally blown
IInf fonn1 close
examination of this drawing, that the
| impression Of free exit was the result
OF false indication. and II the plan had
been drawn correctly the appearance Of
have been entirely lost. and as 1t stood
1.-THE doors which were supposed to give
/ this great freedom of escape had max
| mum height of about four feet six inches.
1T would be amusing. If IT were not sc
sad, to walk through one Of these build
ing. carrying in your hand the competi
| ton drawings.
Alas! You might find the ballroom
lighted by windows looking out into g
Light shaft six feet by ten feet. which
upon the original drawings had been rep
| resented as the sunken gardens Of Yer.
sailles in miniature; the family chapel
occupying a place between the coal chute
and the water pump. receiving its din
dicated through the glass floor of the
| servants bathroom: and the library
which had conveyed to you the idea that
you could sit In front Of a large fire
place and look down through vistas OF
volumes is in reality just large enough
for a table for the daily papers ant
shelves for the monthly periodicals.
University Plans Wrong.
Excellence in rendering is good as 6
training for the student; but. at best
such exercises can be only a means e
an end. and 1t will not do to make then
the end in itself 3a the successful com
petition drawings for a western univer
sity, the physical conditions Of the GROUND
were entirely disregarded and new con
ditions imposed. These new condition!
were so attractively rendered that thes'
plans were awarded the first place. Nov
am told that these drawings have beer
entirely changed. in order to suit tn,
ground. and the resulting buildings will
not even suggest the magnificent con
ception Of the French studio.
And SO we see. creeping into our every