The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
ART GALLERY
FOR RICHMOND
Will Be Given Place in New
High School Building to
Be Erected.
A CONFERENCE is HELD.
SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTED BY
ART ASSOCIATION UNDER GER
TAIN CONDITIONS.

Richmond people are assured of a
public art gallery to be included in
the new high school building. This
announcement was made last evening
at joint meeting of the school board
and the Art association of Richmond,
held at the Garfield school building.
The school board representatives were
S. S. Strattan, Jr., DR.. M. F. Johnston,
l.. B. Nusbaum and Superintendent
I. A. Mott. The Art association rep
resentatives were Mrs. NJ. F. John
ston, Miss Carrie Lesh. Miss Alice Z.
Unthank, Prof. c. K Chase, Mrs. Paul
Comstock, Elwood Morris, James Nor
rison, Mrs. Jennie NJ Yaryan, NJ. C.
Nordyke and Miss Anna Newman
1t was one of the most important
meetings ever held by the Art associa-
ton and certainly most unusual one
to be held by public school board.
s. S. Strattan Jr., president of the
school board, announced at the open,
ing of the meeting that it's object was
the inspection of the drawings for the
new high school building, in which
the board proposes to place a public
art gallery.
W. S. kaufman, the associate archi-
tect was present and explained the
drawings. The perspectice view in
water colors of the finished structure
received from Mr.. Ittner of St Louis,
consulting architect. was enthusiastic
cally approved by all the members
present.
The plans show an art gallery &c
feet by so feet, with top light and
generous wall space for hanging 1t is
located above the auditorium and is
directly accessible from the street.
Since the entrance to the auditorium
is on level with the pavement the
elevation of the gallery will not be un-
comfortable.
Superintendent Mott stated that the
auditorium would be well lighted and
complete in every way, seating about
make it serve not only the purpose of
the school but that it should also be
an educational center for the commun.
ity.
Art is Essential.
L. B. Nusbaum. treasurer of the
school board. in presenting the boards
plans to include an art gallery in the
new building made the following state
ment:
The Richmond school board has
for many years believed that a know.
ledge of the worlds art and training
in art work are essential and nI;es-
sary means of true education. 1t has
done all in its power for many years
TO bring to a high standard the art
work in our public schools 1t has
encouraged in every legitimate way
the placing of choice collections of
pictures in each of our school build
ings. 1t has aided as far as was in
did art exhibits that the Richmond Art
association have so successfully con.
Quoted in our city for many years
The Board. recognizing the deep in
terest existing among the citizens of
Richmond in these different phases of
art work, and recognizing the splendid
work that has been done in our city by
the Art association. has planned to
build in the new high school a large
and beautiful art gallery.
We. as board, believe that the
school should be the art center of our
community life. In building this gal
lery we hope TO make this new build.
ing the art center of eastern Indiana.
in the management of this gallery
the school board desires the co-opera-
tion and help of the Richmond Art as
sociation. We want the Art associa-
ton TO make the gallery its home. and