The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31

Birmingham people," I observed And who were the art pupils, besides Mrs. Cecil and yourself?'
 Miss Miriam Walterdorf. Miss Phyllis Bosworth and Miss Strickland of the South Highlands school" said Miss Me Adory, "were those with whom I was associated
 And with whom did you study?" I asked"
 My instructor was Humann, who stands at the head of art and his pro- | fession, and who is a wonderful instruc- tor The art department at Columbia is under the direction. as you probably
 know, of Arthur Wesley Dow" said she "In the summer course we have his lec- lures, and they were very delightful and instructive
 And did our Birmingham students make a good showing in comparison to the students from other localites?" I asked, interested to know what stand our art students take abroad. Tn class of 5O,' said Miss McAdory,
 'when the final exhibitions were made at the end of the six weeks course we felt very proud of Birmingham when Miss Waltersdorf's outline studies in charcoal Mrs. Cecls water color sketches and a charcoal drawing of my own in tones, were selected among a half dozen, on the roll of honor, so to speak,
 And that savers well of the instruc- ton you have had at home, doesn't 1t, Me I of the study you had at Columbia was more a finishing touch than anything else." "I cannot praise home instruction too much" said she. 'I feel deeply grateful to Miss Edna Smith, for you know I am her pupil, and the wonderful worl, she did for me, and I think our students are extremely fortunate in having such an artist to study with
 q think Miss Smith deserves a great deal of credit and many compliments for the high grade she has placed art upon in our community, and I was more l than pleased a few days since to hear that this fall Miss Smith will issue a catalog of her art school, which will be the only one ever issued of an art school in Birmingham I replied Miss Waltersdorf and I are both pu- pills of Miss Smith, and we felt that she had given us excellent training when we were capable of entering Columbia and taking up the work and profiting by
 it as We did," said Miss McAdory
 And what Is the status of art in the rural schools?' I asked this clever young girl, who seemed all too youthful to take up the duties of such an important position as supervisor. but who has proven herself entirely capable in the role.
 Every fair,' was the quick reply "Of course, the work is new and it must Necessarily take time to develop it, but I am greatly encouraged and my motto that I have, chosen to follow is that of William Morris Hunt, who said that, If one wants to succeed in art one must help others to succeed as well.' And that is what my work allows me to do." And do you think as a developer that art in the schools is a success? What ef- feet does it have upon the young mind?" asked
 Again I quote Hart said she. "Noth- ing so develops the faculties of a child as drawing The study of art, music and flowers to my mind, is one of the great est steps toward development and in- stilling into the childish mind an appre- citation of the beautiful and the artistic that the modern school system has &C., complished. It trains the eye, the ear and the mind to the best in aestheticism and culture. and the time is coming when every child will grow up to enjoy art, whereas in past generations this most beautiful of all things was unappreciat- ed by the youthful mind