The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-04
Turing the years of its existence.

: during the years of its existence.
: became a member of the club in 189
| and the club was even then discuss
: ing the urgent need of the study o
, Arts and Crafts, and the introduction
/ of Manual Training in the publ
7 school course of study. This was i,
, the province Of the educational com
) mittee of which l was member TO
r five years, and it was certainl
, through the efforts Of that committee
| that in the autumn of 1904 Manua
Training was included in the Higl
school course, and also in the eight
, grade work, and it was certainl,
through the good work of the Co
: lumbar club that the school boar(
. finally considered the study of Draw
ing seriously, and engaged SO efficien
, teacher as Miss Grace Hiesse
whose pupils work made such {
splendid showing at Seattle.
AS far as l know the most import
ant work along this line during 1908
% was the exhibit of pictures relat
ing to the History and Art of Italy
from the 18th to the 18th century
which was held by the Art and Travel
class, during June. The pictures
were reproductions of various kinds
! Perry Prints, fine Photographers,
some fine engravings, improted pho
tographs, and beautiful colored vene-
tian scenes.
They were arranged chronological
ly and in groups according to schools.
Hundreds of people visited the ex-
hibition, and the interest evidenced
was so great that those who had it
in charge felt fully repaid for their
trouble.
You very kindly asked me to make
suggestions for work in clubs along
that line.
think the question of Arts. and
Crafts as relating to the education of
the young has been so thoroughly
TIL eshed out by Women's clubs all
over the country that it is fact
that low Drawing and Manual Train
iEg are considered necessary studies
in every S, hool. w.
There is one feature in this revi
val of Industrial Arts that appeals
very strongly to me, and l believe it
should to every club member This
is the furthering of home and homely
industries, for women, who of neces-
sity, must earn living, and who
cannot leave their homes to do So
For these women, weaving and en-
broidering offer such wonderful pos
sibities, and as great possibility is
offered the housewife. 1t is always
a source of wonderment to me why
in this age of progress, when we are I
in other ways so far in advance of |
the stage coach days of the eigh !!
teenth century, that the clothes line |
of the average farm house, on clean
ing days, furls to the breezes such
hideous monstrosities as the average
crazy quilt, and the quilt made he'll
ter SHELTER of John, James and Billy's.
old cast off garments. Woman's
work on farm is laborious enough,
and offers so few attractions that it
seems to be adding insult to injury
% ask an over tired mother to spend
Ter leisure time fashioning anything
70 homely.
can dimly remember in my child
rood seeing away up the mountains
n Tennessee, in homes that we would
onsider meager indeed, the big home
ashioned high post bed with it's
kiver" of beautiful patchwork beau
fully quilted.
/ have no authentic records of
vomen's clubs having been instru-
rental in the revival of these arts,
ut know that individual women I
ave done wonderful work along |
lese lines. A mountain woman in
Torth Carolina set about to weave ,
erself coverlids, and rugs and cur r
Inns, and to find market for those /
oven by women Of her neighbor- t
God. c
Mrs. Hays, who is now of national U
eputation, through the department e
industrial arts, of Berea college, e
nd through her own efforts, has c
zen instrumental in reviving the old v
me weaves, which had been almost
st sight of and now the mountain
omen of Kentucky add to the music Il
their mountain streams the hum of RI
10 spinning wheel, and the grand n
other instead of being doomed to a N
y,pid ala - 4 -.