The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-22
MANUAL TRAINING
IN The SOUTHLAND
Crying Need, and How to Sup
ply 1t, for Industrial
~ Improvement
AN INTERESTING ADDRESS
Pointed Talk by a Virginia Wo-
man Before the Southern
Educational Association
AN INTERESTING ADDRESS

At the recent meeting Of tho South
.rn Educational Association held in
Chattanooga. Mrs. y. w. Read, Of
l.ynchburs, who Is The chairman for
Nirci niu of tho manual arts depart
mcnt Of that association delivered an
nddress on ARTS and Crafts In tho
South and Their Future"
This address ought 10 have been heard
By the powers that he OF every large
manufacturing establishment III tic
South and by others who employ large
forces of workmen Certainly they
ought TO read and study IL. 1t is
brief and TO the point. Here is the
address:
Mrs. Rend's Talk.
In speaking OF arts and crafts,
refer TO fine arts in general and 10
manual arts In any medium expressed
and for whatever purpose designed
also art education in our public
schools, colleges and universities.
First we will review what we have
to-day IN the way OF art achievement
and what can DO said of tho South In
This may also be said Of any part OF
our entire country, North. West OF
Houth, however, we will conine our
selves to the latter.
We havo many fine examples of good
architecture in our churches and public
""Euihs' anu many, 50 many, which
stand as monuments to bad taste
We have In our homes and public
buildings paintings done By nastcx.
handE and those done by the dear
girls while at tho female colleges
Again and again we sec examples OF
the good, near good. and the worst
in art occupying such pisces as would
point TO equal appreciation.
We have hanging in our state
.tr,i g i>,.
OF the art, and near them may be
FOUND those who convince lis the dead
cannot rise until the last trumpet or
they would surely come forth In pro.
test against such emsics Pieces Of
old furniture which would charm the
eye OF connosseur may DO found
doins duty with that highly orna-
mental product OF the f,irniture fac
Tory known is stained oak"
Love for the nenutiSuI
We al can recall many instances 81
, ,iiiSe anpreciations. We have In our
painters. lacemakers. cmbroidercrs and
those who go down to their graves
WIN pEroEraphic points in their hands
We have these and many others work
ing i'll minor crafts. Some nrcartIsti,
and some arc not. some SHOW ,,rnfts.
n n,hasli p to pleasing degree, ana
for artistic things ana desire 10 OK.
press conceptions OF beauty, through
color ana design.
There can hardly be toun, +. woman
IN the South who does not make some
attempt at what is usually termed
fancy work; crude or artistic ii may
n ne according ne to her culture and train
'HS- nave seen factory rirls
ORIGINATING NJ rest periods. There T.,
kind OF primitive craftsmanship even
'HiH NVn our our Poor mountain whites
III IN the South. 1t may com. IRON,
the lowers and sunshine whic,, Is
"uis SO abundantly, or it may como
from an ancestry OF ca thedrai buiid
crs. tapestry weavcrs ana mural u;iint
ers Of centuries past. it matters not
ny 1t Is here, We love all things beau
we only need TO develop this ana
train IL TO see it blossom into n Won :
derful flower OF industry.
What is being done about it? IL
ttcre Il school OF arts and crafts II,
al the South free 10 every ono Who
can enter?
Is there an endowed art school in
school which has not had n sad strug.
gle to live?
nc HAS an any ,, phlLilnnthropic sonl given q
city south of Washington?
True re have had gifts of s,ntuary
rom our Ia: and national govern
fine art In memorial windows. ali Of
winch make for arr appreciation. ana
,hine, DC ~ said are The beautiful
tt,nSS Whlcn belong TO the general
public cycrlastingly
The Value OF Art.
Many here can tell the remarka bic
htory OF the rcactionary Influences nt
Ine War Between tho States and oi
the evolution of conquered pcopl Q
from distress and poverty into VIVA,
now SENS an assured asccndarcy III
the world of industry
In the West 81 is said those yrorrcs
slNe people have been too much or
gagged in making a country 10 cstab-
llsh a school OF painters or TO develop
any great art movement ny yet
IN the south We have had before US
the work of rebuilding and remodcling
ruined country. and we've had tho
task OF adjusting ourselves to now
conditions. and the obligation OF rear
Ing our children TO he makers of !,
greater South than ever was thai OF
,he boastcd past.
Entil late Xcars rn hauc ,,n.l l!..A.