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and schools of the country. A companion volume.
Outlines the Study of Art" has been pronounced
of equal practical value.
The federation whole has worked primarily
for two objects namely: the placing of all art OBJ
jects imported foreign countries upon the rree
list and the establishment art commissions both
state and municipal throughout the country. In S s
dition this the clubs working contlnualIy LOT
state capital as we'll as in other large cities. The
Women's club Louis has established the nucle-
us If a permanent collection for that city whlch
will be augmented every year through its influence
Besides these general objects the several state fed
erations and individual clubs continually vie
with each other in initiating special activities for ex
tending interest in art in their own locahtes'
than half of the declarations have travelling
art collections which are shipped from one Town ~
another, thus giving many CLUBS chance 70 stuuS
pictures which would otherwise be unobtanaole IN
a small town. Sometimes states exchange tnelr COZ
lections During the past year lhols mas tent
braska collection of oil and water colors oy Wen
known Chicago artists which have been wloely Gcu
lated and greatly appreciated by the ciuos prVIleeu
command their benefits In ST. Louis committees
composed member from each of the city ano
suburban clubs has made a NUMBER OF coIsctlons e
reproductions of we'll known paintings and pictures OF
classic sculpture together With art reference DOCKS
to assist in their intelligent use me 1rst OF mes
was sent canal where 1T was much appre-
cated by the American women now Living upon
among the rural towns of several surrounding states
with good results
The art study classes taking general federation
courses are introducing their working plans sub
general and popular interest instead OF con-
filming themselves study of classic works OF
which filled up their programs few years ago.
Now such subjects What can the Womens cluo 90
to raise the faster? What be done 10
improve dress and home decoration, what can De
lead better appreciation Of the work In the
arts and crafts? the clubs do to influencs
civic direction of the beautiful? are among
topics presented upon the club programs
with the realization of the that art lies
only in proper appreciation of beauty wherever 1t IS
found comes the discardng of of the false and
standards which constituted the Garner
art work in many clubs. Every community has Its
objects beauty and the art department OF
club should seek to encourage the appreciation
Oh them their proper preservation Some
times prizes by clubs for the best photo
graph of most distinctive trees of town or OF
an artistepicture of bit neighborng scenery
TIL csc pictures may exhibited in the town library or
in public school buildings and afterwards preserved
future
Perhaps the most extensive and popular work of
the art departments of womens clubs has been the
placing objects upon the walls of public schools
the formation of public school art leagues. In
one territory where distances great and educa-
tional facilities limited every public school in the ter
riory received two fine pictures from the club WON
western city has expended $4,000 school house
decoration. The decoration of school building as
memorial to prominent woman is custom orig
mating with the Civic club, of Philadelphia, which
raised sufficient money to decorate school in such
manner to make it model and then induced the
board of education to rename it as memorial to
who to the time of her death, had been de-
voted to the Improvement the CIVIC COhuluonS OF
her city.
The art department of the Alabama Federation Of
Womens Clubs arranged to award plaster cast of the
winged Victory of Samothrace" to the first high
school in the raise half of it's
It went to Sydney Lanier school in Montgom-
cry where it is receiving admiration
err schools in state endeavorIg to sim
liar decorations. Many of the clubs holding
travelling exhibitions and using the proceeds to
pictures the decoration of public schools
tistic improvement country being generally
recognized. Minnesota, the art committee of the
Federation Womens Clubs has been made
ciate with the state art commission which 1T in
strumental in founding In Kansas the club
have been asked to provide advisory committee for
identifying the grounds of the state capitol
The Missouri club have taken for their
motto art in the Market Place" and have arranged
exhibitions for the benefit of the people
who ordinarily little opportunity for such pleas
ures. In Mississippi free travelling art exhibitions
the auspices Of the clubs enthusiastically
received. Nebraska three travelling galleries of
original paintings and box pottery been pro-
Grated clubs and this inducement has added
number Of clubs to the membership roll. This state
federation has also provided number of portfolios
of English Flemish and Dutch art for the Of in
dvidual interested in these subjects together
with needed descriptive books The women Of
North Dakota have placed magnificent statue of the
chief Sakakawea, the capitol grounds at
Bismarck first public monument erected by
the women of that state.