The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

TlIF. New Yorker who journeys
down To Hittsburg To see the
annual international display of
pictures at the Carnegie In
stitute cannot suppress his wonderment
and envy. He has to admit he has
nothing like IL at home nor a public art
show within his reach Of like !mpor-
lance and interest lie yeaons TO know
why this is
New York which - the orifice of the
melting pot" would seem TO be the
natural choice for the location Of AN
international art show. not Pittsburg,
He scarcely goes So far as To formulate
he wish To tear forCcfully this jewel Of
IN institution from It's smoky setting
and transfer it intact To the shores of
The Central Park reservoir East, for
that would be un-Chrstian. and besides
Pittsburg really needs some art and Is
entitled to all II can honestly lay It's
hands upon. Rather we are inclined to
whisper me too" 10 pittsburg's patron
saint
Did Pittsburg cry for art, strive.
struggle and work for art, by pure liv
n6 and the spirit Of sacrifice try to At
herself 70 deserve art that she got il
thus bountifully at the last? or was II
IucTfiN Ifl iuJ'Nl poverty al ART llldl
appealed to the champion giver of good
Kings. who for "A while breathed tho
Monongahelan atmosphere that seems
10 be death to plant life but fortunately
Increased Mr.. Carnegie's elbow to the
ntA power? Whatever PittsDurg did or
did not do. please TO tell him. Mr.. Alex
ander and all you others who have
access 10 the potential ear, We will do
700.
II It pure living you demand? We
will be pure. Is it struggle and work
YOU demand? These too you shall have
II IL is the other, the pitiful appeal OF
he poor. then we have you. We need
the show 1t can be proved Therefore
say the word and we'll start the build
ing tomorrow.
But don't laugh at us, Mr.. Carnegie
Don't withhold the institute and laugh
AT us the way you did upon Founders
day. Be cold, II you must. but be moi
cruel,
@ERTAINLY Mr.. Carnegie had thu
time OF his life at those exercises
And so did the Pittsburg portion
Of the audience. 1t smiled, chucklet
and roared with laughter whenever Mr.
Carnegie did. and especially at the ilh'
At the New Workers, who were forced 4
come 10 plttsburg to see internationa
art and who were sitting in the audi
ence trying not to mind. II was hare
to have to take II, though,
One thing We can say wholeheartedly
however OF the Laird. He Is not II
the least academic, although his inter
national show L. 1t IL the best accidents
show in the world. but still IL Is academi,
II -, h.. - n. aA lNr.
decked stage, surrounded by trustee
and other great dgntaries. with tn
new Technical Schools Symphony or
chestra, which was to play ut
Founders Day" for the first time. i'm
mediatcly back of him. He sat Their
demurely during the preliminary ad
dresses, but was the observed Of nj
observers just the same, Suddenly u
young people of the orchestra struc
up the overture to the Marriage q
Figaro" II was more than the Lair
could stand, lie curled up his feet, an
turned completely arouns IN his grea
chair To look at them. presenting
clean back TO the audience.
Everybody Uttered, delighted. and tn
little gIrl in from, of mo with her hal
tied tightly in pink ribbons said to he
parents, isn't 1t Just ike him" Bu
the dlenihod trustees kept lOokln
straight ahead into space. And whe
The wood wind gave. as " did in col
tain passages OF this charming CON
position, an infection not unlike III
sound of hagpipcs, Mr.. Carnegie CAV
his nUgnhuring trustee emphatic jal
with his finger. aud We knew he wa
saving, That great! That's great
And So II was. And go IL Mr.. Ca
negIe, lie deals IN those touches OF IN
man nature that make all the worl