The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-16

Z man studio.
Never In the history OF the Colleri-
ate Alumnae association OF this city
nave they given a public demonstra-
3 ZION or their educational work which
so appealed to the public as the one
sven saturday afternoon. Prof WILL
lam Smyser. head OF the department
or English OF the Ohio Wesleyan col
leee. spoke on The Holy Grail" and
his deliniation OF that exquisite niece
OF literature. "ldylls OF The King. BY
Tennyson. inspired his audience with
reverence for all that was true and
noble In the various characters
BIS y. Maynard cumberland. pres
ldent OF The association. introduced
the speaker in few well chosen
words and he at once impressed his
audience OF some three hundred peo-
pie with desire TO hear all he could
tell OF the ldylls and their struggle for
GOOD 10 be able TO see the Holy Grail.
I wheeling has not had anything In
many day from lecture platform
70 equal the lecture OF The Holy
Grah. and they are thankful 10 the
Collegiate Alumnae association for
city. '''s
Just as Tennyson shows the inspira-
ton felt In his portrayal of the Idylis
OF me King. so Prof. Smyser grasps
the inspiration and makes IL felt In his
audience. The Idylls OF the KIng.
covering In the entire composition
more than fifty wears OF Alfred Ten
nysons life, are more representative
OF MS hnal philosophy and faith than
even In Memoriam"
Those written in 1869 when the con-
troversy and religion was at its height
give expression to his strong faith In
zoo ana purity OF soul The Coming
OF Arthur is a beautiful expression
ppnder the legend OF Arthur's mythical
onr.h, OF me poets thought that the
spirit or man comes from God. Spir-
ltual truth reveals itself in different
people In different forms and through
oiheTent processes. This was well de-
Llcted In Prof. Smyser's flultless
The speaker went in TO detail con.
corning the various knights OF King
Artnur and explained the result OF
each ones quest in search of the Holy
Grali from which our Lord drank nj
the Last Supper; how the nun found
VIZ HOY Grail through her purity: the
nople Galahad reaching the same re-
suits by the same virtue: Sir PerciyaI
os overcoming the many temptations
OF lie; Sir Bors by persecution. Here
ne mentioned Sir Lancelot who was
TsluSed the happiness of seeing the
Grail because OF his sin. and SJr
Gowain with no ambition and no great
uesIre 10 see the object of his search.
having grown skeptical. The monL
ambrosius, was granted this favor not
IN tne sense OF vision but by his faitb
Inl daily service 10 his people and the
hlhg by his consciousness of dntv
was granted the reward. The lecture
as whole was the most instructIve
gwen Tor some time and every char
scter was so well explained by Prof
SSmyser mat the story could be fol.
lowed by n mere child 'O'
4 Art Lecture.
Inc Art Department met Saturday
afternoon In the same place with Mrs
". russell Wood presiding. DIR q a
Ascnnan. who has Travelled exten-
slveiy IN the countries where arr u
! appreciated. talked on How 10 An
preciate Good Painting" DIR. Asch-
,nah read the paper which was given
Defore the Twilight Club some weeks
ago and made such a hit lie said
ART represented the individuality Of
kenius and there Is something more
| IMAM accuracy In art A we'll com
posed picture poss esses harmony in
the relation OF objects in that pictures
ana all good painters excel in anal
gamatlng the features brought ont in
the picture. The object of tho Ian
guage OF art Is the artists conccn-
uon. thought and feeling. Tho on
Ject OF painting is not TO deceive. and
N judging n picture one should al
ways take into consideration what
inc artist strives TO portray as well
Us the individual taste and IN. age
In which he lived. D. Aschman's
TAX was vel Illustrated by copies OF
famous paintings. This is the finest
arr talk OF the season before this de-
partment