The Washington times., 1915-05-13
ART EDUCATION FOR
AMERICA IS URGED
Commissioner Claxton Urges
Citizens to Cease Being
Purely Pioneer Builders.

Education, told the American Federation
Of Art deeugates at the New Willard TO-
day that the citizens Of the unteo
states should cease being an exclusively
pioneer people, and should turn part Oh
their efforts toward the cultivation OF
the esthetic. He declared that the
American people can no longer be satis-
fed with the artistic products of the
old world. He said:
Art is not to be imported. 1t Is not
to be held as a thing separate and apart
from our daily existences. Our art must
come from ourselves and be an attribute
of our lives. Until now the citizens or
the United States have been pioneers
There were cities to build. streams to
bridge, roads to construction short a
nation to establish. But 1t Is time for
us to think Of the esthetic now that We
have acquired our fundamental
strength"
DR.. Claxton predicted a greater CO.
ordination between art and vocational
training in the future.
Following DR.. Claxtons address. James
2. Haney, director Of art in the New
York high schools. outlined the plan un-
der which audiences composed entirely
OF children between the ages OF ten ana
fourteen years, ,unaccompanied by ADULTS.
are being taught art in the New YORK
museums
Message of Art.
He was followed by Arthur W. Dow.
director of fine arts department, Teach
ers' College. Columbia University. on
Teaching and Teachers" Mrs. II. II.
Osgood. supervisor of art. Atlanta. who
discussed Art Teaching In Southern
Public Schools" and Louise Connolly.
of Newark Public Library. on Cooper
alton of the Museum in Art Education
In the Public Schools
At the afternoon session the program
will consist of discussions OF lhe
Prot. John Pickard, OF the University
OF Missouri; The Value OF a Museum
of Art to College," by Prof a. v.
Churchill. of Smith College; The Pur-
pose of College Courses In the History
Theory. and Practice Of Art. by l,rof
Arthur Pope. of Harvard. and 'Techni-
cal Art Courses In College" by Prof.
Ellsworth Woodward, of Tulane Uni
vcrsity.
Following the afternoon session. tho
delegates will attend n garden party
rendered them by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Kirk Porter.
Tonight. at the New National Museum
a reception will be rendered the dele
exhibition OF American Industrial Art.
The exhibit has been arranged to show
the status of industrial art by demon
strating to what extent American
products give evidence of beauty In de-
sign.
Present Rhythm Dances.
Students from the Florence Fleming
Noyes School OF Rhythm presented a
series Of dances in honor of the dele
gates at the New Willard last night.
Four advanced pupils opened the pro-
gram with solo dances. Margaret King
interpreted the swaying cadences OF
| ing. an effective Gounod waltz; Mar
thena Barrie. the stirring "Marche Mill
taire" of Schubert. and Mildred Ander-
son Cannes "Czarina Mazurka."
Mrs. RichYrd Mansfield read the pro-
| logue to "1ne Fsun." transporting the
! Of the wood. where kalf-seen forest
| creatures hid. Mildred Anderson. as
| the Spirit of the Woods" first sum-
| moned the deities of the woods to ap-
pear before the faun. who had come to
drink at haunted pool The faun
| dorothy keen) after a wild dance.
covered back IN alarm as the Zephyr
| Virginia Wattrous) and the dryads
| stole out from the trees. After they had
resumed their places the naiads rose
| from the pool at his feet, sWaying
gracefully under their wells OF spray. A
flock of gay birds huttered and hoped
about the POOL. but were chased away
| by the wild storm spirits who yielded
only to the calm power Of the Benedic-
ton (Effic Baker Lewis). The naiad
group won much applause for graceful
posturing, while the birds and the
storm spirits were notable for utter
abandon to the theme of their music.
Idealistic Number.
Spring Pipings,' Spring Frolic.' u
and "Bacchantes at Play" given by
Louise Killinger. Marthena Barrie
Katherine McCollum. Margaret King
and Hilda CARING. recalled the dances
Of Pavlowa and Mordkin. An ideslistic
| number. the Torvh of Enlightenment,
by Miss McCollum and students of the
New York Studio, concluded the pro-
gram.
In addition to the solo dancers, those
participating were Rene Serrin. Emily
Bradley, Dorothy Wright, Pauline Lem.
on, Sereta Taylor, Elizabeth Kings
bury, Jamie Hearin, Peggy Neumuller
Helen Hotchkiss. Marjorie Davidson
Frances Galloway. Florence Reynolds
| Viola Anll LAT panhal