The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-05

High Art Becomes Issue IN Poll
tics and Also Theme
for a Poem.

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It happened that 4 yo,,nE man v,aS
born In the state ~ ,renrsss 800. syF
reared In ahhorranes - 1879 sss,s
phases of Creek art HeTcsr,e ~
Oklahoma and was elected' nrasis ant
of the state normal school al Weafii-
erford. His name was John Eletciiei.
Sharp. His recent election 10 the
presidency OF the state district arri@
cultural school OF Goodwell. IN north
western Oklahoma. has caused re-
newed interest In what might Be re-!
garded as rather puritanical CON
ception Of the properties OF dress
or undress-that should distinguish
statuary exhibited In public places.
Though Mr.. Sharp had mot been In
the service Of the state for several
years at the time of his recent pre-
ferment, Oklahoma had not forgot
ten him. In fact. whenever the snb-
ject of art has been under considera-
ton. Mr.. Sharp Inevitably became d
topic of conversation.
Art Director Buys Statuary. i
When Mr.. Sharp was president of
the Weatherford normal school the
board Of regents established an art,
department, where students ambitious
for an art career we're permitted to 4
draw from the still and the quick.
The art director was Miss Tr!mble:
a woman of mature years, who had
come to Oklahoma from the Boston
country, and knew art from the stone
age to the last minute. Miss Trimble {
was commissioned to go Cast and pur-
chase such objects OF ancient skill and
modern nighbrcwism as would adornr
an art school and enable students to /;
gain an accurate conception OF the
glory that was Greece and the gran
deur that was Rome"
Miss Trimble did her work etlci-
emily, and among her purchases she
brought back copies OF Hercules ana
Apoxyomenes that later were to set
Weatherford and Oklahoma oscillat-
ing as II in the throes Of an earth
quake.
The janitor unpacked the art treas
ures during the absence OF the art
director. Mr.. Sharp happened to en-. s
ter the art room at that very mo-
ment. The janitor, though ioyiaiiy
Irish and keen Of wit, was seen to be-
aghast. paralyzed and fiabber gasted
at what he had uncovered. Mr.. sharu
drew back and shuddered. Not a,
stitch. not a rag. not even overAllss
screened the awful fact Clearly. Ok
lahoma was not far enough advanced
in tart to risk such things in public. {
Jan.tor Does a Good Job. 5
The janitor has related what fol-
lowed at length, and II is a long. crueI
story. Briefly however, he was esinZi 4
structed to dig from his tooi CHEESE ~
such chisels, mallets and broadaxes
as would physically transform 1w.,at
had pleased the eyes Of the ereat Mae Nae
edonian, and had brought I,vsinnss
into such kingly favor. IS - !.
The janitor fairly went IN recovnt.
ing the details Of his vandai ,Siors
But the Apoxyomenes and the Her. !
cules were transformed for ali lime |
his job. s0' 'A'eusn w'tn