The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-11-25
:Criticisnn Geo.:
By A. Nobody.
A Little Talk on Criticism
By A. Nobody.

"a Brilliant Paper on .cidi.m"
the Perian chautauqua Circle by Mr. A.N-Ed)
What criticism. The dictionary answers Principle of
Judging properly
This, me- could be to read principle Of
Judging helpfully, and still retain its original intent
Following up each definition of the definitions of criticism
arrives conclusion that critical 10 th -
inclined to find fault
Paramounty, wish the first defntionhe criti
csm that consists OF building the criticism helps
incidentally shall the last of the real definition the
humans who dispense blame any occasions the humans
VINO dim the glory of achievement who seek to rob an
other OF the laurel won by honest effort
After all has been sad it to there but the one
criticism, and that the helpful one
Should it in it the power of perfecro shond #
not help then there something radically wrong with the per
son criticised else criticism Unnamed and should come
under the head OF official fault finding knocking"
Now in order find what criticism means TO MS It is
well to ask ourselves three questions:
FIRsT-Do we fear critcsm-do stand in awe of the
Judgment IN which be Judged does the another
jealousy keep from doing the things fine things
the things of soul?
If must YEs to this first question then we are
be ptied
SEcoND:In what spirit criticise the efforts of our
Brother members- the other fellow shows be Is more ca
pabe than we preparing be before this body
If the other fellow has for background knowledge
coupled with the faculty for artistic of ideas and
Ideals are we big enough manly enough offer but
helpful criticism, if we criticise at all?
If YEs' to this second question then we
of the REAL BUILDERS and worthy be members of any
society that has for its object upft of man. officially or
educatonally
TH1RD:-Is criticism of the manufactured
brand?
Ii So our abor employed to little purpose and
this Circle must in such lose value literary
ical organ of original opinion
It's fine thing to have ability says the FRA the abil
lty to discover ability another is the test-Have we
that ability?
Some weeks ago member took the floor and delivered
genuinely hearable paper Mechanics.
few of thought perhaps would be forced to listen
to something in rgdy mechanical forbddngy tech
nica.
was ready to find fault with paper" but no rude
mountain OF figures my gaze my
not terrified by bunch scientific terms
so who had come to scof remained to praise.
lesson may be learned from that fearing quality
SHOWN oy Mr. McL DO something in your chosen line
yourself know yourself and you may be able to
make those OF us who come to scof remain praise.
1t is on this fearing quality would dwell moment
the man who has put soul into the thing he has wrought
who reckons good because of the soul he put it,
the man who creates for the sheer love of creating
Such does fear criticism for if pointed out
to him that the thing he has made flaws eager
recfy them because of the interest," the lies behind
Mchelangeo the master, being told by friend cr
cised honestly that the teeth he had placed
old man too perfect did not despair because of the
criticism.
He took his maet and his chse and with few deft
strokes the ill was remedied
Mchelangeo called back his day. but
in this nonfearng quality him abong year after year
the ceiling of the Sistne Chapeaborng amid reproach
and blame all for thel love of his titanic ideals"
What's the lesson? Letus not cry against criticism
that looms up large knock"
We'd be bupoor sticks of humanity if capable
of stunts that made jealous bitter toward u.s.
The trouble with of lies in the fact that
attempt at originality will be sweetness wasted
desert air.
Two hundred years before Christ there was man who
made beautiful thing.
The following of wars earthquakes and
devastation and the thing this had among
the ruins of the temples that were.
In later digging among the ruins of Athens someone
found the thing this had hundreds years before