South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-13
ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT
SCORES BIG SUCCESS
Miss Catherine Lockhar t
Stages Living Picture Show
With Child Models.

which was staged at the high school
auditorium Friday night under the
supervision OF Miss Catherine Lock
hart. art supervisor OF the public
schools.
Friends and relatives Of the little
models formed a good sized audience
and all said that the exhibition was
one of the best ever put on. once
in a while a youngster would forget
and wink an eye or move a finger.
but for the most part the work OF
the little tots and the older ones was
faultless.
Several pleasing features were in
trOduced during the course OF the
evening. Miss Dorothy Mix giving
pleasing and graceful spring dance
that was worthy OF Pavlowa. Lew
Wallace rendered several excellent
selections with good effect, while
eight little girls from the fourth
grade Of the Bingham school intro
duced a pretty butterfly dance.
In introducing the pictures a play
let was used. the plot being that
these pictures were for an exhibit
ton the proceeds Of which were TO
be used to help little children. and
in reviewing them for an interested
charity worker the artist gave
short history of the picture. Except
the last two pictures, "St. Barbara, 3"
posed by Miss Marian Clark, and
"Whistler's Mother" posed by Miss
Lucille Burkhart, every picture was
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years Of age. The time in which the
picture was shown seemed extra
ordinarily long. but the little models
stood the test without fiinching.
Ten pictures composed the group
shown. eight of them being studies
OF children. Scoring prominently in
this collection was a picture Of ma
ture," posed by Lois Webster and
Alice Byrkit: "Olivia"- by
Lois Webster; boy With the Rab-
Bit" i'm which a real live bunny was
used by Richard Partridge; and
"Beggar Boys''-Murrillo. by Faad
Manson and Dean Brubaker.
Penelope BoOthby' and The
Strawberry Girl" two productions
Of the brush Of Reynolds. were
posed by Frances Moore and Vir-
ginia Dresch: Castles in Spain" a
pleasing study by ]. @. Bran, was
taken by Lawrence. while Winogene
Strubbe posed for Alice" a draw
ing by Chase.
In the cast which was used in the
playlet were the following charac-
tiers: Artist, Dempster l5satty
child model. Julia Niles; society girl.
interested in charity work, Grace
Heitsmith; maid. Mildred White;
and butler. Rollin Lentz.
Throughout the rooms OF the
buildings work OF the various spe-
call departments of the school curri-
culum was shown, the sewing and
manual training exhibits calling for
special mention. In the latter the
boys had constructed a corner of a
room, With side walls. floors and
Dashboard, and had plastered and
painted il until IL looked like a real
corner chopped out of a dwelling
and used for display. Plans and
specifications drawn by the boys
were also shown.
Specimens Of art work Of all kinds
from the first grades 10 the more
advanced high school classes were
on exhibition on the walls of the
corridors and in the drawing room
of the high school. Every style of
work from the simplest kind of
drawing TO the most intricate cut
ting work and descriptive poster
advertising was represented.
Greater demand for advertising
work led 10 adoption this year OF
a bigger course and wider field OF
study in this work. Its beneficial
results are plainly evident in the
clever designs and models which are
shown. Poster printing has been
specialized in by the high school
classes and some really fine work
has been turned out considering the
difficulties under which the students
labor. being cramped for working
space and facilities possessed by
larger institutions.
Several studies in figure work are
on display but the subject IS not
treated TO any great extent owing
20 a lack of means Of conducting it.
Many excellent designs of Chinese
and Japanese decorations especially
made for transferring 70 China and
Japan were also shown.
In the lower grades construction
work has been emphasized this year
and a surprising aptitude for the
sub ject has been shown by the little
tots. Neat and original subjects. re-
quiring time and patience. have been
made. some under the supervision
OF the instructor and some without
her aid. all OF which are given
prominent displays in the exhibit
ton.
Eighth grade boys have construct
ed a stage. or rather four stages all
ioined together 20 form a square and
on which scenery an be placed and
dolls made 10 perform by means OF
strings. Footlights have also been
installed and demonstration was
given after the picture exhibition.
Several other stag rs made OF paper
and prettily arranged are on dis
play.
intermediate students have con-