American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-03-16
ART EXHIBIT AT PUBLIC SCHOOL.
School Children Take Great Interest
In Art Works and Selecting Pictures
for Rooms--Receipts About $40.

ior hOOms--kecelpts About V7Os
The Art Exhibit held last Thursday,
Friday and Saturday at the school
rooms, was a revelation and 10y to all
who visited II, and VIII undoubtedly
prove In days to come, an inspiration
to many an unfolding mind.
The bringing of these pictures Is
an innovation worth while; 1t means
the building OF new ideals through
this glimpse into the world OF art. To
those awake to the meaning Of this
exhibit. life will take on a higher and
deeper expression In all things--the
home. the school and municipality.
Any recognition Of the beautiful
awakened In youth, means the devel-
opment Of character and that means
greater citizenship. To- have beauti-
full surroundings means law and ord
er. This means an orderly. provident
mind. Then beauty and thrift 60
hand In hand; cleanliness and sobrie-
ty follow; then come strength OF
chasacter and good citizenship as =
logical sequence "He who works
with his hands Is laborer; he who
works with head and hands 10 an ar
tixen; he who works with head, hand
and heart is an artint." The artist
does his work for the love Of It.
MAD with heavenly fire,
Filings man his song white hot, them
back reires
Cools heart, broods on the song again.
Thaty
And slowly draws from arts un-
conscious act
Arts conscious laws"
The art exhibit we have has an ex-
preston OF the loft.est ideals In the
supercoascious man These artists
dedicated and consecretated their
lives to this work. II 10 mans At
one-ment with his cource. an inspira-
tion OF the Divine; It bridges the
chasm between earth and heaven and
builds for Eternity out OF Gods ma
terial.
The pictures we're well grouped ar
tistically hung, and the rooms so SIT
uated that the light fell like soft rs-
} dance. no glare or harshness any
where And there we're only MASTER
! pieces. Crossing the threshold Into
this higher realm. the delicious har-
\ monies OF these great masters unfold
ed and made their presence felt. The
; atmosphere of the room was vibrant
, with the wordless message OF past
Q centuries, hushlng the outer world
Q n poise, peace and eternity flowed.
Every thought adjusting and renewing
+ the tangled skein OF life, and the spir-
IL rejoiced In new found power and
strength. without trying to analyse It.
In addition to the Elson exhibit was
the canvas In oil colors. Christ
Among the Poor" by Miss Kohlhepps
an American Falls prodigy. She al
80 exhibited a number Of heads paint
ed In broad, forceful style, good In
color and handling.
Thursday afternoon, under the d.
+, rection OF Miss Becksted and Misc
a Drum, a folk dance and song was CIV
en- by the first and second grades. The
= children were well trained and car
. ried out their part IN natural happy
, abandon, which was thoroughly en-
' joyed by the audience.
= Friday afternoon the school band
. entertained most royalty, astonishing
!, the visitors with good selections we'll
!, rendered. The band is a credit to
their instructor and an addition to
: any town.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Alice
= Thompson talked on the history oi
art. Mrs. J. p. yoight played most
a exquisitly few numbers from Cho'
{, pin and Greig. The vocal selections
4 BY Mr.. Warwas were exceptionally
- yell rendered and most thorough,
n enjoyed.
Altogether It was a success. The
attendance was good. the receipts
amounting TO about seventy dollars
In addition to this the Syringa clut
contributed eleven dollars for pic
ture, and the Art department OF the
Woman'e club will add another do
nation. These were three never-to-
. be-forgotten days-days that filled the
IS children with reverent wonder and
's awakening emotions akin to fairy
&c tales.
u The fact that they were to have
3, picture for their room and that they
.. were to have voice by vote In itf
3. selection, acted az stimulus and
d doubled their interest In the pictures
= for each one became self appoint
ed committee, a court Of last appeal
n an authority on high art, when Il
J, came to selecting the special picture
n for their room.
The hanging OF the pictures to bs
u bought Will call for tinted walls Thu
has been done in many schools by the
lolder students. who selected the colori
and did the work thus profiting by the
lesson In harmony Of color and de-