The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-06
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in it's report on what each member o
the faculty contributes when it is 'shi.
turn" to lead chapel exercises. Their.
are number Of valid reasons for thi:
apparent neglect which need not b,
told.
Recently Miss Susan Mccoy of tn.
Department of Languages spoke brief
ly on the subject, "The Need of Lit.
erary Appreciation" She used that
familiar passage from the fourth
chapter Of Philippians and the eighth
verse which tells US that whatsoever
things are true, honest, just pure
** and Of good report, ETC., think
on these things.
70 only few are given the power
Ut genius that enables them to create
a great masterpiece of literature
Only occasionally there comes into the
world of letters great spirit who is
able to embody noble idea into per-
manent form for humanity.
But scarcely less important than
this power which enables one to Gre
ate great work Of art is the ability
to appreciate and interpret the
worlds masterpieces. Matthew Ar
mold realized this fact, and, though he
possessed some ability as writer
of poetry and was eager to become a
poet, he soon came to realization of
the fact that when great poets like
Tennyson and Browning were produc-
ing really superior poetry the finest
service he could accomplish for the
world of letters was to help people
to an intelligent appreciation of the
master minds Of literature. ,H
Though the spirit of the real artist
is given to only few there is scarce
ly one who, by looking at those things
which are pure, those things which
are lovely, those things which are of
good report, cannot come to embody
in his own life something of the noble
ideals that have been expressed by the
artist spirits Of all time. IF there be
any virtue, and if there be any praise,
thing on these things"
Cutter in Stone
Miss Michigan of the science de-
partment introduced her subject, the
"Cutter in Stone," by reciting the
poem, L'Envoi, by Kipling.
The story Of the "Cutter in Stone''
in brief is about as follows: Fran
co.'s Lagaare, a poor tombstone cut
ter, discovers that he has sculptural
talent in the making of monument
for soldiers. The praise received from
the village Cure along with that of
the Cures English grand niece awak-
ems this talent until he is absorbed
in passion of work. Day after day
he works on his sacred project I'M
mindful of the malicious gossip in
everyone's mouth to the effect that
he was chiseling the nude form of the
LADY in the Seigheury," that is, the
grand niece of the Cure. Jeanne
Marchan, the fancee of Francois
attempts to see the figure in canvas
but is asked to wait until another day.
She leaves him in deep anger and now
he knows that she believes the ugly
lies which threaten his ruin.
The following Sunday half the vii
lage led by the Cure visit the sculp-
tors shop and demand the removal of
the canvas. What they saw was the
figure Of Christ exquisitely done.
Then follow repentant words. In the
crowd is the fiancee Of Francois, cry
ing in heart-broken sobs. He tells
her, "You were so ready to suspect"
He tells the Cure that it is meant as
gift to the church. He kisses the
feet of his masterpiece and leaves his
shop not to return for he works in an
other land not as Francois Lagaare.
The statue he made stands upon a
hill above the valley, mute evidence
of an awakening soul in Christ.