The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-18
MEN If ART AND LETTERS
WILL VOTE HONORS To THREE

\.v. Nr~K. Nov. l. The flower a.;
,,,sr,r,'s men ~ art and letters gath
cred here touisht f"v = ;""-'i'i c".""E;'-
,i,, OF the American Academy ~ Arts
owl Letters. uur.us watch ;hr"" mere
V'rs,r.ouS ngur,S ~! b~ elevated 10
m. ranks o; tho "lm1''"al t:ftY.'
The three e. - selected Will take
,hr seats eft Vacant ~ Iohn Rur-
rourhs. AAhot; Henderson, Thay"r aa1
B,rrctt Wendell. wh" HAY" d.rd since
l tho last annual meeting o: the ASId-
envy.
The selections Will be mad" tonl"r-
row by the remaining fnrty-ScNc Ell mem
j hers % the Academy. from 4 LIST @;
nominees picked because 81 their c:cl!1-
rnce N poetry and the drama. uctl"a
and history. painting and SCRIPTURE, ar
ch.tccture ami music. trum II" ;wo
hundred and MY members oE the Ma
roaal Institute of Arts ana letters.
on Saturday. Marshal FNrh wsA re-
,ga,e 20 me background tor the Only
,mo during his stay IN Am"r!"a' the
ole OF soldier. and viii appear n me
robes OF the French Acaler'cIan {" lay
the cornerstone OF the American A"a"-
eray's new home. DISTINGUISHED authors
artists and statesmen "f ~" he'n!S-
~pherrx are expected to attend this rerS-
mony.
Professor Rrauder Matthews Of COL
umbia University. chancellor Of n"
American Academy has tod or the
Acadcmy'S beginnings VIII h"we'IS'
Twain. StedaI,,n AMI Others as MUG
leus>
About twenty wears aEo.' said FRO
fessor Matthews. IN" Social Science
Association increased ;:> numbers and
then designated one hundred OF "S
menherS-poct> and prose writer's. ar
chitects and composers painters anu
scu.ptorS-to found Il National tHSN-
tute Of Arts and Letters Slowly this
Institute enlarged 49, membership -
two hundred and H;ty: and then Il
chose some Of It's members. i""Ht'S'
S,edman. Mark Twain aud John Hay.
l.aFarge and 81 GaudcNS. and rdwaru
Macpowell. and laid upon them the tu;y
4 OF establishing an American Academy
Of Arts and Letters 10 consist OF MY
OF the leaders in poetry and the drama
Notion and history. painting AMI scu!p'
1 ture, architecture and music.
When this Academy WAS thus organ
tied u elected Howetls as ttS president
anil then William M.llican Sloane as It's
chancellor After the death 81 HoweHS
/ last year he was succeeded N The pres
t!dcncy by Mr.. sloane. No one is e!G'
IDLE q tive Ncrdrmy who IS not mem
ee- "A: the Institute. y" member OF
either ~, IHsc!tut" or III" Academy
had vote. Eo- himself; they har" Al
been elected ~ their Fellow craftsmen
In :hc several arts.
IT,. ;,nr"osa % the Academy - e
h-!nc tx. .%"r tho leaders in the allied
arts. - .r-'.'.. them (" know one an
Other NOR" intimately. anl - encourage
then, = :ak- such action Cor the adj
varc..r.". % their several arts rs ma'
seem - hem wise. To this end o"t'
the I-s:!:';ce and the Academy har
recei, ID "o'!caal charters from N" con
rreSs O: :he United states Election Z
the Institute IS an ENCOURAGEMENT =
tfa Younger artists and men OF letters
and e!~~:!on a. the Academy Is IN am
Pc recognition tor the more matn-
me- whose early prom!s" has boar 20.
!s.,sh - PERFORMANCE. The Institute
az - - cd media, every y"or -
.eaGs- n oa~ o: ~" arts: and -" Acad
a.r.. = $50 - ~,~I1i which has 4
-. laa- awarded or'v once.