The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-04
EVERY COMMUNITY URGED
TO CLEAN UP. AND BEAUTTKY

Dump heaps, refuse on the Btra1tn.
and billboards must go! They ara
a menace to civic beauty, and thAt
reason alone ought to be suffsLant
one.
This is the BELIEF Of the outdoor g3
section of the Wisconsin Federeties
of Women's clubs OF which MIRA. a.
c. Neville, Green Bay, Is .ehairmRas
The committee intends TO conduct Q
vigorous campaign against the offssl-
ers.
The billboard meanca Is perhaps
the most persistent one, and tho 2sA4
step in it's adjustment, according AA
Mrs. Neville, is to tackle thosa 90
state highways. kf
'The highway commission has the
power to order them removed" saN
Mrs. Neville, "This is the opinion Of
several district attorneys, and II hEa
been done with no contest. Howsvor.
the authority of the commissioner mc>
tends only from fence to fence.
TIL civic pride of the farmer and af
the advertiser is being appealed 3,
and in some localities 1t has n3k
with good results.
'The purpose Of billboard b 10
sell the article advertised. In niHA
cases out of 10, the purchasing IL
that article lies with the woaGaR.
Therefore, it is up to them b Do
away with the billboard Auisance.
They can agree among themselves
not to buy articles so advertised, ed
vote to buy from concerns tAat DO
not use billboards."
| Urge Art PrOgram
| AS a step towards q "WiscunSla
beautiful" the committee is seeking
to stimulate the planting of trees aAa
shrubs along the highways, providing
each highway commissioner will d.
der the road patrol in the county b
care for and protect the plants, Mmk.
Neville said.
The fine arts section of tho sEaka
federation, Mrs. w. H. Franchef, Ex-
cine, chairman, is also working p
stimulate an active interest IN III,
in its broad sense, in the state.
cart to the average American, s~cn
to the average clubwoman, means
merely an exhibit of paintings ~
sculpture, museum or lecture b
art" Mrs. Fancher pointed out. We
must no lcnger-rate- art as neI-
essential, for there is an art side b
almost every problem with whsch
women deal. Art in industry Hsk
only requires trained designers, But
an educated public that knows 4Ra
demands beautiful products.
'tThe principal work outside of ne
noting art exhibits, art pro gram -aea
! active art departments in clubs, II
to increase HAe interest in the Sea
work in our public schools. yNsrS
October, in Wausau, at tho gtatb
convention of the federation, We Will
have a competitive exhibit of the act
work done in the public schools sof
Wisconsin. Each district nlexaber
will secure. from each school In her
district, where art is taught, examples
of the best work done by pupils fc1
the exhibit. Our slogan Is an AT
program for each club, and the
teaching of art in every school,"
Promote Music Interest -
Mrs. Georgia Hall-Quick. Mslwad-
kee, chairman of the music depast-
ment of the state federation, points
out that the aim of her section 10 70
increase community singing, and TIM
formation of town, factory and school
choruses and orchestras.
"This proves the greatest help II
Americanization." she said. we
will continue to work for music cre-
dts in the public school. Juyenils
music clubs have been established and
successful contests for young mud
clans have been held in various
places. We are trying to- improve
music in motion picture houses and
to keep high the standards Of nuelc
in churches and homes. al
| In the department Of hteraturN
and library extension of the fedora
ton, the aims next season, accord
ing to Mrs. Oliver p. Watts, WaA-
son, chairman, will be the establish
ment of county Libraries, and 70 urge
clubs to give prizes for the best ccst-
position written by school childscA
under IL, on given subject.--fbs-
printed from the Milwaukee Journal.
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