The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18

Elwee consider the fine arts in
the education Of a diplomat that
he has been conducting a course
in the Appreciation Of Art and
Architecture" at the School Of
Foreign Service.
This work is now to be supple
mented by a study Of the arts
and industries of Poland, which
are to be featured at Georgetown
University by Polish Room, in
which q course Of lectures is Of
fered this semester by experts,
some OF whom are the Minister Of
Poland, DR.. WroblewslSi, formerly
OF Cracow University. and DIR.
Ludwik Enrich. Of the Polish
Bureau Of Information. New York
city.
DUE TO TIMES-HERALD.
This happy addition to the art
teaching OF the Georgetown
School OF Foreign Service was
directly the result Of the Times
Herald's recent articles on Po-
land, the Polish.American Univer-
sity Club, and the Polish exhibit
ton in Washington. which brought
such an immediate response to
Georgetown. that the value Of for
eign culture was emphasized
anew. and the Polish Room is Dus
the first Of a series. in which
South American apartments VIII
be especially prominent.
In fact, according to DIR. Mac
Elwee, it il not improbable that
the new building contemplated for
the School Of Foreign Service will
be In true Latin American archi-
lecture. possibly in the style Of
the National Palace, Havana, Of
which the dean brought home
such intriguing photographs.
"A man expecting to go into
foreign countries" Dean MacEl-
wee told Viltor Flambeau, ''in
particular those countries that
have reached the high degree of
artistic culture OF Poland, on the
one hand. and the Latin Aneri-
can Republics on the other, should
have some understanding and
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about him.
At Columbia University, Or.
MacEIwe added, Dean Hawkes. and
President Butler share these views.
and are planning similar courses
of art study.
EXPRESS EMOTION.
art, and particularly archi-
lecture" DR.. MacElwee thinks.
should express an emotion, a
sentiment or an idea, and should
embody the conscious or uncon-
scious expressions Of the motifs
Of our civilization.
For this reason, it seemed to
me-" he continued, that a Span
ish type Of architecture would
be the style best suited in a
building that is to train North
Americans for foreign service.
My eye fell on the old palace
built in 1719 in Havana, a beau
tiful, graceful, and characters
tic style, with several structural
advantages for our use and eli
mate. Such a building creates
the atmosphere Of our Latin
neighbors and co-republics. It
also shows our sympathy with
and appreciation Of their fine
artistic sense and of many other
mutual interests"
Such a building may become
not only a center Of international
study, but a hall for educational
and scientific conventions from
all parts of the. world. The de-
sign Of the building around the
portico enables all the large
halls to have cross-draught ven
tilation, which is big advan-
tage in the climate of Wash
ington.
The large corridors have an i'm
portant social value. Such a
building would mean to interna-
tional education what the Pan
American Union has meant to
Pan-American politics.
PLAN FOR BUILDING.
For the interior, the Spanish
colonial would be appropriate,
with simply tinted wall surfaces.
beamed polychrome ceiling, and
other characteristics, with the
usual equipment Of lantern and
moving-picture machinery, wall
maps, library, language rooms
and other accessories.
The seminar library idea would
be developed, devoting individual
halls to exhibits. arts and in
dustries. and map collections Of
individual countries. The Peru
room, the Mexican room and
others would display permanent
collections.