The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1931-03-05
By Pauline Sung Bloom

Euthenics, according to Miss Mauie Sutton Dean
OF the College of Fine Arts of the University
Everybody is talking about Euthenics and Spo
Kane University is proud to be the first school on
the coast to offer this course. Vassar College the
first to feature this subject in the East has found
it one of its most popular lines of study. Vassar de-
fines Euhenics as the application of science and
art to the betterment of living Since Spokane L.
is coeducational it has broadened the course some
what.
Miss Sutton says that does not dare prophesy
too much but that she believes that the science
of Euthencs is the biggest step in advance in edu
cation offered in a generation
We no longer think ony of making living"
Miss Sutton said I'VE want to learn how to live
The average man and woman uses now only 10 per
cent OF his brain power and mental energy
invention and science have moved so rapidly
that the mass of humanity even in civilized coun-
tries cannot keep up, and social lag is the result"
she continued This is a truth recently impressed
upon by Will Durant. One of the principal OBJ
jects of education should be to help the world to
catch up, to live life to the full of trailing
so far behind the stars to which hitch our
wagons.
1--WE try to exist in a world of arpanes and
radios while still struggle with a full outfit of
cave men completes. We often the miracle
of the HertZian waves to transport poor music and
less pictures, the marvel of presses to print
than useless books.
scientific investigation has discovered cure
for most diseases, but still prefer poor health
Time and space have almost been conquered, but
we do not know much about our neiShbors on the
other side of the world. The secrets of our own
mechanism have been revealed by chemistry and
the microscope, but we still run our body machine
with all the recklessness of drunken man driving
ancient Ford
"The study of Euthenics includes adventure into
the world of science. 1t has courses in the appre-
citation of art music drama and poetry given by the
heads of respective departments. 1t studies com
parative cultures for the development OF world
consciousness and social for the better under
standing of good behavior Mr.. Dorsey, in his cele
brated book has explained at some length why we
behave like human beings, but we have no salts
factory reason why often fail to BEHAVE ike
humans" The special coureses are selected by d
competent committee which has in mind the needs
of the individual student in literature, philosophy
and the practical training in some art
When Rev. and Mrs. b. f. Utz were planning 10
found Spokane University, THE School Among inc
Pines" seventeen years ago. Miss sutton was askeu
to head the Fine Arts college, position that she
has held ever since, with the exception OF year
leave of absence in California. This has been real
pioneering in the educational field. The first year
of the school the students and faculty lived in tents
season of real plain living and high thinking, ana
this early effort has grown into fully accredited
institution of three colleges Colleges OF the Bible
of Liberal Arts, and of Fine Arts. The college OF
J Fine Arts gives majors in Applied Art Public
School Art and Public School Music. Expression
Piano and Voice, and Euthenics, WITH well trained
{ faculty. -.
8 The great are those who do this worlds work
Not those only whose praises are sung in song ane
story -
Miss Sutton came to Washington in 1882 ant
two wears later to Spokane, which since then mas
been home and headquarters. in spite of many trips
afield. Her education has been obtained IN western
colleges and eastern art schools, in great museums
and libraries and in the mountains and tall timber
She watched little pioneer town begin to grow up
vanish in one terrible night OF flame and smoke
tn no Ghn n
the modern city of which we are all so proud.
She took a homestead at Newman Lake in 1893