Evening star., 1937-10-13

and informative literature. The teach
ers will bring the movement to the at
tention of students.
Unanimous Endorsement.
A letter signed by Charles B. Degges
secretary of the board, said:
1T is with pleasure that I advise
you that the board adopted .unani-
mously a resolution placing 1t on rec
ord as indorsing this Art Apprecia-
ton Campaign for the District of Co.
lumbia and authorizing the superin-
tendent of schools to distribute the
literature and sample color prints.
as requested in your letter of Sep
tember 23
You doubtless will be interested to
know that during the discussion OF
the proposed campaign, DR.. Frank w
Ballou. superintendent of schools. in
formed the board he had studied the
campaign and had reviewed the ma
terial which it was proposed to send
to teachers. He expressed belief the
campaign would be of great interest
AdlC
that it would be educational.
I'm behalf of the Board of Educa.
ton, I wish The Star every success
in this cultural project
Distribution Of the material for in.
formation Of public school teachers
will begin shortly. Similar data arr
being sent to private and parochia
schools and colleg.. in this area, ane
to public school authorities in nearby
Maryland and Virginia.
Sponsors Talk in Broadcast.
The general plan of the campaign
and the civic and educational advan.
tages to be derived from it were de.
scribed in radio broadcast last nigh
over Station WMAL by District Com.
missioner George E. Allen, DR.. Glove
Heck Marvin. president of Georg,
Washington University, and Flemins
Newbold of The Evening Star. Com.
missioner Allen and DR.. Marvin ar,
among IL local sponsors of the project
Commissioner Allen said there wa.
no doubt in his mind as to the recep.
ton the people of the District ant
surrounding communities would Civ,
the campaign.
1--WE in Washington" he told tn.
radio audience, need no urging II
participate in the advantages offered
/ am confident the vast majority O.
Washingtonians are lovers of art, in
herently, and that they will welcom,
the effort to acquaint them more init
mately with the great art of the pas
and present, as contemplated in tn,
project.
"You have undertaken something
entirely new, believe, in the field o.
journalistic public service. I am
grateful to The Star for enabling tn.
citizens of Washington to benefit from
this educational program"
Sees Community Service.
DR.. Marvin declared his belief thai
the Art Appreciation Campaign 1.
"one of the most worthwhile services
ever rendered community by a news.
paper"
The press brings into our homes
every day news of the world in which
we live" DR.. Marvin said. Much o1
this news embraces controversial sub.
jects-national md international
politics, doings OF labor and capital
conflicting theories of government
even differences in the realm of re.
ligion!
Nov The Star steps forward with
a plan to enable the people of Wash.
ington to receive information in 9
field where all classes may meet ir
common understanding and with
mutual enjoyment.
art is one thing that appeals equally
TO all classes-to persons of differing
creedS, races and color
Unfortunately, many Of our citi-
zens in the past have been deprived
by circumstances beyond their control
Of the opportunity that q more IA
vored few have had to see and enjoy
art at its best.
Throughout the development o1
art, it seems to me, the people Of this
Nation have been more or less neg
lected with respect to art education
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