The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-17
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Most persons 50 through LIE
hall, blind. They do not really see
things they look at. They cannot
describe Il properly. They don't
know what hey saw. Sd there
fore the firat thing taught ii an
art school il how to see.
So said Christopher Clark,
principal teacher. al the Island
City Art School, which yester-
day got going in an old cigar
factory at and Street and Flag
Ter Avenue.
Clark certainly has the qualifi-
cations Of . great teacher. He is
pleasant and affable. But he is a
strict disciplinarian. once the
classes get under way. He sees
TO It that every student gives
everything he has in class. He
gives a warning when disciple
nary action seems deserved.
Then he dixnisses the violator at
once.
I'VE intend to set, and keep, q
high standard in this school,
Clark says, And means it.
clask 4 4 native Of Tampa.
whore ~ first attepded sehcol.
Then n graduated from Tho
univeRsitY 81 Florida. Piedmont
cel1egs. Dsnarsst. Ca. Ait
8tnden>e League. New York
City. snd studied under ken
1sth lilYes Miller. Nth special
eEitieisgU by Hibe1t Henri.
He has done hundreds of por-
traits Of noted people through
out the world and has exhibits in
many Institutions in the country.
: He was booked to do portraits Of
several Of the maha-rajahs Of
India this summer; but the polit-
ical situation incident to the pro-
posed British withdrawal was
such that the trip had 70 be post
poned. :
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There is Q lot of town GOSSIP
going around that President Tru-
man plans soon to return to Key
West for another visit. A rumo,
running around the Court House
Is TO the effect that the quarter:
occupied BY the President at Key
West Submarine Base are being
kept empty against the coming d
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We can't SAY anything partic-
ularly about u now, but y New
large eeutex IS soon to- be bull
in Key SGeakS according 10 latt
report. Itvwilf be . mederp com,
munity center. II IS reported that
the ceiter will contain about 2e
different kinds of business. You
viii b able to park your cal
right on the lot and 60 in and
shop for everything from Q hair
cut to choice steak.
Many. persons miss the
benches,,-s beneath the shady
trees. that formerly occupied Z
vacant lot near the corner o.
Duval and Greene Streets. Il
was copl and comfortable to sit
there Of a hot afternoon.
The seats have been taken
away. y peaxhY ssleep keeper
owned hem and the lot they
oeeupieG When his place Of
husinape was put out Of bpuAds.
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Soeaipstksf in IL sveninG NY
IL salcon kssper got ov1n-hs
semevpa the hsnchss. Al.
ven. Ouch il Nfs In Key West
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Quite Z number Of new build
ines aFeI soon going up in the
city. it seems. A contract has just
been awarded for a project en-
failing CONSTRUCTION of IA modern
hotel rooms in Simonton Street
and two homes. costing aroune
$4,000 DE to be erected in Other
sections.
People with money are drift
Inc in one or two at a time" re.
marked 4 man who knows. "They
intend 'to stay a short while, but
soon decide to make their homes
'Theie people will not stand fol
high taxes very long. They vii
want y know for why and fol
what thSr money is being spent
-llsk aepo will IT taks2 Well.
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