The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
Big CROWD AT
p-TA MEETING;
ART EXHIBIT

The more than 80 persons who
attended the Parent-Teacher AS.
ISOLATION meeting last night took
advantage of the opportunity to
view the very fine Colonial exhibit.
On show in the grade school gym
Prints of paintings by old and new
masters are included in the exhibit
which offers wide variety il
subject.
Students Choice
Parents were particularly inter
ested in nine prints which wer
the choice of the majority of grad
students. They were Old Man O.
the Woods, Grand Canyon, Foc
Warning, Crest Siarr.s, White,
Queen Isabella, Where the West be-
gins, and Two Dancers.
Preceding the exhibit the meeting
Of the Association was convened
at o'clock in the high schoo
study hall by Mrs. Florence Cakes,
president. Despite the prevailing
cold and wind a crowd which filled
the hall attended to hear the in
teresting talk on art in the public
schools by Max Lewis, art SUPER
visor in the Juneau Schools
Remarking that he felt the visit
of the members attending the
meeting to the art exhibit should
be given the major portion Of TIT
evenings program, Mr.. Lewis gave
a short but delightfully."- informa
tive talk in the history Of art in
the United States and the aims fo7
future development of arts in the
schools, which held the entire at
tention of his audience to his clos
ing statements.
History Education
Our Pilgrim forefathers resisted
the arts Mr.. Lewis said and because
of this fact no formal education
in the arts came into effect until
1905. A system of teaching was in.
troduced in Philadelphia in 1909
The speaker then followed the de
velopment of the changes in the
teaching of art through the year,
to the present time.
Art" he said, enables life and
helps to explain it. The arts send
greetings to worlds unborn
The speaker brought to attention
the fact that the small countries
of ancient times, many OF them
smaller than most of our states
have lived through the centurief
because they bequeathed to worlds
to come their treasures in the arts
ct is now our aim" Mr. Lewis
declared ito work for future Of
the free expressions of the indiyid-
ual in the arts, with less use o.
the copy book form and more art
for every day living"
Awards To Classrooms
A committee was appointed By
President Cakes to make a choice
of six of the prints included in the
nine chosen by the students and
they will be purchased for the
school and awarded to the rooms
receiving the highest percentage
of parent members attending. the
regular meetings Of the Association
Members Of this committee are Mrs
Helen Webster, Mrs. Leonard Holm
quist, 1t. Comdr. E. c. Hawley and
Alvin Blackerhy.
Following the meeting and art
exhibit a social hour was enjoyee
in the domestic science. rooms O.
the high school. Refreshments were
served by the mothers Of the Sc
cond grade students.
Three grades tied for first place
in the membership classroom. at
tendance, on a roll call of parents
present at the meeting. Three rooms
showed 24.1 percent, Miss Ethe)
Murphys second grade, Miss AL
berta Murphy's third grade and
Mrs. Florine Saunders third grade
What means will be used to deter
mine which grade receives the pic
ture award has not yet been decid.
ed.