Show 40 STUDENT LIFE liancy of champagne the subtle refined callousness the apparent indifference of the man of the world But in his art these qualities are all absent it is free from all blemishes He kept it sacred isolated free from all suggestion of worldliness stamping upon it only the choicest qualities of his own spirit the finer greater traits of the man the side which the world did not often see This is why his work is so fragrant and pure serene and lovable To those who care only for facts who see only that which lies on the surface Whistler’s art will make no appeal There is so much in modern life which encourages th e seizing of superficial grasping form and missing substance which crams with phraseologies as substitutes for ideas which encourages smart flippancy that it tends to dwarf appreciation and destroys habits of reverence or of quiet thoughtfulness In a material age Whistler has made a protest against the preva lent idea that seeing is believing teaching in his works that it is not what is ordinarily seen but rather that which is usually overlooked which is valuable in art lie has shown the value of elu- siveness and this is most irresistibly expressed in his portraits and landscapes which make the greatest hu- man appeal he has shown the need of selection and that the spiritual and aesthetic significance of things is more important than appearances He left no school but that could hardly be possible those who have attempted to follow have gained but little 1 1 is art was so directly an expression of himself so direct-l- v an emanation of genius that its finest finalities can not be transferred But he has left a great influence upon the world of art his genius has swayed modern artistic thought The man has gone but his work will stand as a living monument to his memory a work strong and virile — an art simple earnest serene and great The Deciding of ihe Question The university boys did it but they didn’t know they did it for if they had known perhaps they wouldn’t have done it They were a wicked set But then they couldn’t help doing it after all You se it was this way Bob and Kate were seniors at their college Bob was a capital boy big sensible and studious Kate was studious too but she was little — “not too little just right” Bob said She had shiny hair red lips and blue eyes — just the things boys like anil she wore neat shirtwaists and dainty collars — just the things boys like to see and Bob liked her Not just a little bit but very much so much so in fact that the professors had been shaking their heads over the affair for some time and wondering if Bob would be able to graduate: For some time Bob had been act- - |