Show DRAWING IN H THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS editor tribune since a majority vt f the members of the state slate textbook text book convention could not bo be found to 10 reject the augsburg system of drawing we th think 1 I k that a little more dusi dusti nation plon on the subject will hot he be out alit of place if you will kindly grant us space in your disable alU diu All able columns ne lie set forth another plea in aror aar ot of a discontinuation of oc thu that system it via as thought that enough had already been said anti d donar one to convince all who bere era not that this ihla system was as worthy of no support Nhat whatever ever if it could be ascertained that the system met with fa favor vor any Rny ft here outside of our state it would not be go BO surprising that our educators should hesitate put every it aher here except in utah and a f few western witch toi ns the th III stem meets with severe criticism the follow follo ing letter front from mr Good goodnough hough pr president resident new Y york ork state art teachers association sets forth the sentiment that thai prevails prevail 6 in tho the eastern states diar dear annaer to lo yours of february I 1 may nay sy thai met I 1 know of no panco in the state stai of cf now new lork which alch uses the augsburg astern ot of drawing 1 them may ho be some om small C country places of which aich I 1 have no knowl knoll 1 C daw I 1 I 1 know of no town ton or city of any in the fast ewt that thai la Is lulng in g 1 it t birti the e A system certainly does not nia mt t iha 0 app approval of the art teachers of this st stale and I 1 can flav ill iho some of oc cate many ther other states I 1 do not consider the system artistic or in line the beat art arl coaching yours verv truly W S GOODNOUGH director of 0 this is only one letter of many we ne have jec elved milich atch cor conveys iveys the same game evidence of disapproval the author of the system admits that all the artists are against him mechanics and architects can find no use for the system tin the errors and objectionable tio features pointed out by us to the hoard board of education remain to this day unanswered it Is least in favor alth educators everlu everywhere here and yet me c find ill those 0 se who still make such remarks as these thes 8 how are we vve to tr judge of the right and the wrong not lot having studied art ou ourselves r the augsburg system Is good enough tor for us etc so wo we RO on M alle our children are becoming becom lne the hork hopeless less 1 victims of such stich bad habits that will ever shut them out from tree free or spontaneous expression in ills reply mr jr augsburg says that the bone of contention la is anve conception 1 0 n draing draw ing tho the follow iiii extracts extrac i from r 0 m our paper pager doard of oc aduca lien do riot not look as though concep t ive dr drawing aliNing mas ad the only difference between 11 pen us it has haa lono done but little to alii ahl freehand free hand draw drav inn tile the alti ulti illustrations aile ara faulty because ll 11 they y fall a to on carry ry out in practice what nhat li Is is set forch r ili in le it ft does docs not it lead ad ill child to corree correct t perception it does spot lead t he teachers or pupils to express thel r ow own I 1 ideas but only to copies pictures it urns pupils out of school empty handed linn lu slid and unable to drav irom nature when those these charges ate properly answered ve c may have something more to say regarding them but for the ili present will briefly discuss concert concer lve tive draling mr augsburg said it is this ihla kind of 0 that those gentlemen object to they think because they III do not that it la Is m conr to teach leach others to do so but I 1 it t this la is true the lairs of psycho psychology bogy mus must t h be c changed anti and the books on pedagogy made imide avor tho the question ou estton Is not so much as to ahat hat one teaches as aa to how the subject la Is taught the best authority on educational psychology tells ual u that nat list copying Is stale and unprofitable that lt it stultified the mind the augsburg system advises that the best way to learn to draw I 1 Is s to c copy 0 py the P problems rob tn in draw dran ing simpli simplified fled from be bc linnin ff to end again nir mr augsburg says A person may art draw objects all his tire life and not be able to draw even a mole w without seelus it sir t joshua says on this subject I 1 ve verv rv much a habit of dro draw vs ins ing exactly A ahat hat ve vi a see will not give a potter poster of dr drawing twiner exact ly what hat wo we imagine after it a habit la Is AC quiren of 0 araw dral tuff hir correctly from ilia model jl ate c r it may ile bc which he ithe stu student denti has before him tile ilio rest I 1 think may lie be hafey safely loft left to cannee nl mava mav that ahat the iho student ts 14 pm era ami that ills machis piddles are directed 10 lo the he proper object I 1 in tho the city schools chool fl of salt lake cuy city ander u tile present system nhen the tha object has hag been placed before tile the child I 1 he I 1 le la Is not direct ock to draw it as it appears RP indeed it itan is not the intention goodo to do no BO their drawings represent either cither structural groth roth fr of the plant I 1 or rev uble till tho model only lit in the attitude I 1 I 1 I 1 although the K textbook text book convention did riot not reject the present system it will indeed be a fact to be regretted regretted it if the superintendents of schools schoola throughout the state slate should enforce its usage in some of the coun counties tits there seems to be but little hope for example thoele tooele toof li county counts as sup i In ila maihs k avor aw system 11 ile he liag has seen lt it ti tiled led area and found it it eminently some come of 0 the schools in tile the anoro advanced counties t if tile state have already placed the system on tile the reolf where here v wo hope ho e it ineil fl remain for h t la alli tar a be belter t e r b i t I 1 dri drawls luing be not taught in our public schools then than to use it a system that thai will ramp cramp the habits sacr illee individuality anil and systematically murder the pere corolon lien 0 I 1 vo tie me told that tha I 1 since all systems have been rejected by the eliy city B board oard of education Idue atlon that henceforth drai ing lne 1 will ill be taught fought in the schools of 0 silt salt lake city Arlt without hoUt system thin ix is a rood good move but we uc are arc unable to understand 9 how it will be possible for or those thos I 1 nho ho lieve been mechanically trained to teach by methe cLI to t turn about fa face ce and successfully teach without a a Is system yo of 0 text tet books it li is true that textbooks text books are not used in some of the cat best ac schools holls of our country but the instruction Is lit in the hands of well trained art teachers when such conditions exist esat here then I 1 it is hlll tit riot not bo be I 1 ti a maintain it a textbook text book ayi toni I 1 yellow fever germ berm r I 1 I 1 new I 1 icik 01 k juno june IS 16 the lic ralda carrl nent mcbrat in rio de J janeiro says mays that ali tt dr frolke of 0 that rity of alms priority in the iha of Q use ll 11 yellow sever ever garlo and will contest conlest I 1 ho 10 claim of 0 mailo made by dr san tt ho he recently abrou n cc the result of ma his before a congress congre ifa of physic lars tit in uruguay |