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Show KiWANIANS OF STATE A5SFJ1E Dc Jong', Principal Speaker, Pays High Tribute To Culture Cul-ture and Art; 250 Present At Annual Function. "Man is not a mere worker. The pursuit of beauty and truth for their own sake, as accomplished through culture and art, is always worth while." In these words, Dean Ger-rit Ger-rit de Jong of the Brigham Young university school of fine nils gave the keynote of his speech it the inter-city Kiwanis club banquet, ban-quet, held in the Springville art gallery Thursday night. Inspiring' Affair Some 250 Kiwanians and their lady guests gathered at the traditional tradi-tional affair, which was of a most i irlnf nntm-p Tnsnection of the sjreat art exhibit, together with an interesting program in connection A-ith the banquet, made the eve-ling eve-ling a memorable one. Clubs from Ogden, Salt Lake, Park City, Provo, Spanish Fork, Helper, Nephi, Price and Spring-ille Spring-ille were strongly represented. M. R. Straw, president of the Springville Kiwanis club, acted as mister of ceremonies, and after S. U Mendenhall had asked grace, in-roduced in-roduced J. F. Wingate of Spring-,-ille as toastmaster. Miss Edna Russell of the Springville Spring-ville high school gave a humorous eading as the first number on :l)e program. A trio from the Brig-iam Brig-iam Young university played "The Sine Danube Waltz," and Wayne Johnson, hea-- of the Springville ligii sshool art department spoke on .rt. He explained the special mer-t mer-t of a number of the masterpieces . in the walls, particularly differen-- differen-- fating between 'he realistic and mpressionistic types of art. W. Elmo Coffman then sang two 'ocal solos, and V. O. Hafen, Springville artist, spoke on "Mod-rn "Mod-rn Art," emphasizing the point hat what is regarded as radical otlny may be accepted in a mat-er-ol-fact way tomorrow. Eugene Jacobson, youthful Span-ah Span-ah Foik violinist, played two sections. se-ctions. tilture and Art Lauded Dean de Jong then spoke, laud-ig laud-ig culture and are for their own Qke. "Some people never know what eiility is until they learn it htough painting, literature and t," he said. "Many arc making ' living, but. only a few are liv-ng." liv-ng." "The artist is not generally rank-El rank-El in his proper place of import-ncc. import-ncc. He can show the beauties in lature, seeing many things that ho layman does not see. ; "Culture and art do away with lational prejudices, being a com-loti com-loti language. Surround our oimg people, especially, with the iris art, music and literature "ill life will be much more worth iving." ; A solo by Miss Helen Palfreyman Springville, followed by a selec-ion selec-ion by a Springville high school tills' double trio, completed the voram. Mrs, Anson Hatch of Provo was awarded an attendance prize, a icturc painted by V. O. Hafen of Springville. |