| Show j DRAWING IN THE SCHOOLS I ti r q j The Bad Rsnlls ot the System Set 1 Forth freesia of Viltiesil Coro I = rr 1j fril 1411119 A111 I J Olb h tt j A communication from Hdwln 1 I Evao and J T llirwoid Ibo well k known artists wa received by the 41 I board of education its meeting ht night The letter treat on the system of drawing now lu use In the public schools this city letting forth some ot the bad results thereof and aklu that It be replaced by a better system Following In the communication which was referied to Ibo cjmailtteo ou leaehera and school won i To the Honorable ProMdont and Mom both of the Board of jducation uf Halt Lako City Oentlemea We desire to call your attention I lo the iy > tem t 6f drawing now I r f df h In use In the liubllo nchoola lu this oily I with n view 10 ponathig out sonic 01 Ibo errors and bad reilh which would naturally ro front 1m uI Ke and also to Inipreax upon you the linporlauto of changing the system ol CbIff t fI ulJcoi 10 you wo regard it ni u a uty to the putille J or attention was called to the bad results 01 the hylem rjrtFiom the drawing brought I homo by school children I bedoud From the work done by students I dent of Iho public schools of Hall Luke City who have applied to nn for Inatruu tlou lu drawing TMrdTrmu qnentloni which have been put to u a uy the teachora of tho pubiloaoboola I After bavlua poollhe creator part of one lime lu studying drawing suit hay lux ben Instructed 10 the maine lot only In the ho I ehool of our own court I trYq but silo In thosu of Pranco we Joel 11 I It 1 slot morning I too knuch to Say that We are eUllliod lu hearing before your honorable body We trust thai your sense of r duty od the desire which you have for Iho welfaio of the IIIblIo cboolo will lead you lo 1 thoroughly Investigate the cause which wo represent Wo tako It that It la I no longer neojaary to urge that drawing an a branch of a liberal education ehonld be tough In file public schools Vo further add that J It I la only eupernrlally taught aim by no moan ho thoroughly a lia luiportancd dOloonh The aim ot leaching drawing lu Iho public schools should bo to train lorrocl iy I the Perception oultivato the creative I l fuoultluH aid In thotfipreialon Idem discipline the baud and lead the pupil I I to think and work Independently A ay tem of drawing that will I practically practi-cally aid In all I the brauihol of a coil no I of atudy and will extend Its hjltueuu over all proloaaioix and tradon and at the mini lime cultivate the nolljotlo aide of Ibo pupil am a need which progression demands We aak you lo du away with the fire ant aHtein of drawing lu our public t lohooia for Ihe following I obvious 1 naou i Viral It han done but llltie lo aid freehand f 1 free-hand drawing 00d11I1I troths on peripectlrvll v la misleading and too complicated for 1 primary trauex t t i i Uhlrdrhe 1 Illualratloua are faulty be i i cauao they fall blf carry out In praultco h rd what la I mot forth lu principle fourth It doe not lead the child to correct porrpllon MF hItrSoea not lead the teachers or puplla to flxprcni their own Ideas but Diy lo ox pri < copied picture HixlhIi urn input out of choo I emptyhanded and unable tu draw fruit oolu tievcnthThe drawing < ilirourfoonl the nyatcm show decidedly tho work of ai Iiirotn iwtent ilranghumin In asking you to do away with trip I proont oyotelO wo 10 not do 00 without being able lu replace With ono which i > better 10 every rorocl The Kyutuu cf whlcli we BpoakJU j ew and hairccontlv Uen adopted by thirty of tho trailing iltlM In lie state of Nov York We have mndled It rattfillly and find It can be better ad iptod to fit a need nf our present mhooU than the preterit 100111 Illslitain kcoplllq with ndvAood Idoa In carrying ouL file principles l which are used In the be Lee booll of Europe The advantages of thl myt Ism over Ibo ollollowinukriareatfolloilm 1 llrttlho special attention given to freehand drawing wnlch i of great I value lu the aid 1 to ulher aludlpi and 410 0 a mn 01 oxprololl btcoudIt I tile jclcntlflo I worktothe thloo upper gradoa and U lllRde very aliuplo TblidItlurnlahea a motUK whereby pupll Is COli correct holr own error and In1learn bulea to draw to work and to thlllk IndoeodooUy said not at the mority 01 01111IrIohar FoortbIJUforellt work 10 planned for 010 grade bot In ucb A 01 that a ORehor IIIn doylatotherorroui and make Ibn work Miry Imtruotlvr nilli It leads file pupil to see correctly cor-rectly to draw correctly still I to lout foi brolor I and beauty 10 hio surround Introit Intro-it ould alit in all branches ol study Arclntecturti ornamentation sell all tlio incchauUul would laol Hi Ililluonco It would load to the furnishing of our homes In nciiirdiiKO with tho lawn of harmonv and In fact all would bo Improved Im-proved from Its power aDd Influence In conclusion we all you to thoroughly thorough-ly comparo both ityaleiux Vo Owl 1 aik you to Itrolllll the 1rlvllogoof 100011I11 practically la jou Imparfoctlona nt the Ploeut yolll now III use III tire public cbool of alt Lako City Wo further ask Ibo privilege to show aDd explain 10 you the yatoul Yo ropro bent I lontWo fnnhcr add that last June Mr I Ilaruord not 01 Ids own accord but because be-cause he ua Urged to ilo so prevented a piiporon druwlug which wan red before tun teachers loiiTentlon It uai ro hantodby3oursupervliorof drawlngln a manner lo make believe that there existed ex-isted a spirit ot onvy antagonlam toward him Va diaolaim any Bitch fccllnc still are prompted tntukolula stop only for tin good uf the public We or > o not boon hasty lu I bll preHont Ini this matter and trust thai U will ro colvo consideration and bo received in Iho spirit It la given EDWIN EVANS J or lIallwooo The neollcuicn will be given a hoal lug before the committee lu file nr future Ihn works of a number of leading authors were ordered purebaoJ for Ihn II gh reboot library principal Mlooo of tire High school wo granted a three weeks lev 01 ablence to vliltaom catleru aonoold communion appointed to couuld or < u revision of the court ot atu Jy woo given until March IS to report rreaulr lIullelL financial state luelit for tile mouth ul January Woo roelved Itshows tho ricnipta for the lUoutIoIUOlloJ I cash ou band Jao 110 be JOlm dl bui emeuti > 27 497 HI l UliCO uu baud JJilUlj lu Jht bono of Jea all Bartlett u i ticaaur In the tutu of tOOUOO and Jll Morolon clerk In Ibo turn 01 liutiu < wet appruved Tim appropriation Hit In the i urn or i 2137001 wa Slimmed John i Jlaneu was appointed chairman Ibo committee ouacb law H IL WeaterlleU hltvlng resigned re-signed |
