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Show 1 k Arts Fesflva! c' 7 Iraws High Praise From -!.Y.U. Art Professor "The Fine Arts Festival of the i - lixie junior college is the best as: ingle unit display of its kind in :e state," Prof. B. F. Larsen, jjj lad of the art department of " t '"e B.Y.U. has said, in speaking ! - the festivals of former years ; ;"d according to Dr. D. Elden ! Seek, chairman in charge of the ; !stival, from all present indica-, indica-, tons the festival this year will be ( ter than ever before. Pictures j Many outstanding pictures have j rtved for the art exhibit which , 15 opened in the St. George re-' re-' nation hall on November 22, ac- 5,K!ing to Ralph Huntsman, who - Jin charge of the exhibit. Among (Continued on page four) j Fine Arts Festival t (Continued from first page) the outstanding pictures that have arrived are: "The Balloon" by Fern Gary of Laguna Beach, California and "Spanish Moss" by David R. Linden of Long Beach. Paintings have also been received from many well known Utah artists: Gordon Cope, who was in St. George last year has sent four pictures which he painted while here; William J. Parkinson, who painted "Dixie", was also here last year; Waldo Midgley, claimed by many to be Utah's most outstanding artist, has sent several of his best known paintings; and Euray Anderson, whose most popular painting is "Resting", also is represented. Noted Speakers Among the speakers for the Fine Arts Festival will be Gerritt De Jong, Dean of the fine arts department de-partment at the B.Y.U., who will be here on the day of music. Professor Pro-fessor De Jong will lecture in several classes on Decmber 1, and will speak on the assembly program. pro-gram. He will also assist Miss Clara Woodhouse, piano instuctor, play a classical two piano duet. On the second day, Gail Plummer, of the University of Utah speech department will be the guest speaker. Mr. Plummer is bringing with him some music talent to supplement the program, according accord-ing to word received by Doctor Beck. Dr. Adam S. Bennion, assistant as-sistant to the president of the Utah Power and Light company, will speak on the day of art. The classes, which are held each day are open to all those who wish to attend. A general assembly will be held each day during the festival festi-val from ten to twelve o'clock. The evenings of December 1, 2 and 3 will be devoted to the symphony concert under the direction of Reginald Beales; a play "Lena Rivers", and the Beaux art ball, in the order named. "Dixie has the chance to become be-come one of the finest art centers in the southwest if she but supports sup-ports and makes a place for such activities. We have the country to use as subject matter, the cultural background historically, and the ability to do all that is necessary is to just do,", said Doctor Beck. |