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Show 1 art i I : Dr. J. 13. Day, of Gnrlnnd, Utah, B at the request of the Globe, kindly B consented to supply us with nn nrticle B upon the subject of Art nnd his jB stutement follows: B "It becomes necessnry In tho his- H tory of all communities at some time B t) take stock In their nchiovemonts B Irventory tho possibilities nnd thus B forecast the future. Pause with mo H a moment whilo wo look at tho pic- B ture that Is passed upon tho screen H? of ever fleeting time because the Wl soul Is progressive it never nulto re- fM peats itself but in every act aims jjB at the production of a new and fair H picture. B "Thus In our asthotlc tastes not H Imitation but creation Is our aim. "Hut n mere moment is yet spent B In the real development of this noble B trait, the lllumlnntlou of the original fl within. "What is art but tho segregation S of one object from the bowilderlng variety nnd enlnrged upon and mag- H Inlflcd by detachment? Tho depends upon the Insight, tho artist has In the object ho undertakes be It sculpture, sculp-ture, music, drama or art. Thus the Infant, as It lies In Its bewildering trance, enjoys life or naturo and Incidentally In-cidentally art as It segregates ono object from the many that dally meet Its gaze. As Is true with tho Infant so It Is with our people. Wo are surrounded by a bewildering variety var-iety and are Just now beginning to separate and enlarge upon the In- j dividual subjects. Thus wo look upon tho work of tho red man who but ' a short time slnco alone occupied i this vast and beautiful valley as a work of art bespeaking In uninlstake-ablo uninlstake-ablo terms tho height of development develop-ment to which they attained. Today we have In contrast with their wigwam wig-wam the beautiful modern homo within wheso confines we And tho things mado artistic by tho finer sentiments of tho present day designer. de-signer. Tho musical Instrument which has only harmonized some of the liner tones of naturo and made pleasing by their distinction from tho over present sounds of naturo around us. On tho walls are seen landscapes land-scapes glv.ng tho gloom oC gloom and the sunshine cf sunshine. Other handy works are In evidence In every way making the ever beautiful more awo Inspiring by bringing out tho finer lines of somo expressions of nature. na-ture. With these aro soon magnificent magnifi-cent temples of worship, commodious commodi-ous buildings of education, all tending tend-ing to tho development of tho finer tastes In the human boiiI. And what may bo tho future remains only . to be seen In tho expression of some heart upon the benutles cf naturo. Who knows but what anothor Haphael, Angclo, SachI, Titian Leo 1 nardo or Davnncl may llnil ample opportunities op-portunities for displaying his artistic, tnstes. I |