| Show The Art Department M MOST M. M OST children like to draw and with witha a a little encouragement from parents or teachers they will make rapid progress in that art Why is it then th that t so many college colleg students are ared d deficient in this branch of study The answer answer lies in the fact that a few years ago drawing was generally thought to tobe tobe be of little practical value and of no I account except as a person might wish to indulge his taste for art arE The child J a becoming tired of f his books would often t take ke up up his slate and i indulge in creating fanciful pictures but the teacher must not know it or th the child would be punished and sent back to his books 0 1 II But times are changed It has i been discovered that drawing is is' not a amere mere luxury but an ri absolute absolute necessity Not as a necessary part c of df f a a course in infine infine infine fine arts alone but especially necessary as a preparation for a course in science If a student would do successful work in any branch of science he should have some skill in drawing and the greater his acquirements in this art better he will succeed other things being equal In the study of biology proficiency in drawing is of inestimable value and a alack alack alack lack of that proficiency is a barrier to progress Professor Profess Darwin regretted to A the day of his death that his t teachers had allowed him to graduate without taking a course in art I It t was a study for which he had a natural aversion I he had therefore avoided it In the study of geology sketching becomes becomes becomes be be- comes of great importance and in mineralogy and especially in crystallography crystallography crystallography crystall crystall- mechanical mechanic al and fr free e hand dra drawing drawing draw draw- wing w- w ing are almost if the i student would do good work Even in J 3 chemistry physics and mathematics some knowledge of art is required As this branch of education is essential essential essential essen essen- to the success of the student it is much more essential to the the- success of the teacher Accordingly it has been made a part of the normal course and attention is given to work that is of special value to the teacher However that which is is' best for the teacher-in- teacher training seems also best for the general student so that the same course is given iven to all r r- r But the pres present nt conditions under which instruction is given are not favorable favorable favorable favor favor- able to the most successful work The c class ass numbers one hundred and eighty and is divided divided into two sections ninety- ninety eight in one and two eighty-two in the other Of these one sixth have had instruction in drawing for one or more years one half for from a few weeks to a year while third one one of the class have had no instruction whatever whatever The Art room being required for other classes the desks are of the ordinary kind and do not allow the right position for drawing But notwithstanding these drawbacks there is opportunity for progress Perhaps this very lack of proper conditions here will enable the young teacher the more readily to adapt herself to the conditions that will prevail prevail pre pre- vail vall in her own school The course adopted is one that has a practical b bearing aring upon the needs of the school room and the right use of dr drawing wing to illustrate the subjects taught Based upon the experience of observation which the student brings wi th him the blackboard blackboard blackboard black black- board and sketching paper are first used for memory drawings to illustrate rapidly geography stories natural scie science ce and history This requires at once free freehand freehand freehand hand drawing and also affords opportunity opportunity opportunity to teach teach the elements of perspective perspective perspective per per- and light and shade Free hand drawing of geometrical solids and objects objects objects ob ob- is studied from the first and as time is limited light and shade are taught in this connection Theory and harmony of color are presented simply t the e time being mainly given to practice with ith the brush and water colors I Introduction Introduction In In- n- n to design is here illustrated in color Later the elements of design are studied in pencil drawing as also an analysis of historic ornament these followed by an analysis of plant forms for the purpose of design The second half year year is devot devoted d mainly to water color painting and pen pen- pen pen- cil drawing of solids and objects and to relief map drawing while a few les lessons o are given to elementary perspective In n none ne of these thes lines nes can there be sufficient study or practice Two years' years work has been condensed into one It Itis Itis Itis is hoped that in the near future the conditions condition for thorough instruction in this valuable branch of study may be improved |
