Show Indi indiana idna town proud of art development richmond a small city in southeastern indiana in a an example for other cities because of its development of art arl richmond Is the only city in the united states to boast of a real community nitin ity art gallery free to the people which rec recedes elies annual support from the department of education and which Is an actual part otilta of its educational plans and equipment the richmond art association n which made this possible hod had its thirty first arst a 11 short time ago through its efforts the public schools ime baie a 11 broad art murse course with a supervisor per visor and nine special teachers tea chera student art leagues have been formed for special IM study in ID the junior and senior ligh schools saturday morning classes are held for talented children and both drawing and painting classes for adults these influences added to the fine exhibits held annually in the gallery have produced a group of 30 painters whose work Is tiling lung in tile lie annual exhibits by painters and in important exhibits elsewhere the art movement ili if richmond began to lo 1897 when mrs melville F johnston secured the use of the school building for or free educational art exhibits fourteen years later she established the present gallery in the high school rooms being specially built for this purpose A circuit of exhibits was at first secured and excellent works were loaned by collectors in all the large cities from this start official support was soon secured and the city occupies an enviable place among its sifter cities anna steese richardson lu in the womans comans home companion towns patience ended north wales pa residents en indorsed endorsed Indor sed tile the action of their town council in framing an ordinance di natice to penalize owners of vacant lots which become eyesores be cause of weeds it was declared thal thai virtually all such properties were owned by persons who ho lived out of town and repented repeated efforts to bring about lm a pron proc ement ment through appealing to pride resulted in failure fire resistant garages the built in garage can be made fire fir resistant and on every such job the builder should make sure that he Is doing the work the right way |