Show CULTURAL development DEVELOP NT throughout our country today are organized units in schools church and clubs whose object is the cultural development of the american people from time to time we see evidences of splendid leadership in these lines of activity but as it Is always easier to destroy than to build much of the good they accomplish toward ve an appreciation of the finer things in art and in life may te be counteracted by one program a little off color entering into the picture and leaving with someone a lasting impression the answer to whether or not this type of program ever enters into school church or club activity in our particular section of the country we will leave to readers of the reaper if they see it let them n not ot critically judge the whole of the organization by the one error nor on the other hand overlook it to the extent that no effort is made to correct it everyone should learn to accept without resentment resen constructive criticism but the person giving that criticism should do so with the sympathetic understanding that he be too has failings and on some occasions uses poor judgment comedy tragedy the serious type of story picture or song all have bave their time and place in art the grotesque if skillfully fully used will often emphasize right and beauty but care is needed in using it the amateur is too apt to miss the point and present only the grotesque the poorer type of material ad danced in the so called creative arts is often the result of an overtaxed attempt to produce comedy a strained effort to be original forgetting that while to be original is excellent to try to be original is more often folly in songs for instance it is this attempt t that produces such unhappy combinations bi as aa youre so gosh darn charming anyone who can listen 0 to o this type of thing without a feeling akin to that which comes from hearing someone scraping tin or sawing metal may well know that his cultural development is not very deeply grounded the peculiar thing is that the songs go over and while no one can thoughtfully say they like such attempts at comedy or seriousness it is usually difficult to tell which the writer has in mind the song goes over because some actor or singer not interested in the type of material he displays with th his ability to act or sing puts it across the footlights the sentiment embodied in the old adage hitch your wagon to a star was all right but giving it a modern interpretation many people without discrimination seek their inspiration from the stars of the stage system rather than from the stars of the stellar system W we say this with apologies to the really fine find stars of stage and screen whose work has done much for the pleasure and cultural development of the american people but we do not overlook the fact that there Is a much lower constellation of actors igors producers scenario writers and composers |