Name/Title
Snow: Bonnie Snow Lecture, 1917Entry/Object ID
2023.104.136Description
Bonnie Snow Lecture, "On Art in Today's World," The Pantagraph, Bloomington Illinois, March 22, 1917.
Transcription: THE PANTAGRAPH, BLOOMINGTON, ILI[cut off]
ON ART IN TODAY’S WORLD
FIRST LECTURE BY MISS BONNIE SNOW.
Good Sized Audience Hears Speaker at High School Auditorium—Arts and Crafts Exhibit Attracts.
“Industrial Art in American Education,” was the subject of an unusual, and deeply interesting address given last evening in the high school auditorium by Miss Bonnie Snow of New York, who comes to this city for a series of lectures and demonstrations under the auspices of the Woman’s club of Bloomington in connection with the Arts and Crafts exhibit this week. This lecture, in which strong emphasis was laid on the fact that the rapid growth of industrial art work has been due largely to the result of war influence, was listened to by several hundred men and women of this city and Normal and included not only many well known local educators, but also partons of the school and those interested in various phases of industrial work here. The speaker was introduced by Mrs. N. D. McKinney, president of the club. Miss Snow said in part as follows:
“In this world of ours, even our clothes get out of fashion before they are worn out. In just the same way, new buildings replace old ones on a street. I left my home in New Jersey in March, when the trees were covered with beautiful white modelings, the snow was falling and everything gave the aspect of winter. When I returned to my home in May the white masses covering the trees will tell of the glory of the dogwoods—the snow will be melted and gone—continual changes.
Results of Change.
“Ideas as well as people and things, are subject to this great law of change. Hundreds of years ago our forefathers thought it wise to burn witches, but now we have changed in our ideas and if we find some whom we think is possessed of evil, we think it would be the worst possible remedy to burn them. We used to think it wicked for young people to dance and play cards and go to the theater, but we have since come to believe that innocent amusements are a great aid in the educational world.
“We hear a great deal nowadays about the value of practical education. In the schools we are measuring our work by new standards. Indeed, it seems that the work demanded by the world is measuring the schools, in question of their efficiency. It would be strange indeed, if the movement for vocational education in vocational sch[ools] which is now so w[cut off] did not find so[cut off] common [cut off]. ing the afternoon and evening. The exhibit, which is held in the new high school, is open free to the general public and anyone interested is welcome to attend. The collection is both rare and interesting and contains many valuable, unique and exquisite articles. The exhibit is open both afternoons and evenings.
The entire afternoon was given over to the viewing of the exhibits and last evening a lecture was given in the auditorium by Miss Bonnie Snow, head of the art departments of the schools of Minneapolis, Minn. She spoke on the subject “Industrial Art in American Education.” Tea was served during the afternoon by a committee of ladies.
Miss Snow will lecture this afternoon at 2:30 on “Color and Interior Decoration” and tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 on “Color and Costume.” On Friday afternoon following the lecture a demonstration will be given on living models of the work done by the girls in the domestic art department of the high school. This will no doubt prove a feature of much interest.
Tea will be served this afternoon, with Mrs. A. Schwarzman chairman of the committee.
In addition to the list of rare old articles in the exhibit published yesterday the following have since been added:
Blue china cup and saucer, over 150 years of age, loaned by Mrs. C. P. Soper.
Liberty bell candle sticks, loaned by Misses Alice and Fannie Fell.
Bead bag and bead bracelets, over 100 years old, loaned by Mrs. A. M. Benson.
Pewter plate, dated 1784.
Pewter cup and [ladle?], taken from chest of Sixteenth Vermont regiment, Second brigade, Third division, first army of Potomac, made flanking charge on rebel pickets at Gettysburg; loaned by Mrs. Welty.
Pewter platter, a wedding gift from England, loaned by Mrs. Welty.
Pewter soup bowl, a wedding gift, 105 years old, loaned by Miss Maurer.
Pewter teapot, [75?] years old, loaned by Mrs. A. M. Benson.
Some exquisite tatting collars, 50 years of age, loaned by Mrs. Frances Hill.
A darn net dress, made for Mrs. A. Dolan by her grandmother, loaned by Mrs. Dolan.
Articles on exhibition include samplers, laces, fans, cameos, ivories, miniatures, shawls, coverlets and quilts, china, crystal and pewter, brass work, rugs, tetting, knitting, crocheting, furniture, clay modeling, brass work, leather work, wood carving, jewelry and engraving, painting.Collection
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