Chinese Woodblock
On View in Museum
I One of the many fascinating
hooks to be found in the Oriental
Art museum, library ia by Eliza
beth Keith, and it demonstrates
the 32 different steps involved in
the making of a colored wood
block print. Miss Keith is a noted
artist whose works may be seen
in the Elizabeth Keith room of
the museum.
Another exhibit to be found
in the library shows how the
various Chinese characters are
written, and how they look in
both the written and the printed
forms. This exhibit traces the
modern characters now in use
from some of those which have
been found on ancient bronzes
and engraved bones. The differ
ence between some of these ar
chaic characters and their mod
ern counterparts is great.
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How good is the host?
1« In 1915, this $4,850 touring car was a good auto
mobile—one of the best money could buy. In 1915,
Union Oil made a good line of greases-8 different
types "to meet every lubrication need.” Today, the
lowest-priced cars are far better than that 1915
touring car. And they sell for about V* as much.
2* Today, Union Oil makes 78 different greases
for i ndustry instead of 8! And their quality is equally
superior. This doesn’t mean the car manufacturers
and ourselves weren’t doing the best we knew how
in 1915. But it does prove the value of competition.
3* After all, people were quite satisfied with 191
automobiles and greases - in 1915. If no improvt
ments had been introduced we'd be satisfied with then
today. For we’d know of nothing better to compart*,
•them with. But fortunately the manufacturers
weren’t satisfied. Not that they were any more,
idealistic than the average citizen.
Number of different greases mode by Union Oil
1915
But each one knew that if he could put out
a better product than his competitors, he could get
more business. So they all kept racking their brains
for improvements. Progress, from year to year, was
gradual-as it always is. But in 30 years, these com
bined improvements made a phenomenal total.
5* As a result, the American oil and automotive
industries today have completely outstripped the
rest of the world. No monopoly, private or govern
mental, could have accomplished as much. For there
simply aren’t the incentives to better your product
when you already control all the trade.
6* So as long as there’s still room for improve
ment in an industry, the only way to guarantee
maximum progress is to have an economic system
that guarantees maximum incentives. Our American
system provides these to a degree no other systems
has ever approached.
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