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THE ' SgjfDAY 0REGdN2f PiSlfcjNp, UXX '21 10,5.
The Portland Art Association in Its New Home
TO THE. citizens, of Boctland belongs
' the distinction"' of ihavhg estab-
lishca -the first ifpubllc Museum-of
Art to. be .founded da the Pacific North
west. Whether this should 3e .taken as
Indicating: that there .-exists compara
tively more or- that quality called public
spirit In the -.Rose Cit-yHhann other cen-'
ters in the Northwest," or '-whether It
would setm tcrshow-thstt the popular ap
preciation of art is keener here, are ques
tion to' which different answers might
be expected". "Yet, however otie may re
gard the" question of cause, the ultimate
conviction is forced that Portland, in
establishing its - new museum, has laid
the foundation or Its possible one- may
well -say its probable future leadership
1n tne Northwest in all matters pertain
ing to the .fine arts. At least it should
Timvo ft"!lp f aha to ct-nni i-a1 Wtiit rnn.,
ceding, so m,uch. that Its, people will. In
the coming years, -through their awn .in
telligent appreciation of things beautiful,
be likely" to give prompt recognition Ho,
artistic 'talent 'in their1 midst,." wherever,
or iri. whatever guise, It maj show' itself.
One may properly expect Portland to be
come the foster parent 6f the artistic im
pulses born In the Northwest. This is a
proud' mission to look forward to, one
which jvijl ephance the renown of the city
not only in the great'West- but In the
greater .country of. which it . Is likewise a
part, . i .
The recently finished art museum was
made possible through the generosity of
the late Henry W.'Corbett, who presented
to the Portland Art- Association the site,
and of Mrs.. W. v&. Ladd, who provided
the funds toecessary for the building. The
fine collection Vbf casts in the museum,
replicas of Gcecla'ri statuary, .was the gift
of Mr. Corbctf, and the collectfon of
photographs qf the. masterpieces of
painting Jn European galleries was given
by the 'William Ladd estate. These
have recently' been removed. Ifroiri the
public library, where they were formerly
lnstalled..andarc now in place in the. new
museum. ,
The building, situated at the corner of
"Fifth and "Baylor streets, is of red brick.
It is In every. way suitable for its pur
pose, and is equipped with the most mod.
era museum fixtures, such as Nernst
lamps, boarded walls and .well-arranged
"skylights. Mr. Ion Lewis was the archi
tect. Three good-sized galleries lor sculpture,
and two smaller rooms with overhead
lighting, which will be used as lecture
rooms or for exhibition purposes, occupy
the lower floor of the museum. Much
thought has been given by Miss Failing,
the curator, to the arrangement of the
casts. In the gallery at the right as one
enters the building, are to be found those
dating from the fifth centum'. Conspicu
ous In this room will be the replica of
the famous Parthenon prize which occu- j
pies practically its entire wall space. This
gallery "contains also a very Interesting
cabinet .of coins, in replica, careful study
of which will disclose many interesting
side lights on the history and develop
ment of Grecian art. At one end of the
room are placed a small number of casts
of the archaic period.
The second gallery of sculpture con
tains casts dating from the fourth cen
tury, among these being the familiar
Hermes of the Belvedere, the 1 Hermes
of Praxiteles, and the Fleeing Nlobe
of the Vatican. The most inter
esting frieze in this room Is the selection
from the great frieze of the tomb of
Mausolos which was long regarded as
one of the seven wonders of the world.
The third gallery is devoted to Hellenic
art. and here the viPitor sees the
Apollo Belvedere, ihe Dying Gaul. and.
Laocoon and his sons struggling with the
MrstRtc sent by. the sods te c&uce talr
FIRST MUSEUM ESTABLISHED
DEVOTED TO FINE ARTS
death. Occupying the wall space beneath
the whidows are casts of relicfsVtaken
from the great altar -at Pergaxnon, the
originals of which are now in., the Berlin
Museqm. There -hre In all about, 200 casts,
these Includinsr ihe most famous-master
pieces, and forming an excellent basis fori
class "work for students who -will take
courses at the mUseunx"" f,
M4 Frank dd Monde. of New York.
chW of arcrfor the Lewis and -Clark
Exposition will conduct classes at the tj,
museum daring the Rummer, occupying' 1
the two smaller galleries- on - the lower r
flooc for lecture: and study rooms, and
having both sketch-and life classes.
iSThe upper floor of the museum Is
divided into four rooms.- -Two of these
wtucu win ue u7U lur uipasmuai cjkiiiui-
tlpns of prints, photographs, palntijigs or
'art .objectsr .These galleries have walls
covered in lincolorcd ." burlap over a
sheathing of boards which furnishes a
solid bjakground for hanging pictures
and hav Irames. The woodwork is
finished in a dark br'owg and the color
scheme throughout Is ha-jnqnioua and
effective. The smaller of.Uie "two gal
leries will be used as a meeting placfe'Tor
classes of the Art Association.
The two remaining rooms on the upper
floor are the library and the curator's
office. A small but carefullyxelected col- j
lection of books forms -tHV nucleus of
what may be expected to become the best
art library in the Northwest. 'Thse. ref
erence books are availableTiotjponly to
members of the Art Asoclatl.Sn. but to
High School pupils and all other students
who may wish to consult them. Every
enebnrigement is extended totlie teach
ers of Portland as well as to-sthe citizens
Jii general to make use of the museum's
library and of its collcptlcn "of photo
graphs, and pasts.
The photographs are of much value.
They number In all about- 15,000 carbon
prints, SOOO'bcing photographs of drawings
"and the remaining f"00 photographs of
paintings. About 300 are of exceptionally
large size. Spme" of these have been
framed and are hung; In the hallway of
the museum, making very effective
adornment.
All the, collections of the museum have
been carefhlly catalogued.: and any stu
dent who defllr.es to familiarize himself
with what the museum contains, will be
given every assistance possible by Miss
Falling. The catalogue of casts is espe
cially noteworthy. 'the descriptions being
taken from the Boston Art Museum cata
logue, whloh is admittedly the most
authoritative In America, while the Intro
duction was written by Richard Norton,
son of Charles Eliot Norton, of Harvard
College. The younger-Mr. Norton is now
director of the American School of
Classical Studies at .Rome.
While the new museum Is the property
of the association known as the Portland
Art Association, it is. In truth, the pos
session of the people of Portland, and its
future must depend, not so much upon
.the contributions of a few generous and
wealths' friends, as updn the good will
and the hearty support of the larger pub
lic for whose pleasure and profit it was
established. There is every reason to
believe that the citizens of Portland will
appreciate the -splendid gift which has
been made to them and will feel a per
sonal pride In helping to make It and
in seeing it become one of the most popu
lar institutions of the city.
The board of trustees of the Portland
Art Association consists' of the following
members: William M. Ladd, president;
Wlnslow B. Ayer. vlce-nrcident: Holt C
Wilson, .secretary; Theodore B. Wilcox,
treasurer; Miss Henrietta E. Falling, C.
E. S. Wood," and T. L Eliot.
Sateen. W. S. -Ayer. W. M. La4 and
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
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T. L. Eliot constitute the executive com
mittee, and Miss Henrietta H. Falling Is
curator.
The museum Is open every afternoon
and admission is free on Thursdays and
Saturdays.
JakeBorahTellsHow
Teddy Scared Bear
CV"lrlcKS to Baltimore American.)
fl LEN WOOD SPRINGS. Colo.. May S.
VJ Dear Bill: You missed It trj- being down j
East Just now. Me and the other boys j
went hunting with the President and had
a bully time."
You maybe have saw by the papers that
we had a dinner togather here the last
Eavcnlng the President was here Also
you may have notiet that several stories
was told that was not for - publication,
but for prlrate circulation. I can't wait
to eo you to tell you -what they was.
Cerse "I -caalt tell ypu all. or them, but
hear Is sowe:
0e day the FrMifeat Ur It was hO
11 H I!JI?!J1iHlW.UL'J iWU
went out along the trail with out his
gun. We alwaze coaxed him not to ba
wreckles3. but he didn't seam to know
what feer was. We would sit and Tead
the definition to him out of the diction
ary every night before we put him to
bed. and he would repeat It over, saying
with tears In his eyes that he hoped he
could remember it till the next morning.
But no. If any of us would mention
the word next day his Tnlni -was a blank
on the subject, and he would ask us won
deringly what Feer was.
Well, as I said, he started out along
the trail one morning without, his gnn.
He had not -walked more than nine miles
(which was a mear start for his morning
Constitutional) when a bear was so un
fortunate as to meat him.
The bear was looking .up Into the air
bunting a bee-tree at the time and did not
see the President, so there was every
chanst to get Away or to Kill the bear
with a blow of his fis.t before: It seen him.
But the President believes in -a square
deal for every bear, so he clccred his
throat to attract the "bear's attention,
which it did.
The bear did not know It was the Presi
dent, so he growled at him fearccly and
maid an exhibit of dentistry. The Pres
ident 4ne ke same. Then the bear reck?
onlaea THmaiM nw. - . " "
Of eeurtft. tfce PresWent wa set hurt.
WtsW.j
and he laffed very hartily about it when
he returned back, but we was. put out
about his recklessness. O coarse the bear
could not hurt him much, hut In the
tustle there would have been If he had
tackled the Prerfdcnt, he might of gave
him blood-poisoning or something wlth a
nasty scratch.
111 tell you the rest of the stories when
you get home, which I hope will be soon,
as they are good stories better than, the
one I have just told you breafly. I must
quit now and send the President a marked
copy of the dlcktlonary with the word
Feer blue-pencilled in it. He Is so -dumb
about that one word.
Don't let any repoarters get this story.
It's a secret. Yours Tlredly, Jake Borer,
Guyed (per S. W. Gillian.)
JEnglislinien'3 Fare, .
Nation.
One would think that the "motor car"
which you may now meet In every Eng
lish lane would . have Introduced some
improvements In provincial" Engllshfood:
hut one has only to reaaember the" stale
and chilly provender that one has to face
at every English rallwar "refreshment
room" to realize that the Englishman
travclus In England, cares not what else
h pus if only he ca secure eeMbeef-.
suhL wwUri.
Duck Hunting With
Nets in Japan
MARQUIS KURODA'S pond 'is some
ten acres In extent. Around Its en
tire circumference a great moundlike wall
some 15 feet in height has been thrown
up.- and upon its summit and slopes a
dense canebrake has been planted, which
rises some 30 feet more la the air and ab
solutely cuts oft all vision of the Interior
expanse of water. At intervals of some
30 yards for half the circumference of
.the circle and on the landward side,
ditches about six feet deep and five feet
wide have been. dug. These ditches, with
the -waters of the lake some IS inches
deep In thera, are about 100 feet long,
banked with earth, and sodded on- each
side, some' three feet above the surface
of the surrounding land. Where they en
tec the lake, twe right-angle turns are
made, wfctea aheure a complete screening
of the 'lake from any utlae view, er
vice versa,. -. ,
A OuHMaae tnme ducks are k t In title.
lake tc decoy the wild ones into the by
way feeding ditches.
When the ducks "once enter the ditch
and begin feeding, tho warden pulls the
bell wire and warns the host and his
guests at the house several hundred yards
away, and, as the birds approach, he
rfulls a second string; which connects with
and closes a light wire gate where the
ditch debouches Into the lake. The ducks
are thus trapped In a deep, narrow ditch,
from which they have no escape, except
upward flight.
The netsroen hurry to either side of the
bank-protected ditch, and line up along
Its entire length, with their long-poled. 4
pets held rigidly and their eyes fixed on
the cut in the earth. A warden creeps to
the rear end of the ditch, and cautiously
peeps over. With a series of frightened
squawks and a splashing and flapping t
many wings, the terrified birds rise like
bullets from the water; the nets sweep
through the air, and are brought bottom
side up on the rearward side, when a few
of the most lucky and skillful, are found
to have a, threshing. loudly quacking duck
enmeshed therein. William Dinwiddle im
Harper's Weekly.
The Virtue in Snuff.
Lancet.
It would be very Interesting to know
how often persons suffering frjn any
trouble - of upper air surfaces use muff.
Since snuff has almost gone out of use
ItiRoeaxa, catarrh and ether troubles -seem
to have Increased.
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