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: iiiiiiSMli ro fTTf HE negro, as the world has yet to ' 1 learn uta child .of the spirit, V . tropical in birth and imagination land deeply sensitive to all the joy and sorrow end beaut yof lift His message to the world, when it comes '"'in fulness of speech and conscious power, will ': oe the message of the artist, not that of the politician or the merchant." : r " t J n' telling of triumphs already achieved I" ly men of the colored race, a magazine writer jJaadejMs-temark-xecentlyL-i nd in-ihe-front ranks of talented Afro-Americans he places a the name of JheritjticnryJJssawoSanncr, . - He did not. mention the fact it has fust heen announced that the French Govern ' tuenthas purchased another Tanner picture I for its national galleries. Already this artist . is represented in the famous Luxembourg GaU 7ery by his 'Raising of Lazarus," which was ; 'purchased several years ago by the govern- -. tnenti When Henry O. Tanner took up the ttudy of art in his youth many persons be lieved that a negro's aim should be to paint fences, rather than pictures; yet this man has : not onlymtained eminence in' the' art world, lut is recognized as a distinct credit to his country and a conspicuous example to his am- Vritious countrymen who are studying in Paris. FANNER," says a commentator, "painted alowly. carefully, with Infinite ' pains and alluring color; deeply original and never sensational, until hla pictures hang In many of the world's best galleries." . - As a rule, he selects rellRlous subject, which he , . handles with reverent touch and obvious sympathy. His . recent work, "Tho Pilgrim of Emmsus," which the French Government haa Juat purchased,-is an example of his etyle and method of expression. ; Every artist especially Americans who are working -' out their dvstiny In the French capital lslrca to'-bc rep. resented in the Paria-.Salon. Tanner haa had painting en the Salon line for a number of yeara. "This eiason .' he la represented by two "The Pilgrim of Kmrauua" ' and "The Heturn of the Holy Woman." it i ni mi 111 i-'N i 1 1 i n i If jr.","'' Life began for Henry Onsawa Tanner In Plttuburg, " Pa:, where hla father, atterwnrd HIhop Ueajmrilit--T, .aniBer,of the- AfrlmnMrtlvVlit. KulcGiaf Church, thn lived. lie waa. born June ji. , 1U. nnl la. therefore. In 1SS0 and US1 he -studied at the Pennaylvanla Acad emy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, a pupil of Thomas . ; Kuklns and Thomas Hov-nden. ,t .Next, with the encouragement of Rodman Wanairmker, ' ( of Philadelphia, who waa quick to recognise hia ability " and wiio had, from- Its inception, lent hi earnest support to the work and personnel of the American Art League la Parle, Mr. Tanner went to the Frenelwceplul. He iaiiow a prominent membor of that league. In iparta r. Tamer s artlntio genlua whs further developed by Benjamin Constant and John Paul lu ', ranre. . Seven yeara ago he married V.lsa Jeaale .Macaulny ' Otavon, a gwege, and elnee then haa spent mnt of hla time In Paria, although he frequently viaita thla coun- -: try. He la one of the leading members of the Ameri can Art Aaaoclation of Paria. "l Early In hia career thle artist appreciated the neces sity of ard work and patient atady.- JJe realised that he waa not a genius, yet he felt that ha posse ed talent, and JeteTralneJ that he would cultivate that talent to the tstmmt. " ' - Thut he has succeeded In a manner highly creditable ' - alike t himself and hla eonntry Is shown by the nu merusrmelala and .prises that have been won by hia The Include hnnrtrahle mention at the Pari. aui. . In 1W- the tblrd-cUiM medal In the Waller tJr.ri itt Prlls of at Phnadelnhla In f"J- mZ-nnA si ihlT K-? rilti'.iir?"? P,hi t.:r:-n-d iSL'SiS ' THE .OnEGON SUNDAY JOUaNAU ' POHTLil.Tk SUNDAY a loJiTri 3). , , ; a i D) in rf ui ll"llt I IU II IVI .. "I I M f II tlnn, Ruffalo, Utl, and the Loulalana Furchaae Exposi tion. 19(X. . , . Belda being repreaented in the Luxembourn an ""hOTior that all artiata crave the work of Mn Tanner . may be aeen In' thla country at the Carnegie Inatltute, (he Pennaylvanla Academy of the Fine Arte and In the Wllirtach collection. Memorial Mall, Falrmount Park, , rhllarielphlH, and tn several private gallerlee. The parentage and early training; of Kt. Tanner douhtleaa turned file attention to relurloua aublecta; In. r i v 1 1 i i M . i . l - i of hia artlKtic Imagination. In many of hla worka the- . ftavlour la found, and la treated with characteratlo rev ererce. "The Pilgrim of Kmmaus" represents 'Jesus reveal ing Himself to the two disciples, who, after the res urrection, "went to a village called Kmmaua, which waa from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs." . . As they walked and talked they were Joined by a third whom they failed to , recognise as Jesus, sven after his forceful exposition of the Scrlpturea: - And they drew nigh unto the vlllase whither they went, and lie made aa though He would have gdns ' further. . But they constrained Him, saying: Abide with us, . for It Is towsrd evening, and the day is far spent. And He went In to tarry with them. And It came to paes, as He sat at meat with them. He took bread, and blesaed it and aava it to- tliem, And their eyoa were" opened, and they knew Him, And He vanished out of their sight. St. Luke, xxlv, The srtlst h:m chosen the moment of blessing - tha bread, when the eyes of the disciples were opened, to pluce upon his canvas. All the conception of hla Imag ination is projected into the task of Indicating the first fleama of Information breaking Into the minds of the wo men with whom . the Baviour had walked and who now recognised Him as the Crucified and Arisen On , concerning whose fate they had been troubled. T OAtlng tipen" the TannPFeonceptlon -of-that4ntenaa moment in their Uvea, one can readily Imagine that thereafter all doubts and' feara were beslahed,. and that these two humble disciples went forth to preach an actual "and arisen Lord during the remainder of their lives. , - - - '. .'. It la more or leas of psychological atudy that the artist attempts in his picture of "Christ Washing the birclplea' Feet." Thla la noticed, too. In hla "Nlcode , mus," which hangs In the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. - - In this work the artist has employed a very clever ausgeatlon of genius to express a proper Idealisation, while retaining his regard for the real by nature and from the reault of cloae study and hrd work . Tanner ' is thoroughly honest In his methoda, . But hero wa ' rather er difllcult proposition. The Saviour and His aged questioner were aeatcd at night " upon the housetop; they, aa well aa the peaceful land , scape beyond, were bathed In the soft, silvery moonlight. It waa nut the. artist's wish to- surround the Saviour's ' head 'With a halo, and ?et there should be some super-, natural glow to distinguish Ilm as a being different from the mere man there beside Him,- a man whose wrinkled reatures shore with a bluish light In the moon : beams And yet, to make the Saviour's face glow as by a light within in the night seemed drawing too strongly i .r'i ni nulla in,Tnn, - -j-- -t t The nmhlem waa cleverlv antved hv haHns.tha fran- " ?" r nppwjr open, i p tnn door leading to the roof appear open, irp through It f " f"- nt from the Hidden lamp, a I'"" ln the face and breast of Jesui. Imparts f,ur . sumcient glow to seem a jupernatura lamp, and this to Jilt supernatural light- lit . i. v Li "S I 77 'f ' p ACHING public school gxrh to play u the sole turn of a New York or-. : ionization, officered by altruistic- women. -.. : ' . "iVo matter what her condition in life, the average girl is more or less ignorant of meth- . ZZSiIpldy-3Iltt& The only games pf consequence she attempts are imitations of the games played by boys, . which, for many reasons' are not suitable to .. icr. It is the obiect of the Girls' BrancfTof the Public School ' Athletic League, therefore, to devise play especially attractive to larger girls."' One woman has offered a prize of f$o for the best suggestion for ah original game for 'girls. ...,..:v ; Instruction is given in the schdol buildings and yards. So far the progress made has been highly satis factory:' Not only do the girls .. undertake thenew sports with zest, but bene ficial physical results are apparent. Furthef mo're, the pupils learning to play' applyphim- sehies. to their studies with renewed interest r-and earnestness. T THE tirad of the ntw orcantxatloa la Mlaa Kath- crin Ivertch, ' prominent In Nw York aodetr and an tar neat worker for the advancement of the Interest of young women. ' , , ' "Our whole effort." aeld Mlaa Leverich. In explaining the purpose of the league, "la baaed on the fact that, with rare exception, a girl of 11 loaea all Intereat In the amuae menta offered her up to that age, and aeeka aomethlng whollr different ' "She had prevloualr enjoyed no form of play that de veloped aa ahe grew older. It waa clear that to liwpire her with the aplrit of play tome way munt be found to provide amuaement that would develop with her yeara. Juat aa do the gamea played by . boya. For Inatance, boya play baaeba.ll and football at all agea, and their Interest In these games increaara, rather than diminishes, aa they grow older. The athletlo aplrit la-, therefore, always etrongcat at the time when Its In fluence Is moat needed. "Tho girl of. If or IT doea not care to play 'Ring' Arernntl-Rney,' 'London Bridge la Jailing Do wo" and t .like. She must have aomethlng. If .aha lei going to play - at all, that appeals to her. . - : . . . s l -Wttlr-ua, therefore,-he question-was; How to bring this about T looking over the flold of boys' games, we found that, as played. In the majority of cases they were -unsuitable. - -it la Impossible for a girl to play baaeball as a boy does, because nature hat not constructed her so she can throw a ball with the same force or method as does a boy. - Clearly,- ahe' cannot play football wea.Aod so It. went with numeroua other games, r - , "The principle of boya amusements waa, however, the one on which we wanted to baae our effort the eetabliah tnent of a keen Intereat which would Inspire effort mat would make the girls better mentally and physically. "It is nonsense to aay that a girl canrfot play In vlg oroua fashion without suffering loss of refinement, cf fem inine ways. American girls sre hy naturo quiet, gentle. Udyllke. Our plan U to maintain thoae characterlatlca, and I believe wa are doing Juat that, at the aarae time making the girls' lives broader and, better. . ORIGINATE FORMS OF PLAY ;' ' "We hava been obliged , to practical originate our forma of play, always maklfg thorn of a nature that will permit playing them Indoors! We have baseball for girls, but it is played with tha same ball that tka basketball players use. There are only seven In tha.'teatu, because In a gymnasium- there la no opportunity for fleldwork such as the ballground out of doors offers. In other re spects, the game Is a good deal like boys' baseball, an "Instructor acting as umpire In the contest. - "All our gamea are played according to strict rules. We find that a happy-go-lucky method of playing neither gives the Impression nor rouaes tha Intereat desired. "There Is another game our girls play called 'all up,' in which ninepins are used, the contest being between. Opposing tea ma. Four circles are drawn, two for, each team. In one of these circles a number of ninepins are placed, standing In the same position as In a bowling, alley. Hirst, the teams form In lines, the heads of tne llnM a lltn. it alnnpa fmm .ha. lrle. Dnntllli n- th ninepins. Xt a signal, the glrlS heading each team run to -the circles and ss aulcKIr as possible transfer the pins from the circle In which they stand to the empty circle. - "Fach pin muat be placed upright, and if. In the trans fer, a pin Is let fall, It muat be restored to Sin upright position before the girl leaves the circle-and takes her place at the rear of her team line. Every player on each ' team la required to make the transfer of pins, and tha - team which complete thl task first i th victor. "Perliaps the moat popular of all our efforts to give the girls attractive forms of amusement has been danc ing. I do not mean twosteps, waltses and danoee like that, but the beautiful folk dances of all nations dances that require study and exceeding grace to perform Suc cessfully, i . "Interest "that has been taken In these Is one of th moet encouraging features ot our work. Th girls CIs play marked enthusiasm, and their Intereat steadily tn- . creases. Not only that, but with so large a foreign pop ulation to deal with aa exists In New York, we havo found that the revival of old-country customs has gained for us in many Instances th goodwill and co-operation of parents. "What litis need In the line of developing amusements Is mass play that Is, play calling for united Inatead of t Individual action. Mate play la a great leveler, in that It eonatantly Inspires svery girl With th feeling that shs must not be outdone In excellence of performance by her companions. It destroys ths egotism or self-conceit eome-' timers created by Individual performance! and develops common, sense.' perseverance and the right sort of ambition- " T. -. ; , "While ia ho tens art we part of th public schools. JJORKIKa. JUTE II Gt'imction o -SVerr .york. Schools i - - at ' . - 1?) - W r neither being controlled nor financed . by the Board 'of Education, we work in entlro co-operation with the school authorities, among the teachers being found some of our moat cnthualaatfc advocates.' Indeed, so .interested have the, teachers become that we have a class for them. In seven schools, teacher who have gained their -know!-- edge through ua are devoting their own time from t to I o'clock each achoolday afternoon to teaching the newt games to their girls, t '..- - '." . v, - "Childish games are well enough fof small girls, but .lack of ability to develop them haa turned the attention of girls of 14 and upward In directions that has aged them before their ttme.'.,Qur methods are giving the girls some- . thing In' the way of amusement, which will supply tha demsnd tot recreation that Is strong at the age named a demand heretofore all too often filled by the dance hall i and, other things whose influence Is equally bad." ; , ' Active supervision of the Girls' Branch is in the hands of Kiss Elisabeth Bufchenal, 'formerly physical culture ; and. athletlo Instructor at Barnard College. It Is Miss Burbhenal's belief that the new movement, will destroy the idea cherished by many persons thai when a girl Ua . , comes sthletla She ceases to be womanly. , ,.- "Otrls do not knew how to play," She said: "and yet ' ; play, makes a girl healthy and wise. Out girls are lead ' era In their classes In the schools.- We make It a- rule ' that no girl who does1 not stand A can become a member of the branch.) The result Is astonishing, and the teachers soy it Is one of the best inspirations to study that has tnttn found. . - "You tlnd girls sometimes who excel hi tennis, but. .. these are exceptions. The average girl can play a good tennis game, but the stops right there, and It is the boy . or man who goes ahead and becomes an expert. It is not the crlrl'a K. . . . I . I .. k. 11.. Hku.l..l power; and so, as far as tennis Is concerned." she m ua t content witn.tns meaiocre. FOLK' 15ANCES TAUGHT "I have given especial attention to' folk dancing. We teach Russian. Scandinavian. Irish. 'German,. Hungarian , ind a number of other dances: aoma of them Intricate. " all Interesting to the dancer and observer. As a means ' of muscle development and acquiring grace of movement " I know nothing superior. Our effort at all times ia to make these things distinctly play. , "Juat now we are paying especial attention to relay, v racing I y the girl Naturally, it is robbed of much of the atrenunusneas that exlata in boys relsy races, bnt we x . mttintain - tha principle. The participant do not run so far as would boys, but. for the distances covered they make astonishing records, and, what Is more, run with grace. Nothing Is play that- is not thoroughly enjoyed with the play aplrit, land that fact IB never forgotten In -our work among the publlo school girls." Interest In the movtment to teach children how to flay is by ho means confined to the Olrls' Branch. Tha . Public School Athletic Lengue, as a whole. I following out the same .principle. Dr. Luther H. Uullck, physical director of ths New York publlo schools and president of the Publlo School Athletic League, said on th sub Ject of .training girls to playi I "Not long since one of our. New York city high Schools held an. athletlo field day for girls. There were seven events, held nnder conditions praotlcally the same as the conditions of similar events held annually at Vss- sar College,, XUeae high schoql girls. In th first field day. .ssSsaSfaMseJSaal m! v. rJkrrM: - J Tfe"- -ll"1: lit f rl t'0:":"'; r Vxv . VvS"; in WW ' i i V , 1 . . . . .. . - j i J . lT S I i i r . 1 in they over held, made better records In four of th event than were ever made by Vaakar College students. - "It is not at all uncommon for a team of girls whose' ages range about' 13 years to defeat a basketball team of young women of college age. Plays and games are an -absolute neeesslty, and athletics for girls enter Into these ln ro far at they are used for recreation purposes." Dr. C. Ward Cramnton. Dr. aullrk'a a.slSLnnt. IS an authority on the question of play.. "Girls need aid in. the , matter of recreative enjoyment more than do boya," ha euid: "but aa a matter of fact, all American children suf fer from the want of play. "I do not mean to aay they do not lila after a faah -: on, but what. they. need Is plays suited to their condlllpn that approach as near as circumstances will permit to " what may be called original play the sort of play th country child Is accustomed -to -enjoy. a - i 'The country child knows bow to play, but his coualtt or.tno city does not, becaun be lacks games suited to " "1 ,f.nvlronmnt- That Is the whole thing in a nutshell,, - . t,very day T see the effect of our teaching children nmt to play. , A, schoolroom play that Is never taken out fi..m""nt f lut1- B I'm we note that the games J. ? ,a b'JnB P'yed on th street, wa have th best " f.tlden.c thal leaven la working. '-v nnd- too thst this idea of teaching children how wp. y 'ost invariably results in an improvement In : scholarship, thus dlapoaing of the Idea that study of Play and study of books cannot be successfully combined." i,iP '.?Vd,'t. A,,en r"". ot Harvard University, nolds that athletlo exercise and game to Which girls . ' Ilt-r daptert and In which they are most likely to ' gymnaJtiP ot dancing, caUsthentcs., and light e.e h-1Tt, , lh! Wen Pr"eB the course of ' work ' ZilT.. Ni7jr?rk: organisation. - It la In th adaptation of -whlfh l?.v? "roueed the Interest of boya that th ?i th?. 9lri" Brnch has been largely gained. Take . Fhi1 . i h.t ho-'t Inatance. In place of the ususl.form. . the girls throw tha ball uaed In playing basketball. This rcrn nas provea most Donu nr. A certa hi " 71 " -ju"Pln exercise has also been enjoyed, and " '- mi una is surprising. A MOST NAJUKAl FR0CEED1NG ' A HARVARD graduate tell flf AMfe-an -u.. f d der t0 Btudy aconomlo conditions, took lodlrln In ehesn hnarln htt. - "My man," ald the professor' on morning , to a workman who sat bes'.d him at th breakfast table, "one of the secrets of success is observation and con centration. Now, I want you to return 4onigbt and tell m what you have aeen during the day.". ' That evening tho man reported that he nad seen trolley cars. tutoe, men, women, children, buildings, bird, clouds, sun "Stop," ejaculated th professor, "tomorrow observe again; see lees, concentrate more." " V Next day th man delighted th professor y' saying that he had noticed the "top stories ot buildings, chim neys. -the sky, clouds,, birds " .... . . I . . , - "That will do," interrupted the man of lenrSlng, "you are making progress. , Try again. ScrutlnlseT Intensely what you sea.1' , . M " , rui,,iti.w imw wuiKimn.lIlf lOUOWtng ing, "clouds, the sun snd a few birds." . , "Orandl'1 exclaimed the professor, joyfully, i .prepared to take notes(-4"Now, pny man, kindly te by what process you concentrated your faculties ( few and auch sublime nbiectaT" I saw," admitted the workman th follow! nr even. ' ss ha tell me hy what process you conrentratod your faculties on so . lew una aucn suoiime onjecisr - , "By the ordinary prneess,"! announced tha workman, "'calmly, "of digging a, cellar.' JJ . I-
