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WILMETTE LIFE November 23, 192S 'Modern' Art Will Stay, Says Watson· at League Lecture Modern art, now translated into brick and stone, concrete arid terra cotta, is d~finitely in America to stay, according to Dudley Crafts Watson, who spoke at Matz Hall, Community house, Mo\}day night, under the auspices of t~e North Shore Art league. "When someone puts a vicious, gay splash on a canvas and calls it a modern painting, the art world may regard it as a frivolous gesture," said Mr. Watson, "but ~hen modernism ~ets iiiiO the field of architecture, into brick and steel and concrete, it is here to stay-it ca.n be regarded as a serious effort and lasting beauty." Mr. \Vatson's sometimes frivolous, sometimes serious,,occasionally jncisive, summation of the steps in the development cf that style in architecture that we calJ American and modern interested his audience. He complimented the Art Leaguers and others who were present when he declared that Chicago was destined to be the center of truly American architecture and stated that Your Finest Blankets! Out particular method cleanses them without shrinking .... soft and fluffy as thistledown! We know how much you prize your beautiful blankets. We know how particular you are-just what a vexing problem the cleaning of them has always been. And we want you to know about our particular blanket cleansing method. First, they are washed-gently soused, without pounding or rubbing, in pure suds, then rinsed in floods of soft, ·crystalclear water. The temperatures of suds and rinses are scientifically maintainedthere can be no shrinking or hardening. There is no fading of colors. Gusts of fresh, natural air dry the blankets-dry them to a luxurious softness caressing to the touch. nowhere · else were there architects, young architects, of such great promise. artistry and capabilities as here. His talk was illustrated with some charming examples of both residential and business archit~cture in Chicago and environs, in addition to classic examples and specimens of modern tenaencies in architecture elsewhere in America and on the continent in Europe. He credited Louis Sullivan, designer of the Transportation building at the Chicago wor1d's fair in 1893, with beint.r the parent of the new school of architecture, and credited Frank Lloyd Wright and others with greatly advancing his work. He predicted that the coming Chicago fair in 1933 would unquestionably bring the architectural leadership to Chicago and hinted at some of th~ wonders to come. Chicago today, he said, was making great expenditures for beauty in its newest buildings, and applauded the oresent ~ay _ departure from the great American 'shirt front school' of architecture. If he went into undue raptures over some rather horrendous examples of modern architecture it was excusable, because he was tracing the trend and showing the steps by which such masterpieces as the new Daily News and civic opera buildings evolved. "We can no longer depend on size and cost as the American standard of worth," he declared. "While we may have few great buildings, we will have many that satisfy human longing for things that are beautiful, balanced; correct, and thoroughly satisfactory. Beauty ~s a measure of pe'rfect utility, perfection of purpose. Most of the money being spent on new Chicago buildings is not merely to satisfy the rent fiends, but to give them that true beauty wbich comes with perfect utility." "The new school, the new feeling in architecture, is producing something that we never dreamed, a few years ago, could have happened." A pleasing · if somewhat controversial digression from the main theme of his lecture was his declaration that architecture was the greatest proof of man's faith in his own immortality-the fact that he would build for posterity inclicated a great spiritual urge. "Music Hold First Classes in Sears School Addition This Week The first classes in the new Joseph Sears school addition . in Kenilworth were held this · week. Work has been in progress on the structure for about five mo~ths, and the installation of seats and electrical equipment was to be completed this week. The new addition will accommodat e pupils of the kindergarten and the first five grades. The classrooms hav e a capacity for about 375 pupils, which should be sufficient to take care of the growth of the school for several years. Rooms in the new addition are planned so that each of the classes will have a separate work room, in which are placed a ·shop desk, facilities for cutting and printing posters, and other equipment of this kind. There are enough stationary lockers in the halls for all children using the building. · The total cost of the recent building program at the Joseph Sears school, includ_ i ng the new memorial gymnasium, will be about $210,000. Of this amount, $150, 000 is to go for the class room structure, and $60,000 for the gymnasium. The gym fund is being raised through popular subscription, and about two-thirds of the money sought has already been pledged. Work on the gymnasium unit was started a few months after that of the rest of the addition, and this unit probably will not be ready for use for three or four weeks. The Kenilworth Neighbors at a rec ent meeting . voted to set aside a gymnasium fund of $1,000 to be used for the purchase of a bronze tablet bearing the names of Kenilworth World War soldiers and for other purposes. The tablet will be placed in the lobby of the new gymnasium. may be purely physical," he said, "poetry COI!lpletely temporal, even art only personal glorification, but the piling of one stone upon another is proof positive of man's belief in the unfailing succession of generations to come." · Send Also Comlorteu# quilta, leather pillows, aleeping bdga, curtains, washable rug·# 1Wtater1, wool knit goods of every kind. Special Values in Silver Plate for THANKSGIVING BREAD TRAYS - - WATER PITCHERS - - PLATTERS CAKE BASKETS - - COFFEE POTS SUGAR BOWLS - - CREAM PITCHERS - .. COMPOTES FRUIT BOWLS-- GRAVY BOATS-"': ETC. Beautify Your Thanksgiving Table with the newest in dependable Silverware. 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