South Dakota State College - Jack Rabbit Yearbook (Brookings, SD)

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DEPARTMENT OF ART. Among the means of increasing innocent pleasurable sensations and emotions for multitudes of men and women, none is more potent than the cultivation of the sense of beauty. Beauty means a thing enjoyable. It must always be something which excites in human beings pleasurable sensations and emotions. Beauty is infinitely various and it is onmi- present. It is accessible therefore to all men in all places and in all moods, and its infinite value for pleasure and content only waits on the development of the capacity in human beings to feel and to appreciate it. The professional art education must be left to the technical art schoolg the general training in subjects that develop appreciation of beauty belongs to the common schools and colleges. There are many subjects in a college course thatset before the mind beauty, law and order. An art department can take up those subjects that are directly con- cerned with beauty of line, light and shade. color, expression, technique, such subjects as drawing, painting, and the various crafts. I The students of drawing in this college study and seek to reproduce simple forms thus cultivating the habit of close observation of 11ature and laying a foundation for the knowledge of effects of line and light and shade mass. They have access to a good collec- tion of casts, copies of some of the best antiques, which is of value in forming an ideal of what is good in form. Through the use of color in the representation of form, and through the theory of color in design, an appreciation of color qualities and color harmonies is developed. The sky, foliage, flowers, afford endless pleasure from their color harmonies when once an interest in color is aroused. This pleasure in beauty of color and form affects the life of the individual and of the home. A refined color sense means simple and quiet clothes and pleasant, attractive homes. ' The various crafts give opportunity for mind and body to work together, for acquiring skill in the use of tools and for self expression. Wood carving, basketry, pyro- graphy, leather-tooling, each presents its own difficulties in teclmique and acquaints the student with the necessity for the adaption of design to material, and also with the charm of different materials. The construction and ornamentation of some useful and beautiful object develops judgment, taste, and practical common sense- The mind must learn to think clearly and the hand gain the skill to carry out an idea. K The study of masterpieces of architecture, sculpture, and painting, like the study of masterpieces in music and literature, must refine the taste and afford true pleasure. To become familiar with the works of great minds in all lines is the privilege of students. A brief .course in the study of art history is required of all students in the art department and a fuller elective course is offered. The Art Club is a voluntary student organization connected with the art depart- ment. Its aim is two fold-to promote the study of subjects related to art and to afford social enjoyment. The club membership is limited because it is the belief of the members that a small club can study and work together more easily than can a large organization. The line of study varies from year to year and is not confined strictly to the study of architecture, sculpture and painting, but includes also such subjects of general interest as pottery, rugs, and other minor arts. Appreciation of beauty is second only to appreciation of virtue, and the school must promote both. . ' if Sift, 71, ff 1. 21 K 1 3 '.'tsLi.fs:c'. :Ji 'qu ' Z ' .155 V 1 ff..

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as to their milling quality. Numerous samples of wheat raised in different parts of the state have been analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Experiments have been made from the baker's standpoint, going so far as to determine the color of the bread and the nature of the Hours as to the sponge test. In the Botanical and Entomological Department considerable work has been done with forage plants, plant diseases and injurious insects. This department has ln charge the for- age testing station at Highmore. The Veterinary Department is experimenting with the diseases of animals. The Animal Husbandry Department has taken up the subject of origination of breeds, the best crosses to make under our conditions, and the feeding of grains and forage plants. The station publishes at least four bulletins every year. Last year there were seven published. There are 9,500 names onthe regular mailing list. This includes, however, the exchange of all the leading agricultural journals in the United States. Our bulletins are in demand from all parts of the United States and several foreign countries. Of the ninety- four bulletins published to date only thirty-four remain available for distribution, which shows that the investigation work of the station force is popular with the people. . X, ajliipt stat . - Q 'l--li M IT' i jf' 41 if' Eff f XFX -'5. .f-1X A fd 'Dig--,i..j:Qf:,, X ' J . 'JWQ .5 l 3,7 ' A7- :fr- J' f-' 20 . z-', ara 'iw

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Department gf Art ADA B. CALDWELL MAUDE GODDARD Professor of Industrial Art Assistant in Art and Preparatory Departments 22