ONTARIO SESSIONAL PAPERS, 1914, . een Mr. Chas. W. Jeffreys andMr. Robt. F. Gagen, President and Secretary respectively of the Ontario Society ofArtists, and myself, over the suggestion that the trustees of those public libraries thathave the proper accommodation might wisely negotiate with the Society with the objectof holding occasional exhibitions of paintings by Canadian artists. It seems obviousthat those buildings that have suitable lecture rooms might consistently utilize thesame for such an admirable purpose. There are difficulties to be overcome, but I amhopeful that co-operatio
ONTARIO SESSIONAL PAPERS, 1914, . een Mr. Chas. W. Jeffreys andMr. Robt. F. Gagen, President and Secretary respectively of the Ontario Society ofArtists, and myself, over the suggestion that the trustees of those public libraries thathave the proper accommodation might wisely negotiate with the Society with the objectof holding occasional exhibitions of paintings by Canadian artists. It seems obviousthat those buildings that have suitable lecture rooms might consistently utilize thesame for such an admirable purpose. There are difficulties to be overcome, but I amhopeful that co-operation will result in extending to the men, women, and especially thechildren, in the small communities, such a splendid opportunity to cultivate artistictastes and elevate their minds as only the work of the painter can accomplish. If thisidea was extended to include the sketches and drawings of school pupils, as has beendone in Buffalo, I think another forward library movement of great value would result,47 E. 738 THE EEPORT OF THE No. 17. Simcoe Public Library
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