. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . rooms represent the hand blockEnglish tinted effect. The success of club institutions is amazinglyrapid and demonstrates clearly the tendency of ouiCanadian life. Started less than one year ago, theAmerican Club has an active membership of fivehundred and a large waiting list. Its aims are purelysocial and all matters of a political nature are rigidlybarred. The majority of the members are citizens ofthe United States, while a large number of Canadianborn are allied to the organization as associa
. Construction : a journal for the architectural engineering and contracting interests of Canada . rooms represent the hand blockEnglish tinted effect. The success of club institutions is amazinglyrapid and demonstrates clearly the tendency of ouiCanadian life. Started less than one year ago, theAmerican Club has an active membership of fivehundred and a large waiting list. Its aims are purelysocial and all matters of a political nature are rigidlybarred. The majority of the members are citizens ofthe United States, while a large number of Canadianborn are allied to the organization as associate mem-bers, which tends to eliminate all unnecessary sec-tional demonstrations and at the same time fosterharmonious relations between the members whichcannot help in time to eradicate any bitterness thatmay exist at present. With the present accommoda-tions and the completion of other features already EHHHSte-^jplanned for such as bowling alleys, swimming pool,etc., the club will be thoroughly equipped to providea suitable home for all members and friends whosympathize with the club Jl IKKSENr AMEKKAX CLUB. I THINK we all understand the term Ideal—an aim or inspiration of the mind—a dreamwhich we may hope to realize. It is probable,however, we are not all so equally agreed as to whatIS understood by building. In these days buildinghas become a science, rather than an art, and it is ofthe art of building, rather than of the science ofbuilding, I wish to speak. And so it becomes neces-sary to define art in some way. Well, as you know,a great philosopher—Tolstoi—has written a wholebook in answer to the query. What is art? It willbe enough for me here to roughly define art as anoccupation in which man seeks to satisfy, not onlythe need of his body, but the desire of his heart. Nothing IS so essential to a building as the qualityof truthfulness and reality. Why do we admire somuch those fine old structures of half-timber workin old English villages? It is not mere
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