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FARM AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS. 



Adorning the School Room. 



"The artist with his paint and brush will get a little piece of 

 canvas, and he will put upon that canvas the experience of his 

 life, the wealth of lofty aspirations, and the recollection of his 

 mother's smile and lo, it may be worth a fortune." 



We must do more than see a picture; we must know it by 

 name. We must know it by personal and intimate knowledge. 

 We must study and read about it, or we can not get an honest, con- 

 scientious appreciation of it. 



In studying a picture we should know : 



1. The picture itself. 



2. The artist's source of inspiration. 



3. The time of its production. 



4. The life of the painter. 



We should study the impression the picture makes upon us. 



1. What is this picture to me? 



2. How does it effect me? 



3. Does it give me pleasure? 



4. What kind of pleasure do I derive from it? 



5. Does it inspire me? 



6. Have I formed an honest opinion of my own? 



FIG. 1 An Agricultural Exhibit. 



