YOUNG FARMERS

Evening Star, Issue 21751, 20 June 1934, Page 2

YOUNG FARMERS

VISIT TO ART GALLERY An interesting visit to the Art Gallery w s the experience yesterday of the yo- 'g men from the country who are talc,..g part’in the educational and cultural course organised by Mr A. C. Cameron. On arrival at the Art Gallery the visitors were met by Mr P. It. Sargood, Mr It. H. Neilson (secretary of the Art Gallery Society), and other members of that body. Mr Sargood welcomed the party on behalf of the council of the Art Gallery Society, ’ and expressed the hope that the visit ■"would- be one to be remembered when the week in the city . was finished. Country people, he said, had the advantage over city people of I living always in close touch with Nature.' Too many city people had to be content with a second-hand acquaintance gained as a result of study pictures,'- In fact, in'many of the great cities of the world there wore to he found thousands of people who scarcely ever saw even as-much as a blade of gross.-- One thing that -he would like to stress in this connection was that country people should never Waste time on regrets that they did not enjoy all the advantages of . city-life. They had ample compensation, among them being continual contact ,with natural art. Nature’s art was the most beautiful of Nevertheless, lie thought that they would find plenty to interest and attract them- in 'im pictorial-, representation of that art which they would find on the gallery ; walls., Having, studied and enjoyed that art, however, they should not go away thinking thatart was something very ■ beautiful: and very rare-which was kept locked away in great galleries. There'Was. art in everything, and particularly in accomplishment. There was art in the straight furrow, in the building, in fact, in any job well done. Efficiency was an art, and he hoped that in the future they would regard everything in life as an art to be studied and developed. in couolu.sion, he would just express the hope that they would find their visit both pleasant and profitable. The party was then split into separate groups, which were conducted round the gallery by Mrs E. C. Reynolds, Miss Kathleen Salraond, Dr Stanley Matchelor, Messrs J. D. Charl-ton-Edgar, J. L. MMndoe, 0. J. Williamson, and R. H. Neilson, these guides selecting certain representative pictures in each room and explaining the particular points to the lads in their group. The descriptions were listened to with great interest, and the questions asked indicated that the lads closely followed the various talks. At the conclusion, Mr Jack Clearwater (Palmerston) expressed the appreciation of all, present, and three hearty cheers were accorded the guides. Mr Neilson was especially thanked for having made the arrangements.