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newsletter 
VOL V1, No 3, OCTOBER 1952

COMMITTEE ON ART EDUCATION
SPONSORED BY THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, 11 WEST 53 STREET, NEW YORK 19, N. Y.

REPORT ON SUMMER CONFERENCE

115 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CAME TO THE 1952 SUMMER CONFERENCE AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART ON SUNDAY, JULY 20TH.

AT THE MORNING SESSION WILLIAM HEARD KILPATRICK SPOKE IN TRIBUTE TO JOHN DEWEY AND WE WERE FORTUNATE IN BEING ABLE TO RECORD THIS ADDRESS (SEE PAGE 4). IT WAS AN OCCASION, NOT ONLY TO HEAR DR. KILPATRICK SPEAK, BUT ALSO TO HEAR HIS PROFOUND AND FRIENDLY ESTIMATE OF HIS LONGTIME ASSOCIATE JOHN DEWEY'S CONTRIBUTION TO CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT.

ARTHUR R. YOUNG, PROFESSOR OF FINE ARTS, TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, THEN TALKED ON THE THEME OF THE CONFERENCE: ART TEACHER TRAINING - "IS IT MEETING TODAY'S NEEDS?" THIS EXCELLENT LECTURE WILL BE ISSUED IN MIMEOGRAPHED FORM IN FULL NEXT MONTH AS YOUR SMALL PUBLICATION PRIVILEGE OF THE YEAR, SO THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE A COPY. NOTING WITH OPTIMISM THE ACHIEVEMENTS ALREADY MADE IN TEACHER EDUCATION IN ART, PROFESSOR YOUNG ALSO TOOK NOTE OF THE SHORTCOMINGS. HE EMPHASIZED THE CREATIVE ACT IN ART BOTH FOR THE TEACHER AND THE STUDENT,
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PROTEST AGAINST LIFE ARTICLE:
"CLASSROOM ART COLLABORATORS"

THE LETTER OF PROTEST ON PAGE 4 WAS SENT TO LIFE MAGAZINE BY CHARLES COOK ACTING FOR THE COUNCIL IN REGARD TO THE ARTICLE "CLASSROOM ART COLLABORATORS" WHICH APPARED IN THE SEPTEMBER 29TH ISSUE.

THE COUNCIL FEELS THAT THERE ARE DANGEROUS IMPLICATIONS IN THE ARTICLE THAT ARE HIDDEN BY ITS BRILLIANT COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS AND EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS, AND THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE OUR POINT OF VIEW KNOWN.

CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS

PLEASE NOTICE THE SPECIAL LETTER ON CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS ENCLOSED WITH THIS NEWSLETTER. IT IS A STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE COUNCIL WITH A SPACE FOR YOU TO INDICATE YOUR ATTITUDE.

WE FEEL THAT IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE REACTIONS OF EVERY INTERESTED MEMBER, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO ANSWER IT AND RETURN IT IN THE BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPE ENCLOSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.