A proposed non-credit art program for the College of the Pacific

Scholarly Commons University of the Pacific Theses and 1959 A proposed non-credit art program for the College of the Pacific based on a survey of objectives Earl Junior Washburn Univ

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Scholarly Commons

University of the Pacific Theses and

1959

A proposed non-credit art program for the College of the Pacific based on a survey of objectives

Earl Junior Washburn

University of the Pacific

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Washburn, Earl Junior (1959) A proposed non-credit art program for the College of the Pacific based on

a survey of objectives University of the Pacific, Thesis https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/

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A PI\OP08ED NON-CREDIT AM' PROGRAM b"~OR THE

SUHVEY 0111 OBJECT'J:\f.ms

A Thesis

Presented to

the li 1 ~H)ulty of the School ·of Education

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~~ ~ ~ 0\!j_e_c_t_i_V't'l~ _ _ • _ • " • • • 1t • -· • ~- ·- -

L. -I:t

Importance ot the p:t:•oble:m • • • • •

AN HISTOHIOAL Dl!:VELOPMENT Oli1 ART EDUCATION •

Art in the Liberal Education Program , • •

Brief b:Lsto:r•ioal orientation of art to

Brief Development of Art EduoE~tion at the

College of thE) Paei.fic • • • • • • 0 • l l

trhe early years , • • • • • • • • ~ • • • ll

Middle years • • • • • • • • • • • ~ • • • • • • 13

Recent years • • • • • • • • ~ • , • • • 18

Objectives of the College of the Pacific and

·the Pacific Avt Department as Hel~ted to the

Proposed Program • • • • , • • • • • • • 20

The eollege 'objectives • • • • • • • , • • 20

The Art Department objectives

A He view of Wlla t Uas Been Done in ·the Field

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III A Qtm:S'riONNAIHE Sl1RVEY OF PRH:-n:gGISTEHING

STUDENTS 1 SPIUNG, 1959 • o 9 • • • • • • 25

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'.rhi~J Q;uee.tionnaire: • " • ~· , • • • , • • , * • 25 Atf1rm~tiV0 veaponse to qu~stion £1Vth " • , • • 28

Ooll(tg$ ¢lass ot those desiring the p:ti'Of!;t'anh • ·~ 29

A<au:lelnic IDKlljOl? or ·th.ose desiring the p:t?Og!tlHtl 't '• :;s

:fiigh SQhOOl ~r!<d juniott COllage 4Utp~ri~mce Of

th~s~_d_$~'!1l'_;}lg _t}l.~ pvogt~~ull 4<- • • • •• " , • aa _ _c

C()llege t.u:~t :taborato!•y expex•ten<.li!t of thoso

dea1:r1ng tne progr$m • • • ·• "' • • • • • • '• 42

P(ud ti on o.n labo:r-e tory eJtpe:i?isnee # without

inatruotion• bJ' th()$6 dfilsiring the prog1~an1 ·• • 4$

W1ll.inQnt11Ul to PEJY mat~.;,ri~l ooatt!l on the pa~t

Of tb{)SIO eiesblin$ the progl- llln' • • , "' • • , • 45 Mod1a at intel'est ·co t•hose d.,s1a~:tng the p:vogr«~tm· 46

Surmnary ot the surv~7 Hesul ts· • • • • • • • 4:6

• lt, " !0

'l?ha ln$t1tutionm1 C~U$$il!onnair$·., tt • •· II'

1nclu<ted • • • • • • • • • • * • , • • • :Oev$'lop1nent of t;h0 1tlstitutionCi1 queetj,onnsi~Q •

61

51

52

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J:nt":t"pretat1Qn · ot th$ respQntuiUJ from

thot~Hil\ iru:Jt!tutions indicating they

Intezipvetat:ton of thill x•e:aponsea i'rom thO$f.i · b:u~titut!Qns indicating they

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d~d_ !l<.l_1;_1utve a r1on_.o.oredit l!~~gl"'a!ll "' • " • • • 63

Sttmtnary of the tt~spomHu~ to th$ personal letter ~nd the i:ns·t1tutional q,uest1onn~rd.~fh • 6$

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Ol)jf.niti vea of tll4i pztog.l &llh • " , • • • , 71

Coo:NU.11at:ton ut' the progl'*liiill• • , ., ~ • 12

ln1t1al el\'.~Em.t of 'the ;r.tvogl1 1lilih• • , • '1 73

l~'tie1l:!:t1Eu< to:t" th.(t program • • • • 75 Sugge~rted a.l"eae of ~n~t e~plot·~ t1on , •

Oper•fil 'ld.$l:i,@.l plat\ o:t' tb~ pl:~0€5t'$m • •

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TABl.ltl PAGE I Class Enrollment of Full 'l'irne Students for Fall

1968 and Spring 1959, as Compared with the

Numbers Giving An Affirmative tiesponse in

Each Class • • ~ • • • • • • • • • • ill • • I#

j~ _ !! _!_ _!ndi'?a_te~ Major _!ire~~- f~r -~ho_se _Stt.!d~f:lt~_ _ _ _

III

Answering '~uest:ton S with a "Yes" • • • • •

1\fumber of High School and Junior College Courses

Taken by Affir1na tive Reepon<.hmts to Q.uest:t.on 5

30

• •

5 in the Att1r:mat1 ve • • • , • • • " • • • , 47

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LIST OF FIGU$8

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J?re Registration January, 1959 • • • • • 26

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oollEtfl:$ tal bf.t oonstlliU'ietly v1g1lilnt 1n th~ <lGnat:r•u(rbion and

op(!i~iat1-oti0.f-ltm-pt.-.-ogt~#nn, to keep pao(?t with the -eVflt-'"'cbant$1ng

needs o,f thos$ ~tud~mtt:J tt bHtlu.de.EJ within !tm disciplinE!!

t1hta cu;nntant chE~llflng$ mtHlns neyt only th«J nux-mal upgvoding

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and updating of r"gtllli!tt cout•tit$ oontent, but also it means that attention ~hould be p~1d to $/my tunetion within its f:l~ld of

aoadem1c $·budy that can aal.'*Vtt the nettd$ ot th$ l1bex-.#ll a:r.ots

At tbo ~uun~ titne that t\ part1cu.al.t~tt* d1$o1pl1.n~;, h)x•ep~l"41lS

ten"' thosf.t in l:ts majo~ a:~:•«ts.1 1t :~thould oo eon~o,x•n.aa with otff,n~•

1-ngo tot"f tho~• trom otlu~r tiel.dth ~be Ooll~~~ ot tha PaoUlio

.thz~pavtment of A~t cd"t$x>S ' p:t*o~.ral'n ten~ th~ntl ~ jor1ng in ibtt

nnd a sur'VEJY tH)urse o.:t" ~z-t !n ~~lt'a tt¢>tl to sou1&ty t~n~ othel'ltt

not bAtel~(ltstad in mor~ 011eoia:u.~~d cotn,.~u,s tlut this fHtt•VtitY

1a a l<Jo·tlUJ$ tJituation ttttld eat:mot, ~s P4NlStJntly oonst1tt:rb~dt

otfer the b:t'cu:uler tai!Jpf:'lcts of a pa~tiotpGt1on tlou:rs~ •

TholntH!i t.?un~o, Ch.t:t?tatox• ot 'bh.o (Jlevt~alt:i.n.d Wh.ll'iHHlm ot A:vt, hat~Jt pointed out tttu:!tt the:tte has been oontusir>n betwEH'm the tll*:vma

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nl1bere.l ecluoat1onn and n g$noral ~duo~rb1on.t' Cnrc:J ne(}da to

be o::t•!n~oised ttux~t~ oontent o:t." in.stt"uotion do~us not b\leome t~o

Scnn~ eJXp~rtencu,ut ~t pre<tis~, 1nt~ns1vo., :.t i~Ol,.OU$ 1nt ,:r•

0nc• omd (lH>ntl"ol along ~est~ieted l1ne.a !t:~ an 1rtdisp$n~ible

pa~t of l1,oovml fbducat1on on ~dvanced l~Vtlla • M~l1& f$time:t • altty is not enough irl 1:tu~elf; 1£ 1!'\ll one'$ l~H\l:r~nlng 1a in

ternin of k~$tlf!t37•ltt1e$ it ean ¢t&s1l:V bC!H)Om$ \l'aguttt ~nd

sh~l.loww Mfust~~l in ~Ulf t'S.•ld :t'"tHlUi:t !iUt &fi ability to go

-~p~ly senett~l k'tlOWledga in the !llolut:ton I;,)!* conorfbt& p:~·obl&ms •

L:tberel eduo~'tion at 1ts btlt~iit J.nvol:vqH~, acoo:t~tU.ngly, both

.$i;,~ns1 ve surt·veyac $o.mt !nt~nai.v~ ~iHJr~:1.na;rfJ: on the one fultn<J, bs:~oa.d Ot :f.GntitAt1on aouv~u~a theor~tttUll 1ntroductit:ma, ob!t"on•

olog1cn~l ~nd £~cu>sl'l~pb1o~l· outl1n!l:Hl wh1<th m~p v11d$ E~r•tuul t\nd

he:lp tbG $tudant ovgrani~fJ d$'ta!l4\l into patt~tn-~ns; and ~m the

othei" htind coru:d.r.u~ ·ve~etu:*Cllet• wbio'h !!*how him how to t*!l:llt1()h

th.e utmo~t 1ri prooitJ:t!)n within a limited tU"~·~• Gerun~al

sui•vGya :~u:oe V£tluablo at tbe blg1nntn" of ~ oolleg~ o.ou~~e6

and nleo UQ«rtlit itm end; thE:tf should not be lulst111 l~:t'tU.$hed

a$1de 1u 1'nl$l'~ tnnattew1ni8•g iaoh ~·r~ud~nt t'A\\teds th~m

e&pec.1tllly 1n tboatli t:•te-l.da whl.oh he does not; 1ntefld to

atuo1 tboJ.'*Ott~hly 1 so iA$ to (~1 v~ hi~n Q "fpeald.ns acquaint~

aneen with many ti&ld$ besid$~ bls <:r'l#n.l

:nwssage mo:v«t th~n thec S$~titph1c art$ a Wo e~l>Pesa eharr;ly Qnd

v1tiual.ly the; t~n<ttl* ot the times, thfil st~te of .nd.nd ot" !ts

<littzGnry, Kind 4lt tbrt 4*~tde ttme to offtu:~ $Bthettc d1P.eet1on

tor tho t't.rtrur'.!h Any t1rt depQ't.,.'tan~nat ot worth 1$ :tn a eonat~nt et4lttl of tlux, l"&t~d.n1n~ the, r;;rir::ud.pl.:u:t ot th.6 olt1 ~md adapt•

:tng to the ~-ulv~nc~u:i ot tb& ootltetilport:t~J woii:•ld in which the

depn:rtrueut t•unotior:uJ•

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th41t PEic1t1c1 ·tbvoush tb~ ehab•man, f.t1Qhavd llo Heyt'H>lda, be~d

contended that there ~~ieted a n~!E.tti on tba pavt ot"' the students

fo:t• er-t $.Xp~n~1enf.le bmyO'nd the ~egult.irt* :art OOt:\t•&HH~ ~ At thst

time th$ hop111 tor such $ prt)gx•f'Jim was fli~t>V+)ilHH~d in a:n a.nnounoe""'

ment to the taoulty by H.a-ynolds bai&HiHl on ()OXf!ttd,tt$~ diat'HlS$ion

at the anrnaal F~aoulty H~trttuatH

1!\he l\ 1

1n(lf A:Vt$ til} bor·oto~y v:t~s eonc:u~i v~d ~u• b•,1ne; an $U't:'lta

wh@:'l:""& all atudents on o€unpua eould t~o to n ·tl'•J theb'* hnn<.~au

in one or mor0 o.f the Qt<~t m<Jd1e • 'f'h~~.e latt~.:u• rn1t~ht

include !'lluste expr.\lss1on1 l.1$t~n1ng t,it'H~ \H)t.npos in~d W.\"1t1ng f~A"P~ess:ton (ple)n'Jt~1 tfltx.~.g; pot:;t:r•y, voice obot'lt~B 1 f;tut:ton;) the df*lUl$1 ita p~._tHltlce &tld ohor~~OIJ$V'lf)UJJ i;:mpr)et~y theatr@, inoluding Ol"Ct\lt:tv$ oonetl•uotton t:>f th., r+t:iJl~iXyed phyfr1cal

cqu1ptnent ana the wx~tt1nl of! sc:t~ipheJ atwtto tl:!tp~·~li:u.d.z,ns 1n p~t1rrti'flih ~(iulpttt:Nl, w;n:•1ntm~k1nt:h jew~alP¥.; ~nd otb~t;

f:p·:-trp:bie th"tlifJ and such otbeJ? aot!v1t1tUl aa faoil1ti<UJ

v:t.ould e.ooommodata~t this :N~tb~ii:' d:t·~am l1ka J:HN:;Joot1.on ot

tHl 1d6l~ tata~m~d n.s thou~h <H>ncetved in t~ vofhJ, a:t.tbough

many ~f thl!t tw&nty to.,tb.i.PtJ p$~SQl'~$ pr~$0rlt ec~?gutHl t•ht~~t

pal1t1cipat1on was px~obs.bly mQr6 f!Jt.teettv4lt 1n :p.roduaing

intd.gbts and untt•:r•attlindinas ot <u~eat1v~ tu•tiQts• J,'H?(}bl.~ms than he~r1ltg "nd vead:blg ttb<lut ~uoh :&,lroduct1ort.2

ln thfJ ye~1lva that have pt:t$Sed :a!nc~ th11$ th.,.~t filtmt~mant;

no ooncn~ete €i<rt1o:n ba® ~~era~c.~ pt'Himlbl~, la!»gely beo~use 01: tbf.ti

lack ot statt and fa\'!liltt1EJa menti<>n~Hl ln tb0 :repo:tit Along

with oth®l~ ~r~&as of th$ Ooll~ge 1n 19591 thEJ: Ju't L~ll}};)a:l?tt.1ant

.t•aoaa th~ ~lt,P!\fUl1on ot $~u;;,riCEt$ to se:cVi)) ndEH:lUt~tely th~ l~:vg;ll)

tutt:rre ~ru:•ollrttsmt pr$diot$d :to1:~ thEJ l9t)Ot s • As en eduo~rt1onQl

isUcha:rld H• l:teynolds, "An Anm>Wl<J&m~nt to tht:t F-~uJul:by'~

(Stoaktort• Oal3.tom1tu R•po:rt F1na t\:r:ttts ~~equt:roment tott Gr~adu• at1~n tromm1ttee nt l?aculty R~tt'¢€>\t, 1956), P• 1 (~J;iyp~n.1 )

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goa.l, tllU<Ib ~ J)I'Git*Qnll if truly <'htsil*EHl by the students lrlVOlVed,

abould not b~ fl.;u;•th~:t" d~lay()Hi·• ~b.1s deei{lion £o1~~u1 the b~AiJ!S

!'cr.~ th:ta ill tudy otl the p~:u.·t o:t~ th~ :peao~J:tubev

!!~!!!"l!!"?PJ .~! l!w Ja~.a~!fJ!• ~ht' ptu.~po$e o1: this etudy

1fJ to d~ter:min(ll obj~H~tt veLt f<;u.~ ~n o:ti.'('tr.~inc 1n ~raphio exp:refuio~_ t:lemtgru1.1d to tuutist non~l!"t tum jaz-$ def.tb~:tn; extNHHlr·l.1ieulex> Qj,'lt

exp~t>r!ences in the College ot tb.e Pscit1o

Q RJ!9 ~!.:V~!~ It ~~ hoped ths.t th.ror.tgh the d~ttl gatn~u:~;d

by nlfHtr.tS O:f Opin1ollnab~.ff an,d qtU~at:lotltl~irtUJ US~Hi SO th!iJ baste

tor this $tUdy thf) project m~y s~r-ve to eeo!))mplish 'bh~ f.ollov#111f!

ob j~ct;1 vea •

l illo det$X~ln1n0 tbe ~o€tl$ ot ~ vol.un'bli}.~ ert ~xp~r1ence

tn x•elat1eyn to the ge:nelJ$1 obj(!Ot.t·ves ot• the Ooll~(iSe ot the

P~e1t1o a$ statt?d it1 1ttl publl$h<1Hl l1ta:t~~1H.l:t~~h

ra teo date.u.,r.ain~ th$ l'$lmt1o~ of' such a volunt~~y ofl"ar, 1ng to th0 p:t~ogl"litn tor* the a:rt m~jOl"•

3 ~o $~.u~vey <>tlMH" coll~i!e,~ untvel~$!:t.r, ~nd o:tv1e

:tnsti tut:tuns which ~fftar suoh t1 pt"'Ogr*~~ $.S A»:t~oposed o:t' p:tvt>~l~~uns

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lmi?o;rts.aq! Sl j!h,q 2rop;t.~m· Membet~s of the Art Depart•

ment staff have felt the need fot~ tbis type of ofte:ring for several year~h Where once a l.1b$x~al ~u·ts student actually

took a wide variety of courses, toda-y, even with the unit of

la'bol:latories a.x~e in the tile jor field • :tt is oon.side:red by many

educe tot• a to be an age of apec1al1Ztilt1o.n w!lere the so-called

"uninitiated" dares not $tl0:tl1f1Ce his aoaaemiO :rEJCO:t"d to pursue

~m interest He !'eoogn:tzes that his evaluation is made in

t1on in other oou~ses and/or those who have a natural ability

It is unfortunate, but t.o the pres&nt time• art has

been conaide:N.td by the average person aa a thing apartJ

embellish and to fiHll"iOh day to•day aativiti0s

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.Pr.:t~.,! pi!lto~·ip£! ~ o~i~ft~.!~ion pt; ~r R .!2 *·~a;r·l}tqs One

oannot completely understand the place of art education today

~~ ··- - -

-in the area of h!gheP education without exam-in-ing its position

existence 1 man has showri the clesb•e to interpret those 1 tams :Ln natu!'e that meant a aveat deal to h1m, For the pe.leol1th1o

to bring an 1ttEmtity to the object ha portrayed that would

'1.1an desired to protect himselt Ol"' to aid himself through calling

on the images of those i telllf.!l in his de.ily life 11 It me y ha V$

been to placate the sp1ri ts ot the varying concrete fo.r-n1s he

o!':tent himself with thes(;) fact$ of life and thua~ to tu:t:•n "the

lBrwin o Christensen, ~?r.tm&t1v.t Art (:New York: thomas

Y Crowell Oowpany, 1955)1 P•· 14; Oht:\:r:Ws J., Biederman, Al:!

!! ~ ,gv;o~!fb~?R oi' Y,isual 1\~oy,rledse (M1nnef4pOlis: ·Bureau of Eng:>:• a v1ng 1 I no • • U49), pp 4'9 93 •

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1 dt'flWn on th$ walls ot• tb4il Oaves ot f\ltamb•fil.s Spatra, 1a art a.xanlple of this ~rt fottm• ot oouvstJ1 littl$ oan ~)EJ said f.~om Pl'i~JHH;mt knowl~dgb ot the t:r$tnsm:t tt1.1l o.r tt.u~ px•aot:t.ce or t1'11s

<h:•avfing skill tt~om one h:w~n to · tw1othe~ One can ocmj.aotux-e

on tbe e1m1lar! ty or l:U~E> a:mortg mooewn pr1m1t1'\te$ and p;t~ebtm~

1H';)t•1o r~~n QUd .not¢ that in these otu:·~nt t~1bes tho ifOUllfS ~u·&

: - - - - - - - - -

-1ntltru~ted in th& waif~ that d:t~t~minS3 should be r11adE.l* to cont•oaNn

to the :mor$ti or tbe aootety in -v;h14b tb$1 tl1"* J;u~oauoad "1 £U.nce

wx~j ttGn langu~sa We$ l'Hilt O:t 3 ~ated;,t ~o tar a.$ ia \{novm- at th:ts

'J!u:vn:tng to the Old lU.:t1.gdo1n ot £~gypt (oa 2'700- os 2200

u.c I}) 1 ev1d<r;n()a ill fotmd to $h~~1 t~hst t~ p:t't)f$ss1.onal ¢lfts~ ot

art1::u;1rua hf.Hl b~an ere~ t~d to int(ll1 1pret :t~or.m "'3 db't:n:rt:aJHl by the relig!ou$ pt'tt~tice of the p$~1od~ In e;&na:t €~1, ~orE"~ nl.litu~a11sm

wa~ fH,.oduoed• but 1n'ertu~$1¥ttil y «:t"ig1tl <.tult~ur~$ll att1tudea of the ruling fltl1t~ t~nded to ttUJJprt~ss (!\!Xt)(i.n1ltm~ntal vigor ftrtd to

auppo~·t $ t.t."$.dit1on•bound outlook.u6 ~C&\ule ot th1tt ne$d toro

oonf'OJNrd.Uth tha.Jre 1a l,ittlf!J 4oubt that $Qm$ "ednf#t!ltionn to the

accepted stanchaxl!fl~ had t¢l ba m~dEhi Such tnsta"uction must beve

3otu~1t::rtaAl~en 1 SJ?.• ei~ it p 16; :tU.ad(IJ~lman • 911* .s:J.i•t PP•

4l3.et'n~u.,(! ~h l~G~r&l"'l, W ~:nd O~;v~~~~!lf.t.~or\ (~ev1 Yov\u

t\l,,~J·; p lli!~h

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bee~1 much on tb~ O;t1!d!!)1'- ot tho- "ma$t~:r and $lppx•errt<1.o~n systen1

•till in U$a tn v,u~1ou.ta sectJ.ons o.t• Eu.r•ope,

Gt 1 ti10k Mal'"t h~$ bf.t~n hel~ in b1ih ~~t~ern ·a& a- oltuUliP~l

c!ut!llmi">'la fit · ~u,,t 1'"t:'>Fm- · t~'h:tle ·tho .p$~ul'b$ appfb~~d t(;) bave d1t

f!!lr!lllnt 0l:Utt~aeta:t~1stio[t• the ay(ltatll undet~ wh1iah tll1a l\:t~t w~s

pt'-oduted 'rEnnainll.fd onQ ~~·have th$ fltx-tiaQl\S: vt~u·~ ~tl.lJ~ -~ t(et~i.lr~te

~~oup., Q~!~-~'IQ$ oo~~_.1.~!'1:~e<1 l:J$n$$th ~h~_d1~n1_ty _ot t;.'h$ philos_ _

• • • tbQ-ts$ 1llttch :t.i b4ll:t-tJrted thia mJ.nd .fl"O:nt 1gnor-~.m.ce and

senautallty t wh1Qh elevi11 ted th~ thoughta at $11$ll to apij;•! t

ual Qttd 1ntE~llt11Ctttal tb1tl~$101n~ludit:tg 1;.he ide$1 \rtO:t'ld ot

go~d:neat#, tt~·uth 1 rand b4Uiuty · ·

On dow.t~ th.t•ougb the lt\7Jtmtn and !!1!3dieva1 <lt1velopn1ant

the·r.$ wem $till a px:@judiG~ il~ta1nst any 1~vrmual lal10l" v1ithin

thti f'r4uua-vm11k 0t a 11 ~:t'al tH.hlon t!Qn, I~dtUllit1ii(.H'l ,;e~:;: !.t \1a~a

e <.~evel.apmant of' thll} nttndt~ Men C~n ~r1stoe:r•at1e l~i!e.ltJ mi~3ht w~ll pt\t!•ot:t1t.~ the ~rb.!ll th~oue;b $pC>n!!30l 1 1l'l£~ tbe t.~.l~·M.st, but

th$ thought of pe:NH.,nllllly Qll~~ttns W~$ deg:t•aditlf~• 7

Thutl 'the

praa~nt d6$X 4tie:rt r>t ll~t;tht:tlo.:r ot Jh~te ~ni3 )la$ta:l1f of Arts do not

bB VEl the oonno tat ion ot tb.• u tine art&tt ~.e th$f eu~(;J ot-t;;en corn•

'mt>nly (.)Onrd.d~tted by s.r•t1$ts attr:r,1Gntl1• In B{)tl16 1n~d:;1tut1-pns ¢f

6Mutu1o1 m?.• ~1.~.•• P• aaa

7.f l?!! • 1 p 4i 29th

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eou:t•$fJ 111 Cl:'eat:tve (U't• or even ttii"''b .bi&tO:J;ly1 to ~ec:ml:'e such t't0greEtflt•

¥i;t~om the ptl~t<ld of the Rena1tHUU'l<te and latett, ther<El d~.HIGloped t\\ tU.ahotom;v in th$ use ot tbfli tevm "ar.tstn tmd there we~e th0ee cons1d$:r.lEHl 11f1ne'* fmd thostit consldetJed nt.n~otul,.n

_ _ _ _ _ T!!e_~t!l$t'l!_;~ !~'!~~ -t~~B$!_ wh1ob t:nasw01:~ed tlMt !)bJsi eal n.tutds ot

man whil , th• t• t•i:ru·t't WEft~~ d~votE~d to th~ $ll$WU.t~in(J o:t ~n • $

ae&thet1o lllctunll~e 1n botb ~d ts:bt and sound.,

.In E.nglnnd !\N)Und l~OOt th$t•e deV~lOl~~d f~nr~t tb$ pbil(J)""

sophic~l thinldn~~ of Sir Wbomas :£';11ot tb~ p:totul'• o:t \llhat tho tr~md1tlt>ru~l "l~n~lis.h Eh.:tl:tng Gerttlemflnn $houl~1 be ll$:Pe W«H~

a tn•eak•tlu'~ough ot tndition~: fQr tb1s f.l'U1tuw>ed :tnd1vidt.ull

should b0 able pe:t*$Ol1f.ll.ly to d~m~~r~str·t~ t.~ thome ta:t•>&as o.f le~rll* 1ng h~ httd studied, 1nclud1ng; po~tt"1 1 music a.ncl the &;t•$ph1c

~!it f o~-1~1s o~me into aC()$pt~nee 8

fb1s approach wns picked up 1l'l th~ wo:rk or li$t 4 bal!t in ·

Germ~ny in tb(l ~tt~l:y- 11.100' a .tn hi$ ~U~ll1eulum be included

ln•t alortg with h1ato:t'Y• 11tet~atu~e, langUI'lS$S1 and :t•Gli.g1on

1n th$ a~~a o:t u ~~l-)flthy, '* a a he oho$$ to te:t•m 1t11 'flhiob fol"'

bim was tle.:rf.V\ld trow ;ooiul 1nt«U"COtxt·s~h 9

Gt~~iH.'l$):<1Ck E~by 1 $'be JaDe~Vlfjtl~ !;!li~!).!

PP• 94•97

9Ib1 4•·t PP• 489•490,

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10

In Amf.>:ricu1 l1tt.le, 1f any ~mpbti.ls:ts was pl$lOed on tl'U$ ~-gr•aph1o ttne avt:t · Etu~ly Ame:r•ican 1nst';1 ta.atit:ma ~_,r high~n

l~arL'ling wtn•e oonoeiv$d and dedic6tted to the trtd.nh'l~ or ~n

edua~t~d ole:t•s:r• It wtua not oonsid~l;'l&d nec(ltaaa:r.•y• or evet;

app:~: oprtatt) 1 that they should be pt~act1tiont!u:•s of tine lllr~li

fol:1rt!B Up to the flliddl.$ of th$ nineteon:hb century 1 aE't ins true

p~~aot1cna1 1 :Nrthtu~ tl:um ~n ~fi1eth$t3.c oriE~nt;ation

Ahout th• b~g1nn1ng of· th.!!t nin(lrteentb eentu!1Y th0 fin$ arts began to l~ $'tt~<l1Gd tox~ · their• oV~n 1ntx-1rudc wo:t?t.lh

At Allettheny (\l¢ll$g<:t1 i"or $X(ilmpl.(!l1 ~ ~prottHlsot• b~l1evec1•

«that the coll~ges shoula p:t•Gv1d& edueati.on in music $!rld

the othe.!l' a~t0 in o:t~dein~ to t:r~!n ltttsders who ttould htlp · imp:t•tt:rve pu.bl1o ta$t& n '11

0 th1s end be veeomrul!!1nd~h~ botlh

th~o1~$t1oal ~m<t histcl•1.oal ooll$Gllil e<:n~:NUH~ in th~ $Xttn 10

and prQcttetal study ot tnOd6ls in ptt1nt1l\lf£ and sculptut~e

Attot-' th(ll ca v1l Wta~ ther~e w~rs the f1n~nu1~ll o;ppo:rotuni ty

:fo:r many ·to fj~rJjOJ th$ EU:•ts in thttb: lei.~.m.t~~ t1l'ne Unfo:t~tunattiily

this ftnanoi$1 baold.ng did not ~xt~nd to th$ $Oh<H>ls ot high@:r'

ltanrn1ns 1n e m~UH.!I:Url$ tlormMnBtU?'ate witb its pl'*aval~nc$ thrt:>ugb., out Ml.e countt>f• Am$.r•it.u.tn coll&gtl~ besM.n to st:t•(uu~ the $tun."tth f<n• ne\~ knowleds• 1'*4 thtn:t tba.n to ttEttn~oh £or the betttn;" lite •

~a they had h$er:t d·oing l:ollovdnt~ tuqer1Cll$ • s F;nglieh he1"1 tago ~nd

tt"•taditiot.tSJ l11ol"' this l':*e~son; ~v~n t*bl~t eoul?t:&e8 in thQIG sub•

jeots eonl!llidel•ed a a ot l(Uls th~n rma jot~ ~<U~dem!c importauU.l$

Petleeted tbtl new tv$nd tGvnzrvd th• ti;pe.ci~lifiied 1ntel."$~ta of! those

MCGl~a tb, tl¥J.1he Fine A:ttt~ bi G$n~n:tG l FJ.du.ce, ti on 1 '' 1z 1 The 1949 Ytll~t·book of the Nn tional A11t , on, (liu tz.·.· town, l?ent1Sylv8n:l<\l t The National

1949 J, P• $8

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practicing the profession or engaged in research of some Qlli$d

disoipl1n~

speoia.l1za.t1on that; 1a found so Pl'*&Valent in higher eduea tion

today This emphns1s f'o:rms the c:rux ot the whole pl"Oblem

the H.beral arts student, not mEtjoring in tu"'t, have a creative

experience while the traditional p:r.•ogrmn is retained for those

who wish to develop special, more !nteni'Jive approaches to tho

'fh.e ear;:Lil .z~¢\l:s• California Wesleyan Oollege (later to becorr-e the Gollege ot the Pacitio) Wlio\S chartered on the t~mth

with the oonditiom~ sat fo1~th bJ' the &tate Leg1sl$tul~Eh t.rhe

p~imary department opened in May ot 1852 • rl!he first mention

of any ar·b instruction is recorded in the Atlnutes of the I.loa:rd

ot r.rrustees on Octoh(fl'* 151 1853.- P" motion was passed at that meet111g thQt the fees for Drawing and the fees fo:t• Paintine; should each be sixteen dollars j'o:t• ~ twf,mty-two week semester

Various cours.ea we~e offered mainly in the Female Colle

called in that llet•iod :11

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tho csttalO~$ ~f' th0 ttt$1 t1 taxt1~>n whlch lltb.o~; tO®$ to:t"' th$ toll.QW• 1~1~ ax~etl& of lil.t\ady up t\'> thttt ~ttv 1&7"/.t

1 P~~llw1.na; ~tl~ OomliOS! ti~n l.asc • ··

2 • Dt"'~:lf.tl1~ ~$.tnt:t:r1~ ( 0~1~tttall) • L¢t$ tho:t.•o\~!

3 ~'~&Jfi tlo~i:t:'• li57 •

6 Oil P~ltt~t'blf.b 1862

Xr1 mQ&tf Q$-S4.\¥3 th~ &~t t'{)~;·UJ mhotln W$~ l~~t~•~H*t~<lly l1~t$d

P~inttnsn 1tul~au:l of ~1u1Jt nt!~atnt~lltfbH f~J'I •tu~~;u~x>l.••

In 'f.,;ba \1Qtf4lOSta& Qf 1618•9 CQl'l 'be tourMl thtll fllti\lt} :U.t4t•

i11g ot~ tll~ D~,pa~t~l$ttlii ot !il?i!iWitll aa.1d 1,tll1ntm; f;l.1b$ stt1t$tn$nt

ot obj~ottvili& ig~~ ¥1ot•thy ot in¢1.-ooton h~n: 1 ~ beo~nt$t?) ~.t ~at~bl:tsbth.G

th$ p~~!noipl&$ O'.n l1Jh1cb tbttif Ott'~''t'$nt ~~~Jhil~l•Ob in tnmdttt

l~$t:l~et1a3 att&nt1Qn b~ f.l~ll•~ to M.:t.e l1tJpttvt~nt ot

Ot1~ttlng ~w41.:l l~td,.llbtn~ .,.~ l)l"~nob ttl~teb h.e~~ h~r~<!ltufcl~$ b$$tl

<H>t.Uii(h,nv~Hl b~r ~any ~~ ~i~.~~l.;y o:t~nl\~l'ltml and ~>t ~ecoud~~·y lrtrpO~tlSin.Ct't .,

ObtH~:~r·v~'btoo $Ud ~~P\\~1$n~$ h:ftVa Cttttv1nof!ld t~ be~t

\il)¢}UC~\ tO:t'~'~ tb~t t,h~Ve 1U "fU) oth*l~ StUdf bettt;fJ~ 11 CalcU.lliitt"t:J

to onl.t1v~t$ th$ obgH,~~ttin« ttaC3ul't!~~- GX$l?t a X'€'i't'1n1tl!

~'Ul~ ~lerv4!lt$.ilt,~ :ltlfltumc•1 .I!UMiJ •t th~ s~m& td.• #t't"~~'l!then 1the JutJ})!J~)Iellts 1l!l),t.r~''(iV~ tht) taat~, ~nQt;nlNl~~ $N:~llofJtlion

~hd tnihliitl"Yt and· b~ ot ~~l~,,~ttoal 'l.;d;tlitJ 1n ~!J'ffJ;p":J' dei)~~t

•~::tt cf lJ.t~ •

~$.~(Iutton, tb~t~~*@i ~l'~ t\O'~l~ ttbe :mEty not.>1 by pli'0!1~:t· ou:tt1va• t;tQn1 $O~u1:Nl tt ~$J!Qt·~ft ot' l'tr•of1(l1.~noy both p:t"Q,rttabl$ ~na tat1$tactol~yg mnd wo wot1t h~~1'~tu.;v t,.ili)GOtlWl~ntJ k;lttpils to

t\lV&il ·tben~~i.ttlv~• ~t tb~ oppo~yturti;b1$~ b~lD tJr~'"vox-td.tJ

llun:t v~tt~1t · of th~ J>t1C1!~tc, u it 'Jl.fl

!:~1tlli a •ra a u~-.l~·or·~1:t:r ot l'tu~3.t1~h l66'7~tM'i) t

P• 11• "!"'fll1n'b1nfh ]Cmbv-otdo:t~y tmd ~'t~a1o €U~~ :t'fjC~~neled, if t:El$ t1tn~ Qn.d 4lib1l1ti~Jta o.t th~ ®~trud~nt {ilOO ~mtf1o1en:t tQ 1n~ul~$

~tJp(l~ttlhl• ~'trte.i~~rrtfJ tb~n·•tn.f*

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affords to develop thei:v love of the beauti.ful and enla:rge

their resources by the study or this most delightful and useful art

may be able to devote much time to practice, and tak~ extra lesSOl'Uh

The course of inat!'uotion will be such as to prepare

the student tor independent work•l2

It is :tntet'esting to note the nama ¢r the first male

atudant11 so identified, in this same Catalogue bulletin He

was Walter Steves, of Stockton, Oalifoi:-nia, and he was enrolled

no cved1t was allm·1ed fol"' tu'*t in the :r:•egular program

M,;tdplfot I~!A.~!l.• 'rhe joining ot the University of the

1895~ had an i:mpe>vtant etfaet on the Art Department

IJ,bis unification brought to the tt'lculty Miss Etta E

I~ooth who htH1 been Principal of ·the 1\rt Department at Napa

College '!'he depar.•tment work, as listed in the Oa talosue of

l2on1va:t1a:L ty o£ the r>aoific, qat~l,Oa.H! st the Y.e.~ve:v~it?

9J: the Flc~!'io tt ;t,a:re•:!! (Silnta Cla1~a, Oaliror·nia aUn1 vers1ty o~

the '"'Tact: io, l87S"'"'7 ) , lh 21

l~Hobe:rt :v; • Burns, 1t'l:he Fb•st llalf Cen tUl"Y of the Ooll.~~a

the Paoif1o1 Stotlkbon; 1940), P• as

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14 subjeots nnd content$ li~ti&d•

IV • AH'r D.illl?Aref~~illN'J.l

1!he •1m t:>t th:ts depa1'tment is to fttt•n1sh P:Pf:iOt1oal and

thtl1oret1cu~l 1n.a1tt•l.lOt1on tn tba p1:•:ino1pl$a of the ~I~ts ot

dlt1sis,r~, and to :t~m111ft~:tl'<e t~1e t:§tud$11t v1lth the history, theory ~nd p:t'~()t1efl; ot ~vt.l"* ·

!!'he d~\UHlv.1pt:1on continues t¥1 th delin<~Ja tion ot the •n•eas

ot' d:t'tWiing wbich, nb&1ng thus ~'i'Jnn.,cted w1 th nt;nr>lt EHf<;'i'y

! · brarfcn ot-1nduatr71 1fture:ty-no -youn~ -t:nan or wonmn tiJt'ln a.t'fowd

to be without 1t.n · .tneJta·.-uctl.on w~s ott'<U?EH'i bl pt•aot1c!ll

geom~t:r•y, 1nst~wnentat1on 1 t.:r•ee band wo:rk, life drawing,

1'&1nt:tng 1n both w~JAter•O¢floJJ$ a.ml pilatel.1 compot~1t1on an<t

deaigt11 ~nd V!llr.1out d(;CO:t•$t1v' .at~t$, 'l'his was ~ i'out> ytUU"

Pl"Of.!l.~a:m1 and tlboae who :fbl1$b.ed the ootu•$e tn tccesatull.;y re•

ee1ved the 4$f*ree, ncu.lb$lot' 0'1: Paint1n~h

In the Oat&logue tssW':l of l8901 th41t A:rt Depa~tnnent

listed a Jn1ogvrnn ftJr a full tb:t7E!4') J$tara.- In ada1 tion tbtu*e

w~s tt sp~c1a1 thl;~£H't lf4Utv p:r.~osrtun £u:t~ th()ae desiring to spe• e1al1:a:e thil thG erea of (~~$1gn It is nt>teworthy th~t the Art

DepartmEUlt tun.utiotHl'!d undet't the :!J~an 0t the Oonstlr.*vatoliy of Mt.Ult1c ~his would follovt tbe line ot the tbinld.ng of those

who to4ay te•l thet the V&u~tous tinct a:vt t<wme, 11 tef:lla:ry,

musical $tid g~apl:\1c ~ $hould C()me und&t' thG d1reot:ton ot a

l4~hapa College, OQ

Oelifo~·nt~ l Napa Go

lU!e~.t!•

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16 Seh.clo.l of l'i'Wn~td ttea w.t tb dilN~ott~n ttf ~t rd.ngle doflth

As abown in tb\'l Olllta.lo&r;ue ot 1SQ4 ;.fiHS1 the At»t :Oaptn•t•

mant wtlts p.ttimillr:tly tunction1n1 Clt the Naiptl Oolleg€b otunpWJ,

altbaugb ~l"t W$e still boin! t~trt~ht ~t tbt'\l Stan J'os-e OollttS$

crnn:t,:n.ts J 'but i t wa,s now 11~t~d a$ 4ll'l ti!Cadamie dapartment out•

a1d«t th~ Ot.ml'HIU*Vta'thtl;t: 1f of Music, S$$1nn1ng on Ausu$t 171 1896,

all s$Ot!on$ of th& Un1 vere1ty w.,r • moved to C:oll~ge P~u~k, tlll'ld

tlU) Naps ot:uttpua vuJtsi disoontinued~ In t¥ha nfl)xt ye~r all wor•k l1st~d in the OtttalQ$U;6 Wt:UJ 1n the lUsto11y -of Avt

In U~97• aftal1 a ytuu'*'s abseno«"J, Miss £:~ooth took t)V0r

aot:t.vtll d;tlt"aQtion tUj ~,lJ~nclpal or th$ Art l:J~:1t>st:ctnJ0n·t on the

San ~·iHfJ$ eampufi! at <Jol.lfJge f*~~k M4!lr• tttelv• ye~rs at lihrpta

Ooll.egtlll W(l}re to extend to torty"*'eigb' yetuJs with the Pa~1t1e A!'t 1'kll;p!%rtm0nt

Dut1 il'l$ the p~r1ot1 1906 ,1910;: ·wtlat hacl b&(lln tbe Arr~t

lle,ptrll'tlliettt b~<U\~ tb~ School ot Art~: and M1s~ £13ooth ~otame

U:tr«;lot<H"• ~b1a $eb.ool stood 1omewbat otl,tside tl~e t'"egul~l~

tUUu.hm.d.c J?t*Oi!i:'-&m :!,•$ld;tng to tb.e "'• !> dtle,tt"t¥e• but students

wtn>te allowed iio t~fUl$i'a~ fllome un.its QJ: !3r>t to:t" C);tEHlit I~y 1910,

a l.~.tel"'l<l~J·Art OoU!'$$ Yl~s listed wh&P.0 ·uwenty .t,our unit~ '.;;Q:re

l"$(;}.Ub~t1 :tn Al't tOV3lll"d$ thtiJ dtiJ{P"&$ Ot l"IOh4lllor ot J\.l~iHh A

tll1nor WfHl also establ1sh$tl with $jixteen untts allowed f¢ll"

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{ c

-16

of the Pae1f1c$" the Sehool ot Jb:~t c•ua1e unde~ the t1i;le of the llacitio Cons(U'Vtrtory ot lt>i:us1c, Art and »;locution It was liatEJd

$t~p~:rti t(flJ !n the null.$t:tn· ot AU&)Ust ).911 u~ the Paoi.tie Oon•

GfU"VIittOl'il' Of J:t,l,tw J\rmouncement VUHl l'll&de in the rtovembsl? ltfll issue o1' the Bulletin that a Deps,x•tmGnt of DJ?-awing wtuil a J;>a:rt

ot the tll~rov!~!OU£JSe#!_ ;l'!_ti~~ ~±~-tt~l ~:t~t~ Oollaif.l•

the :f"ac1f1c to l'I;!Je.oram~nd stut:hmttl tn eX?t for St!d~e- oertifie&.t~e

tu~ special tetaoh~~a or al:it in publ1o eltu·~~nta:vJ and $tlHJondt~u•y

$Ohoolth ;t~~U.tt'tl$lf this fo~e~d the r~nlmat1'<m of a regt.tltu• tU't

progl:tam d~s1gned to~ four y~tU"S•

Again 1u :una tbt1 nanl$ of thee tu~e$ o!' :n~t 1nnta''UCtion beo{itme the Sobool of A.:.t•t lW 192~ two t~d<litiQnal :tnstr'turtoxts Miss l~uby JJ Zahn1 Ill Ooll<!)$8 of th$ Paotttc (;ll;"aduat®, and

LlQyd ·~ • O~as61-•bf!d jobuu'! Mis$ rJoO"tll in t~a~hing in the Sohool

o~ A~t and the Grapb1o Ax·t~f t;trea ot th$ Liberal Arts Oolleg(h

Oase lt$!1 au 1nott'uctol"' 1n $ing1n~~t"~in~~ artd physics who taught one nt$Chan1~Ql <i:rtnv1n€i oourae b·ut M1Scs Zinbn ca:t~x'iod a l~rge

p~oporti.on ot tbe flirt tetach1ng load with 1i:i.a.a Booth In l92i thel'& wt~• two oth~:r$-~Mva ~ Allatl I!~Gf>n 1 wiffl ot• the head ot

the d$p&~tm~:rrts ot p1ar:tu and u:r•gan who taugb.t ch1na · P,tU.:ntlnst and Mis~ M1J.dttfld Cr~v(;lv11 iftho' t~ught two ci att cour$el!l••'h~lping

to otilt*l!'Y th$- loatl of elt.UllifH~ 1 tor by l'lOV¥ 1 1n O:t"dOJJ to 8&€n~l:'e

.a tll"&dflnt1al for th$ 80CH'>ntla:ry Gl'i$tdO a titUden t needed to oomplete

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sixtr units in Art plus oth!&:tt oollflga rf.tqu1t,.t"Jmantth At thia t11li01 also, the llep~u"tll'A$-nt otteved msny cQuraes with low01•

division O:r$dit fox~ those not f4U~Al1tring tot~ the p:raraqu1s1tes

tor upp&l~ div1ston wo~lh In ttuJ~ t*'ll C"Jt 1924 tbe O$llege ot the Paoifie movea to £ltookton 'rhe Sehool of A:t~t t~,und itselt a

home amoxlg the $¢i&noea 1n Webel7 Hell wl:uu e it t'(tm~imad until l94Eh

School Q1' Allt1 tu1d the avt~ua ot t~~apb1o A~ts auttv1~d tls tb&

only tunotion1ng al!'t$ d<rH~ill'Utt!on 1:)1f l92g th$ ataft had ,,n•

Ol"&tUHHl to five pevsous; Elll but tltV$0 otl ~· p!l :t 1t•time btut1 ,h

the:N'6 w~s E1 $tvon~ ~.nnpluu~1$ <>n tb& lib~t~al ~t't~t$ baolq~round

tl van f.()'!' the Spa41Ql ~ 1 &$Ch1ns :Major trua t l"tl<J:ub:$d fo:~~ty un:t l;$

for oo:mpl3t1oth

Duving tbf.t year l9:Sl tho l)1v1s:ton of Fbl$ /irtt~ Wf\\S

ot gentraGd Wld$r the CllUt1t~11'lanship ot Obartles M f)t;mnis, Dean 0f

the Mu$10 Oon11ervator:r~ The 1rrbrt:>auctt~n to the mst~n~~1f1l on

this Division in the Bullotin of tbe Oollosl!)• D&oemb~r 19311

1!4ta test

lj,lhtl Oollet§e of the Pac1ti<l htUI hcrt$n a p:toneel? in tbf.t

'tt&OO(,gnit1otl ot tho tine tu'*ta as V$ltiA.able oont:t~1butor·s to ge!l$t'a.l •<Jua&t10lh ??be ·p:t.~etumt dep~l,.tmonts ot f$l•a'phie

a~tH3, mua1c aind s:peeoh ~tte tbe rtUtulta ;ot many <hH.lE\des

1mpox•tant p#lrt 1n th4J cul.tu~s:l l1!'e ot tho Ooll@gG

'fl10 Q()UZ'IS$S ott•red in thia 41 v£&1orl hav4tl b&un a:r•J~tmi&d

to me&t the nettds of all oltU:ttatUJ ot st.udont$'""<1llthtlBe <ltl'Jaiving

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18

desiring to improve ability in these fieldsJ those looking

tcl:'Wavd t<> pJJotessional work as ar>tists, musioians, acrbors 1

and in other fields requiring ability in public speaking;

and those Q&$1r1ng to rfaoh, either in the schools and

colleges or privately ·

~he name o£ thaD1vis1on was ohenged to Division of

the same

Reoent yEutrs Miss Etta E Sooth :retil'ed in 1937 just

at the time the College ot the Pao1f1c became a senior college

Miss E Grace Ward picked 1J.P the·mantle of leadership.and

ea:r•ri&d on as Obab1man of Grsphie A~ts unden." the renamed

Division of A:vts and Letters A restatement of the aims· and

objectives of this Division was written under the leade:vship

of Fl ed :t •• Fa:ttley1l

Whe·aim·of.this division is two fold: professional and

eul tu:ral Teaoht>rs ot li~nglish 1 ot for-f/iign languages 1 of

art, ot m~s:to, of speech are trained hereJ artists, mus:tQians, actors, writers, public speakers, may p:vepare hette tox' pro"" fessional o·areerth But beyond this, the cultural background

ot a happy l1.t'e 1s nourished by knowledge or one's own· and to:re:t.gn language, o:t'eative muateal, spoken or written eX""

pression, wide reading, acquaintanceship with musie and'the

and people of othev time$1 and an appr~oi.tation of all

inte'lleotul\1 and artistic aehievement.J.e ,

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1\h!$ tz•end toward m D1-vts1on 8ilons tbe line of Vll'uitt is now ()!i;tlled the human:tt1es was halted in tbe f$1ill'.t l9Z8 All

tbe v~rious ()1se1pl1nes wh1eh had b$an ttndev the, aevt.tl'*al diV1•

atonn~ n(ladtrlgtl.t :retturned to on• list or majo:tt depoXttment$1

wi th:tn the i!l ~UlJ&W<:>:t?k ('>f the ·ltbeval arts oollee~fl· L11;tle

aqtual Qhfimga took :pl.t:Hle dut\1ni the next $Ohool yf.up ,· 1959•

19401 except that the n~un• W&S ohsm,ed si.mply to "A:vtn t:twom

Heynolds; futu:t"()j ohairm~n ot the depaxitm~nt, joined ·the statt

lU.ea Wattd left too Oollecse, stte1~ mttny yea~s <~f t¥~1thi'ul

service 1 du:~·irt~ th$ 1942-43 $46\dGmte yt!ftU'• ll~nJ depex'tu:;;~a lett

M~ss gu!ianne ~SUh$Uer aa t'b('> onl1 ll'1$lllbe~ of th«t a~t t·~wtiltJ to

~~~PY on the he1":t ta~.~e ~a ~ha1rman1 chtl?tng these lean war yeEu•s •

In 1946 th.s Depttt ttn~mt ot io:•t dec1d&d that it might

s~n·va th$ 1ntH.'11:'0Stll! ot $tludents bette.t:t~ if it l£U!H~e a

d1.t!je:c•&nt1-ation l)&tWt:tEtn thoBI!rl 1n.te1~eat$d in tll$ rtn~ ~t'ts 1 applied ~u:.•t$

&nd s.u't edu~ation, ~he t•.t~:~$t aJ?ea ntu't~ed vuut to be np:rfmar*1l.y

of: 1nteif(tblt to ~m.e wh() td.shed to pa.t?t1o1I.J&;te in c':Ml&tiv~ a:t1t

a<1tivit1(1Uh1'lt '.rhe!i a:};)pl1ed avt$ it~~IA was a curt•toulur!l daa1gned

tor th0$6 intel:'lf#tl ted in tho pJ;•ot&GJlli!)ntttl f~i&lds of oomrll$t•c!al

&1r.td i:rHtlt:Ulta~i.~l trvt Jlr~t &dt~b~ti<~ll Wf~$ des5.gn$d fox~ those ent&l'*"'

Tha .Depe:r~tmEUlt also s~i:l.nod r~ew GI,U.Sl'\tf(tJJ$ and ·~ nGvr otltlil'¥• :m:ul; Heynold$• 1n th1a ycun."• All 0tt~vt$ wtt.tte mQde to ent:u:m:t.'l.age

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th0 UJ$jO~~ from other d1s<t1pl:tnes t$ ltiHU'll ot 1 tl4nd expax~1ence

the (101 ot:1 c.:re$tl1Qn and development ot Ol'att skill$•

IIJ:., OBJlt10~IVE~ \11< 1'HE OOLLiSGJ

01}1 'l~nm PAO:tl~,IO AlUJ l'11S Alt'!1 D!lJ?A.R!J:Mf~N~ l~S

!lit! 9~¢>1*.$!~ Sl~ .t~.c.~.lY.~!.·

- - - - - - -

-th$ Ooll&g~ ot tho :?ae1tto 1$ ~eadil:r €lVI&lilGbl$41 s1-tlC$ tA faculty

OQmttKf tr\i(JCJ) ~$ pEn,.t ot 1 ts VIOt'k dQfl$ ~tta;v th~J iMethodist OhUl"Oh su~vey ot 1956• pu·t much tht:rusht tu1d study into su~h a $tate• ment The FRcu'lty vot$d its app1~ovtnl ot the rov,.s~d :rm~.u:, and

thos0 obj0~t1v~iJs ra$J be found t'ln p$ge ten ot th$ Ct~ t:al.og e>t the

College ot th~ Pac1t1Q fo:r th() ;raa~s l958 lfi60 While iH1e ~uhole

st$tttnwmt ;ts a:ign1f1.cl\nt tor $t't U1ldtl:r-$tJinding of the ttt<uu1:tng

of tbe 0t)ll$g«J' ~· philosophy ot e<hv.l~t1on, two sentances have

p$:rot!oulflt~ 1mpl1e~t1¢mlil 111 GonnEtottQn n1th 'tll:1s ~tmdy

1 The Qollege of ttl$ Pac!t1o a.t;t* to px•o'lifide eouvstuJ

of, study wh:tob will annhl«t 1ts students to ob~~:tu a com10i>

p:r-ehGn«t!ve :U.ber$,1 tar~ta $duoat1on••a f.u;.ve~: o:t) aub.1eetti

leat!U.ng to the d1sc~VfitV1 of thE~ fundtmental nratm.-.tl): ot

11l&n f!Irld the uni V~l"EHl 1 an4 $ gt%n~r~J ~equaintau:lCe with and al'PreciQtion of man's h1EJ,ory ~mi erellt1ve caohie'Vemtult:J1 p:r.Eu~tmtfuit ih sueh ~· Wtly fUl to df>velop 6\l&~·b c~1t1Qsl

thinld.neb tiiHltlf e:J!tiiil!e&tdon and skill in d1a<H'>Ve:?:•ing in~utth

~ ~ 0

4, lhe CJollE~~& ba:U.evEt.s in a t:r;•if*nttlJ u1utua11 ty l.')tlJ•

tw~en stu\1etl'f:I$!J end r~eulty, att.d ir) an aet~.Vtl pf.'og:r•t.tm of

stud~rtt aot1v1t1et~ to g1v& cppC>l:¥tunity g9X' era$t1ve exp!les

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Wb~t :ht tho :t'&l&ltion or the proposed p:.;,r>gt"f*m, sugaested

in th1a :t"f!U.t.ea.roh, with those oon~epts &.llo:pt•esaed 1n these two

S{!}ntenr.HuJ 1

In tb& fb•·st GtUoted $turbt)ttC$, tbe rootter ot uf>ene:t"al

ac~uaint~noe with c:veative &4hiev~unentan woul.d be very much

in k&f(p1ng with the p:t-op0$14td pttogr!ltl3• It would be .tmpoeBibl~

to do any wo:r,~k: of tbe natut~e $U,Sg0$tl$d hevev.~:t.tb~P without

g$tt1ns into the :v~alm ot Qt>C!'uttlvity ll;:v$n 1t a student

d()H11ved to bGg1n suob can expe:r-1$nCe with p:£'e-con€.u1)1V<Hl, ~.m• o~1g1Ml des1$n$, the $t1mul.at1.on of the group a'nd the dil"ao•

t!.on that othtU;<S m:tght d$s1:1'J$ to t~ke would unqu&nt1t:mably

the e:~pe~1tnaoe would be o~eatiV$ not only :tn 1 t~ physi0€!1

chat"atrtfitt•isti<s$ but also !n the mentel st1n~ulat1on such •n

~he second ettttetnent (nunlb$:V tour of the o:c~tg1nal l!at)

is Vtl:t'l ll\IUO'h in kiit~pin{~ with thi$ p:r_~og~"~nn ~e it 1;s eonoeived

It itll gEU'U.tlltall;y bel.d by ~t?t 0Cuori\tors tbat no ar:t labo:L"~to:vy ctn1 h&l.~ b~vl.n& mut.u~l1 ty betwe~m $ tu<ii~nt and faculty* 'fh.<n:'e must btJ a oons.tant ~!ve and tnke of ide$$ an~ <!unot1ons in o:rd"l"

that prodttoti:ve EJ~ptu~leuot.nt c•n result I'!; thei~$ is to bt)

o!leat1ve exprte:uJ11.7n., 1t ia only thf*(}'Ugh .me~rd.ngf"l 1rrte:rtH'Jt1t>ns

that it can oo nu1•tur~d tmd tUUl i l1 0vh9l Such 411 progl~nm ~.ts th$

on(; auggE~st~1Hi b~u·e wr:ruld 1mplament the chud,:tJEHi obJeotiV$ ot ean

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22

for creat-ivity

!!:!! Art p~pa:!:*tme~~ ,ob.1eot3.ves on January 24, 19591

better intePpl•et the work of the department• Among the ideas

1 The department functions to serve all students of

and ti.\esthet1c baokg:r.•ound for understanding the arts."

2, While the department naturally functions to serve

of serving u the non art majors who \v1ah to part:toipa te in some

time skills or semi•prof'Eu"Jaional interests

One ot the goals listed in the same letter errtphas:tzes

to touch all

OOl"l".l&l"is of campus lite via a program of exhibits, exchange

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on special ooeas:tons." While thf) depaz·t~nt alms wePe stated

in gonG:val t6rms beo.sut.H:t ot' the g:t"*oup to vshom the lctit<tv waeJ

~u:Jdres$ed, this $ilErtemel·rt cl~f,j:t 1 ly 1mpl1tUJ the sense ot "spon

s1b111ty thtilt the dt:tpatttm~tu:at teet• !t has to be a vi.te;l, tuno-

t:ton1ns un!t i;n ~ll act1vit1ef§ or eoll~ge life••be they aoa• dem1o ot~ cu~tva~curv1c~\la~ 1 • ~ A:rt DE){la;rtment Ct)U.ld t~eaeh this

~oal better th:t,.{ntgh aeX"vtng its student porntl.n.t1on vd,th non.,

O&"~edtt $tud1o hrntrm • It 1ti eonsiatent VJ!tb prosrttuiai ve ta'!1't

EH.'Iuet~tion philosophy to d<:> so

Both tbe p$.! 10fH>llal .l 1 C'Hh'i$aVOh or th~ 1nV!f.'tSt1@atGr1 end the

~esponeses tXlo:m othtn• Qttt &duc~to:rG in tbe :fi~ld h~v~ tailed

tG b.t~1ng to tbe ftU•G ~n1· tn 1ting Qi'l Pl Q~~a,ms of th~ natur-e

he!l$w.:1n p:ropo$EH'J • In ffict no WJ:i1t:tngs even aug~ttUJt1ng pa.:r-ti•

(H'lltn""S ot tb13 pt"Ot~ram have betut d1$00Vt\l:red, At the 3~mo time,

mtm.y IU?tittltH3 ln pttO:f4\t.Sfl1iOllll!l jGHll~rt~ll h~Ve gi V$n hintt:t th~t

tbf.t expe}Jimental labe,p~t<»:t"1 1d~f! :J.s Ctne th~t i:a shar-~d by m4m'f•

Pfal?hap$ the $haor :maanttud~ ot the 1detil has bean too, g1,e~t f011 th& lar.-g{.f S<.lhools tln<l too P!'l~ te:nt1ou.a tor' thf.l $m$ll On4U! •

A 1::0w wn'*1 t~r>s ~llude to non wortHli t op~n l$btH,;tA'tOl"1&1ll, of

one fo1~.m OT' ~notb.0:r• but they do nQt cite $-Xamples by acbo~>ls

or-,

inn~t~uotora ,., 'l?he#& wtf'1 t$:vs t~f}6m t<O b$ indtcst1ng than th~

studios a:r•<i open, ~as lon:t~ filS ~H'l:meOU$ i.a in the building, i*ol?

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t~.rt stu~nt€1 to oomf) and wox•k on pz.:,.oduct1ons •l.l~a3!f'ly in j'}l?f)gt•fU.is

tor :~~au:l.~~ olasa:e$ 'l:here a:ve tvto t;tppt~~H~ohes to the quf/i$t1on

studios for~ tbo8e alr&ttdy ~nrolled tn art oou~stu~ !J:'he other

would be th$ offering of studio en.perten~e f.ot~ those not nl•

:r•eady <nn~oll~Hl in tlrl $Ce.ved1ted r.-ir•t QOtU'•t~re in O:!:'Gtlt• thrAt

-e:r•t departmen't:tJ shG!lld try to do the foPmu't•, cons1starrt with

tbe ~'bilitW of the ate,tf to di~fHlt the p"t~oe;lNinn and the bullding :t 1$gl.\latio:na which tnske rocms eva:t~ble at ::;thtw th~n dtlyiltme

bours !~~ueh ~an b.eJ dor:~.e along the$0 lin(H$ by utili:aing mtt~.tff

at.u$1$tf:in.ts o:t• ,~x·adu~te $$Sistants as t•epres~ntQtives ot the

al~~ady $nroll~d

~tt would appem.:~:> th~n, tb$:t V¥h1le the 1dea of t1 c:v¢ta t1 V$

laboil~tor;;r fO:i"' libt~rral a~ttt:s fltudtitnta 1El not unknown, ao !'tn, it

htHt not \)EteJl extena1 tt$lJ'1mol1e:1a$d

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~HE ,fili.!GIS*!*ErRlNG S'J",~'UD!i!N~$ 1 SPitiNG, 1959

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COLLEGE OF THE PACIFIC DEPARTMENT OF ART

In developing a continuing responsive program to meet the desires

of the students of the College of the Pacific, the Art Department would

appreciate your sincere and complete answers to the following brief

questions

1 Circle your present year in college 1 2 3 4 Grad

2 My academic major i s

-3 Did you have an art course in high school or

a If so, indicate the approximate number of

different courses you took H S J C

4 Have you taken an art lab course at Pacific?

a If so, indicate the approximate number of

different courses you have taken

5 Would you have been interested in art instruction,

outside a formal class experience, in which you follow

Yes No

your own interests without academic grades or credit? Yes _ _ No _ _

a Would you be interested iJ;J a place to work, with

materials and tools but without instruction? Yes No

b Would you have been willing to pay a fee for the

6 Please check the list of art mediums below in which

you would like to have instruction on the basis as

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