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The Campus Mirror I he Links Between Fort Dearborn and Art Institute Edwin-a "Westmorland, ’37 As the crowd at.-the Century of Progress look at the. painting called Arrangement in drag and Black: by the artist Whistler lmt known simply as The Mother by the public who love it and look upon it as the symbol of l niversal motherhood and then go to visit the famous old Fort Dearborn, I wonder if they realize the link between the two; for there is a very definite and interesting link between them, historical as well as cul tural. It was Captain John Whistler who drew the plans for Fort Dearborn about 1833 and was second in command there^, and it was his grandson James Abbot McNeil \\ histler who painted this famous picture. But we must not overlook the. other mem bers of this famous family for they .gre of interest and importance to us also. Captain John Whistler’s eldest son served as a lieu tenant under his father’s command. His eldest daughter, Sarah, was manned in Nov ember 1804, to James Abbot, a trader of Detroit, thus becoming the first bride of Chicago. Another daughter manned Lieu tenant Joseph Hamilton who was also a su baltern under Whistler at Fort Dearborn. But we are most interested in his son George Washington Whistler and his grand son James Abbot McNeil Whistler. The former graduated from West Point at the age of nineteen and was assigned to the artillery branch. He resigned his commis sion and embarked upon the engineering ca reer which was to make him world-famous and win for him the decoration of the Order of St. Anne by Czar Nicholas of Russia for his services in constructing the railroad from St. Petersburg to Moscow. He married Anna Mathilda .McNeil and to them was born James Abbot McNeil Whistler whom we have mentioned before. James tried to follow the profession of his father and his grandfather, that of a mili tary life, but his training at AVest Point lasted only two years. “Yet the loss of the military world was the gain of tin* artistic world of art,” we are told. This world-famous artist never saw Chicago, the home of his grandfather, a thing that he lamented many times. He would be consoled if he knew that today thousands of his fellow-Amerieans in this same city are standing reverently before his memorial to his mother “who had been the greatest single guiding force in his life and tin* further fact that not far away is another memorial t»»■ the first of his name in Amer ica, the log walls of Fort Dearborn." Nursery School \ r isitors There are many visitor- frequently calling at tin* Spelman College Nursery School for the purpose of getting an idea of tin* type of work that is carried on there. Among the visitors of this week were the Supervisor and twenty-five teachers of the DeKalb County Public Schools. The visitors arrived Friday. November 10, at 10:45 A.51., and were greeted by members of the staff, who showed them the rooms and equipment, and explained the purpose of each. They were given literature to read so that they might be acquainted with the systematic routine of the day. They were shown pictures of the early morning activities and were given an opportunity to read daily records of the child’s physical, mental, emotional and social development.. Each person observed the children as they engaged in activities on the play ground; the placing of toys in the garage, the routine of toilet activities and getting washed for dinner, the short period of rest just before dinner. They were able to see the youngsters in real action, each one performing his part to make the dinner hour an interesting time. The visitors re mained throughout the period for dinner and leaving at 12:45, saw the youngsters tucked in bed. Dr. G. A. Howell Physician and Surgeon 234 Auburn Ave. WA 1087 f If It 's Groceries, Call JARVIS J 95 2 Mayson T urner Avenue at Michigan ! JA. 7160 l I I i I I ! + +«■ CLOVER DALE DAIRY j Pasteurized Milk and Cream ICE CREAM ! Raymond 3919 849 Gordon St., S.W. WEST END AMERICAN Shoe Shop j 83 5 Gordon Street, S.W. Shoe Repairing and Pressing While You Wait J. R. BARRON U SON. Props. Phone Raymond 3626 MEDLOCK’S PHARMACY INCORPORATED ' Where Lee and Gordon Meet Phone Raymond 3161 “We Appreciate Your Patronage” What Arcturus Means to the Fair By Beulah Johnson. '37 The star Arcturus has a direct relation to the Chicago Exposition of 1933. It symbol izes the progress attained by science in an interval of forty years. Arcturus is only a pin-point of light in the constellation Bootes; only students of astronomy know how to locate it at all sea sons. It has been an object of concentrated scientific interest for many years, is approxi mately forty-light-years from the earth, and, because of its highly luminous qualities, sci entists believe that it consists largely of the same substances as the sun. This star has always been a source of more or less romantic sentiment for all those who have spent a large portion of their time in the open. Shepherds, while watching their sheep on balmy nights, have watched this star and wondered. To them, it was just a star among many others; so it was to many persons. But scientists began watch ing it and things began to happen. Observa tion of the star Arcturus was made easy because of its regular appearance. It ap pears early in our northern hemisphere and on nights in the warm months as well as in the cold ones. Finally, science won and now Arcturus functions for science. When the great Chicago Fair of 1893 opened its gates to the world, Arcturus flashed forth light rays that opened the gates for tlie Fair of 1933. The official commencement of the Fair of 1933 was sig naled by causing an Arcturus beam to im- pigne upon a photoelectric cell that, in turn, transmitted its power to instruments that opened doors to the science exhibits. Could there be a more significant way to mark progress? The light rays of Arcturus form a con necting link between the Chicago Fair, 1893 and the Exposition of “A Century of Prog ress" in 1933. Thus the two greatest fairs of the world are linked together by the path of a star ray. The star Arcturus dramatizes the achievement of mankind in the world of science, and it is one of the things that make the Chicago Exposition an Exposi tion belonging to the world. Since there has been no opportunity in lIk* May-June or the October is-ues to give space to the Century of Progress, we are devoting this issue to it. Instructor: You must have concentrated on the writing of that Autobiography. , Freshman: X<>, Miss Wilson, I wasn’t concentrating. I just -at down to think. The Silver Moon Barber Shop ALEX HARVEY, Prop. Where hIte Pioun-c i- Performed. < A Trial Will Convince You. j | 223 Auburn Ave.. N E. Atlanta, Ga. | | Phone JA 8760 Re». JA 72J1-J j