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Identifier: literarydigest60newy (find matches)
Title: The literary digest
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York : Funk & Wagnalls (etc.)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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roval, following with the assertion that the inspiringmotive in this war was, of course, the freedom of humanityand human brotherhood, and somehow a memorial shouldsymbolize these things. Smaller communities may, however,be justified in a moderate commingling of the utilitarian with thememorial purposes, and the ^Municipal Ai-t Society of New Yorkhas provided for this. The Detroit Free Press, whose words wequoted at the beginning of this article, seems to look favorablyon this plan: An increased appreciation of what is really beautiful hasmade some of the old monuments somewhat in the nature ofartistic eyesores. They are prized, not because of intrinsicmerit, but because of their associations with the past and ourmemories of the sacrifice they stand for. Standards change;what was regarded as a triumphant expression by one genera-tion may be scorned by its successor. Future recognition de-pends upon fidelity to the great principles of monumental The Literary Digest for March 1, 1919 31
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Courtesy of The Evening Transcript, Boston. BELGIUMS MEMORIAL TO HER MARTYRDOM. Ypres, by request of the Belgian people, will stand for all time as a monument to the futility of hate. art. These memorials are to endure for a long time and shouldnot be examples of monumental frightfulness. As an aid toward education in what to do or what not to do,the Municipal Art Society of New York City has issued atwenty-eight-page bulletin for distribution throughout thecountry. Examples of good and bad memorials are figured, andthe brochure is of special service in its list of the different kindsof memorials, thirty-two of which are suggested, and can beconsidered according to the size of the town and the amount tobe expended. Half of the suggestions are for memorials primarilyarchitectural, but call in the aid of sculpture. Among theobjects indicated are arch, band-stand, library, open-air theater,fountain, bridge, clock towers, community house, flag-pole■nith ornamental base, and memorial par

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