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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES -- Greater Oshawa Edition -- SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1928 CREATIVE PERIODS OF THE WORLD'S HISTORY Abs t Egyptian Excelled in Building Enterprise Six Thousand Years Ago--Influences Which Have Con. tributed to the Progress of the Centuries. By REV, FATHER BENCH . and early his. | tory, architecture is lost 3 in the impenetrable mists gigantic landmarks memorials of a distant ci- tion, were erected with and <hiblt me h acouracy ex such mar- vellous technical al, that they argue long ity with art and long ex ce in the practice of architecture. Four thousand years before Christ t had its wonderful system of ! tion, its magnificent dikes and water-works, and its architecture reached a truly wonderful de- velopment, The Pharaohs ruled with ted power, but the sober, prac- sensible turn of mind of the ptians directed their thoughts and ofts to useful, beautiful and con- structive work. As progressive people they towered above the surrounding races and in their proud self-con- REV, FATHER HUNCH the intellectual faculties should find time and opportunity for expansion, +! tly we are not surprised to sciousness exerted a strong | on other nations. The neighboring Phoenicians, famous for their skill in architecture, learned their art from the Egyptians, while the magnificent pullin s of the Hebrews were exe- y Phoenician architects, T o . It is extremely interesting to note how the Oriental mind influenced all other races and nations in their con- ception of artistic values, especially in' that of architecture. Ad The. earliest epoch of Grecian his- tory exhibits a flourishing condition of culture, and yet not only in their warlike undertakings, but in their do- mestic relations, there is a strong 8 stion of Eastern - influence, en Homer mentions costly and splendid materials, excellent woven stuffs or unsual metal work, these cuted learn that it was during this period the magnificent Gothic architecture was invented and spread from France to England, to Italy, to Spain, and to Germany; and yet the architects and builders in these countries did not slavishly follow the French mod- els, The architects and builders "of this period solved the problem of building effectively and produced or- namental effects out of actual struc- ture such as their successors have not been able to surpass. According to the old Latin proverb, "Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulei"--he scores every point who mingles the useful with the beautiful, and cer- tainly the builders of this age suc- ceeded in this to an eminent degree, Anything that is merely useful is generally hideous, but that which is Residence of T. H. McDowell This residence is located on the west side of the street. The lot is perfectly level and there were no trees which affected the placing the house. § The ground floor contains a large ing room for a house of this size. ts msions are 25' y 14 0" with a fireplace on the north side and a bay window on the east side. French doors lead from the hall in- to the living room, 3nd from the liv- ing room to the dining room and verandah. In the summer-time this enables the wh le Yo se 16 he open: up with a charming effect. e kitchen has the usual facili- ties, with one rather unusual fea- ture. This is a cupboard which in She kitchen appears as a dresser wg 0 li | stairs in this back back door and thence to the cellar, "enabling the furnace man to tend the furnace without entering the house proper. Main stairs of generous proportions lead off the at hal On the ground oor off thi on the north side, is the lavatory-coat room, The pass- age to the kitchen from the main hall stair has a further coat room and a telephone room. On the bed-room floor there are three bed-rooms and one bath room. These rooms are all of generous size, two being 14' by 11" and the other 19' by 14", Stairs run off the south side of the upper hall to the attic, which was left uncompleted, * The basement contains coal bin, laupdry, fruit. room and cool room, with brick walls for a vegetable room, Among the points of interest in this lan are: On the ground floor both iving room and dining room have southern exposure, The hall space is cut to a minimum without giving a crowded appearance and an excep- tionally large living room is abtain- ed. On the bed-room floor each bed- room has a cross-draught southern exposure. Probably the most remark- able fact about the plan is that the house without the verandah has an ares of less than one thousand square eet, always proceed from Ph or "Sidonian men." Greek influence and swer spread over Italy and France, roars those countries with Greek ideas and Greek culture with- out producing in the people anything approaching Oriental subservience, i! would seem the farther man ad- vances on the path of progress; the clearer 'stand out the differences of individual minds and the richer is the harvest thus garnered. John Ruskin once said that a prop- er. estimation of the accomplishments of 'a period in human history can only be obtained by careful study of three books--The Book of the Deeds, The Book of the Arts, and The Book of the Words of the given epoch. 1t will be conceded that a period in hu- man history is great in proportion to its success in providing happiness for the largest possible number of the peopl i tial requisite for the happiness of any people is the opportunity for self-expression--the opportunity to develop the intellect. ual faculties and the possibility to progress and rise above one's origin. al' station in life. Judged by these tests and those laid down by Rus- kin, we find that the ancients, while in many respects a truly wonderful people, did not enjoy the opportuni- ties and advantages that make for widespread and mass happiness. Their forms of government and their reli- gion militated against' them, The Christian Era Coming to the Christian era, we find the great fact that arrests our attention is the d d for the right of liberty and self-expression by the Rs Bo <a comsaitn INVITING, COLONIAL: GEORGE HENLEY'S HOME, useful and beautiful is a work of art, Herein lies the chief difference be- tween the building of today and that of the period of the Magna Charta. For this reason succeeding genera- tions have gone back with zeal and devotion to study the work of that time. It was not only a time of won- derful building, but also a time of great literary activity. It gave us not only the world's finest buildings, the manificent cathedrals, the great palaces, the many beautiful municipal Trees I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree, A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; of Ontario--and yet twenty beauti- ful cathedrals were erected, each onc a master-picce of architecture and cach one a veritable echnical school. In the matter of building, a friend- ly rivalry existed between the towns which served to bring out the tal- ents of the local artists, and, by the comparisons that were undoubtediy made, served to improve and educate the taste of the people, This was in the time of merrie England, and i is an-age of which the Book of Deeds and The Book of Arts and The Bouk of the. Words speak eloquently and quietly, challenging us to go and do in like manner, Much to Learn from the Past The idea of evolution has so tinged and influenced the thoughts of our generation that it is almost .im- possible to think that any period in the distant past should have produccd results comparable with those of our own time. Whatever truth there may be in the theory of evolution, we do not find any added eyidence for its acceptance from the intellectual history of the buman race. We may be "the heirs of all the ages in the foremost files of time," but one thing is certain, we have much 'to learn from the past. It would seem that the chief cause for so much of the present social un- ~Baceouy d J = re ii House and Plan of Popular Appeal: the Residence of T. H. McDowell. The people of Canada are putting a fairly large proportion oT they eainings into permanent improve ments, The times are prosperous, and a good part of the proceeds of the prosperity are going into more homes and better homes and more and better business premises. The extent to which the working capital of the country is being in- creased permanently is not reflected completely by the growth in savings accounts and bank deposits. The houses, barns, garages, store build- ings, office and apartment blocks, and factories which are going up all over the Dominion represent exten- sions of the national plant by which the industry and trade of the country will be carried on in years to come-- extensions which, to a large extent, are being made out of current rev. 3» The thing needed is not plans, od a man to execute it is a waste 3 money ; and as a rule, the more com paratively the details have beer thought out by a ma who is not go them himself, the is his chance of doing a larger but a plan without a man is as bad as a man without a plan--the more he has the more he wastes. . ~<Aqthur T. Hadley. The man who lacks faith in other men loses his best chances to work and gradually undermines his own power and his own character. Wedo not realize to what extent others judge us by our beliefs. But we are in fact judged in that way; and it is right that we should be judged in that way, The man who is cynical, whether about women or business or litics, is assumed to be immoral in is relations to women or business or politics, The man. who has faith. in the integrity of others in the face" of irresponsible accusations is as- sumed to have the confidence in oth- ers' goodness because he is a good enue.--Edmonton Bulletin. man himself.--President Hadley. _-- a ; Fine New Home of Osha op y oy wd on Simcoe St. South wa Dairy erving the Community Faithfully and Well STARTING business in 1910, we have a proud record of 18 years' continuous service, with the exception of a single day when weather conditions made delivery impossible, We have many customers who assure us that during that time they have never been missed or had cause for complaint, In order to keep up this standard of Quality and Service we have built one of the most modern dairy buildings in Canada of steel and concrete construction, Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. --Joyce Kilmer. rest would be removed if men today were trained for their work and were Sork Shes. thee prep. oot o Ww ir pr source of pleasure would be found in their oc- Supation, This training was formerly aj ough apprenticing the youth to master workmen, in time Squipped with the latest machinery and flooded with sunlight, ~~ This building is open for your inspection at all times, and we hope to have the pleasure of showing you this plant, if you have not already inspected it, SHAWA DAIRY GEO. HART & SONS, Props. 431 Simcoe Street South Phone 618 Oshawa buildings and town halls, but also the university and techmical school and the great national literatures that are the basis for all our modern litera- thre. and names that were born mot to 4 i T ¥ Educational Influences The creation of a work of arte t | the building of a magnificent cathed- ral with its wonderful stained-glass windows--which were really sermons in s--was eminently educational in ats effects upon the people of the | t neighborhood. same is true of the stately or the beautiful town hall. their services dur- ing the construction of one of those creations of art, the workmen devel- oped such a pride and sense of own- ership in their work that the build- ing became 2 book out of which they red more pl and education than could have come to them in any other way. England at this time did not have more than three millions of a popu- lation--about equal to the population | coal, 93. il Tate i i i H !