“We Discuss!’’—Continued from Page Forty-five
apparently been foiled by the weather from hiking and sketch-
ing (?), for their brushes, boxes and folding easles are scattered all
over the floor. These are the four ‘‘Mad-bad Art Students.”’ There
is a lengthy silence. ““The Energetic’ chews a pencil-end deliberately.
‘The Chortler’’ scribbles feebly on a pad. ‘““The Forty-Niner’’ and
the “Younger Member” lie flat, staring at the ceiling, idly puffing
on cigarettes.

The Younger Member (suddenly sitting up, upsetting the ash-

tray )—‘‘What are we all getting at, what IS Art anyway?” |

The Other Students (in chorus, showing signs of life)—‘‘Well,

what is it?’

The Younger Member—‘‘You know, I think Art is entirely selfish.

When you are working, you work for yourself. You don’t paint

anyone else’s ideas, or FOR anyone else.”’

The Chortler—‘‘That’s what J think. You paint to express what

you feel yourself, and it shows other people your feelings toward

your subject.”’

The Energetic (energetically wagging her head) —‘‘Well, I don’t

think so at all! You should paint to bring beauty into the lives of

other people.”

The Younger Member—‘‘Then you think Art is beauty?”

The Energetic (thoughtfully sucking her pencil-end)—‘‘Well, not

exactly; but you should paint beautiful things so that others can

enjoy them. We are able to see beautiful things, and we should,

through our pictures, help them to realize more fully the beautiful

in their surroundings.”

The Forty-Niner (breaks in)——‘‘But to me Art is more than that.

I don’t think it is entirely beauty at all! I think the Artist should

paint, model, play or write to give people the same emotion which

he felt.”

The Chortler (chortling loudly) —‘‘Do you people realize the din-

ner bell went about an hour ago? Food!”

Younger Member—‘‘What? Ye gods, late again!”’

Forty-Niner (gasping)—‘‘Mon Doo!”

The Energetic—‘‘Friends, Romans, countrymen, let us away!”’
(Curtain. )

SCENE II.
A long, low-ceilinged room. A typical lodge interior, bearskins hang
on the walls, a huge rough stone fireplace at one end piled with crack-
ling logs, tables of eight with steaming savory dishes on them. One
table near the outer door is occupied by three men: ““The Colonel,”

“The Forestry”’ and ‘“The ence Also four empty places. ‘“The
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