Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1916 — Result of Genius and Training. [ARTICLE]

Result of Genius and Training.

It is said that, one day, Michael An gelo, the great Italian artist, went to call upon a friend, and finding him away frpm. hoine, took a piece of chalk and drew a circle on the door. When the owner of the house returned and saw what had been done, he said: “Michael Angelo has been here; no other man in Florence could have drawn such a perfect circle as that.” Genius and long-life training were proclaimed by thathijnple cjtalk. mark on the door. It required but a moment to draw the circle, yet there was such character, such perfection, such reflected personality in the sign, that the artist’s friend could not for moment question whose hand had drawn it-