The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-14 00:00:00

(P signifies paned and Z excellent.)

Um Os estniqy Mune PRIM
Wood. Persototive Ifsnry Tilley, freehand: Henry
Salashery. freehand; Ella Mash, freehand. and prize;
Charles Helmuth, freehand,. and prize: James Hannah,
=: Jane Geese, eiometry ; Francis Freeman,
sad model : James Foamy, medals ;Ed)th Evans,
freehand and geometry Charlotte Brat esesprrive,
sad prias ; Aim Dymond, freehand, models, and prim;
Wheals* Denise. freehand Bownnah Raimouthe. per-
irpective. sad prize' William Hobbs, geometry ; Caroline
Allardyre, freehand. Fall oirtilicatee—Francis Pearce,
prize; Mary Hardy, hriermo—Welter R. Bawler, second-
Mass advanced °moldiest*,
Tenn Darm—Allos How, aria,
Pans. Mies Ruston, Ranted "Dorset Poems,'
Hardy's " Return of Native," /Motley's Works, and "Old
Ouriodty Shaw r Hiss How, photographic view Whoa) ;
Kim K. Wiliam, promenade photographic album; Was
Deana, efacenlay's iAlre and B trues' "Poems Mr.
Pews, "Italian Pests" and "Eoglish Pest.;" Miss
Geedfeetym, photographic album; Mr. Tilley, desk; Mies
BaYreathe, lingslow's Poona"
Mr. Bummer saki on the whole, the report wiui
satisfactory. It chewed t.hist they had held their own,
as they had dam for the last IS years. With regard
to the finances, there had beep sapertl exhibitions
lately for the benefit of Trinity Chars*, sigti ke saw
before him now many of the ladies who had :raped
in the work, and be had no doubt if they were only
eakird, they would come forward and give an exhibition
In aid of the School of Art. (Applanos.)
The Ottainguip then distributed the prises.
Dr. AlYnameg moved the adoption of the report,
and said he c mid add but very little to the remarks
made by their worthy charms; and secretary. He
c csidernd it was a matter for great congratulatioa for
the people of Dwelsester —lnd be war one of thaw
now—that they bad mob a warm supporter as their
chairman, whose tare and ettaligsant in matters of
art was a great encouragement Having id the
of art study in India, he ealitebleheazi
17•76:hat Dorchester would take up the move.,
aad he trusted they would moon hear from their hard.
working honorary illocretary that a rimponee had
been made to his argent appeal, and that the funds
had very largely increased. (APPlaure.)
The Irv. Mr. Garr seconded the proposition. He
congratulated the meeting on the progress which the
school had made, and on the prospect of a better build,
(stelause.)
Mr, J. F. Howse proposed the following gentlemen
am sneripare of the committee for the School of Art :
Rev. H. Everett, Dr. Aldridge, Mews. A. Ifcroo, T.
B. Biggs, A. Lock, J. IIL Lash. A. Pope, H. By-
combs,- W. How, W. Pardon, Major Leigh, Captain
Amyatt, Rev. W. H. Barnes, and Bev. A., A. Leonard,
Hs did not think they could have • better committee,
as many of them had acted before ; and they must
thank them very much for their past nervier. There
was now every prospect of the school fiourishirg
(Haar, hem.) Referring to the number of persons
who Wended the evening clams, he ooneidered they
were the ones they liked to spoeurage logo the school.
It wee all very
_well for people to attend who could
aford to pay their own fees, and went merely to amuse
themselves as it were, but the great Agar for which
the School of Art was established was to bring out the
latent Cleat of the workirag-classes. (Hoar, hear.)
Therefore, he tram very pimpled to see this increamin
the earrings, and hwed it would be maintained and
still further incurred in years to coma (Applause.)

Mt. Lan seconded the proposition. He suggested
that their annual meeting should be held at the begin.
•ning instead of the end of the term.
Dr. Awanxis said the very pleasing duty devolved
upon him of proposing • vote of thanks to their
worthy chairman for presiding on this interesting
occasion. He was sure they would sadness this send-
meet at ostos by accismetion, not only for his kindness
In presiding, but for the very interesting information
which he had given them. (Hear, bear) or two
remarks which had fallen from Kr. Hodges were, he
thought, very important It bad been • matter ol
great regret to him that since Schools of Art had been
established they had not been taken more advantage
at by des mechanic and the •rtisan dam technical
educed= was now so very important that =lwo the
working-ciamee tried to improve and become skilfal
workmen, the beat work of the country would go to
other pleas. That had been distinctly told them in
an interesting lecture by Sir John Bennett. He had
said that the best work in London all went to other
places, Belgium, Prussia, sad other countries, on
account of the went of skilled workmen. Them art
schools, which had not bees established very long' and
the higher education of the lower dames, would after
a time tend to improve this state of things. He would
call upon any parent, of the young folks who were
Present, and who were mechanics, to do all they could
to send their children to the school to learn the useful
and beautiful art of drawing. (Applause.)
Mr. Aims) Porn seconded the proposition. He
was sure they must congratulate themselves in having
obtained in Mr. 'hobo such • worthy successor to
Mr. Moyer, who, for so many years, had taken the
chair at their annual meetings. Kr. Rankin had
shown them that he not only bad a thorough practical
knowledge of the art of drawing and painting, but he
also appeared to be a thorough judge of works of art,
and he was powered of Wm Taalities, which they
ought to expect In the gentleman who took the chair
at these annual meetings of their School of Art.
(Rear, hear.) They ware delighted to bare one who
belonged to the *aunty to occupy that position. He
should to see this school supported very much
more by people who lived in ths vicinity of Dorches-
ter than it ws• at present. The population ol the
town was 'mail, but if they could get people who lived
In its vicinity to take an interest in this school it
would not be so much in want of funds se at present,
There was one point he wished to allude to, as it
appeared there was misconception on it. Mr. Hodges
hoped there would be a larger attendance at the OVID•
log daises, whilst Dr. Aldridge also seemed to think
the attendance then wee not so large as it ought to be
He could tell them the reason of that. It was because
them was not sufficient accommodation. They had
not been able to accommodate the students who would
enter the evening clam's. H. himself had attended
the school evening after evening, and bad sem students
actually turned away from the classes because there
was not room for them to sit, and they could not
possibly put two young ladies oa one chair. ( Laugh-
ter.) Before this day next year, however, be hoped
they would quite remedy that. He hoped they would
have their school of art not only built but occupied, in
connection with the county museum, and he hoped
subscriptions would come in sufficiently fast to
amble them to complete the school and make it an
honour and ornament to the town, and thin they
would not want to go to Charrainster to borrow •
room for laving an art exhibition in, but they would
be able to bold it in the county town. (Applause.)
Colonel OLDIIILLD said as treasurer be wished to
remind the meeting that it was only by the most painful
economy that they had been dale to keep their beads
above water, and that if they are to have • new room
before the end of next year they must make greet exer-
tions to furnish it. (Applause.)
It,. SAM mid with refergoos to the Government
grant, for the present year, it might be thought
that owing to • reduced amount having been received
from the Deportment the school had somewhat fallen
back, but such we; not the cases for in two years only
(in 1878 and 1879) had the school obtained so high •
sum. In 1978 pupils were put in for advanced examiaa-
tious, and in 1879 many were examined and poised first
class, so that none of them could be again examined in
the sons subject: but if they considered that, with ten
1.. in number and the average wad taken, the school
occupied m high a position in this respect as in any
former year. In the second-grade examinations the
following was • comparative statement with the
previous year ;—Students psaned-1879, 9; 1380, 16.
Certificates obtaimd-1879, 10; 1880, 13. Prizes-
-1979, 2; 1890, 6. Looking at the general work done in
the school during the year it must be apparent to
every one that the drawings, as a whole, are much in
adviume of previous years. In termer years the
walls ware half covered with elementary drawings
In freeimad, but now room wee only found for • few
selected ones from each of the younger pupils. Students
were no longer kept for any great length of time in the
lower stage., and a bolder style of work throughout
was to be noticed, particularly in the chalk drawings.
Alluding to the ksenn-.a of the national competition,
Mr. /taker said 169.147 works were sent up to South
Kensington from the schools of art in the United
Kingdom, but out of them only 989 were referred to
the Examiners for National Competition. One of
these works, • study of the burdock from Nature in
, water-co/our, by Mias Alice How, was 'elected and
hung. Only half the schools were represented in the
higher awards above the third-grade prizes. It should
be mentioned that three students sent in works for the
advanced second higher grade certificate, and each
I passed one drawing—namely, Leonard Lost, egg plant,
, in cludk ; Alice How, capital of column, in chalk;
, Walter Bawler, group of models. in sepia.
Mr. BANES/ having briefly acknowledged the coup
Ipliment the proceedings terminated.