The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-26 00:00:00

IMPORT.

GIMPLZVEN,—The seb-committee appointed by you
for the management of the Bridport School of are, has
much p'essure in being able to report that the hiatruce
lion give. in the various branches of drawl's', during
the past year, has fully justified the very lAEA charecter
given to Mr. Dewar Cempbell by the Governnieet I
authorities of the Science and Art Department at Booth
Kensington, London, and that your sub-committee con-
siders ita labours to have bees mueb lightened by the
tact and urbanity Mr. Campbell has displayed in the
four classes which are composed of such very dissimilar
elements, and in which there are such differentiae in age
It, therefore, nwornntends that the same gentlemen who
ao kindly promised to guarantee £2OO last year,
guarantee £lOO for the ensuing year. and it takes this
opportunity to congratulate the committee upon the
eniinent financial success of this attempt to bring first-
class instioction in eine art within the reach of the
Labouring classes of this town and district, for although
the eapensea have beeen veay heavy, obiefly caused by
the necessity of supplying a brilliant ins light to the
Mechanics' nizlit elm*, nevertheless, not only will the
guarantors of last year not to be called upon, but there
will probably be a small balance in our bon, treasurer's
hands. We recommend £lO to be presented to Mr.
Campbell, in addition to the sum agreed upon, as an
acknowledgment of the very great pains which he h..
taken. Of the 156 pupile who have received instruction
in the venous branches of drawing. 31 were in the morn-
ing class; 22 in the afternoon : 44 in the mechanics'
evening; 65 in the boys' and 'Lb' Genera School ; and
of these, the greater number still remain under instrar•
Mon ; the result being, that, of this number, there went
in for the Government examination, 48; of whom 18
peened, including 11 who took poises, which Government
ban promised to send down in time for the distri-
bution of prizes next Friday. Of the 18 who paned. '
12 worked 17 papers during the time allowed,
one hour, end six sent up satisfactory drawings. The
members of your committe who undertook to conduct
the examination, agreeably to the instruction received
from the Department at South Kensington, can testify
how cseeedingly well all the drawings were done, and
that the reason why more did not peas, was probably
due to the competitors not being able to finish their
papers in the short time allowed for doing them. At •
later examination, the result of which has not yet been
made known, two pupil teachers and 23 ;ulnas of the
General School worked 28 papers, three of them being
Iron model.; the majority of these papers had to be
worked in 40 minutes; the result was most satisfactory.
copsidering that not only was the subject fairly difficult,
but the c rroperitors were literally children. Thanks to
the liberality of oar worthy Mayor, the hononary
tre neer of the School cf Art, there has
been • third competition, the results of which
we hope to plum before you on Friday,
when, by examining the competing drawings, you
will be able more thoroughly to appreciate the progress
that has been made by all the churn and especially
among the students of the mechanics' even,ng
Oil.. Ass result of a consultation with Mr. Campbell,
your sub-committee advises that the two sessions of the
scholastic year be divided into two terms of ten weeks
each, and that as a rule no pupils be received in future
for • shorter period than one term. [A scale of fees,
with the arrangements for the Mamas, ho.. was here
appended.] Your sub-committee cannot conclude this
report without gratefully acknowledging the assistance
they received from the bon. secretaries of the Literary
and Scientifie Institution, in sundry *lterations and
changes that had to be effected; and almo the liberality
of the Gas Company, and the unsparing Lid of its
obliging ofileials.—J. M. P. Morranu, Chairman.
School of Art, Etridport, 12th June, 188&

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Mr. J. P. Stephens moved, and Dr. Hay seconded
the adoption of the report, which was carried
unanimously.—The report of the honorary treasurer
(Mr. Collo') was also unanimously adopted. The
approximate account showed the probable receipts to
be £197, mod the probable payments £193. The
thanks of the general committee were unanimously
given to the managing oommittee. On the motion
of Mr. J. P. Stephens. seconded by Dr. Hay, the
following gentlemen were elected for the awning
year : —Mr. Montagu, president. Mr. Colby, boo.
treasurer, and the Rev. B. L Carpenter, Iwo. sec.
The general committee elected the following am
members of the managing committee : —Mr. Montagu,
Mr. Beard, Mr, C.,lfox, Rev. H. L Carpenter, Mr.
J. P. F. Onndry, Dr. Hay, Mr. J. T. Stephens, Mr.
Sutall, Mr. C. Tucker, Mr. J. Williams
. . .

Oo Friday evening"eere distributed the prises
and pus certifioates awarded by Government, as
well as the prises given by T. Golfo:, Esq., the
Mayor. The chair was taken by the prof/admit,
J. M. P. Montagu, Eaq., who very ably and clearly
detailed to a numerous =diem., amonpt which
were included the elite of the town and neighboar-
hood, the proosedings of the school for the past year,
and one and all were deliihted with the great
success which had attended the operations of the
institution, and with the many really beautiful
specimens or the papas' art which adorned the
I wall&

The Government Prime were taken by Mrs. OoHos,
ramie drawings; J. H. Dunham, box of colours; John
Cox Persons, box of colours; J. G. Westlake. boa of
inatruments ; Mary Champ, box of colours.
Prime were also taken, but which have not yet been
sent by Government, for the beet drawing during the
yair done by the stechanica, by H. Hemming, J. C.
Parsons, 0. D. Ward, A. G. Milverton, Jane Halls,
Ann Hall.
Tbe Mayor's first Prise. —BlMmette of Juno on
, Lambert ; let honourable mention, Wee
Chow..; 2nd ditto, Wise Halls; 3rd ditto, Lambert;
Ten pod, G. Marsden ; ditto, Fooks.
2nd Prise for Student's under 12 yeara—Box of
oolours, H. Ball.; honourable mention, C. Knight;
very fair, NW A. &MS ; ditto, Him Ellen Pucker.
ambanical Prise.—Box of in/Mamas* J. C.
Persona; honourable mention, Mr. Westlake; very
good Swagiad ; ditto, - Garner.
Prim for General fichoola—Box of colours, F.
Haddon; bormarabla mention, C. Knight; very good,
Roman.

Votes of thanks Wen tesuninoneiv given to Um
President, the Mayor, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Palmer,
and to Mr. J. H. Smith. The promedinge termi-
nated with an innottecoment that a prise would be
given next yew for the beet water•oolour drawing
done by a few& student, and another for the beet
oiloolour drawing, and that the school would re-
open on the Nth ot Aare..