The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-22 00:00:00

SCHUUL OF ART.

The School of Art has been establihed in this toss
about 12 months, and has met during that time with a
decided success, the members now numberi .g !sone-
wheie between 50 aud 60. In April last Siworsi
were sent upto S .uth Kensington Deputation by 79
stud-tits. These simply included two sections, tile
middle class and the artizan, it being a new school no
works were sent in in the advauced section. thirl
grade prizes were awarded, but full gra, .41 were nia is
for the works of A. Burnand and H. Taylor. At the 2iid
grade examination in May, 45 students presented Mem•
selves for examination, 'three prizes wine awar ied for
freehand, one to geom,trival. and one for for perspec-
tive drawing, two out of three stu ,ents pa,..ed in
machine constructuni, and five out • (eleven i uil,ie;
nomination. On Friday and Satu day a conver,i-
-z one and exhibition of the works .1 the people was
held at the Guildhall. by permission of the Mayor, h.
Aldridge, I.;eq., when the awards under to, cal
prize schem -, originated by Air. H. Miller. tue
energetic hon. ikersuary, and the certificates of toe
School at Keitsington.weredistributed by .r. Allnieu.
expresident of the British Association. A
large number id works a t had been sentdown iron
South Kensington, ad these were arra ~,ed around
the walls togethei with tue work* of the etudents, Uie
hall being ve.y tastefully decorated. Hefre,dimente
were provided by Mr. Green, confectioner, ~1 If
cu-
street, and Mr. Joseph Smith pre.ided at the piano
and conducted tue mwicat arranixement.. There was
a large attendance on CACI. UCCABIOII.

Th"; following is the hat of prizes :—Mr. Bagey,
prize for freehand ; Mr. Burnand certiticate for iree-
nand, geometry, and model drawing; Mr.. Butts,
prizes for Leehand and perspective, and airline .he for
ge dnetry ; Mr. Chincuen, certificate for freehand;
Miss Dawson, certificate for freehand; Mr. Duntord,
ne.uticate for geometry; Mr. S. Hopkins, certific ita
tor freehand ; Mr. ro. Hopkins. Miss an I Mr.
Randall. ditto ; Slim ltettry, prime fur freehand and
geometry ; Mr. Sio.c abbe, ..ititie.te for freenand ;
Mr. tAmp, certific.te for treehand and model drawiug;
Mies Whadcoat, certificate for freehand; Mr.
c .moe, certifi ate for machine construction ; Mr. T.
Young, ditto; Mr. W. Buckley, certificate for buddin.;
construction ; Mr. H. Cure, Mr. J. um:L[ord, Mr. R.
Eaton, and Mr. George Pearcey, ditto. Local Prizes.
given by Lady Charlotte Sdireiber, for neat
watercolour painting. Misa Needs ; 2,, given by
the Member tor tne Borough, tor best 'boded blaming
from the antique, Mr. A. liurnsnd ; El le., given by
the Mayor of Poore, tor the best ()twine of foliage
drawn from nature, alias Green; 15.., given uy
the Sheriff of Poole. for best shaded drawing
group of models, Misa Prows' ; 64., for 2nd beet
ditto, Mr. itituelea ; El, given by the Amermen
of Poole, for best outline drawing from tire co.,
Mr. Randall ; 10s., for 2nd best ditto, Mr. F.
Bayey ; 10s. 6d., given by Mr. H. W. Dickinson,
for best landscape shaded from copy, Miss I;:eet
10e. 6d., given by Mr. hi. W. Dickinson, for bed
animal drawing from copy, Miss Lockyer ; ;4, ;iron
by Mr. F. Travers, for mechanical drawing, Mr. 5.0.1,
combe; 75., given by Mr. F. Travers, le persirecdve
problems, Mr. Dunford ; 74., given by Mt. F. UM Alll,
for geometrical problems, Mr. Sloacoinbe; 104. 61,
given by Mr. A. Balaton, for best set of drawin: if 'in
copy, by students under 15 years of a4e, Master V.ll a-
nand ; 10i. tid., given by Mr. A.. Balaton, fo. time stu-
dents most successful in the May examia.atioes.
, Mr. A. Burnand; be. 61, t;iven by M.. W M.
Morris, for the beat arcnitectural drawing, Mr. W. B.
Cure ; 10s. 6d., given by Mr. W. M. Morris, Le best
set of geometrical problem., Mr. R. Eaton, Afterthe
distribution Dr. Allman delivered a lengthy addle.a
upon art, for which the cur ti ml thanks of the meetina,
on the motion of the Mayor, were tendered Mtn, and
votes of thanks to the crairman an the eeer:ta-y
closed the f. rtual prtlobi of the pr aoeedims. 'the
school has about at) in hand, and the works f tlil
pupils reflect creditably upon the muter, Mr. Gill.