The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-14 00:00:00

oat a common centre. Sir STAITORD NOILTBOO2I,
inSum
indeed, while a Casaba of the Bout is* ,
a great interest in the subject, 1011 a,
his time and talents to render those
worthy of the mosey whisk had been gli
them. Since he left, hoiriver, they ante had is
external superintendence, sad fin neelensq
have followed."
Now, in corroboration of three RUIN% we &illa
the letter of the new suporintsmdeeds ffiss Ned aim-
dant proofs of an utter waStllfirelesn gennacid
striking symptom of this alleat is ills Mired num
paid in different localities am the seems price of the
education of each
Each student at llseallsibates annually an susses
of 11.4.., while the gsmeneesot contributes 21.6 e. M. At
Newcastle-upon-Type the student contributes IL 35., and
the government IL lb. N. At l'aisley, when the govern-
ment grant is 4001. ear mum, the average simnel payment
of each of the sixty-few students is 19s. 11d., whilst the
government contre lb be., and each student 001111 the
school upwards of 91.35. 114. • • • The total cost of
the art education per student varies from 21. 20. 74. in
Coventry to 101. 115.241. in Leeds. The average cost in
the provincial schools is 41. Gs. bd. and in the metropolitan
school 81. 125., • cost considerably iiigher than such student
peps in most private establishments for instruction in
several kinds of drawing.
Is there any further proof needed that the meow
ment of the schools is utterly inefficient? Data that
are obtained from the practice at one school are
totally insufficient to enable us to form any conclu-
sion u to what will be the probable working of any
other. The government vent seems to have been
obtained to enable certain persons to make costly
experiments in separate places. Each experimental-
ist has been satisfied with the working of his own
scheme, and has not troubled himself with the opera-
tion of any other. It is quite clear, however, that
if anything is to be done by these schools, it will
only be hr noting the results of the experience of all,
and founding upon this a general system of manage-
ment, which may, of course, be subject—within cer-
tain limits—to modifications dictated by the local
interests of the district in which a particular school
is situated.

Our last objection was that the schools were not
practical. They have produced good draughtsmen
occasionally, but they have failed in turning out
pupils who combine skill in design with the know-
ledge of the manufacture which iv to realise their
conceptions. It is possible to invent designs of great
beauty, which are, nevertheless, utterly useless to
the manufacturer, on account of their presenting
difficulties which his machinery cannot overcome.
We want schools of design to furnish us with a set
of practical artists who will interpret the idea of
art to the manufacturer, and teach the boun-
daries of applied art to the artist. Now,
upon this notion of giving a practical
education to the artist manufacture Mr. \Volum( is
alternately indignant and facetious. Ile tells us
that to " teach applied design is something very like
nonsense," and that the vague clamour occasionally
heard about impractical design is utterly grouudku.
Some years ago, he tells us, he was under the com-
mon error as regards certain general conditions of
design fur various manufactures, and he intended to
make these conditions the subject of a third division
of hie coarse of lectures--the netirat. Time, how-
ever has esuvinced him of his mistake. Let us hear
what MUM. COLE and IiEDORAVE say on this
subject:
It is to this development of the third or highest division
of the New departalsat that the nest careful attention will
have le be tuned. This ensisle et the practical appliea-
tiaa of artistic pewees 'bids the pupil eireAdy has ac-
quired to the ealgeneiee of lasnefacturce....Claasee of
Molests should be ainaad he the asthma pract.cs and study
of the eitesiatior of wassaheasse, sod for acquiring a
Ithewledp el tbe yearsal Oast*. by which the war
meta &Sp Ike sash thareadrilaese awn be mph.*
arypaisiai lbw alma dillstease Amid be paid
I. the peaseisal eapeilease of maaalhateses......ta the
meet miasma site et the west, at eat peelsd, are knew&
to hew pereesal eaten the isrowledge of the specialties la-
thing la ysediali+emaameatal art, It may be rapeseed
Oust Ass will lide power if it be found that the
age retakes then de sus
ant austeat tole* the justice of our strictures
be Meted by then remarks. In spite of Mr. Woa-
Nun's amertions, it will be found that the production
of a good practical design is se mon to be expected
from a mere artist them from a mare manufacturer.
Mr. WORNUS, if be pewee imytbing at sU, proves
too much. If he is right, then the establishment of
the Schools of Design was an imp:edam*. We had
artists in plenty, but we wanted artists who could
apply their art to manufactures. Schools of Design
well conducted are the only institutions. which are
specially adapted to tarnish us with each artists.
That under ellisisut management they will do this
there is little deal. In the meantime nothing is so
likely to retard the period it their perfection as in-
discriminate 'militias by injudicioas friends, or the
rejection of good advise 6'm honest opponents.