New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-02
SCHOOL or DESIGN FOR WOMEN.

The Managers Of the New.York School of Design
for Women report that the School opened in No
vember 1884, at No. 4s6 Broadway, under the super
intendence Of Miss Chase, with about 80 scholars.
The number in attendance, varying at different Pc
riods has finally averaged about 40. Instruction has
been given in drawing and designing by Miss Chase
and Others ard thorough course Of Lectures upon
DesigD, as applicable to manufactures Of different
kids ard Decorative Painting, by Professor Latla.
A class for engraving wood was organized in the
winter ard spring of 1873, under the charge Of Mr..
Herick, whose interest and devotion 10 the objects
of the School have been unremiring and successful.
BY the Treasurers Report the total expenses for the
fret year. including rent fuel salaries, advertising,
&C. were go 433 "a; for the second year, 81 049 10.
The receipts Of the School for tuition, per centage
upon work done by the pupils principally earned
durirg the past GUNNER, amount to $500 %. The
important question Of what practical results have
been produced by this experiment, the Managers do
not he state to answer a. being satiifactory The
IL ain object Of the School has been 10 ascertain the
capacity of women, with proper instruction, TO en'
gage in various branches OF usefulness TO themselves,
eIlaryiDg the sphere Of their labors giving pre-
pEfitable direction, and relieving by so m1ch tue
monotoDous employ ment Of the needle IL has been
nectssary for the Managers TO try e1perments, not
Only as 10 the different kinds Of work the pupils were
cSusble Of executing but also 10 dscSrtSn Tor VIVA,
kind there was Q demand in our City. At hrss, much
attention was given to prepare them for designing
patterns for manufactures OF deren. kinds, and the
class made satisfactory progress. has been found,
however ine1pecieBt 70 pursue this branch to any
greet extent partly because there s great Jealousy
amor the aItists principally foreign nov employed
by the mar u'scturers at very large salaries, whose
places il il difficult for them to MI, II they become
CIR atisfed but principally because the demand y 50
limited that from the many who might be quAins1
10 co the work but few could procure regular and
peruspent employ ment. This is a serious ooje:hon
with the object We have 10 view, that all should be
able 10 earn livelihood through the nstruction al
forced them. Engraving on wood has met with moet
tecic, d success class Of thirteen pupils wa, Or
GAINED in this brsnch, and after predicting much
Shorter time than boys or men usually require, nave
executed xo.k In very satis actory manner, 81 Va
r;ous grades. They have been employed ~ Msssfs.
Strirser Il Townsend, for whom they engraved, 70
the entire satisfaction the plates OF TIE Journal
OF Irdustrial Design, large and important Fog
lsh work upon Mech slics. repubsosd here also by
Messr- Putnam g. Co Mr.. iStebbi1s at Hartford;
The American rrsct House, and various periodicals
in the City of New. York Not much work vas taken
in before lat March since then, with vacation OF
Elk weeks six pupils have earned one hundred AID
siIty eight dollars average Of twenty eight dollars
eech, but vary ing with the individuals according 20
their proficiency, from twelve dollars the loges
to fortynipe These pupDs are fast improving sotas
they will Iot only be able 70 do hrst class wox
with out further tuition, bat can also give iessoas ~
others One Of the benefits 70 be dsriyed ron .nes
Schools, 10 furnishing female teachers n s ~,
branches mary have gone to tie o'a'a aH'