The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-06
MARYLAND INSTITUTE SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Inc eieVehth annual commencement of the Male
Department of the School of Design of the Mary
land Institute held in the spacious Hall of the
Institute last evening, and attended by an i'm
mense concourse of people. The President and
Board of Managers of the Institute, the Committee
OF the Peabody Institute, together with the pupils
OF the School of Design, occupied the stage, and
throughout the lengthy exercises the most marked
interest was paid to all the proceedings
Rev. Thomas Sewa opened the exercises
with prayer, after which Col Samuel
mittee, stated that in consequence OF the amount
OF time taken up in the school examinations
and press OF business matters, the Committee on
School Affairs were unable to prepare the nsnal
annual report, but that he would substitute for it
the reading of the yearly statement of ID. A.
Woodward, Esq, Professor of Drawing of the
the School of Design, which he thought embraced
everything that could be said in the Committees
report. After congratulating the Committee on
the successful operation of the school, and its con-
tinued prosperity and usefulness he proceeded to
give synopsis of its practical operations set forth
in the Principals report as follows: The school
was opened on the Goth of November last with 254
pupils and continued its session As nights In
short space of timethe number of scholars increased
70 565, at which 1t now stands. During the entire
session the nightly attendance was remarkably
good, and the students displayed a great desire to
become proficient in the branches of art thew pur-
sued 10 those who have been most punctual in
thCH TO tlat effect will be
awarded at the close of the exercises on the nresan
occasion. Throughout the session the scholars
nave been very attentive to their studies and de-
serve great credit. In the Elementary Class the
pencil drawings of the pupils have been exceeding
~ good, and, as a general thing, the entire class
has manifested great desire to improve The
class numbers 2O4 pupils under the instruction of
MN. ,. iaylor Esq, assisted by Messrs. Nicolais,
" m. Smith and L. III. kugler-the two latter gem
tlemen being graduates OF the school. Seven med
ais have been awarded to corresponding number
OF the class, and the recipients to be afterwards
advanced to the First Preparatory Glass
Next in order the two Preparatory Glasses
which were established at the close the last session
The first is under the charge iof Messrs Charles
Gebhardt and I. II. Jeffries, and numbers So pu-
pills, whose exercises mainly consist in drawing
from natural objects and solid models. For 1he
purpose OF better carrying out the design of the
formation of this class, quite number of valuable
plaster casts, busts &c, have been procured fo its
use. Medals for proficiency were awarded To five
of the pupils of this class and 48 OF its members adj
vanced to the Geometrical class. The Geometrical
| and Second Preparatory classes, under the charge
OF Messrs James and Richard Cochrane, also ex-
hlblt marked Improvement in their finely executed
specimens of drawing. To the members of both these
; classes together,9 medals were awarded and 30
students from the I'd Preparatory and six from the
Geometrical, were advanced to the higher classes
D. NJ Stuart Esq, himself graduate of the
School ot Design, has charge of the Architectural
Glass. The Mechanical Drawing Glass, consisting
OF sixteen pupils, is under the instruction of Wm
class compose the Architectural Glass of the en-
tire number in both classes, fourteen were awarded
medals for superior merit
In the Artistic Glass, numbering ten pupils sew
en- OF them, having passed through the regular
course prescribed, were awarded medals It is de-
signed, before the school opens another session. to
institute class preparatory to the Artistic to be
styled the Perspective Glass.
In bringing his report to close the Professor
stated that the Graduating Glass for 1860 is at
ent composed of eight students from the several
higher departments, as follows: From the Archi.
tectural Glass, 2; Mechanical Glass, 8; Artistic
Glass, j. The graduates of the present year num-
Der fourteen, all of them having completed their
studies with credit to themselves and honor to the
institution with which they had been connected
The reading of the report was followed by an able
and eloquent address from the Hon VIM. Fell Giles
after which John Jones, ESQ.,. announced the awards
OF medals and certificates of advancement as fol-
lows
In the artistic Class.-Medals tor. F. Boettner,
Charles olkmar, Jr., George Dumbolton, VIM. F.
Weber, II. A. McArdle, George 7. Green, John
NJ. Coulter
Architectural Class.-Robert B. Armiger, Thomas
W. Jenkins, Henry Deering, John d. Ford Robert
l.; Wamaling, Henry Hall, Benjamin Franklin,
VIM. F. Rogers.
Mechanical CIass-Laurence H. Fales, Philip w.
Thomas, Charles Hess, E. B. S. Shoemaker Joshua
n. Meakin, Charles P. X. Kahler, Robert A.
:, Second Preparatory clas';-A, P: Caldwell, VIM.
Mehlgarten, Joseph T. Ellicot.
Geometr!cGt CLass:-Frankn j. Kugler, Jesse NJ.
Walton, C. NJ. Hinks
First Preparatory Class.-Henry Frese, Frede-
rick Singly, George w. Jones, Edwin II. O'Brien
Samuel R. Copper.
Elementary Class.-Henry C. Wild, William s.
Taylor Jr., Charles E. Beachamp, Robert Bobart
w llllam u. Houston, John Thompson, Henry E.
Scholz.
Last Of Students to hom Certificates for good conduct
and regular attendance hare been otcarded.
R. +: Boettner, Philip W. Thomas, VIM. F. Weber
II. A. McArdle, Thos. W. Jenkins, George +.
Green, R. B. Armiger, c. p. X. Kahier, Charles
Volkman, Jr., Herman Hennig, Henry Hall.
Architectural Cldss.-Alexander Polack John D.
Ford, F. W. W. Letournan.
:, M,chanical Class-Philip w. Thomas, C. P. K
Kahler.
Artistic Glass;. McCarriar, Herman Hennig,
| Charles Coffin.
General Dra,eing Class-Benamin Franklin.
Second Preparatory Cfass.-Julius Jonson, g. K.
Purcell Truman Jones, NJ. T. Sunstrom, Thomas
Reddish, VIM. P. Reese Thomas S. Lister, Joseph
i. Ellicett, Thomas McKittrick, Thomas Neill .Jno
Colt, Lewis Dietrich, John Salter, Frederick Wild
Z. A. Barton, G. w. Stauffer.
| Geometricat Glass;. H. Dittman, Harris Pat
ten. NJ. J. Staylor, c. F. Bucher, George Broom
Z. Worthington, Allen Wilson, H. II. Ferguson,
Jesse F. Walton.
First Preparatory Class.-R. V. Dohoney, Rich,
ard T., w. Preece, R. G: W: Jackson, Reuben Aler,
Maughlin, J. R. Mitchell, Nelson B. Winn, c. H.
| Wilhelm, j. F. Stidman, John Mogan, Frederick
Singley, George Storck, George W. Butcher, John
Wright, Henry F. Torsch, Edward L. Wheeden,
Lewis Hess, Francis Esdrick James Backer, ]. T.
Maccubin, A. A. Waters, George W. Jones.
Elementary Cass-Section A.
c. j. 9. Rosemarch, Henry Helwig, Henry Christie
pher, R. H. Bogue, Samuel W. REGISTER, j. p EN-
rick, W. A. R. Spencer, F.,H Schroeder, Henry
Maxwell, ]. II, Chesney. G. Pettcord, W. j. Clark,
A. Fosbenner, H. F. Meyer John Klees, C. A.
Wolf, H. C. Gilbert j. Thompson, VIM. H. Dane
ker, 9. W. Spanner, Robert Calf, Jas. N. Haswell,
John Lusk Theodore Oster, Charles Bobart VIM
McCurlesy, VIM. S. Taylor, Jr., NJ. kaufman,
Henry Kless.
Section B:-S. F. Miller, Thomas Holmes, W. G..
Houston. W: G.: Leedy, William II. Most, S.
7. Davis, J. H. Robinson, George NJ. Robinson
W. Lanpher, Samuel Oliver, Jr., J. T. Cochrili,
G. W. Clotworthy, c. c. Browne, Wm G. Brown,
=. w. Zines! & P. H. link, Henry sohl, C. Nagle,
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