, 1866-07-12
SCHOOLS OF DESIGN.

Neyv Employ Yneut Cor Women. >.
The PhIladelph1a Sehoot ot Design for Wa1
with similar schools in Pittsburgh aad Wi.s
barre, Pa, as well as tho.e Of New York, Bos
and BALTIMORE, were opened tof the purpose ot
parting 10 "omen a knowledge Of AIT, with ~,
Of enabling III: m 10 engage ID more entable,
nobftnz and better paid occuDations- =
Tbs PhlIa1elpbta school was the arst OF this kR
m The United States. II WIS organized in i
and Incorporated in 1883. The New York EehF
now brapch Of The u Cooper Unton-" =oon :ol'
cd; next cnme the New Engiand and Daum
schools, ihe litter under tho care of tho "Ma:y!t
Ins titnle;' subsequently the school In Pit'1bu
aud The "Sortheaatern School Of Design
WIkesharre.
In rome OF these schools paintings, both
figure and landscape, In oil, with, peshap., vi
engraving or liihogruphy, form The plan Of cdr
tion. In others the system Of education pursue'
10 commence drawing from the simplest geones
cal objects, In plaster, and gradually advlnc.
through 5eE,es or details Of the t.ure and OF
ment, accompanied BY Lectures On the sciences
anatomy, botany. landscape and design, icFu'tt.
ing In drawfEg, IN various positions, frnus.
Milo, Apollo Befqtdera, Anllnous, the Dyin. /
Fighting G!adlaf0Es, essmptes OF ancient, us
lledgo and modern ornamenr, as nsei In uscht1
ture md the VARIOUS hEsuehes Of mauut4c'l
Amer these elementary studies the studruis
considered rs prepared for entering sone hraucl
the useful arts, such "a figure Of hndseape par
irR, ueeiQnlbg, TYPOGRAPHY, wood engraving. j.
or as teaehek,. II tho lstles, they can procure
cost price ttom the msll1uIions =eries Of draS,
examples prepared for private an1 puollc sch
teaching. In one of the Eastern States there I
three OF the Schools OF Design, with about fo
private teachers {graduates Of the.e school.),
a
ucaton, In view Of having II make part Of the +.
lie School eJstem. The State of Pennayivap,a
been encouraging Schools Of Design by annusl
preparations Of from sl,u0o to $4,000 per auau.
These Slate grants make 1t obligatory on /,
schools 10 e1pend 80 mnrh Of the fund IN Imp
ing 4'staudard examples from European SCHOOLS
Science and A1t.r
1ba result oi these schools hiss been very bene
edal to the locality where they n11sf, bo1h with
fard to the1r influence upon public taste and us
uiacture5, Is well As preparing hundreds Of Lad
10 earn fOr themselves Independence, by foiloHi
aft teaching, ltthogrsphJ, wnod engraving, dcsie
Ing, painttn.. &C. They generally en:er tltuat!
with ralarJ Of eight ao1iars per week, and adsaE
10 ffleen dollars, and sous get ~ high as TWEEN
and tTenty-four dntiars per week, according as ID
are 3ndus,rlout, Or hare ability. In some Of t
echpola aue-1Esra ar nne-haK of the students
too poor 10 pat, and are consequently adur1
free. In lao localities evening schools for you
m en- are open. The same Instruction Il afforded
these as IN the doy classes.
II Is believed sil ahe Schools Of Design are inct
pointed. one OF them owning lhe building 1t oce
p,es. which, NTH it, drawing examples, money
vested, aud It's Museum or AI1, Ia woslh o,
eao,Gou.
There schools hare uniformly been started
private Subscyjptjor, TWepty-fye subscriptions