The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-19
FREE SCHOOLS.
Art as Taught at Night i'm the Cooper
Institute-Exam I'M alton Of the Classes
Their N0hle Succcss.

Art as Taught at Night i'm the Cooper
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. alton Of the Classes
Their Noble Success.
If the hundreds of poor people who with false
pride stand aoof and sheer at the schools cstab
lislcd by Peter Cooper for the elevation
and development of their sons and daugll-
tiers were to visit the class rooms In the
Cooper Institute where the work OF learning
Is intently progressing good deal of their scept-
cism and prejudice against the requirement OF scicn
tifc and artistic knowledge would be very quickly
dissipated They would have to acknowledge
the nobility OF that bencvoence which
has provided muni6cent means OF dis
covering and training individual talent when found
in the rougher moulds that fate has apporioned to
some of mankind. The classes for women which are
conducted during the day time, OF course, are very
successful because OF the tact, versatility and per-
ception OF the female mind; but 1t is something
more remarkable that
THE STUDY OF ART
at night has attracted together very large num-
Der of young men, whose progress Il u matter OF
curious interest We too often associate ideas of
culture and taste with those OF luxury and elegance,
that it seems strange that fingers used to prosaic
mercenary toll and minds that one couh fancy to
think more Thread and butter than OF the perfection
OF art should be found gifted by nature that they
easily trained into such delicate consciousness
as to starte one who is used to see persons with
better facilities and opportunities creeping slowly
mp the hill Of knowledge and skill over footpath Of
velvet.
In the art department of the night school there
are eighteen classes. The highest and graduating
section Is engaged In
DRAWING FROM LIFE
under the instruction OF Mr. Balling. The subjects
mostly ngures sometimes faces In copying
the latter from life Master A. T. Emslee shows
talent that Is something like real genius. One head
OF an old woman, drawn by him. Is very well done,
the outlines and muscles being strong and the
pose apparently true to nature. Another face of
an old, wrinkled, good natured, contented man cx-
hibitS still more strikingly power OF
PORTRAYING EXPRESSIONS
and OF using the effects OF light to the best advant-
age. II reminds one OF some OF the sketches or
Meyer Van Bremen. Other students who have dis
tnguished themselves by special signs Of talent In
this class are Masters j. G. Collins ana G. Sladky.
The other classes especially those which draw
from casts Of
FIGURES AND ARCHITECTURE,
are also worthy OF commentator. The eyamina'
ton last evening was of seven classes as iollows:-
]. The class drawing from life, Mr.. Baing instruct
or; 2. Cast l, Mr.. scott; 8: Form,
1, Mr.. Hammer; 4. Copy, (hg-
ure), Magrath s. Copy, (ornamental,
Eglan; 9. Copy, d elementary, Wassersheld; Z.
Modelling in clay, Oh Muller. IN these classes
there are about two hundred and fifty scholars the
whole number In the art department being
about eight hundred. The examination last
evening was very satisfactory. Another portion of
the art students are examined this and tomorrow
evenings. The scientific classes are examined
next week. Professor Tisdall, Jr., the director ex
poets to grant about one hundred diplomas this
year. The annual exhibition Of all the classes oc-
ours May 30 and the commencement May 81.