The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-30
ART RECEPTION.

Last evening the annual reception OF the Cooper
Union School Of Design for Women was given At the
Cooper Institute The building was illuminated and
handsomely decorated with flowers. &c, and all de.
partmcns thrown open the friends OF those who have
derived benefit from tho institution Ebens band
stationed in the reading during tho evening and
played selections from popular and standard COM
posers There Is probably no man living
who has earned the gratitude OF so many
edge OF science and art gained BY the young mon and
who have had the advantages Of instruction 10
be found nowhere else except NJ great expense, will
I've and has already been OF great benefit 20 the
munity in general, and enabled thousands to earn a
foreign workers instead OF the rising generation or
Americans In the female department. the
present exhibition OF works shows an
advance previous years Two new branches havo
been successfully taught, that OF Industrial art ap
Piled directly 10 manufactures, &C., through tho
Normal class having been decided success, as tho
comparison OF tho works nj the Centennial Exhibition
by young ladies OF Cooper Institute with those
done by pupils OF the kcnsngton school viii show. In
the female art school the number OF students admitted
during the year 247 number at close Of term, 202
number receiving certificates, So.
The teachers during tho session wcrc:-Miss Susan
" Carter, Principal; William Fitz, teacher Of figure
and drawing Miss Eleanor Richardson teacher Of
model and ornamental drawing IRON cast Carl Heckcr
teacher Of crayon and cooicd photographs Miss Lucy
A. Poe assistant teacher OF photo crayon MISS G. f.
Powers teacher OF Normal drawing; X swain CLIFFORD
teacher OF decorative oil painting; Miss G. b. Cogs-
WE'LL teacher Of wood engraving; Miss n. 3 Dickinson
teacher Of elcgraphy.
For Drawing from Cast-First prize OF $50. in gold,
TO Mrs c. " Sanborn; second prize OF 500 in gold
Miss Anna Huntingon third prize OF $40 in gold, 10
Miss Irene dc Macarty.
For Ornamental Scroll Drswing--First prize OF $50
IN gold, Miss Josephine Kibbe second prize OF 500
10 gold, 70 Miss Ida r. scIiicx; third prize Of S10 in
gold. 10 Miss Charlotte +. Fowler
Wood Engraving School-For the bcst original
designs first przc OF $50 10 Miss Eva Muller second
prize silver medal 10 Miss Alice Thwaites; third prize,
bronze medal. to Miss Fannie a. Nyc.
silver medals TO Mrs T. 3. Spauding, Miss Josephine
y. HILL. Miss Snslc Parker for drawing from cast aud
to Miss Edith Willis Miss Ella zoikoaer, Miss Anna
HUDSON. for ornamental drawing.
Bronze medals to Miss Rosalic Hciser Miss Isabel ~
Miles, Miss Emma Havland, Miss Eta Morgan Miss
Rosalie Palmic. Miss Mary OConner Miss Madqe Paxton
Miss Caroline coox, Tor drawing from cast and Mrs
A. T.. Spccler Miss ~ II. Warren, Miss Emma Brooks
and Miss ANNE shepherd Tor ornamental drawing
The following deserve honorable mention .--Miss +.
Fake, MISS Alice Egglcston. Mss Mary Putnam. Miss
Alice Thwaitcs, Mrs A. T. Trezeysnt, Miss Q. A.
Parsons, Miss Nellie Horton. Miss Nellie Pickering
Miss Katie Robinson. Miss KITTY Terry, Miss Laura l.
smith. Miss Amanda +. Fleming, Miss Fannie Thurs.
ton.
Tho reception Of the male department viii take
phase this evening. and prizes will be awarded to-
morrow evening al the hall Of the Cooper Union