New-York tribune., 1876-04-08
rxHlBlvoN or ScHooL DR4WNGS.

s,SsACurSrrTS's ANNUAL DISPLAY or TIE WORK
or HER pUrUs-EUsH OF VISITORS 10 noETi-
CrrTTEAL HALL--MECHANICAL DESIGNS PRONE
N.NT.
Bo,roN. April 4.-The annual exhibition
o. drawings on tie part oi pupils OF le state ana u
0s recently opcued 40 Horticultural Ball and awakened
.v, more interest and admiration than its predecessors
There is reason Tor tls for Il Is cer,any III advance oi
.y Of tAeu. The number OF specimens is mucI la ger
c,acnin- almost 100 he collection Is more eonPIe
Ee>lye ana varied % s scope, and te evidence oi i'm
rrvement seen init is uAmisiaSabo The Town Han 10
i.yoteI to tc state work which nearly all I've cities
ana Ia. large to,us are >pccEcued ana u Inc fF,c In
Lu.il classes this city; the upper Lau to the WORK
L0.c IN The Boston schools
Among tine drawings stut by the cities, there can be no
doubt that Lowell bears on the palm in accomplishments
To years ago size sent next nothing to ,he tXlb'-
ton: now size contributes 400 specimens, ana many Of
them are indeed rare in excellence True 10 her aIno-
srre tle,c are largely made up OF designs for manu-
featuring purposes They comprise pa terms III caoorS
carpets tiles ami crocEcry iot the table Some OF thes
are exhibited already rnsierredto 10 the cuis ana
saucer, which they made TO orn meni, aud prints
and carpc,iuss made from the students patterns also
attract attention. There is disappointment, "n the
OF or hand. ia what is received from NOrces er, "c
BEGAN so hrayey at the opening o these exhibitions
The Normal Art school exhibits Tor thc first une with
the sate display t!s wear. Il is next 10 Lowell. the
feature uf the ir. Al varieties Ot drawing are seen
in ud there is very credtable copying Of heads
aud fruit pieces in oil The mechanical drawing, the
baseef and the designs Tor frescJe and stained glass
ue-lt much commeudation. There is evidence II this
feature especially that the system OF the State good
one IA the maiu Its weak point, as seen IN Boston
scnoYs .ud in many otue~s is ~ drawing rom the Nat
10 too large cxruj. There are thus offered frequent
lucr pictures. which only copies OF other pictures
IL appears more plain from edcn new eNIinltou thij
tie U4y really .O. l1ic QIa wing 10 DC Taught IA OL
schools g. fUr mechanical purposes.
Tne drawings from the "round" are IN many cases ad-
mlFaDe There has plainly been good iulu0n mere.
which has resulted m givnt tht pupil, proper kno"-
edge upon r subject OF lights aud shadows. Forc,nort
enug Is also taught upon ct principles. TIE cones,
cubes Vas - ana other s.ld forms which hang Oh tie
VA, 90 proIu-lou. abUudluty man fest Lis There are
or-uu designs for wallpaper, ace-coaGr, ana lsis,
AID for calico prints, which not Ou really eAqualts
III tas.e. hut which wli compare faY'tahiy ~ s"il
oi drawing ana n.mness OF tOuc via ihe best "o! %
The kIId with winch tine public is familiar Tie DRAWN
Of m4cuuery is uniformly Of high standard uih
any dining FER contra, the baiydraNn copies oi
feet ana hands tuat meet the ~ every where are
adgurcmeut tlaj il is 20 be hoped another year may
largely do away with.
The Introduction % drawing OF our school cIci-
ciso- is dong much for but have not yet at ue
TIE ideal point Ia assigning t as study. When THIS s
reached. schools VIII be classified, ana those who
have talent worth eultyating VIII be separated nom
those who have not.