The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-14
THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN
Its History in Brief With a 1eW
Suggestions Thrown in.

The second day OF the Ninth Annnaa
Exhibition Of the Art School was vasa
improvement Oh yesterday, as regards
the attendance Of visitors; and as il
seems as though the public intend 4
come and judge for themselves, we COZ
cluded not to mention to-day any oi TIT
many specimens TO be seen, but instead
to occupy what space is allotted to thu
subject brief history Of the school, sup.
plemented with little plain talk aud
practical suggestions to the Directors
of the institution, wnioh are offered il
the best interests of an institution, u
edge and energy OF Mr L. 5. Noble ani
his efficient corps Of assistants, Cincia.
natl may we'll be proud.
The School OF Design is in its infancy,
1t began on the 1st day Of January, 1850.
in the old building on the northeast cor.
ner OF Third and Main streets. The
school had had an Informal existence
prior to this, some of the sta uary being
in the possession Of the Trustees Ui the
McMicken Academy. These were put
|
here, and they opened a school, but is
soon fell through lor want OF system.
| The Trustees then sent to New Z ,rk
| and secured The assistance OF Mr.. L. s.
Noble, who came out here and opened
he school. During the first week he
mad u class OF sixty schoiars-all that he
could attend to. He went to work with
the object Of educating teachers AS soon
as possible, and at the end Of the Sec
onu year procured one assistant from
the scholars. At the end 0f The third
year another assistant was ob:ainsd,
and The school then was extended and
expanded. .. l..
At The end of the fourth year it was
found that it had largely outyrown iss
quarters, and IL was Then transferred 10
Inc upper floor OF the College building,
where it now is, and to-day the demand
| for art education in Cincinnati has ~
| largely 0utgroWn the present quarters
as it had the old school rooms OF 1873
aud at this time there Is an Imperative
demand tor an extension OF the aecona
modations.
| Cincinnati has the opportunity new,
| through its Art School, of not only edu.
eating its own people, out of lpviLiag IL
our midst art students from all parts Of
| the country. Ii has had them, and could
have had ten times as many from thi
West, II there had been a place for them.
We are informed that there are ro0ms
on the upper floor OF the College Build
ing which might be used to extend tna
Art School, il the Societies now occupy
ing them would mud quarters better
suited to them.
AT present these rooms are only store
rooms, but how much grander conlA
tney De USED ii used by our School Da
Design. One or two years. delay mag
seem OF little Importance, but When we
remember that the student life OF an in-
dlyluual is only from three to four Yeas,
even under the best auspices, the delay
OF oHe year becomes matter OF VasS
Importance. Therefore, II these soeie.
etles could possibly make arrangements
TO be AS well suited elsewhere, we would
urge upon them in the name VI all the
best interests OF Cincinnati to vacase
| them at once, 80 as to enable tlaa
Trustees to rit them up for the purpose
OF preparing Tor the fall opening. The
one most needed now is a ''iife rOom;'
where the advanced students may have
those advantages requ.reu; other.
wise, our school, not furnishing
the facilities which are required, wia
be compelled to seek Instruction in other
cities better furnished with the eSsea-
tials for art education.
| Let us earnestly entreat our Trustees
not 10 allow this TO be- so, but by extend
ing the All school julicIously now, to
keep our own young men and women Rs
hume, and also to invite others to come.
| Mr. Noble gives it as his unprejudicea
opinion that there Is more art talent In
thls city than any place That he has ever
oeen in; anu The students have shown
such persistent spirit OF Improvement
Ill the lace OF many drawbacks that iney
deserve to be taken by the hand and
helped to the uttermost.
| We call upon our citizens to go to this
exhibition and judge for themselves
whether the words that are here gwen
are not based upon substantial facts, or
whether IT Is an illusion.
1t is thought, doubtless by MANY, that
arr edu alton is a Kind Of a plstilne fer
people OF leisure, but, to prove the con-
trary, we will refer The reader to a list
OF names published in the catalogue of
1878 OF past students OF this schupl
VINO nave UTILIZED their art training In
practical uses. MIR. Noble showed the
STAR reporter this morning list OF
two hundred and twenty names OF bOys
and girls VINO are now 1lling creditabIy
positions OF lithographers, sculptors In
wood and stone, crayou artist t!aohers.
engl AYERS in metal, water coIorists
aud retouchers oil photographs, carpsn-
lers and builders, wood engraysrs.
dress-cutters, sign-writers, designers.
architectural aud mechanical drafts
men, civil engineers, carriage-paintsrs,
and decorators, artists in oil .coIors, sur
geons and anatomist., grainers OF wood,
CHINA decorators, pen and ink drafts
men, designers on wood for wood en-
craving, lresco painters, glass decora-
tors, map craftsmen, boo -5inlers,
watch-case eIgravers, metal eusrayers.
jewel settlers and engravers, cabiaet-
makers, and others. The IN ,rity of
these nave come out OF the night-school.
fact wh.cl clearly proves that The iu-
dustrial arts OF Cincinnati are to be ben.
ehted most by furnishing facilities for
right instruction 10 our young men and
women who are too busy in the daytime
for day work.
We would suggest to the Directors
that all the stu be extended to the
night sessions, that they may be ayaiia-
BILE TO our boys and girls who are Occu-
pied during the day In gaining a llseii.
hood.
The crying demand all over the world
is W benefit tue condition OF working
women. ii the Scaool Of Design caa
furnish the means OF subsistence l.,