The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-09
FINE ARTS.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ACADEMY OF DE-
sIsN-ELrcTIoN OF OFFICERS 1.-TWO NEW
ACADEMIcIANs AND THREE ASSOCIATES
ELECTED.
The annual meeting OF the National Academy OF De-
sign took place In the council room Of the Academy
building yesterday afternoon. Tho academicians
present wcre Messrs. George A. Bnkcr. J. II. Board,
William II. Beard, John B. Bristol, g. G. brown,
Charles Calverloy, Frederic H. Church. Samuel Cole
man, Jasper f. Cropscy John Evcrs, George W. Fagg.
Jared d. Flagg, Edward ID. L. Greene Seymour J.
Guy, N. F. H. Do Hass, George Henry Hail. William
Hart, james NJ Hart. T.. l. Henry, Thomas Hicks.
winsiow Homer, Daniel Huntington, David johnson,
Alfred Jones, Thomas LcCear, Henry A. Loop WIZ
lam Magrath, Homer D. Martin, Jcrvs McEn,co,
Charles H. Miller, T. Addison Richards. Alexander II.
eisitchio, !. G. sclstadt Henry c. shumway, James
HD. smillic, William l.. Sonntag, julius b. Stcarns,
Arthur \. TAFT, A. Wordsworth Thompson, John +.
Weir, james whitcthorno. Worthingfon whittrcage
Lsmucl T. Wilmarth and Thomas Waterman Wood,
forty. four In all After tho o'clock lunch tho
meeting was called to order. tho President OF tho
Academy Daniel Huntington) In tho chair.
Tho reports OF tho president and treasurer wero
road and listened to with much interest," an important
point learned from them being that tho Academy was
entirely out OF debt
Tho election Of officers for tho ensuing year was
ihon order and Mcssrs John b. Bristol and /. G.
Scllstadt appointed tciers. Daniel Huntington
reelected president by 80 votes, tho election
being aftcrward madc unanimous on the first ballot
for Woo president Frederic r. Church elected by
20 votes This gentleman, however, declined, ana
William Page was thon rcnomnascd, receiving -
votes This was. however, also made unanimous. aud
Mr. Page reelected. 5. Addison Richards
was reelected corresponding secretary By
80 votes and Alfred Jones recording sccre-
tary by tho full vote OF a. This Same
n pcr 10 he rQ olc f,pn NJ n
Greene as treasurer Six members Of the Council
then ballot cd tor In place OF Msssrs T. W. Wood,
f. Wood Perry, Jr., William j. Sonnag. Charles Cal
vcricy, james d. sm,li,c aud George Henry Hail As
a result Messrs. Wood Hall and Calvericy were
and Henry A. Loop rs tho now members Ncssrs. J.
G. Brown, l.. g. SelIstadt and u. y. H. de Haas
thcn elected members OF tho Hanging Committee in
plncc OF Mcssrs. CasiIosr, Loop and shattucK.
The balioting for new AGA iemicians tho next
proceeding iwo-th'rds voto is required 10 elect.
day 80 votes Mcssrs. H. W. Robbins and r.
swain Clifford were elected, the former by 81 and tho
latter by 80 votes We give the names OF The remain
ing gentlemen not elected who on the list OF
nominations aud the numbor oil they received
Louis q Tiffany. 2s. failing by Two votes OF election;
ohvcr J. Lay, -; Krusemnn Van Elton. %; George
II. story, Il; George H. Smillc, Is J. II. Doph. II;
John t. Filcn. IL: Edward Gay, IL; Arthur Parton,
10; john A. Parker, 10; T. J.. Smith, I, and Clinton
osivie, o.
OF associate was large. comprising ms did twenty
three names, among which three were elected. Tho
fortunate were Benjamin q Porter, with 80 votes;
with 30--ali wcil-dcscrved rccognitions Tho names
Of tue rejected candidates are gwen with tho uumbcr
OF ist Tor each :-tcorge HctzeI, 70; Waiter
sa,tcrlcc 20. Frank Waller 20; Arthur Quartey 70;
William W. Chase rs; J. Alden Weir. ~; Il. NJ Snurt-
n kn,sht a. Erncs, Parton. 20; Jennie Brownscombc
20; j. G. Nico, 49, Herbert McCord, ~ Wyatt Eaton,
IS; William Sartan, IL; Robert q Minor, IL George
luncss, Jr o; Abbott H. mayer, !, ana Rufus Wright,
I Tho election was finished and tho meeting over
shortly alter SIX T. NJ, and At about halt past the
members present sat down TO tibet. annual dinner
years election OF Acadcmcians aud associates Is
50 much 10 DO grateful Tor. oniy think, two now
Aeaden,,cans and three aesoca,cs Al 10 Tho lie, q,
proposed Acadcmiciuns 10 was rather weak, because
on !, were among the fourteen names those Of sew.
cral gentlemen whom the Academy evil hour
elected associates, anu whose nnmcs ut intervals
regularly viii, like wcird nngcrs of late. rise before
tho vision Of tho modern Venetian tribunal alter
year tho list OF Candidates Mcssrs. Tiffany and
kruscman van Ei'cn should certainly have been
elected.
rhe most interesting Inst Is that Of the candidates
Tor election az 1ssociacs ana wonders reading
,nd comparing tho names OF the Academician
electors aud the candidates how iory.iour men,
among whom we count n decidedly respectable num-
her Of mcdiocritics have the courage to odium
and the si-pcasurc OF the public by refusing TO eject
rs associates men IKE Mcssrs. Chusc, Eaton Minor,
Hartley iie,zci shurtcn, Quartlcy, knignt, Ernest
Parton, Thnycr ana Sartaib.
wc think the placing 81 tho names Of Mcssrs.
Palmer, wcr ana George lines, Jr.. on the Inst OF
cauuidntcs to be premature, though all three ARC
rising men Of decided talent, amt the proposing OF
Miss Browns conbc absurd. AZ any Acadcni cian nas
rrnt to nom tho body ca mot br made RESPONSE
bio Tor these faults. An acndcniciau made deoid
cdlv true remark after tho election that there
too much OF personal feeling IN the affair ~ m
OF this ~ shown by the fact that while Miss
Brownscombc received 20 votes Robert g. Minor was
only accorded III.
inc Acndcmicans iiko Mcssrs Bicrstadt =. r. CT.
ford Eastman johnson, Jrnn L1fargc, J. q. A. Ward
aud Wysni, who were not on hand yesterday, should
have boon present, where they could have done 50
much good. We are giad 10 the names OF Messrs.
brown and DO Haas the Hanging Committee, ns
they earnest mon aud Will ito their dnty, so hope
aud think, honestly, icarlcssiy and Justly.
THE UNION LEAGUE cLUD ART JxuIDTIoS.
Tho a,sl,1y Of water color drawings which viii 30
maize 81 the Union League Clue art reception this
evening IS Il special cxnOnon u tho American Water
Color society OF tho work OF Is members, held under
auspices OF the club. IL VIII remain opcn Tor
wocss.