Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-19
Evening Art Schools in Boston.

There are now five OF these schools In Boston,
ano another Is soon to be opened In Roslinda!e
one having been formed in Worcester, one in
New Bedford, and SO In Lowell, Haverhill and
Cambridge; but the last named has not been
kept up: The Boston schools are open for four
evenings each week, but no pupil can attend on
more than two. 1t is fine sight, that which
you obtain at the Appleton Street School be-
tween seven and nine at night. There, in three
well-lghted building, silent troop OF absorbed
Workers-men, women, boys and girls-are
bending ag over their boards, penciling away soft
Is given up to those who are drawing from fiat
copies. Here is q young man striving to catch
the lasting yet elusive grace Of some old sculp-
.of cb Say me a RlcGard sappho here woman in
tle play OF muscles on the Vatican torso
londer black boy, rubbing out vigorously, aud
then applying himself again to his outline, seems
very much In earnest. Then there are young girls
with Womanly seriousness resting on their
1oIeheads, and eyes that glance at you moment
WIN the calm passion OF art, then turn back to
occupants are made OF plaster, and those who
are not are hard at work making portrlt of
W vGHe 1n saes are Curious to see these DUMB
elent attention from the living, the young
FORMS forms, e9iorsd paipitatingly with iniowins
Worshlpfully that other beautifully fashi0ne3
dust, and growing the better thereby evan
miinistering to the expansion of the soul through
trace the same concentrated, dign11ed repose
In all the races OF the pupils, different as they
are among thems elves, because they are ali
turned toward some aspect OF one common
ideality. small class who model In CLAW as
well as draw from the antique has been formed
here and some Of the most merttoriOus efforts
OF the pupils have been cast and hung up on
the walls for their encouragement and that of
their fellows. "
''That is a very good frieze indeed saws a
member OF the committee, pointing to- an
original cast among these, as we 90 thrOu RI
the room together. "Who did that ?"-to the
teacher "
"Tbe your 6 man who did it Is here. saws the
teacher; lover there In the corner"
In fact, there has teen quick glance from
the corner, which shows that the young model
Ter is delighted, though he is now bent over his
draWiDgbOard again assiduouSly The cow
mittee member, whose word of praise lowing -
his high character In art as well as other
things descends like q sort of crown On the
young mans brow, goes up and congratulate,
him directly. Every body In the room feels
happier after that fortunate little incident
Looking into the list of two hundred aad fifty
pupils at this school, found among them tae
foiiowigg occupations, coming exactly 10 this
order: FreScO painter. student, salesman er-
rand boy, grocer clerk, sail-maker, cabinet
maker, bell man. Among others, taken a: ran
dom, were Switchman, an artist tady). box
maker, cigar-maker, homework servant a wo-
NAM, a Shoe cutter, tinsmith, tailor, tlohoi.
sterer, eDgraver, photographer, machinfst CLERK
marble cutter, carver, decorators, app eltices
scenic artist, merchant and Ills Wlte.-fHar-
per's Magazine.