The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-15

provement, certainly required the most un-
remitting care and devotion to their work on
the part OF the teachers. 1t is also commenda-
BILE to the pupils as class to have it said
that with rare exceptions they have evinced
every requisite in the way OF diligence and
perseverance. II is rule OF the school, how
ever, if any student, no matter who he may
be, shows continued lack ofapplication, his
name at the end OF several weeks is stricken
from the list and his place given to the ear
liest applicant. We feel justified in saying
that the coming annual exhibition in June
will testify to what we have here remarked
with regard to the advanced state of the
various classes as compared with previous
years. More especially will this, perhaps,
be observed in wood carving and original de-
sign, really the two most useful branches,
and water-color painting. We could give
the names of score of pupils who are dis
playing superior talent and industry, but
there arc others likewise whose efforts are
equally mertorious in all respects and we
would not disparage any. Everybody
connected with the school thinks
he, or she, knows who will get the
first prize this year in this or that study.
1t will undoubtedly be given TO the most
deserving, for the Board OF Directors are
no respecters of persons.
A proposition now upon the tapis to make
the school an Industrial Art School
would, no doubt, if carried out, be highly
advantageous The special aim of the
school is to combine aesthetic culture with
the mechanical arts.
1T is not merely" says the school cata-
losue, "the study of Painting and Sculp-
turc, but also the improvement of the in
dustria arts, by offering to the citizens OF
,l Il 30,
tive classes, thorough technical and scien-
titic education in art and design, as applied
to manufactures.
We would wish to say more especially
that, to the young working-women of the
city, as well as to the young men of this
rank in life. the school offers excellent in
ducements, while very few of them have
ever yet entered. All of these who may
have taste or fondness for art studies of any
kind could Readily attend the evening
schools while engaged in their varied occu-
pations during the day.
A cordial invitation is always extended
to visitors, not only the parents and friends
of pupils, but to citizens in general and
strangers sojourning in the city, or to any
and all who may wish to see the school in
session or examine their large collection of
plaster casts of many of the most admired
alt iahious statues, antique ana modern,
aud busts. bas ,reicfs, mouldings, etc.
For those who may desire information as
to the resources of the school in this respect
we append the names of few of the most
of these models Heroic size
LAGOON" Fighting Gladiator" Venus
de Milo, apollo Belvedere," ''Polyhym-
MIA, 'Silenus and Bacchus," "Diana and
Stag Life size-"Wrestlers, Venus de
Medici,". Mercury" Boy extracting
thorn from his foot" Quot Thrower."
Reduced sze-"Fawn with Flute" "Cn-
cinnatus," Moses" dying Gladiator"
Musical Fawn," Hercules Farncse,"
Fighting Gladiator" dancing Fawn"
variety of busts. such as Homer" Ajax"
Augustus" "Clytie," Minerva" etc, be-
sides copies of celebrated oil paintings, en-
cravings, &c. These were all imported di-
recty from France and Italy, and each has
its government stamp Of authenticity upon
it.
All who desire to enter the school,
whether resident or nonresident, aie ad-
riSed to send in their applications at the
earliest practicable opportunity. The
names of all nrc enrolled in the order in
which they apply, and in filling vacancies
as they may occur in the school candi-
dates are selected with rigid adherence to
the rule, First come, first served"