New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-27
ESTABLISHING a NEW ART SCHOOL,

GENEROUS GIFT OF AN UNKNOWN FRIEND OF ART
FREE INSTRUCTION IN PAINTING.
An Industrial Art School was opened last
November III the building at sixteenth-st anu brOau
WAY under the supervision OF the Board OF Trustees OF
the metropolitan Museum. This school hos been sue
cessu from the beginning it's classes In wood and metal
work averaging twenty-five members each through the
seagon Tao members made such degree OF improve
ment under the instruction OF Professors Sander and
Atwood as to attract the attention OF numbers
81 outsiders TO n consideration OF the advantages
and tho necessity OF such schools Ono gen.
tIcman IN particular, whose name Is withheld TOT
the present request took such an interest IN
the school that he called upon Robert Hoe r and ex-
nressed his desire aid IN tho OF technical
sch,os IN tins city, IIe offered the trustees Of the
Museum the use OF piece OF ground fronting 200 feet
I'm Firstaye near SXty-seventl-st, and extending iu
the rear $50 feet for breC years free OF rent In add-
tom he proposed to erect upon It, at his own expense
a Huitabe building for such schools with frontage OF
600 feet on the avenue and with two wings rum
ming back 10 the end Of the lot Moreover,
he AGREED 20 support these schools for three
yecrs nj his own expenGe--alOwlng them 20 be entirely
undcr the superysOn OF the trustees OF the Museum
during this period All this he proposed to do IN order
10 demonstrate beyond peradyenture the advantages
aud necessity Of such schools Al the expiration OF That
lime he hoped that the state would see tho Importance
of fostering them At rate, he did not bind himself
sto support them further.
The trustees OF the Museum Immediately accepted the
proposuon and plans OF the proposed building VIII b.
prepared and work upon It Will be begun na
soon az possible II is expected that the new building
will be ready for the opening OF the schools in tho Au
hmm of the present year. II will BIO Of brick and stone
and will cost about $4,000 In these schools will be
regular day classes and II occasion seems to demand
A. night classes It 10 intended that there ahall bG
classcs IN drawing ane designinS not enly as
applied to wood work aud Iron. but painting depart
rnt Will be opened in which will be taught the prnci
pes OF mixing colors, their chemical composition and
| the effects Of light and temperature upon them the
laws OF harmonles and contrasts Another department
will be devoted TO technical instruction IN wood work
and probably others In the working OF IRON ono stone
Diplomas and prizes viii DO given to inc most success
ful Councillors, and every effort Will Do made TO al
| vance and strengthen American Industrial art.
General ID CesnOla was called upon last evening ny
| TIInUNR reporter and spoke freely ooneernlnt
the new schools aud the Museum. 1--WE
| PROPOSE" no said, as soon % possible Il
| Spen a lecture COurse at tho Musenm-gylne
weekly lectures for period OF four months III the year
IL Is suggested that for these lectures tickets shall o.
Issued for a nominal amount, whioh VIII not only ndml
lilo bprGr 10 thcm but also Ia tho Museum at All times
Tho lectures OF course, VIII no upon matters etnB
| mi. both ancient and modern"