Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-03
Annual of the Art school.

The Close Of fhe Year at the Yale 7 School Of Fine Aris Celebrated in the
 Usual Manner-The Names Of the Prize
 Wfsners.
 Yesterday morning the Yale Art school an- nual for 1884 occurred, the closing exercises being participated in by fifty students and others, some of whom were graduates of the school. The past year has been successful both in point of members, in attendance and in the work accomplished at the school. There have been about fifty lady students be- sides eighty-four from the Sheffield Scientific school. The school year closed Saturday, May 31st. The vacation lasts till October 1st. Yesterday morning at Il o'clock the pupils gathered in the south gallery and were ad- dressed by Professor John F. Weir, the di- rector of the school; John H. Niemeyer. professor of drawing; Frederick R. Heney, professor of geometry and perspective and Dr. John P. O. Foster, professor of anatomy The work of the pupils was commended by the professors and the students congratulated on its quality.
 Parchment certificates were given to the following, showing that they have been in at tendance during the three years' coursat Miss Jane 0. Newton, Norwich, N. Y-; Miss Susan M. filling, Birmingham; Mrs, Lucy A. Bradner, New Haven; Miss Mary E. Hobson, Wallingford
 The prizes, consisting of ten and five dol lar gold pieces, were awarded as follows:
 First prize for figure composition to Miss Elizabeth s. Newbury, New Haven; second prize for same to Miss Ethel o. Walker, New Haven.
 Prize in still life to Miss Annie s. Johnson, of Fair Haven. ..----. ,'
 First prize in landscape painting to Miss Mary l.. Bates, of Canapdaigua, N. Y. Second prize in landscape drawing to Miss Carrie E. Colt, of Cleveland, Ohio. Honorable mention-Mrs. Jessie c. liar ger, New Haven; Miss Emma Bacon, Mer- iden; Miss Mary E. Hobson, Wallingford.
 Favorable mention in perspective draw ing-Henry w. Brown, Waldoboro, Me; Miss Elizabeth s. Newberry, New Haven; Miss Mary A. Mcfarland, New Haven.
 Lunch was served in the lecture room building, which are used for recitation rooms, were then visited and the work of the pupils was inspected There were many fine specimens of drawings from casts, from the living model, perspectives, water colors and oils An unusually large display of water colors was made, while there was less work in oils than usual.
 The reception in the evening was a very brilliant affair and was attended by many of our most prominent citizens. The strains of music that hoated through the building added to the pleasure of those who were in atten- dance. The specimens of artistic work which the students had produced were viewed with pleasure and the hours spent there passed away very pleasantly. Prof. and Mrs. J. F. Weir received. Among those present were the following: President and Mrs. Porter, Professor and Mrs E J Phelps, MT and Mrs B Sargent, Professor J K Thacher, Doctor and Mrs R s Ives, Doctor Harwood and daughters, Professor Francis Wayland, Professor George Brush and wife, Doctor and Mrs l. Sanford, Professor and Mrs Cy- rus Northrup, Professor and Mrs Wright, Professor and Mrs W Knapp, Pro- lessor E l. Richards, Professor and Mrs W G Sumner Professor and Mrs George T Todd, Mir and Mrs Justus Hotchkiss MT and Mrs Doctor Carmalt, MT and Mrs Franklin H. Hart Professor E. B. Dexter, the Misses Hotchkiss, Miss Newberry, Miss Jennie Har- rison, Professor and Mrs. H. P. Wright, Professor and Mrs. H. A. Beers, Professor and Mrs. Edward s. Dana, Professor W. K Townsend and wife, Rev. and Mrs. Dr. New man Smyth, Frank B. TarbelI, Wm. Beebe and wife, G. Bendelari, the Misses Honness, Mir. and Mrs. Isaac N. Damn, Superintendent S. T. Dutton and wife and Miss Dutton, A L. Ripley, Professor and Mr5. Frederick R. Honey, Prof. H. w. Farnam and others Among the attractions of the exhibition was some very fine work by Eastmond John son, which was kindly loaned for the occa- sion.