Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-11
TIE H1sroRICNn SOCIETY.
A School OF Drawing and PAINTING
in the Telrair academy


A School OF Drawing and Painting
in the TeIrair Academy.
Gen. Henry Il. jackson, President oil
the Georgia Historical Society, presided
at It's May meeting last night. II was the
first time that the society has had us
honored President to preside since bis de-
parture for Mexico a year ago.
The session, though lengthy, had very
iittle of interest about il. After the usual
preliminary and routine business was
transacted the Library Committee suo-
mitted its report, recommending the pur-
chase Of the following books for May
Ny Belg iop, by Count Tolstei
Tao story OF Margaret Kent, by Henry
4 Tale Of Lonely Family, by f, Marion
| Crawford.
songs and Ballads Of the Southern People,
! 1851 1875. collected by +. Moore.
/ CesOr BlrOttCau, by Dc Balzac.
Persia, by Bassett.
Madame Roland. by Mdthilde Blind.
Children OF Westminster Abbey, by Miss
! Kingsley.
P6lip REFS, Inventor Of the Telephone, by
Annotated Catalogue OF the Harris colec-
ton Of American Poetry, by }. q. Stock
bridge.
The Librarian, in behalf Of Mr.. Samuel
FessendeD, OF Stamford, Conn, presented
TO the Society letter written by Latay-
cite 70 Gen. Knox in 1876, expressing his
grief over the death OF MAJ Gen. Greene.
The letter was written in Paris. 1t was
presented to Mr.. Fessenden, who was a
nephew Ex-senator Fessenden, by a daugh-
ter OF Gen. Knox. The letter isvery much
torn. and the writing, which is in Tue
hand, Is so faded that it Is almost illegible
A portrait Of Count Pulaski, bearing
nj tho what
probably the ARTISTS name and the date,
"COmparet. Savannah, July, 1885, was
presented by Mr.. IL. II. Bruen. The
painting Is well executed and the por-
trait ia said TO be a perfect likeness of
Pulaski The head of tue figure Of Pu-
laskI represented on the Pulaski monu-
ment in Monterey square is said to
have been copied from this portrait. The
monument was erected in 1853, fifteen
years after the portrait was painted, and
1t is quite likely that it was used as the
original from which the head OF the
figure on the monument was designed.
The portrait itself is copied from an en-
craving.
Among ether gifts to the society were
several specimens of queer fish picked up
on the beach at Clearwater HarbOr, Fla,
after the severe cold weather OF last
January.
The special committee having IN charge
the Encouragement Of the shelving Of the
sOcleg's library hall submitted It's report.
The committee was discharged with
the soclety's thanks. The Presi-
dent complimented the committee
upon its work. The original ar
rangement OF the shelving prevented
tree circulation of air through the hall,
and in summer time the heat was almost
uncomfortable. The shelving formerly ran
lengthy wise Of the hall, shutting of the
only circulation that might come through
the windows. AS it is now arranged the
shelves are built in alcoves, increasing to
some extent the shelving capacity of the
library, and besides greatly improving
the appearance OF the hall, giving free
circulation of air, which was almost
wholly cut off before the change in the
shelving was made. The work was done
under the direction of Gen. q. NJ. Sorrel,
Vice President of the society and chair
man OF the special committee.
DIR. J. J. Waring offered a resolution re-
questing the board of managers of the Tel
tair Academy OF Arts and Sciences to re-
port at the next meeting of the society
plan for the conduct of school ofinstruc-
ZION in drawing and painting in the
academy building during the coming
months OfJuly and August.
In offering the resolution DR.. Waring
SAID that he believed such a school during
the summer months, and especially dur
ing July and August, would prove most
remarkable success. There are numbers
Of young people-yOung men who are en-
gagged at other seasons Of the year in bus
mess houses and who remain here COM
paratiYely IDLE during the most OF the
SUMMERTIME would gladly embrace the
opportunity ii il were given them by at
tending school of the kind which he
suggested.
The matter was discussed at consider
able length, and the resolution was finally
referred TO the board of managers, with
the understanding that a school in draw
ing and painting will be opened in the
academy at the earliest possible time,
The following gentlemen were elected
resident members Of the society: Messrs.
). X. Mayors, Beirne Gordon, &. R.WOods
and George w. Wylly. Mr.. Robert e..
Winthrop, Dr., of Boston, was elected a
corresponding member.