The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-10
A NEW ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
hCdDEMICIhNs WOULD LIKE A SITE
IN CIN7RfL piRN.

They Have q Pnincc for At In View. and
They Invite $4,000 Subscriptions-Fei-
Iow.hips Are Gninr Up In Price.
One OF the most important meetings In the
history OF the Academy OF Design, covering
seventy years. was held on Wednesday, even
ing in tho Twenty-third street building. 1t
was called TO revise tho bylaws and to devise
ways and means to carry out in the most prnc-
teal manner the plans for II new building
suitable as the homo Of the progressive art OF
the country. and to select site within tho
limits OF or bordering on Central Park, as
future events may determine
Among those who responded to the invita-
tion OF the Council and present were William
Beard. !. y. A. Ward. J. Scott Hartley, Soy
mour ]. Guy. James NJ. Hart, Elihu Nedder.
Oin L. Warner. A. f. TAFT. II. W. Robbins.
Alfred Jones' +. II. Blashneld William Selsted.
L. s. Church. +. G. Diehlman. John Rogers.
Alfred Harrar. Louis Tiffany. Bolton Jones.
Tom Moran. and 7. G. Brown. More than
quorum was present.
Mr.. r. W. Wood. the President. eaid to a re-
porter yesterday:
AS the b. flaws were previous to this m eet-
ing. payment Of 500 constituted the payee a
life fellow and payment Of $500. fellow in
rerpetuty. That is. for the latter sum the
fellowship descended from father to son until
not found indeed among the ancient insti-
tutions OF Europe. Such rights. however.
are vested. and rs they exist now cannot
be disturbed. Those holding these prvi-
leges hold them by contract. and such contract
cannot be abrogated In any possible way. But
the academicians voted yesterday to amend
this clause. and In future life fellowshIps will
he $1,000 and fellowships in perpetuity $4,000.
For rich people actually intending to help tho
art OF the country through the medium Of the
Academy OF Design the am cunt is Insignificant
when compared with the benelactions bestowed
upon other educational bodies by device or
otherwise throughout the Union. These fell
lowship sums In the aggregate would largely
augment our building fund.
But beyond this We passed a resolution
which practically invites citizens OF New York
to contribute in sums Of $4,000 each to the
building fund. such contributions to enttle
the giver to become a trustee Of this particular
fund. in order that no may have voice in it's
expenditure. in the choosing of the site. the
architecture and arrangement OF the build
ing. and such other features us fund trustees
AS to the new building two plans have
building in Twenty third street and adding to
it the two adjoi lining brown stone English base
and running it up from eight to ten stories
and making it an office building: stil leaving
toe AsafSns in shs szhS
making other changes in the structure.
fsePS You to sS s aware hs Sn , %a.
Fourth avenue and Twenty'third street: For
nna nSy sassss s fs ae
6uidine fund. but Of course, this would be
totally Inadequate. site alone such as we
T S3 sns wGq hs o psna Of tA M Enss
tilul in design. satisfactory in every
We're wr for building 200 feet s"uare. bTilt IN
the italian Renaissance. with nlazas at both
in front. the approach being by terraces set Off
by Crours of SCULPTURE. the entire galleries
giving a hanging space for over 1000 pictures.
The building called for a treatment abreast
with the finest structures existing. with all the
But there is very large element within
ton Of which certain privileges should be eS-
study in the sill and lie classes and free ade
missions to the galleries II such a grant
city on suitable site. We all feel certain tina.
the result would be q great ADVANTAGE I" tho
schools. which is now invested in bond and
mortgage at five per cent. the principal being
$4,000. In addition to that there is the Fogg
beuuest Of $4,000. which is likewise devoted
to the maintenance of the schools.
What are known as the Thomas b. Clarke.
the Dodge. and the 1allgarten prizes are in no
way part OF the fund of thu society but are
simply bestowed bv ballot OF the artists: in
fact. they are an actual expense to tho Acad-
envy. However. they have had an excellent
effect in stimulating competition and careful
work In the expectancy OF reward
Mr.. Wood further stated that there were a
number OF wealthy gentlemen in New York
who were ready to assist financially in any
scheme. looking to new departure in con-
sonance with the spirit Of the times
The venerable eX-Prrsident Daniel Hunt
ington-was prevented from attending the
meeting Of the Council owing 70 the death OF
his WIFE which occurred at his house in Fast
Twentieth street on wednesday morning.
Mrs HUNTINGTON WAS "A Yenrs Old.