The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30

e,ceded yiscoati rs architccts he Was put in
rnsSN e. tho qyNn do Ia RStGStn n
making. under eiucl,, an TIC studies and full
edge Vi s,.mc Of the celotratGi monuments q
the oi1 World. and, acquired practical cxperi-.-
s.,inE u" Ito Thom@; Water u tho Cap
romnracCd The practice Of his profession, to
wni"h ln has enthusiastically devoted his
lowers throughout an exceptionally busy and
Sho Fly a;trrwafd hc took nm active and
rron,in"nt pat IN founding, tho american In
chant"rs in, N4rIou. inrts " tho luitcd states.
Wsl;cr "a. n inf Ina nGn"s W.: y;
"s,nH l5",il" ,nc ln;,itgts undor its re,
Sssas y%at Of IT, '% %or 1'Ys ot
,hnpter % the American institute.
York, Nj. iiunt oirncl an arci i'rctUral atoiicr
ioe students on the French tr"tcm, thus, Ir-
nnrs OF s IN mind md th ' me- W MS
his lu,nuran studies had exercised. Many Of e.
the loa ling mcht'""!S in ,AMer,rH to.lag,,,. i
lost. Flank Eurniss Henry Van Erunt,
Ihntl.s Ha;nh,ill aud ",a"'s. were styhoptsin
shnu TO rr"a OF th" pos tl"n they have
they rrr"v" in III" hrs Anlrtirlu n,"i,cr!''
Mr.: Wv; I"knr An'"is"n 'hrr, r"."Ircl to the
OF Fine Ar,s att the lnt"rnntt"na, .;Nhi'dttuu e
at paris ip !S'' an. At III" ,,aell'l': GAno.
Jury oil. Admission i"r the Fine Ats and Pres.
Worlds Fair. lie was mnd" a. lni!:ht OF mo
Legion Of l.onor IN ls't. and was, ""rt"i
ms s % If ne h ini%% 81 oy rrsssS
Arrhi,sr,s and v Of ,nr Nor%'s Of Ar%h,"'ts Az
Hunt has been elected CORRESPONDING mrnn~r, 4,
Of 4' H E%y' ripic % th .acnh N Of nc r.s
h honr ty nf"4s'"G rn in i r , 'na tho
the ,>rhoo! OF Fine SRI. and 10 Franz" u" ow.d
everything. lm9'"wy words he YYct"i,e;i to- is
touched upon the Linlcnltioe rX,o5 i"nroi Nv
his master in tho effort 80 esrni" lr"m Tho En-: -'
style hsylrs i'lc II ""mmon . M,n til" tsnhi;;
to the Chicago Expos ton tho eminent arrhi- -,
tert eXr. anoa how long t"rtiNcr;;,.t.ons anon
the choice oi the pac" for IN" World. Fair
idea OF competition.
I've were a ,.onrl Of ten architects, Five of ,
not from the city OF Ihira-o. we're entrustnd
We're percc,iv VII m s@ snaak
ing. iron construction aud lass arG ;i!ns were
inH mn n |" even
2lysd h,I In my nnn The ok Mor "ps
them hat thcv should have. Furthermore. ~
we Insisted that il tho rronIrn could not he
Sat s,nrtory solved in the city, OF i@ris. where
and wher, they hnl the best artists and arti-
sans in the world with lnreo times as much
experience in such matters, and YET had hot
been able 70 solve TINT problem. would 1t noe
tnncc Of IL thousand miles ara It. and alison thour
sand miles from our Objective to undertake
cinal buildings cover about six hundred acres
in extent. would there not he hundreds Of 4,
Why VIII should not We take a,vantare here "t
the very one thing needle. IN =, America m li and
xH Hsr shnsdse the
We decided 10 employ the l"ni" style on the
ia$gdcs aronnM tn" rrner; court Amss
aT"ve ,ns be sixty
should say oDS;,nira Of ,t, :, Under water
ure into International, exhibitions; that Of ..
The genius Of Frederick Law olmsted and
MIR. Hunt, finished his discourse with re-
newed thanks to the English Institute, in his
name and in the name OF american archi-'
The special, character Of the, ROYAL Gold! !
Medal j. h H it is purely an internatoGal
re teno w'" toward nnos
which facilitates the work OF such an institn.
be- and
Tho spectacle offered by q meeting Of the
Royal Institute OF British Architects aud the =.
honor rendered by English architects to an
American architect in the presence OF con.
frIrcs from all countries is wanting neither IN q
France has been particularly touched this
year. because it was the ease not only OF q man -
universally esteemed. and whose many amtas !:
BILE qualities have won the affection Of all those
who came near him. but mn American archi-
tect who received his education in our School
been followed since by a great many yonng
Americans: and here an interesting observa-
in our School OF Fine Arts They are OF many
very different nntionalites: The Americans
alono proved their sympathy for the people
among whom they have come TO study. They
proved it by establishing In the School Of Fine =
Arts the American prize. This annual prize.
founded in testimony Of gratitude. has this pc
culiarity nhout it-that it can only be won by q
Frenchmen. Among the promoters Of this
generous idea | find the names Of the son OF o.
Mr. Hunt at present an associate of his fRtherfn
New York. of Whitney W arren. who is at present
finishing his studies In our School OF Fine
Arts and OF May beck. who was for a long time
our conn anion in the Andre studio. May these
few lines hiring them the Testimony OF ,senti-
mcnts Of the cordial affection wit which they
have been able to inspire theirfe!low studenta.
r. d.