The record-union., 1896-04-02
LAST NIGHTS EXHIBITION.
Another Good Attendance at the School
Of Design.
Opening Of the New Spring Term
Remarks on the Future Of
the School.

Although the street cars did not run
until very late last evening, there was
good attendance at the art exhibition
Of the School of Design and Of the Cam
era Club at the Art Gallery. Had the
movement Of the street cars not been
impeded, the gallery would have been
crowded to its full limit. Probably 800
people viewed the exhibit, and most of
them remained until the closing hour,
10 o'clock
During the evening Jessie Reaton
played piano solo very cre0itably for
so young a musician Miss Hattie
Wheat sang in good voice, with refined
taste and effectively the contralto song
"Once," with Mrs. Genung as accom-
panist.
The School Of Design has now COM
pleted its winter term and takes a vaca
ton until April 18th, when classes will
be formed for the spring term, depend
ent upon there being a sufficient number
OF applications. Five Of the scholar
ships maintained in the school by three
organizations of public-spirited women
have now expired. If these are not re-
newed or the others taken, or the vacant
chairs filled by individual applications,
the school will be confronted with very
serious problem
The simple truth is that with so much
native talent clamoring for develop
ment through the agency of this institu-
tion, there ought to be no difficulty in
this community about giving it opportu-
nifty. There are a hundred citizens am
ply able to buy each scholarship and
not feel 1.-THE cost is very 1ow-and
nave the satisfaction Of knowing that
they have aided in equipping worthy
youth the better for life's struggle
There are twenty lodges in the city
fully able to each take a scholarship
for some deserving person within the
orders, who has desire to develop the
talent they have for designing. If half
OF those would place pupils, they would
hll sixty chairs in the school, insure it's
usefulness for years, enable the man
agement to enlarge the corps Of instruc-
tors, and introduce the important
branches Of modelling and wood-cary-
ing.
1t would seem that such opportunity
tc do good would be eagerly embraced
by the well-to-do and the associations
with good treasures.
The three associations of women that
have so long bought scholarships in the
school will probably renew their ef-
forts in that direction, but this is not
half enough, for it has become a neces-
sfty, say the directory, to double the
number Of pupils If the usefulness of the
school to the community is to continue.
The books of the school are now open
at the Art Gallery for the signing of ap-
pi1cations for chairs In the regular the
saturday and the water-color classes.
1T ought to be the desire of every we'll
wisher Of this educational institution
that the roll will fill several days before
the 10Th inst
AS evidence Of the appreciation of the
work Of the school by visitors last even
ing it is to be stated that some sales of
some pieces were effected, and bargain
ing was opened for still others. Among
works on the walls that have not had
due notice, and that rise to the level of
deserving, are these: In the water-color
section-Realistic study In still life by
Miss Addie l.. Hughes, who has been a
pupil Of Mr.. Jorgensens for consider
able period, and produces works that
stand highly to her credit and to that of
her instructor. Water effects by Mrs.
Jennie Huber, one especially of a view
upon the Sacramento River. A pict-
uresque study by l.. Govan, and one of
a similar character, landscape, by Mrs.
Brown. Oil color section-StiIl life by
Lucia Heinz, In which the most unpoetic
subject imaginable has been made at
tractive by realistic effects secured In
the study Of a part of the gear Of
rough rider Of California. Portrait Of
Miss Twitchell by Miss Hinkson, an es-
pecially delicate piece Of work: and by
the same a portrait Of Miss DeMerritt.
Still life by E. Greeniaw, strong and
promising work
A very clever and original terra Gotta
effect is by Mary A. Lewis. study of a.
statuette, maid embracing the plaster
ngure OF a Satyr. Fruit piece by Miss
Dunlap and flower pieces by Miss Joesink
and a study in yellow by Miss Heinz.
Black and white section-Cast study bv
r. w. Blanchard and pencil drawings
oy the same; charcoal work by Evelyn
Hanscom. In both cases promising much
for these pupils. Marine study by E.y.
Mcpherson, correctly drawn and well
executed. Pencil studies Of the nude bv
Miss Klefnsorge, especially good draw.
ing and correct In anatomical study
Picturesque landscape In charcoal nv
Miss Dunlap, and another by the Same
q good lake study. Especially vigorous
pen and ink sketches OF human figures
and In portraiture by Miss Crouch and
Theo Genung. Perhaps nothing in
black and white had more attention and
criticism than the exhibits of these two