The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-11
THE ART LEAGUES POSITION.
Why the Managers of the TeIfair
Academy Cannot Ala 10 Finan-

Why the Managers of the TeIfair
Academy Cannot Aid 10 FInan-
claIIy.
At the annual meeting Of the Georgia
Historical Society tomorrow night, IL is
probable that the matters brought before
the board OF curators in the petition Of
the Ladies' Art League. will receive some
attention. 1t is understood that Gen. Hen
~ r. Jackson, the president, may have
something TO say about the matter in his
annual report.
With regard to the request Of the ladies'
to be allowed to use the gallery Of the
Telfair Academy for a lecture to the art
class on the subject Of art by Mr.. +.
Hopkinson Smith, Judge William d. Har-
den, a member of the committee on the
Telfalr Academy. said yesterday that the
board could not consistently. under the
will of Miss Telfair, allow the lecture to
take place there.
I'VE did agree. however, to allow them
to use either the library hall or the lee
ture room Of the Georgia Historical So
eiety," Judge Harden said, but even If
the lecture Is given there, it must be
under the auspices Of the Georgia His
torical Society. and no admission fee
must be charged.
I'VE desire. Of course, to aid the ladies
in their purpose, which is a worthy one,
in so far as we are able to do So" he
said, land to that end we agreed to allow
them the use Of the two studios in the
Telfair Academy, to make copies Of the
statuary and pictures there, and, IL they so
desired. to have Mr. Horace Bradley there
as a teacher for the art class; but II that
Is done, Mr.. Bradley must 90 there as
teacher OF the academy, and the men,
bers Of the art class must go as pupils
of the academy This is required and
most clearly stated in Miss Telfairs will.
with regard to the three hundred dol
lars which was raised by the ladies TO pur-
chase picture and which is now in the
hands of Director c. l.. Brandt, and de-
posted in bank to his credit the petition
of the ladies said nothing, but only asked
us to extend them some financial aid In
carrying out their purpose. We have en-
deavored TO make II clearly understood
that Mr.. Brandt Is the sole custodian of
that fund, and the board of managers Of
the Telfair Academy has nothing what
ever to do with it. 1t could not be secured
for this or any other purpose except di-
rectly through an agreement with Mr..
at is true that 1t is within our power to
appropriate money for such a purpose
from the income Of the academy from the
Augusta and Savannah railroad stock, II
we did not owe a large sum of money
which makes Il necessary to apply this in
come to its payment Mr.. Brandt is still
the director Of the academy but is not re-
ceiving one dollar for his services. He has
agreed to remain director and aid tho
academy in so far as he is able to do so
under the circumstances. on the express
condition that the income from the acad-
envy be applied TO the payment of this
debt. 1t will readily be seen, therefore,
that the board of managers could not with
any right or proprety divert any part Of
this income 10 other purposes"
AS the matter stands now, all the ladies
have secured is the right to use the stu
dos of the academy and permission for the
students of the Art League to copy the
works of art therein contained, and any
expense attached to the procuring of the
teacher or otherwise, must be borne by
them or those who are interested in the
project under consideration. Many think
that IL will be practically impossible to es-
tablish the Art League without this finan-
cial aid which has been requested, and it
remains now to be seen what action the
ladies' will take in the matter.