The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-09
THE SCHOOL
OF DESIGN
Annual Meeting of the
Corporation Held.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
They Show Institution TO BE In
" Excellent Condition.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS,
BOARD OF OFFICERS ELECTED.

The annual meeting OF the Rhode Isl
aud school OF Design was held at 1880
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, In the office
of the school on Waterman street. with
the president, Prof. william Carey Poland
In the chair.
After the usual routine business. the
report OF the treasurer, Mr.. SO. Metoalf.
was read, and 1t showed that the total re-
ceipts for the year were s9a2s 81; total ex-
penditureA $s70. a.; balancs on han a,
s5l. so. The estimated expenses still tu
come amount to y305s 93 with $27 53.07
still dus, leaving q dercit Of SSO6. 50. This,
added to sertain bills which were, owing
to an error. left out of the report, makes
the total of the expenses about $500 In ex-
cess Of the receipts. The report was re-
csived.
Mr.. Howard Hoppin. secretary OF the
committee on management then pre- sent
ed bis report, OF which the following Is q
synopsis:
The registration is as follows: State
scholars, 146; CITY scholars. 76: regular
sohoIars 22l making q total OF 446
against 422 for the last year. In the sveh-
Ing GLASS there are 278 in the day classes
there are 90. In the Saturday classes there
are 90. In tho free hand department there
are 283 In the mechanics department.
there are 1873. The statf OF teachers has
continued It's faithful Bnd eficient work.
During the winter an evening class for
women was started, the class meeting TWO
nights Q week. This GLASS was well at
tended. many OF the mein bers coming
from outside the school to join 1t. AL
though the work was, at first somewhat
crude a. compared with that OF she mems
GLASS, they made good progress, and one
of the members received first mention at
the end of the year. The work OF the
modelling GLASS has boon carrisd out In
spsoislIy earnest manner, and besides
working In clay thsy have modsied their
designs for silverware In piaaterlina ~
whiSh watarial the finsr lines and de-
tails OF the dssign can b bstter shown.
The report acknowledges loans OF paint
ings and Other works Of art during the
year from she following: Louis ID. Norton.
AuSo Brsul, stacy Tolman, Charles Brad
ley. Charles Battey, Rev. Daniel 1000
Miss Swan. s. r. Burleieh, Miss Gertrude
Parmeles. Frank Mathewson, Scott
smith, d. j. ". o. Ely, Mrs Joseph =:
ELY, George w. Whitaker, Scribner q
Co, Mrs. William Ames, X. 3. WASH
burn the Hoppin family, John n. Mason,
Albert Merter ssrss . Kendall, mo. asss Mrs:
Mstosif. Esq. Edmund Q. TarbsiI Frank
W. Benson, Mrs. w. q. Bsker.
Gifts from the following have been re-
ceived: Mrs. William O. Baker, Isaac =.
Bates, Mrs. CaswelL Judge j. =. B.
Cobb. Miss Charlotte f. DALEY, r. Usher
Devoil. Mrs Reuben A. Guild. Oscar q.
Lsnz, Jesse Metoalf Esq, Pref, W; T.
Radeks. william Ames, Charles Bradley,
Charles 8. Bush, John w. Danielson, W.
A. Hoppin, NICHOLAS sheldon, John Shep-
ard. Jr George w. Stafford, Royal y.
1aft and the GLASS In architecture.
The nominating committee recon-
mended that the directors who were ap-
points last year to serve for ono year be
elected for term of THREE years, the other
directors to ts maintained as they were.
Howard n. Rice, Walter A. Peck and
Charles Bradley were elected to serve as
directors for three years.
The meeting was then declared ad.
tourned, but meeting OF the board OF
directors, for organization, was imme-
diatsly called. No ohanges were made In
the officers Prof. Herman q. Bumpus
O0lu8 oouou ~ - suo1A Sot VI snc
tee Of management.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are 90 follows: President, Prof. William
carey Poland: vice presidents, Isaac q.
Bates; treasurer. b. D. Metoalf; score
tary, Howard ~. Rice; board OF directors.
for, one year. Hon. Herbert. w. Ladd,
Isaac u. Bates, Hon. Royal q. TAFT,
Mrs. Gustav kadeke; Tor three years,
Howard M. Kice. Howard Hoppin, Walter
Peck, Charles Bradley for two years, Ste
phen y. Metcalf, 4. l. Nlckerson, Miss
Ellen ID. Sharpe Zschariah Chaffee; OK
ofiicio. Gov. Charles Warren Lippitt, Hon.
H. ID. McGuinness, Thomas B. Stock.
we'll. ii. S. Tarbsll William r. Foster,
Frank Hill, John Il. Kendrick. Prof. w.
Y. Poland, j. &. B. Woods; committee
OH finance, Hon. Royal y. Taft, stephen
.. Metcalf, Walter A. eek; committee
on management Ms. Gustav Rad exc
Hon. Thomas B. StDokwsll. Edward I.
Nicksrson, Howard Hopnin, Herman c.,
Bumpus; COMMITTEES on museum, William
g. Baker. Issao q. bates. Prof. q. W.
Poland, Edward +. Ely, Mrs. Gustav
kadeke; committee on building, Hon.
Royal &. Taft, Jesse Metcalf, Isaac q.
Bates, b. y. Metcalf.
After the committee on management
was sut thorizsd and empowered to obtain
desirable models for ths school, the meet
Ing was adjourned.