The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-17
THE EMERSON SCHOOL.
Some idea of the Beautiful Decora
tions.

Of the new Emerson school on MunJoy,
more or less mention has been maze III
the papers from time to time, and tne
public has been told of it's model plan'
and its modern equipment. Few people,
however, have any knowledge Of the real
Iy beautiful pictures and casts, which
have been collected for Its decoration,
and it will no doubt be surprise to hear
what has been accomplished in this line,
through the interested ENERGY of the
principal, Miss Marada F. Ad:s1ns.
. Miss Adams modestly disclaims any
credit to herself. for she says that in spite
of her enthusiasm, she could have accom-
plished nothing, had il not been for the
hearty response and cooperation of her
friends. The contribu tions for this pur-
pose, twenty-five dollars of which was
given by the school children themselves,
by their parents, friends and old gradu-
ates, amounted to over two hundred
dollars. Of this money, Miss Adams has
made most judicious use. and 1t is
earnestly hoped that many visitors will
avail themselves of the privilege granted
the hours of tan and four.
A wise scheme in the matter OF decora-
ton has been held to, SO in the different
rooms there are pictures, which naturally
group themelves together. There are
Modern, Revolutionary and Colonial
rooms of A merican history. and in the
modern, there is fine steel engraving of
"Martha Washington's Ball, and
"Sheridan's March to the Sea. In the
Revolutionary room, "The Surrender OF
Cornwallis," Mount Vernon and Wash
ington, while among those in the
Colonial room are: "The First Sunday
in New England" and Sunday IN
Sleepy Hollow"
/ The "Portrait'' room is.very interest,"
ing, containing good pictures OF Burns,
Byron, Longfellow. Whittier, Lowell and
"Baby Stuart" Then there are as we'll
the Geographical, the venetian" and
the mature Study" room, which have
reproductions of pictures with appropriate
SUBJECTS by the best artists.
The warm yellow tint on the walls is
entirely in harmony with the finish OF
the wood, and the effect of the frill work
in the arch between the COAT rooms Is
thoroughly artistic in effect. The land
ings on the stair cases, leading from the
second story to the hall in the third story,
on each side of the building, have been
used as a centre for special decoration,
and thoroughly charming Is the result.
On the girls side, it is called the
Foreign Corridor on the boys, the
American. On the girls side there are
pictures of the Acropolis and the
Parthenon, views in Scotland, Egypt,
Japan, Switzerland and England, also an
interesting Arabian school scene, and
casts Of Diana and Minerva. Among the
American pictures, one of the First Flag
| is used as tbs introduction-so to speak
and leads up to views of the Capitol,
| Niagara and the "Senate of 49," with
casts of Grant and "Davis."
On each side of Miss Adams's office on
the landing are fine busts of Washington
and Lincoln, and in the Office itself which
commands most beautiful view near
Casco Bay are casts of "West Wind" and
"Angel's Head" and 'The Little
Foresters.
| Up stairs in the large hall, however, is
the triumph. For there is a beautifully
tinted wall of greenish tint, which brings
out to perfection the ten casts of Lucca
deela Robbia's beautiful "Singing Boys, !"
two Cupids of Fiamingo's, the first re-
production, which have been imported in
to America, and back of the platform
a fine head of Apollo.
1t makes in all an interesting exhibition
| and all Portland should be proud of this
| school building, which has begun its
career SO artistically.
The best Lake excursion is down for