Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-19

to spend this money: Edgeworth. grade
w; Downing, grade III; Webster
Square, grade V; Canterbury, grade w;
Quinsigamond, grade TX; Ash, grade vi;
Grafton, grade II; Upsala, corridor;
Gage, grade VIII: Sycamore, grade v;
Lamartine grade I. The committee who
have the charge of spending this money
have worked slowly in order to get the
best results, and have finally made their
selections. There is to be an exhibition
of the things as a whole at the public
! library in February for two weeks.
There has been chosen one cast for each
room, and some photographs from the
old masters purchased in Rome and
Florence, solar engagements, process re-
productions Of scenery and pictures, and
a few colored prints
Inspired by the influence of the league,
the people in the Bloomingdale district
raised by means of a fair $3.50 to use In
that building. In the Salisbury street
neighborhood Mrs. L. A. Ely and Mrs.
M. p. Higgins have collected nearly $500
to be used for that building.
The Aletheia Club at the classical high
school at an entertainment given by
them last winter raised $3.50, which was
used for pictures in the room where they
hold their meetings. The graduating
Inc
selection of their class gifts with the adj
vice Of a committee appointed for that
purpose by the league. In the ninth
grades at Belmont and Winslow streets
last June the pupils, with the advice Of
the league, presented framed pictures to
their schools.
Mr.. James Logan, through the league,
presented to the DIX street school, grade
Ill in memory Of his wife, who was for
1sar1xr Q,,I
pictures anu casts. The league has also
received the following presents: A large
carbon photograph, framed. from Miss
Lincoln, placed in grade TX, Millbury
street; two large carbon photographs,
framed together from Mrs. Baldwin
placed in oxford street, grade VII, in
memory of her daughter Rose, who was
pupil there; a large carbon photo
graph framed from T. ]. McAul;ffe,
placed in Dix street, grade VII, in MEM
DRY of his daughter; q large photograph
framed, from Mrs. Sarah Brigham
placed in her room at the English high
school; carbon photograph, framed
from Miss Lincoln, to be placed at Ash
street, grade VI; four large photographs
framed, from L. n. Kinnicutt, to be used
in the schools now under consideration !;
cast of part Of the Parthenon frieze
from Mrs. Daniel Merriman, to be placed
y
friends of Mrs. Darrah and the parents
of the children who were in her kinder
garten have raised $40, to be used, under
the direction of the league, in the Prov
idence street kindergarten, as a memoir
ial to her.
The league has received unframed pic
lures as follows: From Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward L. Davis 81 photographs, which
were arranged in groups, to be hung,
unframed, in schools as called for, the
pictures being kept at the office of the
superintendent of schools; eight large
process reproductions, from Mrs Wins
low S. Lincoln, framed by the league,
and placed at North Pond, Tatnuck, and
Midland street schools; a large solar
print of the Shaw memorial, from Miss
Mary n. Perley. to be framed by the
league, and placed at Quinsigamond;
thirteen photographs from Mrs. Morse,
and eight from Miss Lincoln, to be
framed by the league, and placed in the
schools now under consideration two
large photographs from j. F. Healey. to
be framed by the league, and placed in
the schools now under consideration;
fourteen photographs from Mr.. and
Mrs. Chaffee, which are used unframed
in the high school.
Respectfully submitted,
Austin S. Carver
Peanie Lea Southwick,
Committee on reports.