New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-29

THEIR INSTITUTION WHICH SUPPLANTS
THE FAMOUS SCHOOL IN PARIS TO
SOME EXTENT.

It is not probable that many outside Of the
profession Of building and design know Of the
Society Of Beaux-Arts Architects 1t is an or
ganization that does its work so quietly and
carries out It's aims so modesty that public at
tcntion has never been focused upon it. Yet
IT is worthy of especial regard, for its services to
art and architecture are valuable What It does.
briefly. is to replace in some small measure
the advantages Of the famous Beaux-Arts school
I'm Paris for those architectural students and
draughtsmen who cannot afford 60 abroad.
Some eight years have gone by since few
architects Of prominence all graduates of that
world renowned institution Of the French capt.
tai got together and started the plan. 1t was
proposed that the society should be composed OF
x-Arts men alone that II should concern
itself with the young men Of talent ambitious ~
being great architects who for some reason or
other could not get abroad For the young man
Of ability and energy ali is clear sailing II he
can get entered at the Beaux-Arts in Paris and
study and design under the eye of the great
French masters Those who could not were
finding themselves hopelessly handicapped in
the race
By frequent competitions open 10 all students.
In which the victors gained medals and men
lions the former Of great rarity and only be-
slowed in cases Of marked talent it was soon
learned who the most promising men were.
Through the influence Of the society architect
ural ateliers were established in NewYork -
ateliers closely corresponding 10 those in Paris.
There are at least two Of these In full opera
ton in the city -Masqueray's. at No. l23
East Twenty-th third ST. and Friedlander's at No.
"a West Twenty second-st. Here students
study each day. making their rules and
regulations for order and government, visited
at stated times by masters who look over the
work done and critcise IT,
So commanding is the influence Of the Paris
Beaux-Arts that it's graduates include large
proportion Of the most prominent architects OF
the country Nearly all ~ these belong 10 the
society. which now numbers nearly one hun
dred In the Offices Of these men young stu
dents Of this sort ind a warm welcome. and
they are encouraged 20 enter the competitions
and time is allowed them for the work
The Society Of Beaux-Arts Architects has no
h adquarters or abiding place II holds oc-
cnsional dinners. but its main work ana IN
terest are the competitions. three OF which are
held each year. at regular intervals
The sOcietys present officers ar John u.
Howard president; Edward l.. Tlton vice
president. Charles Butler. secretary, j. h. Nc
CURE treasurer, Theodore f. Blake CORE
sTcnding secretary. Ernest flagg chairman
and John NJ. Carrere and Charles MOTIFS, com
mlttee on Education
1t is this Committee on Education that ar
ranges the competitions spoken o. selecting
the subjects and examining the finished work
The competition list Is divided into Classes A
and 3 only students who have obtained men
ti0ns of a certain value may enter In the former
class The latter Is open 90 all students Of
architecture. An average Of ten to twelve men
now enter each Glass competition and an
average of thirty 10 forty for Class Is.
Each competitor must within hfteen days al
ter the programmes are issued send in "A
preliminary sketch He has then two and a
half months 20 complete his finished drawings
erahly on these but tho rendered drawings
must not differ materially from the sketch.
This is 70 insure making the final result the
students own idea \ relation - the subjects
proposed for competition this month will give
an idea OF the value 20 students 81 this COM
petition.
Glass 3 Plan Programme 40. II \ boat
house and a landing stage for yacht club
Class Sketch Programme No. 90, band
stand at a large seaside resort Class order
Programme No. ii. an open pavilion In a pub
lie park Class Programme No. L. review
ing stand on large city square
With the announcement Of each subject there
is issued circular giving full details Of what
is required. After examination ~ the drawings
submitted the awards are made Only seven
or eight medals have been awarded In the eight
years OF the society. but many mentions nave
been made The young men who score sue
cesses. even minor successes thus md them
selves known personally. and their work IS
followed by the hest architects 81 the country
Openings made for them IN the most I'M
portant Offices. and IN least two or three IN
stances n has been arranged so that student
here could contrive 10 go g. Paris for course
In the Ecoie DIES BeauN Arts after all