The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-05
The ART MUSEUM.
Usual Art Course Will
Be Continued
This Year.
WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 4.
Three Prizes Are Offered
For Competition
By Pupils.
WILL BEGIN ON OCTOBER 4.

Ihe directors of the Worcester Art
Museum will continue during the COM
ing year the course of instruction es-
tablished last year. The course will
include drawing from cast, drawing and
painting from the draped model, the
elements of decorative design, compost
ton and lectures in perspective and an
atomS.
Philip L. Hale, of the school of draw
ing and painting connected with the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, will con-
tinue to b the instructor. Mr.. Hale
has abundantly justified his capacity
for this work
The course of instruction will be long
er and more complete than last year,
1t will begin on Wednesday, Oct A. and
continue for three terms of ten weeks
EACH with the usual recess at Christ
mas and Easter. The lessons and cri-
ticisms will be given by the instructor
every Wednesday and Saturday after
noon of each week from o'clock, and
in the evenings of the same days from
o'clock.
The rooms on the ground floor of The
museum have proved themselves :td-
mirably adapted for the purposes of
instruction and have the requisite con-
veniences.
All necessary furniture and appli-
ances, including books, casts, etc, will
be supplied by the museum, except the
materials for drawing and painting,
which will be supplied by the pupils,
and the expense for the models, which
will be paid by those who draw from
the life.
1t is intended by the directors to make
the instruction, methods and aims of
the school CT the highest character and
at the same time to place it's advantages
within the reach of the largest possible
number. They, therefore, have placed
the fees at as low point as is con-
sistent.
The tuition will be SIS for each term
of ten weeks, or $40 for the full course
of thirty weeks, payable in all cases in
advance, SIS at the beginning of the
first and the second term, and $40 at the
beginning Of the last term.
No deduction of fees will be made on
account of absence. Checks for tuition
should be made payable to the order of
l.. N Kinnicutt, treasurer.
Each enrolled pupil will receive free
admission to the museum every week
day that the museum is open, with the
privilege of drawing from the objects
belonging to the museum, subject to the
rules of the directors.
Tho galleries are perfectly lighted and
warmed, and contain large exhibitions
of pictures, bric-a- brac and a beautiful
collection of casts from the antique and
renaissance, to which addition are con-
stantly made.
Friends of the school have offered for
next rear three prizes of $25 EACH open
to the competition of the pupils.
Th9 first prize of $25 will be given
to the pupil who has continued through
the whole course and made the most
improvement in it.
The second prize for the same amount
will be given to the pupil making the
best drawing or painting from the life
in competition at the end of the
course.
The third prize of the same amount
will be awarded to the pupil making the
best piece of decorative design IN a
competition at the end of the course.
Those who wish to enter on This
course of instruction should make early
application in writing to the secretary
of the committee, Mrs Mary L. Mitch
ell, II Dean street, giving as reference
the name and address of some person
to whom they are known.
Mrs. Mitchell will also be found at the
museum every week day afternoon, ex-
cept Monday, and inquiries can be made
of her there.
In case more pupils apply than can be
accommodated preference will be Civ
en- to those who apply first and VINO
were in the school last year.