The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-02
SEVEN GIRL GRADUATES
Y1LE ART SCHOOL CONMENCE-
 MENT HELD YESTERD4Y.

$I ,50O Prize Awarded to John Alden | T.vachtman of Greenwich, Conn., Other Prize Winners-Address by 1 John La Fargo of New York-Recep- ton to Graduatcp and Present Mem- bers of the School by Professor and Mrs. Hoppin.
 The commencement exercises of the Yale Art school took place yesterday The hours in the morning and after noon were devoted to the inspection of l the sketches made by the members of the school in the past year. Those who witnessed the work were highly pleased with the same and many congratula- tions were the result. The most impor- tant part of the exercises occurred in the evening in the south gallery of the Art school The gallery was filled to it's ca
 pacity with friends of the school. Pro lessor John F. Weir, dean of the school, made the announcements con- cerning the prize winners in place of an introductory address. The William Wirt Winchester fellowship prize of $l-
 800 being the income for two years of
 foundation of s15,000, which is to be
 awarded in alternate years commencing
 this year, was awarded to John Alden
 Twachtman of Greenwich, Conn. MT.
 Twachtman is a son of the celebrated
 painter, J. H. Twachtman. This fel-
 lowship is intended to enable the sue
 cessful competitor to pass two years in
 study abroad. The Alice Kimball Eng
 fish prize, the income from fund of
 $1000, was awarded to Jean May Burr
 of Monroe, Conn, and the Ethel Childe
 Walker prize, the income from $200, was awarded to Alice Hull Wetmore of Winsted, Conn. A, special prize for ana
 tomical drawing was awarded to Lewis
 Palmer Skidmore of Bridgeport and
 preparatory prize to Howard Carleton, who is a student in the academic de- partment and is pursuing special course in the Art school. Gifts of $2,0O0 from Carl Stoeckel and Mrs. Ellen Bat tell Stoecke and of $5,000 from Mrs Thomas G. Bennett were announced. President Dwight made a few remarks and then introduced John LaFarge, M. A., N. A., president of the American Society of Artists, who made an ad- dress on the theme: Some Suggestions About Art and Decorating" An infor- nal reception concluded the exercises of the evening. This years class is conn posed of seven young ladies. They are: Miss Eleanor Pierson filling of New Haven Miss Edith Rebecca Maltby of New Haven, Miss Ethel Welles Bennett of New Haven, Miss Elizabeth Gallag- her of New Haven, Miss Helen Eliza beth Booth of New Haven, Miss Ethel Stannard Norton of Walingford, and Miss ArdelIa Elwood Platt of West Ha ven.
 Professor and Mrs, James Mason | Hoppin gave a luncheon at their home | on Iillhouse afternoon in the afternoon | from 1 until o'clock which was at | tended by both graduate and present members and friends of the school The | spacious and elegant house was superb l ly and profusely decora ted for the oc | casion and was veritabe flower gar | den. Professor and Mrs. Hoppin were | assisted in receiving by Miss Riley, Miss | Bennett and Miss Seymour, members of { the Art school.
 {afuuUS lijpSC piVociit NtAN' I tCANN7ADh John F Weir, dean of the Art school, who has just completed the thirtieth year with the school; Professor John H. Niemeyer; John LaFarge who awarded the prizes; Herbert Adams Appleton Brown and T. W. Dewing; Hon. J. Deming Perkins of Litchfield, Joline !, Smith, Mrs. J. F. Weir, Mrs. John H. { Niemeyer MT. and Mrs. Henry F. Eng 1 fish, Mrs. Edward Walker, Mir. and Mrs. Thomas c. Bennett, George D. Seymour, Miss Irene Stoeckel of Nor 'olk, daughter of Dr. Gustave Stoeckel, formerly organist of Battell chapel; Charles Camp, Miss Stella Skinner and Carl Blenner
 Professor Hoppin, who has completed .wenty years of service in the Art school as professor of the history of art, and period of eighteen years pre- vious service in the Divinity school, re- ,eived many letters of greeting.
 Among the interesting exhibits at the school were several by Ozias Dodge, of the Slater Art school of Norwich, and Bella l.. Pratt, an instruc or in the Boston Art museum. Both of hese men will receive the degree of B, P. A. at the coming commencement of he university.