The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-18
Z iE R0YAL ACADEMY
FACTS ABOUT ENeLAND's GREAT AND
WEALTHY SOCIETY.

all events an associate, is the ambition
Of every young artist for membership
in the academy means much moro than
the mere right to put the letters II y
after ones namo and to exhibit pictures
in the fine galleries at Burlington House.
In the first place, on academician is an
esquire by right and not merely by
courtesy, and. further, he is entitled,
should he ever come on hard times, TO
q substantial pension of between $3.50
and e4O0 year IL he dies leaving bis
widow unprovided for, the academy al.
lows her n liberal sum for her mainte-
nance.
The associates and the associates wid.
ows are also entitled to pensions ON II
somewhat smaller scale, so that there
are many reasons apart from the honor
tnd glory why the painter, sculptor or
srchitect should wish to become mem
Der of the powerful and wealthy body
When therefore young artist begins
10 get on, when he has his pictures well
hung year after year, when they find
ready buyers and are talked about in
society, he takes the first step toward
election by suggesting to one of the
academicans that he should put his
name down on the list of candidates
Once down his name stays on the list,
either until he dies or is elected or vol
UNFAIRLY removes it, and this explains
why one finds on the roll of candidates
the names of many artists once popular,
but long since forgotten by the public,
When vacancy occurs among the
associates, printed copies of this list on
blue foolscap paper are sent to all the
members, together with requ that
they shall attend at the academy uB Il
certain evening, when an election will
take place. The elections themselves are
conducted in a singular and somewhat
complex fashion peculiar to the academy
"a method which took the place about
90 years ago of the rough and ready sys-
tenn formerly in vogue.
Both academicians and associates are
allowed to take part in the election, and
when the members are gathered together
each scores out with Il pencil the name
of the artist for whom he wishes to
,ho soore,ary Tboso scorin,s opt ara
known as "scratcbes,' at the academy.
and the secretary, after examining all
the papers, duly announces how many
.,scratrhes, have been given to each
candidate
The eleotion is then advanced another
stage THE president who NV virtue Of
his Office occnnies th. chair directs
,bot tho narnos ~ oil ,boso ,,rdidotos
who have received mora than four
s.scrstches,, shall be ipscribed in chalk
nnon the blockboord wbiIe those to
whom onlv ono two or three votes bove
beep given have no fnrtber cb,nce of
beino elected
The acodemiciops and associates rho,
vote again for the candidates whose
names are on the hoard Tho two lead
inc mon In this coptest aro no,y saIocted
for a final ballot the winner in which
bacomes n, associate ~ the RovoI ocod.
emv.
The acodem;cians are e,ect.d 1, nre.
oiseIv tho Same manner excent that tho
associates are the candidates instead ~
fine outsiders All this svstono %
"scratcbesu and "black boards,, sao,s
cnmbrons and unnecessarv bnt II Is
said to work extremelv veil IN nrsct;ce
Sometimes thonob verv rarely a tie
occurs and in this case The nres;dent
or in his absence the ocademician who
temnorar;lv taxes his nIace has cost.
inc vote WHEN Nv Ernost Crof,s ,ho
hattie nainter was eIected he tied in
the Anal halle, With NJ JooLson ,ho
arcb;tect aud to NJ CoIdoron Iwho I'm
tba ahsence of rho Iate Sir John MiIIa;s
occnn;ed the chair, felI the dificnIt
tost Of mak;n, ,ho Anal so,oo,;on
The associates have M voice in tho
eleotio, of a nres;dant the no,rar 90
votino rest;,o antiroIv w;tL tho ooado
mic;ans sir John M;llais tho late
nres;dent was eIec,ed hy the mani.
mons vote of tho ,,onhars n fao, n,h;oh
mnst have hoen extremoIv orot;fv;nn 30
that Great ort;st Prt an sona otbar 90
cas;ons tbe fght for the nros;dantsh;n N
has heen vary severe indeod