The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-06-02
ART SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.
4 NNo UNCEMENT or GIFTS AND
 PRIZES.
Address by Wul II. Low-Important Exhibition Of Nr. Lows WOrks--The Dircctor's Report.

William H. Low, vice president of u
 National Society of Mural Painters, d'
 livered the anniversary address befor a large gathering in the Yale Art schot last evening. His subject was "Th Artist and His Environment" At tn close of his remarks MT. Low met mos
 of those present.
 The report of the director of tn
 school was very interesting.
 Professor Weir said: It is customar.
 on the anniversary to make a brief re
 port of the status of the school. The at
 tendance of students during the pas
 year has been as follows: Professiona
 students, 57; elective classes and under
 graduates from other departments O
 the university, 22S, making total O
 2S5 students who have received instruc-
 ton in this Art school during the pas
 year. Sixteen students have received
 certificates, including nine in the pro
 fessional course and seven undergradu-
 ates from other departments of the uni
 versty,
 The work of the school during the pas I year, in the several departments of in-
 struction, maintains an average stand
 ard which is only occasionally varied by
 marked individual talent of an excep- | tional kind--as is the case with all art | schools. The studies that may be seen | on the walls of the class-rooms on the | first floor bear evidence of serious pur-
 pose on the part of students to make the
 most of academic discipline. with occa- eio 1,g ~f ;y,J 1or,ti in,,s. opening out toward that which lies be- yond the mere grammar of art
 The increase of the foundation of the
 William Wirt Winchester Fellowship"
 announced at the last anniversary in
 connection with other gifts, raises the annual income of this foundation from $750 to S1 900 year This fellowship for the study of art abroad is awarded eve- ry other year in competition. and the successful winner of this fellowship holds it for two consecutive years, sub- ject to certain specified conditions. The next regular competition for this fellow ship will be in 1901. A preliminary con- cours will be held early in the year to determine what students are qualified to enter the competition, and this pre-
 
 students who have studied in this Art school for at least two years, including undergraduates of other departments of the university who have taken the elec- tive courses in art during their junior and senior years,
 IL is our custom to make this anniver- sary serve as a connecting link between the school and the professional life by inviting artists of distinction to address us on some topic relating to their pro fession, and in this connection to show us something of their own work. The idea is to bring to the Art school and the university the contents of the ar tists' workshop Tn this instance the collection includes mural designs, easel | pictures, book illustrations, designs for | glass windows, together with fragmen- | tary studies and sketches, altogether nearly one hundred exam ples. Some of these are careful paint ngs, others are working designs and hips from the artists workshop-things | hat serve to show us his method of work and make us better acquainted with the quality of his thought.
 Those of you who are familiar with he published letters of Robert Louis Stevenson need not be told that between he artist who is our guest this evening md that famous author there was the ie of friendship, In one of his letters stevenson writes Lamia has come, md l do not know how to thank you. lot only for the beautiful art of the de- igns, but for the handsome and apt lords of the dedication. My favorite is Bather Unseen" which is a master- iece; and the next, Into the Green tecessed Woods" is perhaps more re- though it does not take my lncy so imperously. I own I should Ike to see both Isabella and the Eve hus illustrated; and then there is Fly erion O, yes, and Endymionl I be- eve Endymion would suit you best. also is in fairyland; and I see a hun red opportunities, cloudy and howery lories, things as delicate as the cobweb s the bush; actions, not in themselves any mighty purport, but made for 1e pencil. The sight of your pictures 1 as once more awakened me to my 2 ght mind and something may come it' It Is by great good fortune that we are E ole to show you these very things Ste anson speaks of in illustration of the 4 oems of Keats; and more elaborate lintings in illustration of Shakes eare's AS You Like It." together with Z 'i9inal studies for large mural decora- N ons of public buildings, &c. At the close of the address opportuni- l
 will be given to see those things hen the seats are set aside. It is due guests to explain that it was unavoid- 'le, this bringing him face to face with 8 own works in this way, against hich his modesty rebels; but our pie re gallery and lecture hall are neees- rily one and the same.
 President Hadley will announce the It's to the school since the last anni- rsary, and the awards made by the lculty.
 President Hadlav then mentioned the Towing gifts to the school:
 From MT. Rutherford Trowbridge a 1 1t of S5,O00 to found course of lec- res on art in memory of the late lomas Rutherford Trowbridge, to lich gift was added further sum of 10, to enable the course to open last tumn. From MT Henry F. English a gift of JO0 to be added to the foundation of -