The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-10

uSeu IN presenting tnem 10 the StudentS
are properly adapted to the needs of
those who come TO the school for their
education.
Respectfully submitted.
MRS. GUSTAV RADEKE,
THOMAS B. STOCKWELL,
WILLIAM c. POLAND,
THEODORE f. GREEN.
HOWARD HOPPIN,
Secretary.
DIRECTORS REPORT.
The report of the directors follows:
Report of director at first quarterly
corporation meeting. Oct. s. 1902:
The school year OF 1902-03 has opened In
most encouraging manner. The regis
tration OF students has been far larger
than anticipated and as far as can be
be judged at the present time the class
OF students seems TO be excellent Dur
ing the first week of school 437 students
registered in the different classes of the
day and evening sessions. These enter
ing students may be grouped as follows:
First week to Oct. 4th. day students
regular. so; state. %; city. 2; Brown uni
versity. 1s: Pembroke. s. University
school. /; r. /. s. d. scholarships, 1: total,
101:
Evening students-Regular. es; state.
106: city. q; r.. l. S. ID. scholarships, 1;
total, 194
saturday Students-tnll0ren, regular,
so; city, 20; X. I. 8. d. scholarships, s;
total. log. Teachers, city, S6 Total, first
week. 437.
Since Saturday the registration has
been Increased by IS students. making a
total registration TO date of 454. The stu
dents I'm the various departments are
grouped as follows. the first figures being
for day and the second for evening
classes:
Freehand drawing and painting. 10l. 5s;
decorative design. 30, %, modelling, SS, l3:
architecture, 5, 3: mechanical, l5. 81.
Total day, 1s9; total night. 100.
Children's, 331; making total " i55.
deducting 66 names counted twice.
In order 10 accommodate the larger
classes few changes in the use Of rooms
were necessary. The elementary class In
freehand drawing was removed from the
third floor to the second floor, and is now
held in "A portion of the elementary me-
chanical drawing room. In this room the
surroundings are not all that we desire
for students taking cast drawing. and IL
is hoped that the arrangement will not
have to he permanent.
The scheme of afternoon sessions was
adopted this year for the first time, and
has required considerable adjustment of
instructors and rooms, but by the close of
the first week everything seemed TO be
running smoothly.
The greatest difficulty seems TO be in
providing proper accommodations for the
classes in day modelling. On account of
the limited spaces at our disposal. and
the large size of the classes, an extension
OF the spaces required for this work Is
, absolutely needed.
This year also the Encouragement of
course scheme suggested by the faculty,
has resulted in the better Joining togeth-
| er OF the different departments By this
| arrangement students now obtain the
| benefit of a certain amount of instruction
| from the various departments according
| as this instruction seems 10 he needed
| I'm rounding out and completing the vari-
! GUS courses of study
Few changes have been made I'm the
| building itself On account of insuffi-
| Client light In the mechanical drawing
| rooms additional overhead lights have
| been provided for evening work. Addi-
| tional lights have been also provided I'm
| the room for metal working, so that now
| II is an attractive room for night use.
| In various places throughout the build
( ing lights have been arranged for great
er convenience. For the freehand de-
| partment number of elementary casts
| have been purchased. These will also be
used for the department of modelling.
| Large curtains have been placed I'm two
| OF the rooms in order TO control the divi-
| sion OF classes and the proper lighting OF
models for drawing. In the life room a
sShe%s for lighting the ober modes
ments various small additions have been
| made to the permanent plant.
I A desk for the instructor I'm one, num-
| ber OF tools for the use of another
Benches. easels or drawing board boxes
| for the use OF students have been added
| as they were absolutely required for the
4 proper conduct OF the classes.
| The largest addition has been the reiit'
ting OF the room for metal work In this
| room n foot lathe, a burn!sher, drill, q
| new enamellng furnace, work tables
| benches and lockers have been provided
so that the room is now exceedingly wei
| equipped for class instruction.
The immediate needs OF the school now
seem TO be: First. provision TOR proper
enlargement OF the library space and
| substantial Increase I'm the collection q
books and photograp phs for the Use OF al
| classes; second. the extension OF th'
spacc for the modelling classes. such ad
| dltional space 10 be fitted with modelltn!
| stands coat rooms. lockers and wasf
| bowls third. proper provision for stu
| dents lunch room. a requirement that has
| grown out OF the extension OF the schoo
sessions into the afternoon hours. Re
'''0'''' T.. r. HOMER.
REPORT OF MUSEUM COMMITTEE
The number of visitors TO the museum
during the last four months was 5Ne
against 1890 for the corresponding perio,
last year There has been during tn
past summer an exhibition OF oil paint
ings nv famous French artists and on,
| OF water color sketches or designs To
pottery by William Woodward OF New
There are on exhibition at present col
lections OF japanese fabrics and potterl
fosnsa fsesn By SHARPE MT Isaac ne D'Ts painting a"s
Bougereau has been loaned by Mr. Johi
The most important gifts received dur
ing the summer were casts of the statue
OF Cadmus and Ciytic nv Mr. " Scheon
ha-dt a former pupil Of tho school