The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-24
MEMORIAL
HALL Is
DEDICATED
interesting Exercises In the
New Building Of the Rhode
Island School Of Design.

The dedicatory exercises OF the new
memorial hall of the Rhode Island school
OF Design were held at 1915 o'clock TO-DAY
In the lecture hall of the new building on
Benefit street.
Rev. Augustus NJ. Lord. pastor OF the
First Congregational church opened the
exercises with prayer.
Prof William Carey Poland, the presi-
dent OF the corporation OF the school de-
livered an address in which he said:
'"The duty OF my office ahots to me
the delightful privilege OF welcoming You
all TO these exercises OF dedication OF
this memorial hall of the Rhode Island
School OF Design. We appreciate the
honour OF your presence, and we give
you a most hearty welcome. Your pres
ence here is a pledge OF your sympathy
In the work OF tihs school. ana IL en-
camages us 20 hope that we may count
on your lively interest and hearty CO..
operation I'm our ever eniarging plans no
augment the resources OF the school, TO
strengthen IL In it's work, and for It's
work 90 make II more and more userh
TO all whom It seeks 10 serve And IL
seeks to serve you. TO serve all who may
resort to it's teachers for instruction OF
visit its galleries for recreation.
Last year Mrs. Gustav Radeke ana her
brothers, Messrs. Stephen o. Metcalf.
calf. gave this building to the corpora
tion of tho Rhode Island School OF De-
sign. A few moths ago Mr. Jesse ~
Metcalf offered TO defray the entire ex-
pense OF remodelling the interior OF the
building I'm order TO adapt II to Its new
uses. and to equip II with furniture. re-
questing that the building should be
dedicated to the hallowed memory OF his
beloved wife Harriet Deshon Thurston
Metcalf, recently deceased. This act o'
dedication we consummate today, voic-
ing our gratitude and yours to the bene-
| factors whose gift we enjoy. and uniting
| in true, reverent and tender sympathy
with him to whom these noble walls and
| stately towers will ever stand as tri-
! butte TO one who was, and is, revereo
and loved. Nor can we forget the par
ents OF sacred memory. whose example
| these their children, our benefactors o.
/ today are following so loyalty
! Prof. Poland also spoke OF the sympa
| thy shown the endeavors of the schoo
by the men and women OF Rhode Island
and of the substantial encouragement
that the school had met with
Prof Poland then introduced DIR. Den
man w. Ross, lecturer on the theory o
design In Harvard university.
! DR. Ross delivered a scholarly addres
on the theory, purpose and the earl
and advanced rudiments OF design in art
and offered suggestions for. the propo
CATION and education, ideas that eoul
only culminate from the result Of Ion
study and experience and the real ar
tistic sense OF the speaker.
The exercises were very brief and a
the close of Dr. Ross address, Pro
Poland invited all present conducting TN
visitors about the building.
A bronze tablet In the entrance OF tn
newly renovated edifce bears this inscrip
tion:
'"rhis building was remodelled an
equipped I'm loving memory OF Harrie
Deshon Thurston Metcalf by her husban
and named in her honor Memorial Hal
1908"