New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25

which one Of our alurnns is meeting as an
architect. Her husband being in precarious
health. she had come East with her two chill
dren to learn 10 be architect, in order to help
him in his business. Rejected by one art school
in New-York as being too old to learn anything,
she came to us She didn't know how to hold
pencil but we took pains with her, and when
she went back TO the West, after a year or two
she received a contract for designing some
houses.
Then came the contract for a $4,000 con-
vent. Now she IS intrusted TO design a fine new
residence, replica OF the Andrew Jackson
hous-, for member Of the firm Of lawyers
which recently received the record fee Of $780,
900 as counsel for tribe Of Indians against the
government
Such cases justify our contention that It is
unwise to specialize at the beginning. We take
girls as they come, without preliminary exam
ination. and they follow in the first wear a
weekly schedule. including historic ornament
first principles in cast and memory drawings
design, water color, geometric drawing and per
Epective. wood carving and modelling All this
would be very confusing if the subjects were not
ordered and timed to strengthen each other
correlated pedagogues call it 1t really works
wen and generates an immense class vitality
After the first year the young student can work
longer al one thing with advantage and push
her work to more completeness The school
outings 10 studios, museums and workshops do
much 70 set standards Of artistic products and
work for the cultivation Of the girls"
VARIETY IN WORK
The "aI-roundness" aimed at by the cur
riculum is illustrated by the work Of Mrs. Grace
Reynolds, who exhibits water colors. a terra
Gotta lamp carved chest and a number Of orig
inal designs and illustrations in black and white
and in colors- In the clay modelling a large jardi-
Mere with Greek reliefs, a medallion of Dante
and 4 vase. all by Miss Agnes y. Lee; a vase
with triple elephant heads by Miss Lillian Par
fit sun dial by Miss Elizabeth Reebe, and
inkstands by Miss Pearl S. Squire, Miss Elsie
Newell and Miss Grace Greene are particularly
worthy Of mention
IN the evening costume drawing class. under
Miss Turner. the majority Of the students are
dressmakers OF costume designers from the
shops young woman trained here has gone
abroad for The second season TO bring back IDEAS
and designs in sketches for her employer.
The other evening class. under Miss Walker.
helps workers in other directions and gives
some start TO those aspirants for the costume
class who never held pencil or saw a shadow.
Scholarships were awarded 10 Miss Sylvia A.
Williams, Mrs Grace Reynolds Miss Maria
Behrendt, Miss Ida Foster Miss Helen EITcbs
and Miss Katherine Bittoklite (dividedl Misc
Mimi kohlmann, Miss Agnes y. Lee Miss Mar
gueTite Newman AID Miss Helen Rail won hon
orabe mention.
IN the art embroidery department Miss Anna
:. Kiel and Miss Anna L. Newell showed some
particularly good things a black net frocI,
made by seVenteeu-year-old girl Miss
Blanche MOuquu and q ceriSe innocent lawn
the work OF Miss Haru ota, a japanese girl
proved "1at n season 8 course Of lessons will
bring Forth. Cooking. millinery. stenography
ard Jy2ewriting, and all the other Classes were
IafresenteG worthily.