Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-20
THE END OF
BUSY LIFE.
Prot. FrerlCh'S Career Was an
tventfuI 0ne-An Artist
Of Note.

terest. Mr.. Frerichs was Il native Of
Client the famous old Flemish city of
the middle ages. Born in 1879. hej
entered life as a subject Of the kim
of Holland, Belgium at that time be-
ing IA part of the dominions ruled from
the Hague.
In 1880, one year afterwards, how
ever, the revolution occurred that
made Belgium 4 separate kingdom.
Professor Frerichs's father was an
army officer in the service of the king
of Holland, and afterwards the editor
of a French paper in the Hague, and
his mother was also French. He
thus grew up to speak the French.
Dutch and German languages as a
mother tongue, and afterwards ac-
quired several other languages, in
GLIDING English. which he used with
remarkable tiuency.
His first master in his chosen pro-
fession was the celebrated Bartholo-
NEW van Horen, one of the chief eX-
emplars of the Dutch school of art.
and he was afterwards under the
tuition of Schelf Hout. also of the
Dutch school. According to the GUS
tom of art pupils in Europe, the Young
student made Il tour of Belgium.
France and Germany, observing and
studying as he went. In Paris he
visited Horace Nernet with a letter
=, Of introduction, and found that great
/, painter painting the celebrated pic
ture La Smala," which was after
wards sent to Russia.
While at the Hague the student met
Major Dayesae, the American Charge
! d'Atraires, who strongly advised him
! to begin his career in the United
States.
Prof. Frerichs came to New York
city at the age Of twenty-one. where
he soon became acquainted and was
made IA member of the leading club
composed of artists and literary men.
Here he labored at the easel four
years. One day Theodore Dodd, Il well
known religion, publisher in Park
!, Row. met Mr.. Frerichs and informed
., him of a vacant profcssorship in
Greensboro Female College, Mt Green's
buro. North Carolina, advising him to
apply for it. The result was finally
-. that the applicant was duly installed
: in the college as professor of langu-
ages and of the art department.
1t was in lS34 that Professor FIRE.
richs assumed his college duties. Dur
ing this time he employed his leisure
in painting many pictures through
which he became renowned through
, out the south. Having come from the
north hc was at first regarded with
:, distru,t by society in the vicinity of
Greensboro in regard to his senti-
mcnts on the subject of slavery. The
prejudice, however, soon faded away
and the professor soon learned to APP
~prcciatc the warm-hcarted hospitality
of the North Carolina people. After
the commandment of Fort Sumter he
visited Charleston for the purpose of
llklIlB IL DlNllIt Vi illdb tNtllb.
In 1863 Il calamity occurred that
materially affected the fortunes of
Professor Frerichs. During Shcrman's
memorable march the college took
fire and was totally destroyed. With
it, $40, 600 worth of his studies, paint
ingS and art objects were burned. On
the day following the fire Governor
Morehcad. of North Carolina, invited
Professor Frerichs to take charge of
the art department of the Presby-
terrain College ut Greensboro. He re-
manned in this position only four
months when the college building was
impressed by the government for use
rs Il hospital. He then took a''professor-
ship in the Quaker College at New
Garden, and after remaining there
several months he determined to re-
move with his family Che had married
an estimablc LADY, to the eastern part
of the state for the purpose of going
into farming. The venture was a
disastrous one. as the sequel proved.
travelling IN thelf W conveyance
the migrating party travelled about
four hundred miles, making long de-
tours to avoid the Federal and Con-
ferderate armies, and finally reached
their destination on the ~Scuppernong
river. The indications here were so
disheartening that it was resolved to
abandon the place and go to New
York. He embarked ON a sloop on
Pamlico sound, nayigated only by
himself and captain, and started for
Norfolk. After Il most tempestuous
!, voyage of several lays in a leaky boat
he arrived in a sorry condition,
brought about by Jack of sleep and the
incessant toll and anxiety. After re-
operating here he embarked for New