The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-15
SPENT S175O.53
over RECEIPTS
Corporation Meeting Of R. l.
School Of Design Yesterday.
OLD TRUSTEES REELECTED
Report Shows 747 Students Registered
and That Additional Space Is Needed
10 Accommodate Classes
OLD TRUSTEES REELECTED

Yesterday afternoon was the occasion
for the regular annual meeting OF the
Rhode Island School OF Design corpora
ton and the session was held at the
school building. The chief business done
was the submission OF the annual reports
and the election OF the trustees. The
result OF the elections was that all the
old members were chosen again, as were
also the executive officers with the ex-
ception OF the substitution Of James
Richardson for Charles Fletcher on the
finance committee.
The meeting was called To order by the
president. William Carey Poland, and the
preliminary formalities gone through
with. Then followed the reading OF the
reports
The annual report OF the treasurer was
read by stephen o. Metcalf. The total
income receipts. including cash on hand
al the beginning OF the year, amounted
TO s23,Oos; receipts for the principal ac-
count s12, ,224 9l total. SIS, ,4S29 81. The
total payments for the expense account
were s25. .36S 70, the cash balance on hand
s139 25 and the payments on the invest
ment account 4el: total, sS5, 81. Con-
sidering the outstanding accounts, the es-
Innate surplus for the year is s62ooO
against s2376O3 last year, an excess OF ex-
penditures over receipts OF sl75053.
Howard Hoppin. secretary OF the ex-
ecutive committee, reported verbally for
that body.
The report OF the school director.
Eleazer B. Homer, s. B.. in substance is
as follows:
During the school year that has just
ended the excellent progress OF our pupils
has been specially gratifying TO all in
structors. As whole. the school has
definitely advanced beyond the standards
established last year.
TRADITIONS CONTINUED.
The highly successful manner in which
the traditions OF the school have been
continued was clearly shown by the ef
fective representation OF each depart
ment OF our recent annual exhibition in
Memorial hall. The exhibition showed
also that this advance was particularly
noticeable in the departments OF decora-
tive design, architecture, evening model
ling, jewelry and textile design, and in
the studies made by the sketch classes.
The other departments OF the school
have done excellent work, but these di-
visions are TO be specially commended
for the progress shown by their Older
students. The exhibition was open ten
days and four evenings and was attended
by 24s0 people
During the past year additions to the
library. which were made possible by
generous donations, have been OF great
benefit and assistance 10 both instruc-
tors and students. The need for large
library OF technical books and photo
graphs OF artistic objects has been re-
peatedy emphasized in these reports.
This year we look forward with great
pleasure TO the opportunities that will
be available next term through the recent
donation for the library Of $500 from Miss
Louisa d. Sharpe and $1,000 from Mrs.
William c. Baker This money will he
expended during the summer for standard
works that will enlarge our opportunities,
and will be OF immediate and permanent
value TO our students OF design.
STUDENTS NUMBER 747
The attendance during the past year
shows an increase OF % students over that
OF last year. namely an attendance dur
ing the past eight months OF 747 students.
This includes a registration OF 161 in the
day classes, 424 in the evening classes
and 172 in the Saturday classes. making
the total registration 751. from which
should be deducted ten names counted
twice. During the year ASP students
came from Providence and 1913 students
from other Rhode Island towns: IS stu
dents came from places outside OF Rhode
Island. including Massachusetts, 50. Con-
nectcut s. New Jersey 8. New York 3.
Wisconsin ?. oregon 2. Pennsylvania ..
Vermont l, Maine l, West Virginia !.
California and Russia l. George J.
Heimberger from ST Petersburg grad
uated this year after completing his
course in mechanical design with marked
success. He is now on his way back In
Russia, having accepted an excellent po-
sition as designer in one OF the large
machine shops in St Petersburg.
During the year u postgraduate stu
dents have pursued various courses al