New-York tribune., 1906-05-12
ART PRIZES AWARDED.
IL. IL. Aronson Gets Mooney TraUeI-
ling Scholmship-Others Honored.

Friends OF the students OF the National Academy
Of Design filled the rooms OF the academy. at
1esth street and Amsterdam avenue, last evening
at the annual distribution Of awards OF merit
Frederick Dielman. recently reelected president
made the awards. which were frequently greeted
with applause.
Harry Harold Aronson captured the first Hall
garten prize Of $50 in the painting class. silver
Suydam medal in the mems day life class, the hrst
prize Of $50 in the etching class given by the
A. H. Baldwin Fund. and the coveted Edward L
Mooney memorial travelling scholarship OF 500 a
year for two years. This prize, now awarded for
the second time. Is given 70 that student in the
schools OF the academy who is considered best Mt
ted 70 derive full benefit from a course Of study
abroad.
Mr. Aronson, who is only twenty-five years old
is the son Of Philip Aronson retired merchant
and cousin Of Rudolph Aronson. He has been a
student at the academv six years, has won fifteen
prizes in former years, had painting in the last
exhibition OF the academy and has an etching on
view at the current exhibition of the American
Water Color Society.
A good second in the competition for prizes was
Abraham L. Krou who won the Cannon prize OF
500 for excellence in painting from thesnude. the
second HaHgarten prize Of $40 In the painting
class honorable mention in the mems day HE
class and summer course at Byrdcliffe School, at
Woodstock. N. Y.
The awards were as follows;
Antique cass-Day class Cagurel; sgxdam silver medal
class head): Elliott bronze medal Athena Agnss Bel.
KNAPP honorable mention. Martorie Palmer Nignt ea5s
lhsuTe Elliott silver medal M2gaTs cS5 S0IseS e.d Ho
orable menti,tl. Celna Rode
Life schoos-Paintng from the nude: cannon Fsl[s
Fund $780, Abraham L. Krolli Suydam silver medal
Joseph. Painting class First prize, Halgaren
Fund $50 Harry Harold Aronson; second prize HaeaI-
ten Fund. $40. Abraham L. Kron honorable raention
silver medal DimtTi RomanofIski and Harry hatolo
Aronson; Suydam bronze medal VIII J. Ouinlar;
Elliott silver medal George H IIilder Elliott bronze
medals, Joseph Lancer and Henry Crubo honoTeoee M
ton, Joseph Steigman. Womens DAY he cIass:
silver medal Agnes La v Chrenuen oSr1
nedhI Kezah Birey; honorable mention, Eva n Louus
Still Suydam silver medal Margaret oven
Suydam bronze medals Minnie Weber and Cnarle9S =
class: First Hallgarten prize SD jessie n-,lS
aIlgarten prize s4O Joseph Sub: honorable Msntlo
prize $50 Harry Harold Aronson; A H Baldwin Fund
second prize S25 Godthwatte llustrSlloa clss,
Suydam silver medal Agnes La Y; GIrenugn S4sIo-.
bronze medals. Clara G. Whitney ana NJ Ausus'@ "e''
honorable mention. Alfred L. Rabock.
President Dielman. after making the AWARDS
spoke Of the school of fine arts which the academy
purposes to maintain in cooperation with COiuHl-
bia University. He said the relations Of the stu
dents to the academy would be precisely the same
art under the newly established school OF nne arr
would be optional with the students. mere VIII
be change in the expenses OF the Slu0ehlS dl
the academy where the schools are free
Mr.. Dielman urged the students to excel IN some
thing, and said II one thing was TO be en-
phasized il was the matter Of drawing.
VIII H Low, chairman of the schools committee,
urged that students should not consider art as a
produce art which would mean something TO the
whole world. F. d. Nillet also tried to impress
upon the students the necessity Of learning to draw
before trying to paint c. Y. Turner also spoke.