DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-05-14
FINE ARTS AT STETSON

tion Of pupils work Of the year, The
exhibition will be held in the library
building and an address on art will be
given by President HUXLEY at 2 80 p. m.
The public is cordially invited.
During the year just closing there has
been a decided awakening OF interest in
the Department of Fine Arts, The
session opened with a brilliant reception
given by the department to the pres
;dent and faculty of the university the
students of the department of Fine Arts
and the Woman's Club of Dcl.and.
For several reasons interest in art in
the university has increased, one Of
which being the public concourS or
exhibitions hcld at the close OF each
term, when the best work Of pupils done
during the term was hung. This is the
practice of the leading art schools in
New York and elsewhere, and proves q
great stimulus to students. These cX-
hibitions have been not only an inspira-
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but To the town itself, as many friends
attended, showing in thi; way their
sympathy and appreciation.
Exhibitions have been held in the
spacious studio which is not only in
viting and especially constructed for
work but lends its self admirably to
exhibitions and receptions.
Studies at the annual exhibition will
be in the various mediums of black and
white, water color, oil, china and tap,
estry painting.
Most Of the work has been from ma
turc and still life and shows steady
progress built upon underlying prin-
ciples. The work in pictorial compo-
siton and design, for practical applica-
tion in stencils for curtains, book covers,
posters, etc. insurcs interest and points
out some of the practical sides Of the
study of art.
tered especially for art, there will he in
the May exhibition, examples by pupils
in the normal and model schools, show
ing iwork in drawing for public school
applications; designing, free hand and
working drawings for manual training
classes.
An art collection is invaluable to
every institution of learning and il is the
purpose of Stetson University to retain
piece of work from each art student to
form a nucleus from which shall grow a
permanent collection of value and help
not only to this university but to the
State.
The director of the department is Miss
Emma Morchead Whitfield, Bachelor Of
Arts of the Woman's College of Rich
nond. Miss Whitfield was student of
art at the Maryland Institute School of
Art and Design, in Baltimore the Art
Students League of New York; the
New York School Of Art, and later in
Paris. For three years Miss Whitfield
was director of the Art Department Of
the Woman's College of Richmond, Va
She is an enthusiastic young woman,
thoroughly in love with art, and Stct-
sons art department is expected to
grow under her care.
For next year it is proposed to offer
similar courscs-tcrm exhibitions, and
several talks by the director of the de-
partmcnt on art or some related sub |
jet.
In college credits, beginning with the
session OF I9oo-Io, art will be counted
one point SO that students desiring this |
work may feel they are adding to the
sum OF points necessary for degree
The members Of the Art Department
this year are: Misses Lee Bowers, Ann
Christian, Ruth Daniels, Norma Glass,
Harriet Hulley, Louise Hulley, Olive
Locklear, Eva Nahm, Franc Trough.
Frances Tarver, Leone Wright Chris
tine Widcman, Elizabeth Cuen, Una
Miller, Martha Bunting, Aimee Mann,
and others
In the Normal Department Art class
are; Misses Jennie Blacliston, Cora
Davis, Catherine Fuqua Martha King
Marie Riley, Hazel Wood, Edna Blumc,
Rose Dickin son, Mamie Anderson, Cen
evieve Murphy, Mr.. d. f. Childcrs,
Miss Annie Lee Dining, Miss Annie
Smith, Miss Ethel Hair, Miss fischer
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