Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-15
SCHOOL DECORATED
Hubbard Pupils Receive Gift
of Pictures From League.
PRESENTATION EXERCISES
Board of Education Accepts Dona-
ton of Art Collection.
MANY SPEECHES ARE MADE
Other Schools to Receive Similar
Gifts as Fast as Funds Permit
Extension of Work.

Pictures procured for the Hubbard
School by the League for the Decora-
ton of the Public Schools were formally
presented to the board of education yes
terday afternoon. Members of the league
and school officials participated in the
ceremony.
The exercises, which began at 2:15
o'clock. took place In the main corridor
on the first floor of the Hubbard School.
Seats were provided for the guests: The
pupils stood
Marching from their several classrooms.
the pupils assembled on the two stair
ways and IN the corridor, forming a hol-
low square, the smallest children in the
front ranks and the largest at the back.
Mrs. Richardson Presides.
Mrs. Charles w Richardson, president
of the league, presided. In her opening
remarks she told of the formation of the
league. less than year ago. at the sug-
gestion of Mrs. Robert T. Hill. formerly
of the board of education, and through
the cooperation of a number of ladies
who were specially interested. Among
these was Mrs. Hubbard. who, from the
first, gave the work her support and
urged that whatever was done shou4u be
we'll done.
A. r. Stuart. superintendent of schools.
the first speaker, told of attending the
meeting at which the league was formed.
and of what had since been accomplished.
Miss Annie S. Wilson. director of art in
the Washington schools. described, as a
member, the work Of the decorative COM
mittee, giving great credit to the chair
man, Miss Grace Lincoln Temple. and to
the board of education and the municipal
architect for aid in the work to make 1t
effectual.
Miss Mechlin's Address
Miss Leila Mechlin, secretary of the
league. told briefly the specific objects of
the organization-the opening of unsee-
ing eyes to beauty, which conduced to
happiness and better living-expressed
hope that the children themselves, when
older grown, would help to carry on the
work, and paid tribute to the memory of
both Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard. citing their
generous desire to share their possessions
and the pleasure they found in art with
others as an inspiring example.
Mrs. Richardson then made formal pres
entation of the pictures to w. V. Cox,
who. in the absence of Capt. Oyster, rep
resented the board of education and made
response In the name of the board, ac-
cepting the gift.
E. l.. Thurston, supervisor of the divi-
sion to which the Hubbard School be-
longs. told story illustrative of the in
fiuence of environment, and declared tina
good surroundings made one feel good.
Miss Patterson. principal of the school
the last speaker, dwelt principally upon
what had been done and how the work
had been accomplished At Christmas
she said, when the school was closed for
the holidays, the walls were dingy and
unlimited and no pictures had been hung.
In January, when the children returned.
they found a new building, the walls OF
the corridors colored, pictures and casts
filling the panels.
The children's delight, she said. knew
no bounds, and could it have been wit
messed by those who have contributed
they would have felt well repaid. Each
Visits to the Corcoran Gallery, TO see
more pictures" have already been pro-
posed by the pupils themselves.
Miss Temples Work Praised.
Miss Patterson spoke in praise of Miss
Temple, who has supervised the tinting
Of the walls. the placing of the picture
molding, and the arrangement and hang
ing of the pictures. She also made ac-
acknowledgement of the special gifts made
by Mrs. Hubbard. among which was the
nucleus of a library.
Because the school has been named in
honor of the late Gardiner Green Hub
bard, and on account of Mrs. Hubbard $
close association with the work of the
league, the presentation of gifts was In
large part a memorial. At the close of
the exercises Charles j. Bell said few
words in behalf of the members of MI S.
Hubbards family, who were present. in
appreciation of the tributes paid to her.
The League for the Decoration of Pub
lie Schools is now little less than a
year old, and has only a few more than
two hundred members. each OF whom con-
tributes 81 year. It's purpose Is not
merely to place pictures in the schools,
but to decorate them suitably, as has
been done in the instance of the Hub
bard School,
The Library of Congress has granted
it permission to draw upon its duplicate
collection for loan exhibits. From this
source pictures will be directly secured
for two or three more schools.
The Hubbard School will now stand as
type. as we'll as witness to intention.
AS fast as the funds are procured the
work will be extended.