The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25

raise the standard of studies of the fundamental in art for those who were seriously in earnest about making art ists of themselves, in 1902 Miss Smitl folded her easel and packed her paint tubes at the finish of a three year course at the Julian academy in Paris to try out her strength in this city. How much she has stood for in the crystali- zation of high ideals and conducting 8 school where the individual scholar anc not the teacher is paramount, is not tt be estimated in a mere resume of the sSillful pupils going forth from these classes, but in the fact that retro gression to an indefinite and make shift method of art instruction has been fortified against by the unanimous adoption of those principles recognized as being incarnate in the Birmingham School of Art. Miss Smith is a DOT trait painter of signal success as well as director of building art genius and is engaged at the present time on a commission from the state of Alabama fol several pictures of early governors te be hung in the capitol. Tn spite of her coils of fair hair and quiet blue eyes that suggest the English type, Miss Smith has slight accent of the French in her speech that calls to mind her student days In the French metropolis and gives an added note to her fund of clear cut expression on any subject un- der discussion.
 Miss Carrie Luckie's Work
 What may seem to be a prosac mat ter of food supplies at first, but on second consideration proves to be po- sition of public trust and responsibility is that filled by Miss Carrie Luckie daughter of the late pr. J. B. Luckie as superintendent of the dining room at the Central High school To her is assigned entire Supervision of lunch ing between 800 and 900 students daily at the high school and during heI regime, which has extended through the past three or four years. this work has been conducted with results that have been more than gratifying to the promoters and self sustaining in a mon etary respect. Not only the cleanli- ness and condition of the kitchen fa- cilities and lunches perfectly arranged by Miss Luckie, but the menus must be so considered that the substance of each food will be of that nutritive quail wrestling with Greek verbs and the drawing of a geometrical figure. To her extraordinary boise and executive abil- ity is accredited the well ordered ma chinery of the lunch room and with a working force of nearly 25 persons, Miss Luckie has made this feature of school improvement work one of the most es- sential and important in wide range of service.
 Woman Manager Clearing House
 As a climax to a coterie of successful Birmingham women comes Miss Ina Shepard, the manager of the clearing house of this city and who Is the first woman of the United States to be se- fAI fa, ,fe a,fi ior,1 off lee Shepard. who was placed in charge oi the clearing house few years ago, is reelected annually by the eight banks composing this organization and does a business that runs well up into nine figures each year, with all the exactness requisite in this position. The heritage of the south's best blood is hers througf her paternal family. her father being pr. Joseph Shepard of Dadeville, and this is well proclaimed In her duska tresses and dark eyes of the southland's women. She Is cordial and winning il her attitude towards those who com, within her radius of acquaintance, ant likes Peter Thompson serge suit witt bright silk tie just as much as z school girl. An expert swimmer anf horseback rider Miss Shepard takes z real<pleasure in athletics of all descrip- tion, and has developed sperial forts for dainty sewing She Is also mu sician, although her voice has not beer heard in concert and choir for som' months past, and withal. one of tht most splendid of the group of success full women.
 But better than this, Miss Shepard fl an complication of the most advanced modern thinking relative to business success. She has realized the wisdom of self improvement and with sel reliance that will admit of no defeat hal taken up her life work with the de termination not to look back and witl each year is adding another leaf t, Birmingham's laurel wreath togethe with her co-patriots.