The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-05

| this school were Messrs. Carlo Abbate
who is now with the city school, Pic
Gossini, L. Dunghi, Giuseppe Induni and
| Silvio Cardi Barre is much indebted
to these men for what they did AM
! for the foundation which they laid for
! the broader work now undertaken.
This older school was conducted in a
| hall on Granite street, where from for
| ty to fifty students were accommodated
during the greater part OF the time.
Much valuable working equipment WIGS
accumulated, which in part was given 70
the city for the new school.
| AT the suggestion of Mr.. Russell, di-
rector of the Franklin Union institute,
OF Boston, a call was given during last
summer to Mr. Charles Pamperl, then
with the Vermont Marble Co., to take
the position of head instructor and to
work out the details of providing the
equipment, and to prepare the working
quarters. Prior to his service with the
Vermont Marble Co., Mr.. Pamperl spent
number of years in architectural mod
cling, as we'll as in modelling applied to
silver ware and jewelry. Mr.. Pamperl
is graduate of the Industrial Art school
OF Zurich Switzerland. He also at
tended the Royal academy in Munich,
Germany, having also done special work
during several years in Paris, and in
Franklin Union in Boston. Assisting
Mir, Pamperl in the work are Messrs
Carlo Abbate. Mr. l.. j. w. Bishop, and
Mr.. Alex. Youngson. Mr.. Abbate IS
professional sculptor with studios IN
Barre. He also gives instruction N
similar work to private students in
Montpelier.
Mr.. Bishop is graduate of Pratt in
stitute, Brooklyn, having completed the
post graduate course there and comes
to the school after service with the Yer
mont Marble Co.
Mr.. Youngson is the chief draughts-
man at the Barre works of the Jones
Brothers Co.
Mr.. Frank Dalgarno until recently was
engaged as instructor, but has since en-
tered the retail granite business in Wa
tertown, Wis.
The school occupies the basement floor
Of the Mathewson school building, which
is centrally located, and has been fitted
up for the accommodation of about two
hundred pupils. The working space has
been fitted up for use by departments.
and within each department there are
sub divisions made by the suspension of
curtains, which gives the pupils the adj
vantage Of concentrating the artificial
lights, and also separated the students
SO that there is very little to distract
the attention of each worker. The in
candescent gas lights have been adopt
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that there is perfect illumination. The
equipment used in each department is
OF the latest type adapted to each spe-
cial line Of work, so that the student,
may become familiar with their work
under the best conditions.
The WORK is divided into two general
divisions. one taking up elementary
work, and the other more advanced
studies One hundred and fifty pupils
were enrolled at the beginning of the
year. and the falling off due to all causes
during the first six months leaves a pres,
ent enrolment of something more than
one hundred. There We're a number of
students who begin the work without
serious purpose who We're regular for
a time and then dropped out but the
attendance on the part Of those still
enrolled has been very regular from the
first and has given the management
great satisfaction
The classes are held on four evenings
OF the week One set Of students attend
on Tuesdays and Thursdays, while the
others attend on Wednesday and Friday. |
The nights are divided according to the
of the students, each grade !
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The courses given at the present time
cover crayon pencil and charcoal draw.
ings from plates and plaster casts. elias
steal architecture lettering shop drawings |
full size details, geometrical drawing |
as applied 10 machinery. A numbt7 |
Of apprentices in the Trow & Holden /
Co.'S tool shops have taken up this last |
subject in particular. The work in mod |
cling Is done in clay, from plaster casts |
OF historic ornamentation, and photo |
graphs. The more advanced students |
are undertaking TO do original work |
in modelling from their own compost
tions. Work is also done in plaster
carving. Marked improvement has been I
shown not only in drawing, but also I
in modelling, in which some have shown I
talent. In each department I
numbers OF students. who did not know |
they had any particular ability, have /
shown surprising skill.
A system of tuition has been adopted /
whereby beginners pay Sl00 per month,
and advanced students pay $500 per I
month. As reward for faithful at
Lention to the course, a system of re-
bates has been provided whereby any
student who has been present on eighty
per cent. of the evenings assigned, will /
receive rebate of forty per cent. OF
The tuition charged to him. The school
furnishes free of cost all paper used,
also the clay and plaster required, and
furnishes all other supplies at cost. Mr..
famperl reports that although students
u many different ages and national
ties have been in attendance, the con-
luct of the classes has been perfectly /
The enrolment has includ-
ID all classes of persons ranging from
rom apprentice boys up to foremen in
he sheds. City Superintendent Mathew
on states that nothing of discourag.
ng nature has come up in connection
With the work, and that in view of the
act that the school has to hold its
round against all kinds of counter at
ractions, the sustained attendance has
,iven entire satisfaction.
No future plans decidedly different
rom those carried on at present are
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