Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-08
ANNUAL EXHIBIT AND
 ART SCHOOL RECEPTION.
Many Were in Attendance and Highly Praised the Displayed Result of Years Work,

The 22d annual exhibition and re- ception given by the Norwich Art school, and including the work of the art students and also the art work of the pupils of the Free Academy, was held Friday evening in the Converse Art gallery.
 There was a large attendance from 8 to 10 when Principal and Mrs. Hen ry A. Tirrell, Director and Mrs. George A. Thompson, Miss Helen C. Clark and Miss Aida Watrous welcomed the friends of the school present to enjoy the exhibit. The building was at tractively decorated with fragrant spring flowers and green foliage, iris, laurel, snowfall and syringa being used. Music was furnished by q trio composed of violin, cello and piano, under Raymond Eldreds direction. They also played for the dance held at the close of the reception.
 The teachers in the art school this year have been Director George A. Thompson, who has the general charge of the school and has given special at tention to the day and evening classes and the classes for junior and senior students in the Academy; Miss Helen c. Clark, who has had charge of the design classes for art students and for the upper and lower middle Academy classes, and Miss Aida Watrous, who has had charge of the children's class.
 High Standard of Work
 The exhibit taken as whole shows a high standard for the work done during the past year. The regular work of the day and evening classes, taught by Mr Thompson, nearly covers ct of ha i'm mediately attracts attention by it's large showing of good work in draw ing Drawing from casts, from models and sketChing have been the three principal lines of work. 4 prize of fered by Mir Thompson for the best work in drawing has been given 10 Miss Mildred Pendletou. with honor able mention to Oscar Wilson. The upper TOW of drs wings are the work of the evening Cla ass in which Misses Mary Hendrick. Isabel Stephenson and Dorothy Gragson have done especially well. Miss Helen Huntington exhibits some attractive sketches. There has not been so much work in oil this year, but six studies in this medium are shown by Mildred Pendleton and Florence Carpenter
 Design Class.
 At the left of the drawings may be foand the work of the design class, which was taugh. by Miss Clark. This begins with the cons ruction Of the square and its combinations to form border and field designs in black and Whjte and then in colors. Design prob lens made use of squares interlaceG designs, designs for cut work on linen. inlaid designs for boxes printing and designs for HallQwe'en favors. aien- tines and cards. Three Mother Goose designs for table covers were notice able. There were also tapestry designs and studies in Greek, Assyrian and Egyptian ornament, followed by cast drawings in each national style and original designs for plates and book covers. In the flower studies of the design class Florence Carpenter has good examples of freehand brush work i'll color and Aida Watrous of milk weeds in chalk and pencil. Leather work included q desk set by Miss Sally T. Moses and other pieces by Misses Aida WatrUus and Faith Caruthers
 Jswelry Exhibit.
 The jewelry exhibit is not large. as so much of the work has been sold during the year and so not available at this time. An effort has been made to reach the high standard of really hand made jeWelry and all of the pieces ex- hihited are hand made in every detail. They are not machine made parts fastened together by hand, Even ihs catches on the pins were made for each one, A long silver chaln set with