The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-03
MUCH PROGRESS REVEALED.
In Work Of Students at Barre Evenir
Drawing School.


: enrolled in the various courses il Is eyi
dent that interest in the project has no
Jagged since the initial exhibition wa
held year ago. The doors to the tw'
departments of the school were throw
open to the public yesterday afternoon
The exhibit continued through last even
ing and win open again this Afternoon
at o'clock. Again this evening from
$3.50 until $3.50 o'clock, visitors will b'
allowed to attend the exhibit and thu
same hours will be observed Monday
night.
May ! marked the end of the drawing
school year. ii having been opened Sep
tember |, 1912, or month earlier thar
lat its inception. At least one of the
instructors will be ready TO direct the
visitors in their rambles through the
two departments of the school and any
questions regarding the work will be
cheerfully answered. The school COM
missioners. as well as the faculty, not
only invite the public to inspect the
work of the pupils, but urge every
one who is interested in the free even
ing drawing school and its perpetuation,
to make it point to be present on one
of the days when the school rooms are
open.
Both departments of the school work
have undergone some rather sharp tran
sitions since the Italian drawing school
on Granite street was merged with the
city's free school. This is admitted by
the faculty without any idea to dispar-
age the accomplishments of the original
school, for the change is one of methods
rather than results. Greater attention
is now given to monumental and me-
botanical drafting than ever before and
the reason for this is ascribed to a de-
sire to develop the practical aspects of
drawing school in Barre as applied to
its chief industry. BY giving the bulk
of instruction to mechanical monumen-
tal geometrieal and projection work,
larger number of students are fitted to
turn the knowledge gained to practi-
cal purposes in the granite industry.
There is, however, plenty of opportunity
for student who wishes to develop his
artistic talent as we'll selected coll
lection Of classic models. sculptures and
copies from the masters easily bear wit
ness.
I'm marked contrast, therefore, with
last years display Of work. the exhibit
contains q much larger number of me-
chanical drawings nd monumental de-
signs. In the drawing and drafting de-
partment, there are the elementary and
advanced courses. One of the noticeable
features of the exhibit in this depart.
ment is the work of high school stu
dnnfe apJ ,,,tntta ~ fba aiob4b n ana ninth
grades. They are prepared for studies
in the night school by work mapped out
for them in the day schools. Invariably |
students Of this class turn their talent
to mechanical drawings, with the evil
dent purpose in vieg' of completing their |
education in technical schols. Since am
pie provision for work Of this kind has |
been made in the night school, the addi
tion of night sessions to the regular |
day school curriculum is of distinct gd- !
vantage to the student.
Excellent specimens OF geometrieal /
drawing, mechanical work lettering and /
projection are shown in the drawing de-
partment and the exhibitions there have
evoked nothing but praise from visitors.
Students who have contributed to -
exhibit include many that are enrolled
N the high school, and the eighth and
linth grades, in addition to the night
Students regularly enrolled.
The visitors eye will be taken by
lotable collection of plaster moulded de-
igns and figures in the modelling depart
nent. The walls of the room are
dorned with two sets Of models recent
y purchased by t--e city aud valued at
considerable figure. On standards
,laced around the room are the mod
led exhibits of the students themselves.
,opies of historic ornaments, birds and
loral designs in relief panels are every
where noticeable and here visitor at
he exhibit may spend a highly profitable
alf hour. Several of the most con-
picuous exhibits were done by the in :
truetors. All of the specimens are neat q
7 arranged and capable of easy inspec-
ion. J
At the west end of the basement, q
mall room has been partitioned off for c
he work OF advanced students in archi- !
ectnral work, vault and mausoleum !
rawlings. Here may be seen some of the
nest Of the schools output.
Brief History of the School !
The drawing school was established by n
ne city in September, 1911. Since then G
5 sphere of usefulness has been mate s
ally widened and its results have be-
,me more and more apparent. At the L
cad OF the faculty is Charles Pamperl, a
no came to this city from Boston in
ie summer of 1911. He is a graduate F
the Zurich Institute of Industrial a.
rt in Zurich, Switzerland. and is also N
former student of Munich academy. le
G is familiar with a number Of other b,
mous continental art academies As Il
'ciatcd with Mr. Pampsrl is Carlo bi
bate, whose labors in behalf of the ltal-
n drawing school have not been for
,tten. Mr.. Abate is sculptor of
arked ability and his influence in the "
hool is widely felt. Leon w. Bishop.
graduate of Pratt Institute at Brook
n. n. Y. and Alexander loungson,
hose talent is known TO good many &c
Barre, are the other members of the b'
Guilty 10 whom credit is due for the
cellent showing made during the year J
W closed.
In commenting on the work Of the stu
nts since September. one of the in eH
-uctors stated yesterday that the en-
atty Of work performed showed 70
grly encouraging progress over that 'h
the first year. The schools aim. he cla
ntinued is to give thorough ipstruc- TO
n to as many as care TO keep up the st'
irk outlined IN the curriculum. rathS