The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-31

The American academy in Rome
announces its annual competitions for
the prizes Of Rome. and its competition
In landscape architecture which takes
place every three years. All these are
prizes Of $1,000 q year for three ycars.
with the advantage of residence in the
Academy itself. Two fellowships in
the School Of Classical Studies arc also
10 be competed for ono for $1,000 for
one year and one for 81 600 a year for
two years. Applicants for these com
petitions must All in a form whGl will
he furnished by tho secretary. Grant
La Fargo. 10l Park avenue. New York
city, upon request. not later than March
l. together with such letters Of refer
cnce or other documents az they may
care to submit.
Candidates for fellowships In architcc-
ture are required To- he graduates of
one Of tho architectural schools included
In tho accepted list of the Academy.
graduates OF college or university of
high standing who hold certificates Of
at least two years study in one of such
architectural schools or-,tmcricans who
arc pupils of tho first class of tho School
OF Fine Arts of Paris and who have OBJ
tanned AT least threc values in that class
For tho fellowship in sculpture there
must he submitted with the application
original modelling, rclicfs. drawing or
painting from life or sketches from ma
;ure.
Candidates for tho painting prize
must submit drawings from the nude.
paintings. designs OF a decorative char
acter and projects for decorations.
In landscape architecture candidates
are required u be graduates of techni-
cal courses in landscape architecture in
any one OF the following institutions:
Harvard Cornell. University of Illinois.
University Of Michigan or Massachuse
Agricultural College, or men who if not
graduates Of such a technical course in
any college have had at least three or
more years professional experience in
Independent practice or in the employ
Of a competent landscape architect. and
are officially recommended by the So
ciety of Landscape Architects.
Kwan-yin. the Buddhist Madonna. is
generally known Ia Europeans az the
Goddess of Mercy. hut it would be more
correct to call her the Bodhisat of Love
and Pity. she is more popularity wor-
shipped in China than any other deity
in the Buddhistic Pantheon. Saviour
in sorrow and distress, oh most COM
passionate and pitiful Kwan-yin Pusa."
Is a prayer that Is daily sent up from
every Chinese household. On account
Of her many attributes she Is invoked
on all occasions. but she il generally
regarded as the protector and guide Of
men in their pcrilous Journey over the
ocean of life and death. and her par
Ntsntul Loo. ia
needy and to save from woe the suffer-
ing world.
Until recent years the two figures
in porcelain, of Kwln-yin and her at
tendant now ON exhibition in the gal
lery OF Arthur Of London, were tho
recipients of prayers and offerings, and
were worshipped as deties in a small
temple on the border OF the province
of Fukicn.
The figure Of the Kwan-yin is forty
five inches in height; her head Is Gov
cred with a cowl Of green, decorated
with white lotus flowers surrounding
enc of purple. ON her forehead is a
miniature image of Amitalha teaching
us that our thoughts should not en-
tirely dwell Un things of this world
The outer garment is white with Dor
ders OF green, on which are worked
the hundred characters of longevity. ON
her breast Is a necklace of gold. a Bud
dhistic charm. The color of her robe Is
imperial yellow, ornamcnted with "A Dor
der of green and purple flowers.
The hcaddrcss Of the Kwan- vim Is
decorated with lotus flowers. 1t is a
symbol Of purity, and Il also represents
the passing of the souls of the blessed
into Paradise. for as Buddha himself
says Just as tho lotus, born in water.
bred in water, OycrComes water and
is not dctiled by water, even so |, born
In the world, and bred in the world,
have now overcome the world"