Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-31

 the United States this side of the Mia- sippippi, has yearly conventions in the larger cities and has about goo members. The next convention, lasting three days, will be held next spring in Rochester. Miss Bachelor has full charge of the pro- gram for that convention and she is the first woman to hold the office of vice president.
 In conversation with a Hartford news i paper man she said: T spent three years at Pratt Institute | and shorter periods of time at Teachers 1 | college, Columbia University, and at the | , artists colony of the Pennsylvania Aca- l demy of Fine Arts. The Inspiration of 1 1 the galleries of Europe is not feast i among the seducative influences of my l l life, although my stay in Europe was 1 shadowed by the storm of war.
 As the work in the Hartford Public High School has grown, have had sev- eral' gifted teachers as assistants Miss
 Anna NJ. Alger is one have at present 1 My sister, Isabel Bachelor has been with me for two years. She is now regu- lar teacher, in the art department of the school and meets her classes in the Broad street studio.
 Perhaps her success is not to be
 wondered at as she is a graduate of the I Norwich Free Academy and spent five years in the Norwich Art School, receiv- ing the prize for originality in design Readers of the School Art Magazine. a qualification for those interested in art and industrial work e1rKnating from Stanford University, are familiar with Isabel Bachelors work for her illustrat- ed articles or poems have been publish l cd with such frequency that she is q well known contributor She had the 1 inspiration of George Innes, Jr. in his southern studio and in her black and white work shows the training of one Mfo loves her work"
 This year there was Q vacancy in the
 school for teacher of antique draw ing. Among many connections. Chris tine Bachefer was selected She held the idfpioma Of Norwich Free Academy and
 studied four years at the Norwich Art
 School under the direction of Mrs. Guy Warner Eastman. In Florida. in the !winter home of the artist. George Inness she had the inspiration and instruction of his genius and under skies as bean tiful as those Of Italy she spent the
 months of memorable winter in close association with one who represented. as
 his father did before him. the noblest
 traditions of American art. Although Christine Bach"ier's snacal work is ca drawing. $lle deliehts n painting in oil. i9s her many sketches show. Exhibits by Miss Frances Bacheler and Miss Chris ] tine Bacheler were generally admired in the recent exhibition of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts in Hartford and , Mrs. 1astnan.- the Bacheler girls aunt. . went to Hartford from Norwich to see f the exhibits
 l In addition to the regular art work 7 at the Hartford School. the Misses Bach . eler and Alger are also instructors of 2 the Sketch Club. an organization af : the school composed of enthusiastic pu- Q pills who are eager to learn outside of
 school hours and who go on sketching | trips into the country.
 S In 1914, two of the Bacheler girls : planned to meet at Heidelberg and tray ; q in Europe for the summer Miss Mu.
 1 riel Bacheler left home in June 1913 tc l. study abroad on a fellowship awarded
 h"~ by ale university for foreign study 2 She had studied at Berlin University
 and Freiberg and was finishing her worl
 at Heidelberg. Miss Frances Bachele1
 l left her home in June. 1914, landed fl ', Antwerp. where there ara so many pic II lures by Rubens and Hais. and after S. Geveral weeks ir Holland and ReIgiur, T, joined her sister at Heidelberg on Jul, Ie 19. Then, everybody apparently be- T, Eeyed the kaiser did not want war b,, l' every night, the sTalcottvil1e girls hear, le the national German songs sung and b, s day saw the soldiers drilling.
 q On the first of August, the universft- SS closed and the sisters started for SWitZ el eriand. saying goodbye 10 their German 1t friends.
 10 At noon. the train was stopped with le jerk and soldiers and guards informe T. the people they must get out Miss Mu i- riel had university naners she Ina x. the degree of Ph. D., which would alloy K her to pass into Switzerland, but sh 3. would not be separated from her sister y They finally reached Switzerand afte K much difficulty and went to a little vii r. lage on the edge of Lake Lucerne caIle Id Sisikon. They were there three week e. wondering how they could get homt h. They climbed the mountains marvelin ay at the wonderful flowers, red cyclame in growing as thickIy as violets and tn i'll masses of forget-me-nots. white orchid a- pink tipped daisies and blue bells. The be also enjoyed swimming in the snow wa Il. ters of Lake Lucerne
 ly They finally got to Paris and fror ts that city they carried newspaper di: e. patches for the London newspapers whe of they went to England. They sailed fc