Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-04
|STUDENTS TO MARK
10TH ANNIVERSARY
e.sooI Of Architecture at UNI
yersity Plans Elaborate
Celebration
INJECTOR TO BE HoNoREO

~ oo,obrotc the thirty years ann
lo - ,bc founding OF the Schoo'
w''., ..,hi,ccturc at the University ol
Icl A',n ,.,,,o exercises will be con
feI. .I ., $50 o'clock this afternoon
au,,'" Wv, ,,brory Of the architectural Schoo'
10 ,,,. ", and will hc followed by an
Ou, ...nar reception and tea. To COM
ln', wv, ,bo do,'s program. the students
pp| ino rIorrntinc Ball in the evc--
",,, in the drafting room.
p%S nj. o,c,-Isrs will open with an m
..,r I hv the Rev. Robert Norwood
vcCo',",IiI ,.,iI bc followed by an introuur'
ana w. Acting Provost Josiah IL. rem
hon Wy Aftcr n musical interludc: u
nlmam'J Walker. Of Boston. n nation
Howa,n a,o,rinrnt architect. will speak on
aIE P'eo,rrifroncr of the Fine Arts
..I I 1obn V. Van pclt. of New ork.
snl sGW Trr nrcscpt the medal awarded TO tne
Irnirsrsitv I of Pennsylvania Arcnilprt
.I., .n''Ssb School by the Stcietc Dcs Archl,
,.c,s ,s Diplomas par ]" GouVcrhmeht
rranCaia ,
Portrait 10 Re Presented
.. In, hprr tho custom of the French
s.aI,,y II "" of Architects for srvera years
IfV'n n.oscnt mcdnlS TO students In cach
70 wroroI american universities. hut
i.s, ycor It was decided to give III az
%i,ion Htt medal to the American archl-
,,c,nrol cir school producing the best WORK
tor tbe year and the medal Tor loi"I
~ ,ooo -" was awarded TO the University Of
|p%oTnynsyIyania. %Ty Following the prcscn-
,.,ion v'"o' of the medal Il full length por-
,'.it % of Dem Warren l.. Laird. OF the
,snSi,acturnl School. will he presented
~ Tho Philadelphia chapter. OF the
tmoricon Institute Of Architects IN
s0oNgnition ,,~v, Of DR.. Laird's thirty years,
,,rrico os head of the architectural
soboo, ,o The presentation will be made
~ I' Dr clarence \. Martin. ex-dcan OF
,Go Cornpll Architectural College. and
,n 0Sitor rf tho ArChitcctural Review.
." The no. exercises will close with the con-
trrinr Of honorary degrees by Acting
|prorost pruniman as representative OF
|ho University Council. This will be
;bo FIRST time that honorary degrees
bsro hrrn granted other than at Inl-
yrsity Day or commencement for ten
|,sars The exception is made at this
|tmo to honor few architects deemed
worthy Of notice at the anniversary
Exercises.
Recipients of Degrees
The rccipicnts Of the degrees will be
Herbert Edward Everett. George
|WaIkrr Dawson. Thcophilus Parsons
|Chandlor and Charles Howard Walker.
The first named has been for twenty
nine years member Of the faculty of
|thc Architectural School of the | nivcr'
|sty. He is profc! Sor of the history Of
|art there nj the present time. Dr.
|EyrrptI studied art at the Boston
|NIuscum Of Fine Arts. Harvard College
land the PcnnSl lvania Academy of the
| Fine Arts. and also in Paris at the
| ECOe Julien.
Mr.. Dawson. who is a professor Of
|drawing in tn" InivcrSity's Archi-
|teCtural SrhoOl, has been connected with
That department for twenty eight years.
He was rduralCd in Boston aud studied
abroad. He has considerable rcputa-
|tiOn as painter.
Mr. Chandler was one of the founders
|ot the School Of Architecture at Penn
|Tkania. although he has not been con-
|nectcd with that institution for mum
Der Of years. II" is member of the
American Institute Of Architects and
also one of the directors of the Achd-
|emy Of the Fine Arts of this city. He
also obtained his first art education in
Boston,
Mr., Walker was formerly dean of the
college Of Architecture at Cornell Uni
|veHity. lie was born in Boston and
|ttudicd for uumbcr Of years abroad.
|He is 1 member of the American In
|shtulc OF Arrhit"rts and also of the
|Amorlran Federation of Arts. He lives
|in Boston.
Ball to Open With Pageant
Al 9:%O in the evening the Florcntinr
Bal to be given 10y the students will
|cpen Will! Il pag"0mt representing the
B0unding "I the Platonic Academy Mt
fIorrnce in the fifteenth century at the
CUrt OF CoSimo de- Mrdici. Dean Laird
VIII act as C"Simo and the ceremonies
slII Ia>t about half an hour. after which
ne Ganrlng will begin. Only students
J ule Architectural School and their
nCnds Will attend, and all will be
HtSSed IN costumes like those worn in
FlTF'hr" in I'll" fifteenth century.
N order to prepare for the ball the
f,adrhtS have had vacation from
aSSrS for the last week ana have eIab.
(tal"Iy decorated the large drafting
tpohl: Tine end Of the room rCurrscuts
ITe cI'y gat" of Fl"r"nc" and the other
"g court ot CoNimo de- Midici. The in
oyHilME Npar" has been decorated to
tiTSlnoI" Il street scene, with castles on
I,D lnlS year. ba Il will attempt to live
EEnroI Ep 10 thr prc""drnts set by architcr-
no." S"' students Of previous years, when
ErG gave the Byzantine Ball in 1916
Ehu lur hrnnk Emll in 1000