Evening star., 1922-10-22
SKILLED IN ART.
Quartet of Girls at Tech Will
Specialize.

! who have done exceptional work in
developing their ability in different
lines of artistic work and intend to
take up some phase of this work and
specialize in it after graduation.
Among the many branches of art
studied by these girls as applied to
, domestic uses. are enameling. tooled-
leather work. posters and illustration,
commercial designing. fundamental
principles of interior decoration. and
newest of all. the decorating of
frames and other objects with a new
thick paint preparation known as
"reliefo." This latter is. of course.
used to do designs which harmonize
with the picture frame-if used on
a picture frame-or otherwise bring
out the basic idea or motif of the
piece so decorated.
Mrs. Saugstadt. the head OF this
work with the girls. has a splendid
collection Of artistic products made
by them. There are several shelves
filled with delightfully."- enameled
Jars and cans and boxes. These are
made primarily from old tea-boxes.
tomato cans and similar utilttarian
objects that cost their young design
ers nothing. yet furnished the basic
material for unusual decoration. There
are folders and notebooks with very
original, carefully fooled leather COW
ers and some illustrated poems, both
original with the young artists. and
favorite verses from standard poets,
that rival any sold In the best novelty
shops.
The bools-ends are more beautiful
than grotesque, and therefore a relief
after the many gargoylish ones seen IN
shops, and the posters and advertise
ment designs done by these girls are
very attractive. There are also dainty
stenciled scarfs of crepe de chine. gay
motifs on parchment lamp and candle
shades and interesting studies in char
coal work Each of the four girls made
her own silhouette, which Is reproduced
on this page.
Verona Sherman Is the only one Of
the quartet who will graduate in the
February class. She IL completing her
course In three and a half years. and
is planning. upon graduation. to do some
art coloring Of photographs and detailed
plant studies In the Department Of Agri-
culture She is a member of the Handi-
craft Guild of Washington, and exhibited
parchment lamp shades and a stenciled
evening scarf at the annual exhibition
Of the guild last year.
Mildred volandt. a member of the
June graduating class. is also a men,
Der of the Handicraft Guild. and ex-
hibIted some enamel work last year.
For the past two years she has been
a member OF the school dramatic club.
and had one OF the leading roles in the
clubs play in the spring Of 1922. Dur
member Of the Friendship Club. and
when a sophomore was treasurer, and
a junior vice president of the club.
She was secretary Of her class last year
and section president in 1921. Her
name has been on the honor roll all
and she has participated in the glee
club been on the Tech student publicity
committee, member Of the athletic club,
played basket ball and tennis and won
an honor medal for dramatics. Mildred
hopes to take up commercial designing
az her profession after graduation, and
will probably continue her study along
this line.
Elizabeth Gladman, also in the June
class, did special work in the Red
Cross in 1919. through 1921. and was
club in 1920 and 1922. She sang in
the glee club, has played basket ball
and tennis, and Is a live-wire men,
Der of the athletic club for girls.
Her speciality in art work tends more
tOWdEu tnS pOStcE ana Snc,
too. expects to continue her studies
and take up commercial designing
following graduation from Tech.
Ruth Russell, the third June senior,
is secretary of her class during this,
her senior year, and is also president
OF the dramatic club. She Is one of
the particular dramatic stars of the
school and was giving the star role
Of Huguette in last springs very sue
cessful play. IF I Were King" 1t
Is doubtful II Ruth will specialize in
art work following her graduation,
as she has such a deep interest in
dramatic work, but she intends to
continue doing such artistic work as
she has done while at school and may
decide later to take II up profession
ally, as all the three others of this
ambitious quartet are planning to do.