Evening star., 1943-05-28
Corcoran School Of Ar1
Awards Prizes 10 81;
Work Now on Exhibit
"a Adults and 18 Pupils
Of ChiIdren's Glasses
Honored as Term Ends

Thirty-four adults and 1o pupils
from the children's classes received
prizes last night as the Corcoran
School of Art concluded it's 1872 3
term.
An overflow audience gathered in
the Corcoran auditorium to see
r. M. Kaufman, member of the
board of trustees of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art, present the awards.
The winners had not been informed
beforehand and some gasped with
surprise when Richard Lahey, prin-
cipal of the school, called their
names
Awards of $50 we're won. by Arvid
Hedln. Charles Washburn and Miss
Charlotte Lamm in the life and por-
trait classes; Carl Tuttle, drawing
class; Mrs. Evelyn Wynne, compost
ton; Mrs. Lola Csonka, Landscape
and Mrs, Sarah G. Silberman, sculp-
ture.
Those winning IS in the children's
classes were Barbara Reid, Hedy
Nabholz, Sylvia Willetts. Peggy
Hughes, Mildred Banck and Morris
Zelditch.
Works Now on Exhibit.
Work of all the 500 pupils of the
school was displayed in four rooms
last night. 1t will continue to be
on exhibition from 9 am. to pm
through next Friday, except for
Sunday and Monday. when the
hours will be to 5 pm. The Win
ners in each painting class were Sc
lected by a jury composed of Mr.
Lahey, Eugen Weisz, vice principal
of the school; Miss Peggy Bacon,
Reginald Marsh and Mrs. Nan Wat
son. Sculpture judges were Heinz
Warneke and Mrs. Dorothea Green
baum.
Before the prizes were awarded
Mr.. Welsz presented on behalf of
the students a silver bracelet tc
Miss Agnes Mayo, for II years sec
retary OF the art school. C. Powell
Minnigerode. director of the gallery
praised her as the best school sec
retary in the world" Mr.. Weis7
added that her influence has beer
an important element in the char
acter Of the school,"
In introducing Mr.. Kaufman
Mr.. Minnigerode said that three
generations of his family had been
represented on the gallery's board
OF trustees. Samuel H. Kaufman
his grandfather. was president OF
the board when he died in 1906. His
father, Rudolph Kaufman. was a
member and Mr.. Kaufman himself
has been member since 1928.
In addition to those winning tor
honors, those receiving awards
were: Life and portrait class
taught by Mr.. Lahey, second prize
OF $25, Mrs. len Henderson; hon
orable mention to Mrs. lone Con-
way, Mrs. Margery Ward, Robert
Willis, George Washington Univer-
slty student, and Mabel E. Williams
Life and portrait class taught by
Mr.. Welsz, second prize of $25 to
1nez Leinbach: honorable mention
to Evelyn Anderson, Doris Matthews
Charles Shinn of George Washing
ton University and Mary Macatee.
Miss Peggy Bacons life and por-
trait class: Second prize of S25 to
Isabel Moncure; honorable mention
to Carl Tuttle, Ruth Chew, May
Holan and Mary Sleeth.
Drawing Prize to Mrs. Balls.
Mrs. Natalie Balls won second
prize of s25 in the drawing contest
for the whole school. Honorable
mention was given to lone Conway
and Helen Leavitt.
Composition class: Second prize
of $25, Isabella Sa Pereira: honor
able mention to Mrs. Ethel Ogan
Tassa and Mrs. Minnie Barr.
Landscape class: Honorable men,
ton. Mrs Nell Morris and Mrs.
Natalie Balls. Antique class: Hon.
orable mention to Diana Weather.
wax and Dorothy M. Offutt.
Sculpture class, honorable men
ton, Maxim M. Elias and Mrs.
Marcia Oboler The first prize won
by Mrs. Silberman was donated by
Mrs Corcoran Thorn.
Honorable mention in the chill
dren's classes went to Fills Lee Bald
win, Jan Lawson, Virginia Teeter,
Barbara Berry. Lou Ann Humphreys,
Patsy Lou Schick. Jimmilu Mason,
Charles Whitney West, Patrick
Stewart, Jane Stouffer, William
Tenschert and Janet Vaughan.
Several George Washington Uni
verslty students received credit for
work at the school through special
arrangement between the two insti-
tutions.