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ON ART WORK IN LINCOLN

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WHAT THE HAYDON ART CLUB IS DOING

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Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, With a History of the Year.

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General Review at the Progress of Things Artisitc During the Last Twelve Months Prepared by Mrs. Wing

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The Annual Meeting.

At the annual meeting of the Haydon art club, held on Wednesday evening, June 3, in the chapel of the state university, the old officers were re-elected and arrangements were made for continuing the work of the society during the coming year with renewed enthusiasm. The report of the programme committee was as follows:

During the year just closed the prograduate committee has arranged for four public meetings of the Hayson art club. In January on two successive evenings, Tuesday and Wednesday, an exhibition of the chief works of Rapheal, Michael Angelo and other great artists and sculptors of the renaissance period, were given in the university chapel. The perception used was kindly loaned by Professor Bruce and worked by two of his assistants. Professor Hicks described the pictures the first evening and Mr. Henry E. Lewis as the second. These exhibitions gave great pleasure to a crowded house the first evening. Unfortunately a severe storm caused a small attendence the second evening. These exhibitions were free.

In February the committee arranged for a loan exhibit of choice specimens of Japanese art. Brief papers on Japanese are wer prepared by Miss Wilson and Mrs. Bessey,

In march Professor E. H. Bennett of the university of Wisconsin lectured before the club upon the results of moderate archeological research. This was largely attended, [?] was an admirable one, and the professor was received with great pleasure by his old friends.

THE YEAR.

Mrs. M. M. Wing read the following report of the work of the past year:

Members of the Hayden art club still remember doubtless the very interesting and exhaustive survey of art progress during the year [?], which Miss Moore read at the last annual meeting. An unusual pages of duties have made it impossible for her to present this year a like summary, yet some notes taken by her from time to time, with silent additions from other sources enables us to present to the club brief notes of art progress during 1800-81.

It is a very encouraging fact that in the old world and the new greater attention has been given to the subject of architecture than ever before. The possibility of embodying dignity and beauty with utility in the construction both of public and private buildings seems to be increasingly realized, and the demand for architects trained and instructed in their art as much, more widespread than formerly. The university of Pennsylvania sets a noble example in this direction. It has opened a school or college of architecture in Phildelphia. Its director is Mr. T. T. Chandler, jr.,the well known architect, and with him are assiciated a brilliant corps of assistants--Dr. Pepper, president of the university, Dr. Jayne, Dr. Dana and Professor Richards. In addtition provision is made for lectures by eminent architects in other parts of the country.

The course of study covers four years, and will give thorough practical theoretical and artisitc instruction. The degree of bachelor of architecture will be given graduates and certificates of proficiency to those taking partial courses.

The university buildings are used for lectures, certificates of designs, etc. while the work is temporarily done in the city offices of seward Philidelphia architects to each of whom a certain number of students is assigned. This ian adoption of the French Member System which has for centuries been so succesful in the school of finances.

In the line of [?] distsnce to nobler conceptions of the architecture the beautiful models of the Parthenon and Notre Dame at Paris this year been set in the Metropolitan museum. The Parthenon being the twentieth the size of the original. The [?] of Notre Dame includes more than 1,000 pieces and measures twenty-three feet in length by eighteen in height.

It is noted that the general scheme of the Columbian exposition buildings has been put in charge of [?] Olmstead. [?] & [?] though supervised by a board of architects from different cities, Mr. Root, chief of construction died suddenly in January and was succeeded by Mr. [?] of the same firm.

On March 4, 1801 the plans of the four competing firms for the Protestant cathedral of St. John the private in New York city, were handled in and put on exhibit. They were also published in the American Architect and some of the other perrodents.

Mr. S. P. Arny has recently given to Mr. Liby of Columbia college the professional books of his son, the late Mr. H. D. Arney, architect. In memorial of him an architectual alcove will be assigned to the collection, which will be made complete. Mr. Arny has already given $1,000 for additional purchases.

Criticisn from very influential sources is this year made upon the lack of artistic excellence in public school buildings, and a movement is on foot, noticeably, in Philidelphia to improve the now buildings in this respect.

A new remarkable movement in the way of architectural education seems to have begun in England. The architectural associtation some time since provided for its memeber a systematic course of professional instruction, but recently persons outside the profession have other liberal and and contributed large sums of money to increase the resources for instruction. Better still the architects of Edinburgh have prescribed a memorial to the commissioners for the Scothc universities, praying that a course in architecture might be added to the curriculem of the university of Edinburg.

The council of the school of fine arts in Paris, is seriously considering the question of admitting women to the officail atehers among otheres to those in the department of architecture.

The plan when first mentioned was treated with a brutality of comment surprising to those acquainted with the attitude of the French toward wooden that the movement has, been quietly urged, and it seems likely that the change will soon be made.

It is to be noted in theis connection, and in cheering contrast to the attitude of the French that American women architects have competed for plans for one of the Columbian exposition building and that a woman has received the award with the hearty approval of the whole country.

A curious fact is mentioned in connections with the restoration in the church of St. Mark at Venice in which there is a point of practical interest. It [?] that spider's webs had accumulated to a disfiguring extent in the domed ceiling of the church and all ordinary means of clearing them away were in[?]able. But the architect in charge, Signor Laccardo, bethought himself to have some balloons made about a yard of diameter and filled with ordinary illuminating gas. A long silk thread was attached to them and this served to sheer the from place to place under the dome, which they swept clear of cobwebs in a short time.

The greatest artisitic event of 1890 in Italy, is the architectural exhibition at Tunni, the first one ever held in that country.

The importance is confirmed by two noteworthy facts. First by the nomination of a government commission charged witht the study of the archtectural exhibition. Second as a result of the brillian success of this exhibition, An international exhibit is to be held in in 1893.

The Ulm Cathedral, which has been in building some five centuries, is this year completed. The spire is 580 feet from the ground, the highest building in the world. The cathedral ranks among the six great monsters of Germany and issecond only to Cologne, which it overtops in height , not yet complete.

Mr. franklin Smith of Boston, famous for his Pompelian villa at Saratoga, his Moonish one at St. Augustine, and his projected Roman palace in the same place, has presented in Washington a scheme more extensive than enay of the previosu ones. He proposes to errect in one of the parks a structure which is to cover 150 acres. His plan is to make the central motive a reprodcution of the parthenon, ranges of galleries to extend to wither side and to the front, these divided by a sort of sacra which crosses a bridge lined with statues, while semi-circlular colonnades like those in front of St. Peter's cathedral at Rome are arranged on each side to diversify the perspective. This is intended to serve as an art museaum and to be built of concrete. Mr. Smith believes the money can be obtained by private subscription if the government will give the land and is ready to begin work when ever the subscription reaches $300,000.

In the domain of archaeology some noteworthy events should be mentioned.

The French government without help from private subscriptions has already appropriated $100,000 for the exploration of Delphi--$60,000 to be expanded in the removal of the village of Castriland $40,000 in the work of excavation. American archeaologists lausent that this rich field of research which so nearly was obstracted by us should have failed to be secured by the Unites States that rejoice the works is to be pushed forward, and so intelligently and rapidly as it undefinately will be by the French.

March 14, 1891--Cablegrams recieved from American school in Athens, Greece, announced a remarkable find, [?], a city of tombs discovered, elegant marble architecture, statue of the daughter of Aristotle, much gold found, six diadems, immense wealth of gold earrings in form of doves set with jewels