SCHOOL OF ART.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15767, 7 December 1916, Page 9

SCHOOL OF ART.

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

I annual prize dfctribntion in conZ, with the Christchureh School of r rt c" v» i« -f» '• «* A -«ce of a large attendance of tho V,C TZ and their friends. Mr J. C. (t fl cfatman of the Board of J*2 jfo Canterbury College, who GOT S mldo the distribution. The f-T'of'prize-winners has already been Shshed. luring the evening adwere "i«n bv the chairman, tho ireS T T Herdman Smith), and *G M* I* I - Cstor ' a P ianofortc s° l ° f r 'Mn Trewern, and songs by Mr W. / TrVwern, after which an inspection Xi, ido of an exhibition of the ' chairman s t.teJ that they coul d T 7? "mrt at, u time liko this, for the attend * b ,t the .School xv mcroa.se, and ho ' aDCe nleaS to sav that many of the offered their services to fScuntrv. «nd durina tho year i».e ' h£ir f" f V.rtv had hfcn arceptwl. ffZise ) ( Ut hcli- had been given by te P adv students w.th war ™rk and ?- . a "reat i-ivdit i<> the People of 't- , n «nuv to knon- that throughout tSnion the women hu,l so nobly nL forward for thn Jinqioso of profflg Snforts for the s.ck and u a„A Tn times past, students ot rfhool had hehl their own with Sdwte of the Old Land : that is, thoy £ made a most creditable showing, St owinp to the war, competitions had wn discontinued, and .onseq.icntlx •Ruldnot say what- students of the Schools in the Old Country had. perf™3 this vf-ar. 'n the dominion, SjSdSu'had performed well Next .Sr there would bo a considerable exSon of tho Sr-hobl-s activities A S award of the Arbitration lourSed for painters and decorator receiving a five year* «-onrso at the SS, portlv in ihe daytime and Sly at night. Steps were boms *2J bv the master painters •to Siy' 1 Sf to this. It shoiAA tJ...t the work of the School was .cm* appreciated I'hat meant the buildm-i-up oi another department in the Schools work He would like to see the Government establish a number ol travelline scholarships, thus eiiabhn,, tne best Students every year to travel wnd inspect the work> of art in the older countries. He felt satisfied that many of these travelling sehola.ships would - bo gained by students of the Chrwt- ' church School of Art. I hey should ask the Oovemmtnt to award to students taking up art as a lump: a - diploma or ccrtificnte. So far .outside- of the School certificates, there iras no art certificate winch won.Ul Rive 'the'student- the authority to show lie • bad the right of teaching. He hoped shortlv to take, some steps to try to :. bring'this improvement about. tear by vcar solid progress was heine nla do in tho work done at tho Christchurclt / School of Art, which had more than bold its own in eomoetition with the other art schools in the Dominion, and ho felt confident that the School retain its premier position. On behalf of the Board of Governors no paid a tribute to the work of Mr Herdman Smith and bis staff. Mr Herdman Smith said this year had witnessed better work, and this had been largelv .due to the structural ■ alterations made in ihe school. There had been a decline in the attendance .this year, due to foriy students enlist'..ing, and mnnv more were proposing -"■to follow suit. On the other hand. .' they had had a larcce influx of day wtu- - fonts, nrineioally females, .so that very ilittlo difference, if any. would bn made Ain the income of the school. The stu■denls who had this vear secured most ;,of the important prizes, and scholarships were new to the orize list, and this could be considered very grntifv,.,liag.- Thiß year tho School had had • fewer advanced students than usually: thero bad been quite an exodus of ;' ttem.. but tho younp;er students were ... showinc: rapid advancement. Tt was "'•; gratifying to know that one bv one .the-trades they set themselves to help .from the theoretical and artistic side ■>wcro realising that, the time sp«nt by '.'] the anprentiees at the School was • more imrjortant than th.o work performed in tho shoos. Tho reason was probably due to the cbanc« in the appronticcship system, whore the master did not now set himself out to teach apprentice the same as in _tho old days. Apprentices should h<* "hen time off in the daytime to attend the «ehool. '•.because they could not do suflicienr to themselves by attendinc the . eveninj; sessions merely. The Institute of 'Architects was the first Iwdv to veeoTni«« the School as a training ground, .'. with mtich consequent benefit to tho , School and the students. Mr Smith rprnbatted the tendenev to shorten the period of educational training. "Rather " Jrould thev have to lengthen it. The 'Germans had recognised tho possibilities of technical education, nnd mtich of their success was due to thi<! recogy. nitron. Tn conclusion, lie thanked the Board of Governors for the assistance . thev always had given him in his efforts to farther the benefits of tho School. 'Dr. Lester delivered a happy little ' homily to the students.