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DIVIDED COUNSELS.

THE AUCKLAND ART SOCIETY, (Br Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.l Auckland, September 29. The annual meeting of tho Auckland Art isociel.y was divided in its counsels last liiKlit. -In tho report mention was made of the i'net that a deputation of Hie council of Iho society had waited 011 the Oily Council to protest against the KnuiliiiK of any more space to tho Elam School of Art in the Municipal Buildings. .Mr. ,1. it. Upton, one of the managers of Ihe school, took exception to this paragraph, and moved: "That this society deprecates e.ny action on the part of tho council calculated to adversoly affect any institution that has for its object the promotion of art."' Mr. L. J. Eagnall seconded. .Air. Armstrong (a member of the council) strongly .supported tho aolion of the deputation. It was felt that the Municipal Buildings were not suitable for the education of young children, as the danger from fire was great. lie moved as an auiondmcut to Mr; Upton's motion: "That tho action of tho council bo made tire subject of a special meeting of the Socioty of Arts, and that the managers and director of the school bo invited to be present thereat." Mr. E. A. Singer seconded., Mr. Upton explained that the school was regularly examined by tho Government lnsi>ector, and had received uniformly eooil reports. lis pupils had also exhibited with succcss at South Kensington competitions. He thought this pronouncement of judgment was much to bo prefer roil to that of the coiuicil of tho Art Society. ' Mr. T. W. Leys thought it a very wrong thing that a large number of children >hould hold wliat was practically a night school in a place that was literally a mass of timber. If a fire started there nothing could save the Grey or tho M'Kelvie collections, the loss of which would be irreparable. Mr. Armstrong: "It is a death-trap." Mr. E. Bartley endorsed the statements concerning he danger of fire. Professor Brown thought the fire was a "rrcl herring," and wanted to know why the council had gone out of its way to do anything detrimental to a kinilred society. Ee thought it was an impertinence, and tho suggestion to have the managers and director up for a sort of cross-examina-tion was a further impertinence. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Moore Jones said the sole object of ' the council was to improve the school I and help on art. Mr. George George (president of the Art' Society) strongly denied that tho object of tho council had l>een to cripple the school. Tliey wanted it put on a better footing. The amendment was then put to tho meeting -and lost. The Hon. E. Miichelson quite agreed thai: tho action taken by the council was a piece of gross impertinence. If some of thcc who had spoken so glibly had told (ho real cause of their action it would have been more to the point. Tho real reason was that there wero a number of artists and some others who had an objection to the director of the school. Tho motion was then, put to the meeting and carried by 28 voles to 20. The result was received with applause and e.-Min'er applause from the room full of members. Then ciune the election of the president the two nominees being Mr. George George (Ihe present holder of the office), and Mr. A. K. Dovore (a past president). When it was announced that Mr. Pevore had been elected by 72 votes to Mr. George's 47, Mr. Armstrong formally tendered his resignation. He left the room and about a dozen others, including Messrs. Moore, Jones, A, A. Schmidt, Sine], Lang/nuir, Percy. Levy, Singer, Kenneth Watkin, L. J. Steele, Gerald Jones, and Kingsley Smith followed the example, tendering their resignations as members of the Society of Arts. A fresh council was then elected, The seceders gathered together outside the room and as Mr. George came out they gave him three cheers and talk of starting a new society was rife. The . meeting did not break up till ■ half an, hour beforo midnight. | Seen to-day Mr. George sts ted . that "as . it was the immediate intention of tho artists to form a new - society, and as they . had asked ,him to join in the new move- ; ment, 110 would resign his membership of | the Auckland Society of Arts ns ho felt the truth of the contention that the hsefulness of that body in the sphere of art was e.t an end.

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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1247, 2 October 1911, Page 10

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DIVIDED COUNSELS. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1247, 2 October 1911, Page 10

DIVIDED COUNSELS. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1247, 2 October 1911, Page 10

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