DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF ART.

Otago Witness, Issue 2286, 23 December 1897, Page 13

DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF ART.

• The exhibition of work*,eat'euled by pupils at the Dnnedin School of Art, which was open to ,the public afc th« end of l«st wpek, wrs this year much smaller than any of tbe auuual exhibitions. for many years back, this being due to the abaence from ib of a»y paintings, for the reason £^s&gdr^a^ff^a^?dt; play wad', therefore, restricted to v.ork in bKck aud white, but notwithstanding that ih w&e not so extensive &n previous dbpLars, ifc was geueially conceded that thftre has not beau * better exhibition than this year's of the students' work, end one advantage that vefcultf d from the Bhriukajje jn the number of studies on view was tbat it was possible to display ih 1) woika to better advantage thau has formerly baen tbe ca<-e. Some of tbo examplespix.txUihjtipn were, corspieuously good, nud this rtnuvk may be applied with particular force U» & beautiful specimen of work in perspective, executed by Mr 9. Troehon~the only work iv «Jio*ixbibition repre^ntiog that special Ik*neb. In model drawing, many of the eximpl^s oi tfwo-b.i>ure' studies and of finisUed work wew aliko of a commendable character. Muses Burton. BLbel^ wyn North, Janet Landel.s, N. M. M'Kiy, M. Ewii>£, and A. Smith are among th-jsjs vvhoze two-hovuV work was most satibf&viory, while finished wo:k of a high order w#s showo by Miasee Ewiog, Purloo, Bridgcr, H.,slae**y,and THr Troeboo. TH: P, Kei kham'« t übjects were Km 3? anCrXX^utt hibited by' Misses Aunll Smith an.d J*nei h^.ndele. A considerable nnraber of creditable drawing* froni <he caot wer* displavea oathe 1 w«11p, Misßes h; M*ckay, M. Bwinc, Burion, Boot, Norfcb, L. Matthews, and Campbell, aud Messrs Trocbon, Aburn, and B. Chaltne.sea.ch, showing satisfactory Work, while among the many pupils who bad shown proficiency in' their life studies Misses Burton, Bridget, Bell, Ewiug, and LanOels were those whoie uamea' or initials appeared to be attached to the most' meritorious of the works. Freehand drawing had good exponents in the exhibition in MUsea Trochon, Hutfcon, Claik, Beeson, and Airarn, while very ne*t wovk iv geomeiric»l dewing was displayed an havipg be*n executed by Misa Budger.and Mis*es Burton and M'K»y were also represented by good sheets. The example* in the building construction branch of the school's work was only fair. Mr J. Lambourne's were the best of them, but those byMtW. Mills were marred by the slovenly scribbling with which be had fllkd in details, and the Specimens by Messrs Strong an.d W burton wei-e moderate. Mr O. C. Acting's efiforts in the machine construction section were distincUy the beat. They represented neat and careful work, aad one Jciat that contrasted them favourably with the others con«sted in their having been nicely inked in. Messrs J. Coatsworth? L. E. Nees, and J. Blepk wfir.e also exhibitors in th:s branch of the display. ! Amos Burr, an old settler in the Palmeraton' } district, 76 years,of age, and who h»n lost both !of hie arena, was brought up at Wellington on 16th charged with having, on December 7,apd % during the hearing of a trial at the Supreme Court, Wellington, before Mr Juctice Edwards, in which IKenatn Heka was plaintiff, the accused and others being defendants,' committed perjury by stating that a.certain receipt, then produced, -wai signed in bis presence and in the .presence of J»mes Robinson. Accmed was alsd .charged -with hiving forsed KenatV* ,sign»ture (or mark) to the aforesaid 4ocpmwt. Accused was conuaibted fox tri»l on boih jßbarfteA -