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WON PRIZES FOR ART WORK

Nineteen Academy Students Are Given Scholarships and Cash.

Happy in the thought of a summer spent in the art centres of Europe, 19 students of the Academy of the Fine Arts yesterday received traveling scholarships, and though a large number of students were among the disappointed ones, they congratulated the lucky ones and began to build hopes for the coming year, when, perhaps, the splendid opportunity afforded by the Cresson endowment may knock at their doors. The awards were made at the closing exercises of the school in the afternoon, and as the names of the winning students were made public each was greeted with a hearty applause.

Joseph Pennell, the noted etcher, addressed the students. "Do not prize these scholarships too highly," said Mr. Pennell; "they are splendid things to win, but they do not mean that you have yet accomplished anything—they simply bring your chance to make a very good beginning.  If you go abroad with your eyes open you will be in a position to appreciate the opportunities and the wonderful resources of your own country all the more when you come back.  The main keynote of success for you will be not scholarships won, but the hard work done afterward."

Dr. Herbert M. Howe, chairman of the faculty and of the Committee of Instruction, presided and made the announcements in the name of the board of directors.  The total value of the prizes awarded amounts to more than $12,000.

In the classes in painting, scholarships to nine students who have not been sent to Europe before are awarded to Ruth A. Anderson, Katharine Barker, Mary Hitchner, Gertrude Lambert, Anthony Paladino, Susette Schultz, Robert Susan, Elizabeth F. Washington and Samuel P. Ziegler.  A special commendation is given for work shown by May St. John, Emma D. Miller and Alice L. Riddle.

In the class in illustration scholarships to four students who have not been sent to Europe before were awarded to Harold G. Breul, Marie Louise McComb, Donald Blake and Russel Iredell.

Four students who have each previously received a Cresson scholarship were awarded second Cresson scholarships in consideration of progress made since their first awards.  These are: Elizabeth F. G. Forbes, Julius T. Bloch, R. Burton G. Keeler, Howard F. Whistler.  A special commendation was given to the work shown by Craig Johns and Raymond Theel.

The Charles Tappan prizes were awarded as follows:  First prize of $300, to Nina B. Ward: second prize of

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RD. FRIDAY, MAY
$200 , to Julius T. Blooh. Honorable mentions, each carrying an award of $100, respectively to Helen Thurloy and Leopold B. Seyffert.
  The Edmund Stewardson Prize un Sculpture was awarded by a jury of sculptors, comprised of Henry Herrig, Samuel Murray and J. Maxwell Miller, to D. C. Muller, $100.
  The anatomy prizes given by Dr. McClellan, instructor in anatomy, were awarded by him as follows: First prize, Winifred Ward, $15; second prize, Jean Corrie, $10.
  The prize established by William K. Ramborger as a memorial to his sister, Aspasia Eckert Ramborger, who for some years was a student of the Academy, was awarded by the faculty for the best drawing in black and white of a head from life by a pupil of the Academy who has not been under instruction over two years, to Eugenia Babcock, $25.
  The Henry J. Thouron Prizes in composition were awarded as follows. The prize, decided by the instructor of the class, for general progress and improvement in study, to C. J. Warlow, $50.
  The prize, decided by the instructor of the class, based upon the most poetic or idealistic treatment, to Blanche Hellier, $25.
  The two prizes for groups upon subjects given to the class were this year not awarded, and the amount of these prizes is to be put toward a special traveling scholarship to be awarded some time in the future.
  The Zoological Prizes, a memorial established by his children to the late Dr. John H. Packard, for many years chairman of the committee on instruction of the Academy, were awarded as follows: First prize, Alexander Portnoff, $30. Second prize, Harold G. Breul, $20.
  Work of the students for the year as entered for the various competitions was opened to public view yesterday. The canvases done by the prize-winning pupils were grouped together, and showed a high standard of excellence. Notable in the collection of these canvases were several of Gertrude Lambert's, whose work is already worthy to be ranked among that of many of the successful artists. A decorative study of two white peacocks, which was included in her group, showed the delicacy and appreciation of this young woman for this type of work, while a portrait study of a soft-eyed, dusky-skinned maiden contained poetic qualities seldom to be found. 
  The pictures entered in the Toppan prize competition also showed a marked gain in quality over some of the canvases of the last few years. Besides the prize-winning pictures there were a number of others which were so good that they were given special mention. The exhibit will be open to the public for two weeks.