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6) in which, he must felicitously set forth  the advantages to be derived from such a course of study_ he quoted the fact that as drawing formed part of the common school education of France, the rest of the works were placed under contribution for french patterns_ the improvement in English porcelain && introduced by Wedgewood, Landscape gardening and other applications of the arts of design to the mechanic & other arts, were also fully treated, and the consequences of these suggestions, are, the establishment of the classes before spoken of.
[[strikeout]] This [[/strikeout]]The desire to advance the happiness and usefulness of our countrymen, by the advancement of their taste, has ever been a favorite [[strikethrough]] darling [[strikethrough]] object with Mr Cummings, and the University of New York have lately filled the vacant chair for this department in their faculty, by electing Mr Cummings Professor of the Arts of Design to that institution; [[strikethrough]] and [[strikethrough]] we doubt not with his energy of character it will soon form and [[insert]] ^he deems an essential [[/insert]] [[strikethrough]] important [[strikethrough]] branch in the [[insert]] ordinary [/insert]] education of our youth.
[[strikethorough]] In addition to the classes to be taught at the University Professor Cummings has commenced a school for the Arts Design for students of art and others not associated with The University and from his well known facility as a teacher [[/strikethrough]]