Fort Wayne Art School - Art Lights Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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'N 'At the beginning of the school year last 'fall a new class was organized in sign painting 'land poster design under the direction of 4Mr. Frank Welch. 'The course was more or less of an innovation in the school and proved to be .very popular. l During the fourth year the classes were held on -two nights a week, three hours each night, 'instead of the customary three nightsaweek of two hours each. The other subjects offered during this year were craft under Mr. Quinn and a class in landscape, life and pfigure painting from the nude uni der Mr. Lester T. Hull. The total enrollment for' this year was fifty-three. n r U A

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' A0 HISTORY OF THE NIGHT SCHOOL In,October of 12922 the night school was organized for the purpose of providing instruction for individuals engaged in working during the day time The total en rollment for the first year was fifty seven and the courses offered consisted of commercial design and ad vertising in which the greatest interest was manifested and craft work both of which were taught two nights a week On the third night the entire school was re quired to take life sketchlnv from the model The work during the first year was in charge of Miss Ella Lanven berg and Mr Karl Bolander In the following year the craft and life work were in charge of Miss Stott fo the first semester while Mr Bolander tau ht commercial design and advertisin In January 1924 Mr Hayes Quinn took charge of the class in commercial design while Mrs Bolander and Mr Oscar Yampolski taught the craft and life classes respectively A teachers training course lasting for one semester under the direction of Mrs. Bolander also was offered. The outstanding class in point of inter est proved to be life drawing. The total enrollment for the second year was forty-two During the third year the night school had an en rollment of sixty-six the largest in the history of the school Mr Quinn had charge of craft work, in which class a great deal of enthusiasm was displayed. The class in commercial design under Mr Bolander and that in life drawing under Mr Yampolski, also were very popular. In the course of the year, block printing was introduced for the irst time in the craft class. 095012 OV. 'V fi-VQ '40 r r D

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