Mount Holyoke College - Llamarada Yearbook (South Hadley, MA)

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fiistory of Art at mount Rolyoke THE History of Art was added to the regular course of study at Mount Ilolyoke, during the administration of Miss Ward as principal. A course of lectures was delivered by mem- bers of the Faculty of Amherst College, in 1874. In April, 1877, Miss Blanchard, one of the associate principals, went to Europe, accompanied by her friend, Miss Evans, who had been a teacher at Mount Holyoke from her graduation, in i860, till 1868, when she became principal of Lake Erie Seminary in Painesville, Ohio. The two friends spent the spring and early summer in Italy, devoting three weeks to Venice, where they enjoyed the intimate companionship of Mrs. Lucy Wright Mitchell, a former student of Mount Holyoke and, at that time, a member of Miss Evans’ “section.” Mrs. Mitchell had just concluded a series of lectures upon the Vatican 10 » 1 “GREEK SCl'l.l'TIKK, WINTER TERM 1877. SCREEN'S S VRRANGKD FOR CI.ASS-WOKV.”

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Che Board of trustees Rev. JUDSON SMITH. D.D., of Boston, PRESIDENT. Rev. WILLIAM S. TYLER, D.D., LL.D.. of Amherst. SIDNEY E. BRIDGMAN, of Northampton. A. LYMAN WILLISTON, A.M., of Northampton. EDWARD HITCHCOCK, A.M., M.D., of Amherst. Rev. JOHN L. R. TRASK, D.D., of Springfield. CHARLES A. YOUNG, Pii.D., LL.D., of Princeton, N. J. G. HENRY WHITCOMB, A.M., of Worcester. Mrs. A. LYMAN WILLISTON, of Northampton. ALONZO S. KIMBALL, Ph.D., of Worcester. CHARLES E. GARMAN. A.M., of Amherst. Pres. MERRILL E. GATES, LL.D., of Amherst. WILLIAM SKINNER, of Holyoke. Rev. HENRY A. STIMSON, D.D., of New York City. GEORGE S. ED JELL, of New York City. Hon. WILLIAM WHITING, of Holyoke. Hon. W. MURRAY CRANE, of Dalton. Miss SARAH P. EASTMAN, of Wellesley. Miss CHARLOTTE MORRILL, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Miss ELIZABETH DAVIS, of Pittsfield. Mrs. ELIZABETH STORES MEAD, A.M., Chosen by the Alunxn.v. EX-OKKICIO. Rev. JOHN L. R. TRASK, D.D., SECRETARY. A LYMAN WILLISTON, A.M., TREASURER.

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rar sculptures, given by special favor, in the galleries of the Vatican, to the ladies of her classes. She and Mr. Mitchell, who was devoted to water color painting, had hidden themselves in Venice for a season of study. Mrs. Mitchell was even then outlining her great work on the History of Sculpture. But Mount Holyoke was “ the open sesame ” to their hospitality, and many were the excursions to palaces and galleries and by-ways of Venice, unknown to the tourist world, while equally interesting were the talks on art in their quaint Venetian rooms, opening from the Riva towards the island of San Giorgio. In July, Miss Blanchard and Miss Evans had reached Switzerland, on their homeward journey, when a letter was re- ceived from Mount Holyoke requesting Miss Blanchard to remain abroad for the study of the History of Art, which resulted in a change of plans for both friends. Un- expectedly their steps were turned to Zurich and to the university, which had been gen- erous, above others, in admitting women, and especially American women, to the courses in medicine. Miss Blanchard and Miss Evans found a helpful friend in Pro- fessor Kinkel, the successor of Professor Wilhelm Liibke, in History of Artat Zurich. Professor Kinkel was an intimate friend of the Hon. Carl Schurz and had a cordial interest in American students. The university term was just closing, but free admission was given to the hall of casts and to the collection of engravings, with the use of the catalogues and notes prepared for students. The opportunities at Zurich were further supplemented by months of study in Paris and 11 Al.HAMHKA COKKIDOK. I.AKF KKIK SKMIN’AKV.