Studio: international art (53.1911)

Art School Notes

"STUDY OK WHITE GUMS " BY J. MATHER

(See Melbourne Studio-Talk)

arms, and at the sides ot the cupboard are six
panels ornamented with the linenfold pattern, with
a very delicate line of carving down the centre of
each. The three front panels are separated by small
columns richly tooled and finished off with finials
and pendants. The arches on which the cupboard
rests are supported by small shafts, octagonal in
section, covered with delicately tooled ornament,
and with caps and bases. The cabinet is sur-
mounted by a cornice consisting of a convex
moulding pierced and carved with roses and foliage,
and a frieze on which is carved an inscribed
Garter. The cherubs' heads at the angles are
carved out of the angle posts.

Important changes in the art education of this
country are foreshadowed in a circular recently
issued by the Board of Education. In regard to
examinations, the Board recognise that the present
system tends " to restrict unduly the development of
Schools of Art, and to bring about a uniformity of
method which is undesirable in view of the very
different functions which the schools have to
perform in different localities." They intend
therefore in the near future to terminate the

elementary examinations now conducted by them,
as well as the minute subdivision of art studies
for examination purposes, and to substitute ex-
aminations of a more comprehensive character
adapted to the needs of students who have reached
a fairly advanced level. The new scheme will
be brought into force in 1913, as will also new
regulations for the certification of art teachers
and art masters. The question of putting the
National Competition on a better footing is also
under consideration, and the Board propose to
consult with headmasters and others to this end.
The present arrangements with regard to scholar-
ships and exhibitions for art students are to be
revised, and finally, as an aid to carrying out the
reforms foreshadowed in the circular, the Board
propose to constitute a Standing Committee ot
Advice for Education in Art, which, besides their
own officers, will include several artists of distinction,

CABINET PRESENTED TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING
AND QUEEN AS A CORONATION GIFT FROM THE
SCHOOL OF WOOD-CARVING, SOUTH KENSINGTON.
DESIGNED BY THE HEADMASTER, MR. H. GRIMWOOD,
AND EXECUTED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL

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