132nd Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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February 1st, 1937
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THE
AI~AL
REPORT TO - STbcKHOLDERS
-THE
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The President and Directors of ThePennsylwania
Academy of thecFine Arts have the honor to present their 131st Annual Report:
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~he stockholders' tickets for 193~ were issued
on December 31st, 193J. These tickets will admi t the Sto ckholders to all
lectures and entertainments given by the Academy, or under the auspices of
the Academy, whether an admission is charged to the public or not. The
President and Directors will be greatly gratified by the freauent use of
these tickets.
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, At the last Annual Meeting of the s tockholders,
the following four Directors were elected to serve for three years:
HENRY S. DRIl\TKER ,J"R.
JUDGE EDWIN O. LEWIS
SYDNEY E. MARTIN
EDWARD T. STOTESBURY
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The following Director was elected to serve for one year:
VITLLIA11 CLARKE MASON
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EXHIBITIONS
The 132nd A~_mual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture
was opened to the public on JaIt,uary 24th, ~937, p~e?e~ed by a.Private View
on Saturday evening, January 23rd, 1937. rhe Exhlbltlon contlnues through
Sunday, FE?bruary 28th, 19312. The motive dominating the gathering - together
of this Exhibition has been strictly educational. To obtain this result,
the Management of the AcadEilmy selected Chairmen and JUries who were known
to be suff ici ently broad-minded to apprecia te the exe-ellence and sincerit·ty
of the work presented for their judgment, regardless of the type under :wlilich
the work might be classified. The result is that an unusually comprehensive
idea of work being done at ' this time by American arti sts is shown. Art
critics have very favorably written about the Exhibition and stati st ics show
that the attendance so far has been good. The Juries of Selection c consisted
of seven painters and three Sculptors. The Hanging Committee consisted of
the Chairman of the Painters' Jury and the Chairman of the Sculptors' Jury
and Mr. Arthur Meltzer and the President, Ex-officio.
The canvases were , selected by the Painters' Jury of Selection consisting
of:ROY C. NUSE, Chairman
CHAUNCEY F. RYDER
JAMES CHAPIN
EUGENE
SPEICHER
ARTHUR MELTZER
FRA~~LIN
C. WATKINS
ROSS MOFFETT
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February
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A1~AL
The Sculpture was selected by the Sculptors' Jury of selection consisting of:
A. STIRLING CALDEE
ALBERT LAESSLE, Chairman
JAMES EARLE FRASER
Most of the paintings in the Exhibition are for sale and there are many
that are sui table for hanging in pr i gate houses or apartment s. The Sculpture Exhib i~ion contains much that can be used for the decorating of interiors as well as placing in the open. '
,
The 131stAnnual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture opened according to schedule
on 'January 26th, 193p,. , The Awards of the medals were as follows:.!.
The Temple Medal was awarded to PAUL SM~PLE for the best Painting regardlBss
of subject, for his canvas entitled "Miners Resting".
The Jennie Sesnan Medal for the best landscape awarded to WILLIAM GLACKENS
for his canvas entitled "Beach; St. Juan de Luz ft
The Carol H. Beck Medal for the best portrait in the Exhibition was awarded
to JEAN ,lVrACLANE for her canvas enti tled If Rev. G. A. Studdert-Kennedy"
The lSculp tors' Jqry of Selection awarded the George D. Widener Me dal to
VINCENT GLINSIIT for his piece entitled tlAwaken ing " .
The following prizes were awarded b y the Commi ttee on Exhibi tion, consisting
of members of the Board of Directors:
The Walter Lippincott Prize awarded to GORDON SAMSTAG for the best figure
piece in oil ent'i tled flNurses!!.
The Mary Smith Pri z e for the best work by a Philadelphia woman awarded to
ALICE T. ROBERTS for her qanvas enti tled IlT'ang Horses".
The Exhibition consisted of 346 Painting s and 96 exhi b its of Sculpture, and
379 artists were represented. The total attendance at this Exhibition was
10,929.
On January 28 th a successful tea was given by Mrs. John C. Martin in Gallery
F and on February 13th a tea was given by the Junior Le ague in the hope that
the - custom Of giving teas in the Ga lleries during the special Exhibitions
will be followed i n succeeding years o
Gallery K was rehung with the Permanent Collection and opened on Thursday,
Mar6h 5th, and Gal leries H,I,J, followed on Saturday, March 7th.
The Memorial Exhibition of Work by the late Jessie Willcox Smith, which
occup-ied Galleries E , F ,Rotunda, J, East and West Central Galleries, and
the Illustration Exhibition by former stu d ent~ of the Academy under the
auspices of the Academy's Fellowship, which occupied Galleries A, B,C,D, and
part of K, were opened with a Private View on Friday afternoon, March 13,
1936. Both of these Exhibitions, being opened fre e to the public , seemed
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February 1, 1937.
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
to be much appreciated by ,the visitors to the Galleries.
tions ulilised on Sunday, Apr il 12 , 1936.
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Both Exhibi-
On May 4, 1936, an Exhibition of Paintings by Philadelphia artists, sponsored by the Academy" was hung in the Audi torium , of the Conven ti on Hall
in conjunction with the "Philadelphia on Parade" Exhibition which , occupied the Convention Hall and Commercial Museum at that time. One hu'n dred
and twenty-one paintings were shovm and the ExhIbition was a very creditable one, both to the artists represented and to the Academy. The paintings were on view until May 18th.
On May 14th Galleries C,D, E,F, the Rotunda and additional Galleries as
were required, were dismantled in preparation for the Exhibition of
School Work in competition for the Cresson Traveling Scholarships and
other minor prizes. This Exhibition was opened to the public on May 26th,
and the students and their friends were addressed by Mr . J". Monroe Hewlett.
Mr. Steel announced ' the awards given on ' recommendation of the Faculty and
approved by the Board of Directors. Traveling Scholarships were awarded
to the following thirteen students:
MARY BLAGDEN
EMILY CAMPION
GORDON COLKET
IRWIN GLASS
IRVING GOULD
J AMES HEUGH
PIERO IANNACC'01\TE
va, LLIAIvI KRUSEN
LEAH M. PERKINS
JOHN WARD
ANN"E D. WAHNER
MA.,.l={IAN WILLIAMS
EDNA D. WR IGHT
During the period of the Sch ool Exhibi tion, an Exhibi tion of the first
and second prize freehand drawings ~ent in f~om various high schools 'and
private schools in Philadelphia and vicinity was held in the Print Ro om.
These, prizes awarded by the Academy to the work as nominated by the art
instructor in the schools represented. The drawings after Qeing put on
Exhib ition were awarded ~"irst, Second, and Th ird Prizes by the Academy's
, Facul ty , -as follows:
FIRST PRIZE
SECOND PRIZE
THIRD PRIZE
Isabel Stewart ~
(Ogontz S,chool)
Irving Docktor
(Central High)
Leah Ra ines
(Kensington High)
$25,00
15.00
10.00
After the close of the - School Exhibition on June 8th, the Galleries occupied by that Exhibition were hung with the Permanent Collection and remained in that position until the latter part of October when they were
completely dismantled, wi th the exception of the GalleryeE, cthe ' Gall~rY~:. E,
ano. :.. the :':;Oal1:erYoN, to make room for ' the 34th Annual Exhibition of -iV ater
Oolors and the 35th Annual Exh ibition of Miniatures, which Exhibitions
opened to the public on Sunday, Novemherlst ,preceded by a Private Viewing
on Saturday evening, October 31st.
The Jury of Sele ction for the Water Color Exhibition con sisted of:HILDA BELCHER
R. JOHN FOSTER
HENRY PTTZ
WAL TER E. BAUM
EDWARD STRAWBRIElGE
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February 1,1937. '
ANJ:lJlJAL REPORT TO THE STOCKI-IOLDERS
,The Jury of Selection for the Black and White, by the Point and Colored Prints,
consisted of:
PAUL FJWELICH
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HERBERT PULLINGER
ERNEST ROTH
The Hanging Commi ttee ,consi sted of:
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HENRY PITZ, EDWARD STRAvifBRIDGEj' and ex-officio, the Pre$ident
of the Academy, and the President and the Secretary of/ the Philadelphia
Water Color Club.
The ];xhi bi tion consisted of 923 exhib its, and 487 artists were represented.
The Jury awarded the following prizes:PHILADELPHI A .WA'l'ER COLOR CLUB PRIZE:
Gertrude Schweitzer for her group of water colors as being the strongest
in the Exhibition.
DANA WATER COLOR ME DAL:Barse Miller for his gr0up for simplicity and frankness of work
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EYRE MEDAL:
Gene Kloss for "Eve of the Green Corn Ceremony"
JOSEPH PENNELL l'vIEMORIAL J:vlEDAL:
Feter Helck for his group for Achievement in the Graphic Arts
The Jury of Selection and Award" for the 3tlth Annual Miniature Exhibition
consisted of:
,NINA NA$H, CRON ,LAZAR RADITZ." ALEXANDRIA R. HARRIS, J1:DNA HUESTIS SIMPSON,
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ELIZABETH F. WASHI NGTON
The Hanging Committee consisted of:M.ARY BONSALL
EVA SPRINGER
REBAC CA B. PEALE PATTERSON
ELIZABErrnF. WASHI NGTON
HARRY JOHNSON
N~RY
H. deMOLL
The Jury a warded the Bronze ,Medal of Honor to no one this year. However,
the D. J. McCarthy Prize wa s awarded to Ma ry McMillan for her miniature of
Miss Margaret Drummond.
This Exhibition consisted of 101 eMhibits, representing 58 artistso
During the Water Color and Mipiature Exhibitions, the Exhibition of Se lected
Work of stUdents at the Sumrner School At Chester Springs was on vie w in
Gallery Gand the West Central Gallery and continued until the close of the
former Exhibition on December 6th. In this Exhibition, the Committee on
Instruc'tion, vvhich is part of the Board of Directors of the Academy, awarded
the following prizes:
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ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
ACADEMY AWARDS:
Rebacca H. Davis
Oscar Reidner
Henry Hot z, Jr.
1st Prize
2nd Prize
{.' .3rd Prize
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JULIAN B. SLEVIN AWA;RD:
Sculpture:
Mr~. Paul T. Payne
' G. Allan Smyth,Jr.
1st Prize
2nd Prize
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ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST WORK IN ALL MEDIUMS:
Por t er Gro ff
ACADEMY WATER COLOR AWARD:
Elizabeth Worthington
SPEtIAL AWA..-qD FOR RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL VVORK, given by a friend of
the Academy ,•
WILLIS LOWRY
MRS. W. J. ABSTON
The Pai d Attendance at the 34th Ann ual Water Bolor Exhibition V\9.S:-
1126
The Total Attendance at the 34th Annual Water Color Exhibition was : 6764
The Total Attendance in the Galleries f or the Year 1936 was:-
45, 284
The Exhibit ion closed on December 6th, af t er a five weeks' duration. The
Galleries were rehung with the Permanent Collection and remained in that
positiorr until January 11th, when they were again dismantled and the current 132nd Annual Exhib ition was hung.
SCHOOLS
The Schools of the ' Academy had a su ccessful year, 1936-37, wi th total re- ·
presentation o,f: 165 • Insltruction in the School is given by a Faculty of the
following eminent artists:
.
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE
DANIEL GARBER
. WALKER HAl~COCK
EEORGE HARDING
J-OHN J!'. HARBESON
ALBERT LAESSLE
HENRY MCCARTER
ROY C. NUSE
JOSEPH rr. PEA__BSON
HENRY R~ POORE
JUSTIN A PARDI
FRANCIS SPEIGHT
JAMES CHAPUt
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February
A~~AL
Ist ,1 93~.
REP ORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
The Scho ol is under the Management of the Committee on Instruction, consisting of members of the 1).cademy's Board of Director s. The School is under the
dir~ct Ma nagement of the Curator, Jo s eph T • . Fraser, Jr., who is the Curator
for both the Winter and Scummer Schools. Schoo l enrollment for the Spring
season 1937 is now going on. Our s~udents are bringing great credit to
their instructors and to the Academy through the acceptance of their work
submitted for the most i mportan t general Exhibitions in the country. In
the 132nd Annual Exh ibition there are g3former and nresent students of the
Academy represented.
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The C6untry S chool at Chester Springs has had a succe ssful artistic season
during 1936. Mr. Joseph T. Fraser, Jr., is the Curator and instruction
is given by a regular Faculty as follows:ALBERT LAESSLE
GE{uBGE HARDING
ROY C. l\TUSE
FLORENCE CANNON
FRANCIS' SPEIGHT
DANIEL GARBER ·
JO,SEPH T. PEARSON
The total enrollment for the season of May to Septembe r, 1936, was:-
100
ACQUISITIONS
By Purchase: - From the 131stAnnual Exhibition:
With the cons ent of the President and members of the Committee on
the follo wing purchases were made:
~2xhibition
FOR'THE TEMPLE COLLECTION : ttYoung Lobsterman" by Walker Hancock; "Memory"
by C.P . Jennewein; "La thropt! by Daniel Garber; wW:est River; Vermont H by
A. T. Hibbard; ItC .C~C. Campt! by Chauncey Ryder; ttMa gnoliasf! by Et helyn Stewart. '
FOR· TH:E L1;.lvrnERT COLLECTION: "Straw Flo we rs II by June Gro ff; !lLa~k in La timer
Street tf by Margare tta S. Hinchman; "Still Life" by Vernon News wanger;
"Lilie sft by Grace Gemberl lng; "St ill Li fet! by Emlen Pope Etting; "Pears n
hy ' William Temple; ttBi ll It by Clyde Singer; !lPetunias" by Laura Ladd; "Val'ley Green Road Tt by Esther R. Kee.
THE LAMBERT COMNIITTEE EXCHANGED: ItUbloading Herring" by RelenBerry for
"Dock at Peggy's; "Landscape, Nantucket tt by Elizabeth Coyne, for "Along
the Nes haminyt!; "Amusement Park" by Angelo PiDto, for "Green Bananas ll
By Gift:
POrtrait Group by John McLure Hamilton, presented as an unconditional g ift
the Academy by Charles llllorris Young
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Wl ft .of canvas "Beggar t s Gold 11 by Margaret G. Swift, pres ent eO. by the artist.
G$ft of "'Corn Husker" by John McLure Hamilton, presented by a representative
of the Hamilton Committee.
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Februa ry 1, 1937
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
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BY GIFT (Continued)
Canvas "Splendor Falls " by Mary Townsend Mason, presented by the artist.
Gift of V
{ater color " Generalife tt by Thornton Oakley, presented by the
artist.
Gift from American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for Promot~
ing Use·f ul Knowledge of one share of the Academy stock, formerly belonging to Mr. Walter Wood.
Gift of "Tears by John McLure Hamil ton, presen ted to the Academy by Wi!'.
and I~s. John McLure Hamilton of Mandeville, Jamaica, B. W.I. (before the
artist's death)
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Gift of Portrait of Anna Lea Merritt by John McLure Hamilton, presented
by Mr. Arthur H. Lea.
Gift of Portrait of Samuel Smyth by Thomas Buchanan Re~d and portrait of
Elijah Van Syckel and Sarah Van Syckel, artist unknown, all presented by
Mr. Carroll Smyth.
Canvas ff With Thoughtful Eyes" by the late J essie Willcox Smith, presented
by the heirs of her Estate in appreciation of the Memorial Exhibition of
the artist's work as put on by the Academy in March and April, 1936.
Eleven folios of "The Art of the Chicago World Fair" and one Catalogue of
the Art Gallery, presented by Mrs. Charles Schaffhauser, 3029 Girard
Avenue, Philadelphia.
Gift of four shares of "The Penna. Salt Mfg. Co. stock from :Mrs. Alfred G.
B. Steel.
BY CONTRIBUTION
Contribution of $123.38 for refreshments for the Private View for the
131st Annual
Exhibition from Mr. Arthur H. Lea •
.
Contri bution of $50.00 for expenses of the Academy from Mr. Henry S.
Drinker, Jr.
Contributions toward the electrical repair work, now in progress in the
Academy from the following:
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/ $100.00 from Mr. Arthur H. Lea
if $500.00 fvom Mr. A. G. B. Steel
if $750.00 from ~~.
John F. Lewis, Jr •
./ $2 50.00 from Mr. Edward T. Stotesbury
v $ "50.00 from Mr. Sydney E. Martin
.I $ '5 0.00 from 1V1r. Henry S . Drinker, Jr
v i250.00 from Mr. Joseph E. W
idener
/ ' IpO.OO from Judge Edwin O. Lewis
/ $250.00 f rom Mr. Thomas S . Gates
/ $200.00 from Mr. Henry C. Gibson
/ Contribution of $150.00 toward expenses of Academy from Phila. Water Color
Club.
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February 1, 1937.
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
BY CONTRIBUTION (continued)
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Contri bution of ;~3,000
toward the expenses of the Summer School at
Chester Springs from Mrs. John Frederick Lewis.
Contribution of $110. from Mr. William Clarke ' Mason toward the expenses
of the Chester Springs Summer School.
/ Contribution of $100. from
Springs.
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W~.
John F.
Lewis~
Jr. for prizes at Chester
Contribution of $1,000. from Mr. A. G. B. Steel, to be used toward the
General Expenses of the Academy.
/ Contritlution of $1,000 from Mr. A. G. B. Steel, for the establishment of
the Steel Fund, the income from which is to be used for the general purposes of the Academy.
BY BEQUEST:
Settlement of Estate of the late Sarah A. B. Harvey, whereby the Academy
is to paid $900.00 for relinquishing it·s claim to the Sully Portrai t as
bequeathed ~o the Academy b.y the Estate •
.( $10,000 as bequest of the. late Cornelia Scheidt for the establishment of
an annual prize to be chosen by the Academy's Committee on Exhibition.
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$1,000 as . bequest of the late Sara McAllister Davis, the income to be
used for the General Expenses of the Academy.
BUILDING
In the Permanent Collection a number of canvases have been washed and varnished and their frames regilded, which is responsible for many appreciative
comments on the part of visitors as to the condition in general of the Collection. The ~rger plaster casts, which for ye ars have been shown in the
Entrance Lobby, were removed to the Lecture Room and the two Bailey marbles
from the West Central Gallery were transferred to the Lobby.
On the Street Floor, the Secretary's Office was repmnted and the floors as
well, in the large Office, the walls were repainted, the ceiling washed
and the floors painted. A new long table with cabinet facilities was
made by our men to replace the old one. The walls of the Lobby were washed
and the School Office walls were repainted and the glass screen removed,
which divided the Office from the Print Room, for the sake of ventilation
and convenience.
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In the School studios, the walls were all calcimined. Those in which sc.ulpture is taught and in which drawing is taught from casts were all made
pink in color as being a better background for the purposes for which the
rooms are used. The large Antique Room, which for many years has contained
the full sized casts, was especially prepared for the accomodation of the .
class in Mural Painting, under the supervision of Mr. Harding, the instructor in the Class. The electric lighting system in the Schools was radically re-arranged.
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Febru~ry
1, 1937
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
In the Basement a special vault has been built by our men to accomodate
the electrical transformer and cubicle in connection with the electrical
repairs throughout the Building. These repairs' have been going on cont inuously until Thursday, September .24th, when the electrical engineer fell
from a sixteen-foot ladder and sustained a broken heel bone. Fortunately,
the work .was in such a stage that the Academy was not in any way incon...
venienced during his absence.
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The TREASURER'S REPORT in detail is respectfully submitted.
The thanks of the Management of the Academy are extended to the Mayor of
Philadelphia, the Directors, and Council for their support in the past,
and the President and members of the Board of Education for sending promising stUdents to our Schools. Acknowledgments are due to the newspapers
of Philadelphia for their intelli gent criticisms. We also make acknowledgments to the employees 6t the Academy for faithful performance of
their duties.
ATTEST:
PRESIDENT.
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TREASURERtS REPORT FOR YEAR 1936
Showing Operating Income and Disbursements
G ENE R A L
FUN D:
Income from Investments .
School Receipts .
Exhibitions including Sales
Annual Membership .
Misc. Receipts inc. Gifts
$ 57 665 51 , .
45 013 15
12 414 49
6 100 00
8 113 26 $
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129 306 39
DI I S BUR S E MEN T S:
School Expenses
$ 50 894 50
45 349 99
General Expenses (Inc.Gallery Operation)
Exhibitions (Inc. Payments for pictures
17 922 62
sold)
128 01
Medals, Prizes, etc.
8 606 48
Expenses on Real Estate Investment
5 348 10
Interest
128 249 70
cfI>
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Operating Profit •••••••••••
Profit on sale of Securities
$
1 056 69
2 588 63
PROFIT •••••••••••••••••
$
:3 645 32
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TREASURER'S REPORT FOR YEAR 1938
SUNDRY TRUSTS: NOT AWi.A.ILABLE FOR OPERATION OF THE
GALLERY OF SCHOOL
R E" C E I P T S:
Income from Investments
Life Mem.bership
Bequests
Students' A-id
Profit on Sale of Securities
$15 283 93
100 00
13 782 45
504 70
9 rt68 31
39 439 39
396
4 466
6 975
878
495
1 966
15 176 55
DIS BUR S E MEN T S:
Accrued Interest
Medals, Prizes, etc.
Paintings Purcha.sed
Expense on R. E. Investments
Students' Aid Fund
Other Disbursements (Transfer)
EXCESS
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$
28
72
08
35
61
51
................. ..... $
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24 282 84
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THE
AI~AL
REPORT TO - STbcKHOLDERS
-THE
-
The President and Directors of ThePennsylwania
Academy of thecFine Arts have the honor to present their 131st Annual Report:
?'
~he stockholders' tickets for 193~ were issued
on December 31st, 193J. These tickets will admi t the Sto ckholders to all
lectures and entertainments given by the Academy, or under the auspices of
the Academy, whether an admission is charged to the public or not. The
President and Directors will be greatly gratified by the freauent use of
these tickets.
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, At the last Annual Meeting of the s tockholders,
the following four Directors were elected to serve for three years:
HENRY S. DRIl\TKER ,J"R.
JUDGE EDWIN O. LEWIS
SYDNEY E. MARTIN
EDWARD T. STOTESBURY
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The following Director was elected to serve for one year:
VITLLIA11 CLARKE MASON
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EXHIBITIONS
The 132nd A~_mual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture
was opened to the public on JaIt,uary 24th, ~937, p~e?e~ed by a.Private View
on Saturday evening, January 23rd, 1937. rhe Exhlbltlon contlnues through
Sunday, FE?bruary 28th, 19312. The motive dominating the gathering - together
of this Exhibition has been strictly educational. To obtain this result,
the Management of the AcadEilmy selected Chairmen and JUries who were known
to be suff ici ently broad-minded to apprecia te the exe-ellence and sincerit·ty
of the work presented for their judgment, regardless of the type under :wlilich
the work might be classified. The result is that an unusually comprehensive
idea of work being done at ' this time by American arti sts is shown. Art
critics have very favorably written about the Exhibition and stati st ics show
that the attendance so far has been good. The Juries of Selection c consisted
of seven painters and three Sculptors. The Hanging Committee consisted of
the Chairman of the Painters' Jury and the Chairman of the Sculptors' Jury
and Mr. Arthur Meltzer and the President, Ex-officio.
The canvases were , selected by the Painters' Jury of Selection consisting
of:ROY C. NUSE, Chairman
CHAUNCEY F. RYDER
JAMES CHAPIN
EUGENE
SPEICHER
ARTHUR MELTZER
FRA~~LIN
C. WATKINS
ROSS MOFFETT
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February
THE
1,19~~.
REP ORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS 1937.
A1~AL
The Sculpture was selected by the Sculptors' Jury of selection consisting of:
A. STIRLING CALDEE
ALBERT LAESSLE, Chairman
JAMES EARLE FRASER
Most of the paintings in the Exhibition are for sale and there are many
that are sui table for hanging in pr i gate houses or apartment s. The Sculpture Exhib i~ion contains much that can be used for the decorating of interiors as well as placing in the open. '
,
The 131stAnnual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture opened according to schedule
on 'January 26th, 193p,. , The Awards of the medals were as follows:.!.
The Temple Medal was awarded to PAUL SM~PLE for the best Painting regardlBss
of subject, for his canvas entitled "Miners Resting".
The Jennie Sesnan Medal for the best landscape awarded to WILLIAM GLACKENS
for his canvas entitled "Beach; St. Juan de Luz ft
The Carol H. Beck Medal for the best portrait in the Exhibition was awarded
to JEAN ,lVrACLANE for her canvas enti tled If Rev. G. A. Studdert-Kennedy"
The lSculp tors' Jqry of Selection awarded the George D. Widener Me dal to
VINCENT GLINSIIT for his piece entitled tlAwaken ing " .
The following prizes were awarded b y the Commi ttee on Exhibi tion, consisting
of members of the Board of Directors:
The Walter Lippincott Prize awarded to GORDON SAMSTAG for the best figure
piece in oil ent'i tled flNurses!!.
The Mary Smith Pri z e for the best work by a Philadelphia woman awarded to
ALICE T. ROBERTS for her qanvas enti tled IlT'ang Horses".
The Exhibition consisted of 346 Painting s and 96 exhi b its of Sculpture, and
379 artists were represented. The total attendance at this Exhibition was
10,929.
On January 28 th a successful tea was given by Mrs. John C. Martin in Gallery
F and on February 13th a tea was given by the Junior Le ague in the hope that
the - custom Of giving teas in the Ga lleries during the special Exhibitions
will be followed i n succeeding years o
Gallery K was rehung with the Permanent Collection and opened on Thursday,
Mar6h 5th, and Gal leries H,I,J, followed on Saturday, March 7th.
The Memorial Exhibition of Work by the late Jessie Willcox Smith, which
occup-ied Galleries E , F ,Rotunda, J, East and West Central Galleries, and
the Illustration Exhibition by former stu d ent~ of the Academy under the
auspices of the Academy's Fellowship, which occupied Galleries A, B,C,D, and
part of K, were opened with a Private View on Friday afternoon, March 13,
1936. Both of these Exhibitions, being opened fre e to the public , seemed
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to be much appreciated by ,the visitors to the Galleries.
tions ulilised on Sunday, Apr il 12 , 1936.
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On May 4, 1936, an Exhibition of Paintings by Philadelphia artists, sponsored by the Academy" was hung in the Audi torium , of the Conven ti on Hall
in conjunction with the "Philadelphia on Parade" Exhibition which , occupied the Convention Hall and Commercial Museum at that time. One hu'n dred
and twenty-one paintings were shovm and the ExhIbition was a very creditable one, both to the artists represented and to the Academy. The paintings were on view until May 18th.
On May 14th Galleries C,D, E,F, the Rotunda and additional Galleries as
were required, were dismantled in preparation for the Exhibition of
School Work in competition for the Cresson Traveling Scholarships and
other minor prizes. This Exhibition was opened to the public on May 26th,
and the students and their friends were addressed by Mr . J". Monroe Hewlett.
Mr. Steel announced ' the awards given on ' recommendation of the Faculty and
approved by the Board of Directors. Traveling Scholarships were awarded
to the following thirteen students:
MARY BLAGDEN
EMILY CAMPION
GORDON COLKET
IRWIN GLASS
IRVING GOULD
J AMES HEUGH
PIERO IANNACC'01\TE
va, LLIAIvI KRUSEN
LEAH M. PERKINS
JOHN WARD
ANN"E D. WAHNER
MA.,.l={IAN WILLIAMS
EDNA D. WR IGHT
During the period of the Sch ool Exhibi tion, an Exhibi tion of the first
and second prize freehand drawings ~ent in f~om various high schools 'and
private schools in Philadelphia and vicinity was held in the Print Ro om.
These, prizes awarded by the Academy to the work as nominated by the art
instructor in the schools represented. The drawings after Qeing put on
Exhib ition were awarded ~"irst, Second, and Th ird Prizes by the Academy's
, Facul ty , -as follows:
FIRST PRIZE
SECOND PRIZE
THIRD PRIZE
Isabel Stewart ~
(Ogontz S,chool)
Irving Docktor
(Central High)
Leah Ra ines
(Kensington High)
$25,00
15.00
10.00
After the close of the - School Exhibition on June 8th, the Galleries occupied by that Exhibition were hung with the Permanent Collection and remained in that position until the latter part of October when they were
completely dismantled, wi th the exception of the GalleryeE, cthe ' Gall~rY~:. E,
ano. :.. the :':;Oal1:erYoN, to make room for ' the 34th Annual Exhibition of -iV ater
Oolors and the 35th Annual Exh ibition of Miniatures, which Exhibitions
opened to the public on Sunday, Novemherlst ,preceded by a Private Viewing
on Saturday evening, October 31st.
The Jury of Sele ction for the Water Color Exhibition con sisted of:HILDA BELCHER
R. JOHN FOSTER
HENRY PTTZ
WAL TER E. BAUM
EDWARD STRAWBRIElGE
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,The Jury of Selection for the Black and White, by the Point and Colored Prints,
consisted of:
PAUL FJWELICH
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HERBERT PULLINGER
ERNEST ROTH
The Hanging Commi ttee ,consi sted of:
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HENRY PITZ, EDWARD STRAvifBRIDGEj' and ex-officio, the Pre$ident
of the Academy, and the President and the Secretary of/ the Philadelphia
Water Color Club.
The ];xhi bi tion consisted of 923 exhib its, and 487 artists were represented.
The Jury awarded the following prizes:PHILADELPHI A .WA'l'ER COLOR CLUB PRIZE:
Gertrude Schweitzer for her group of water colors as being the strongest
in the Exhibition.
DANA WATER COLOR ME DAL:Barse Miller for his gr0up for simplicity and frankness of work
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EYRE MEDAL:
Gene Kloss for "Eve of the Green Corn Ceremony"
JOSEPH PENNELL l'vIEMORIAL J:vlEDAL:
Feter Helck for his group for Achievement in the Graphic Arts
The Jury of Selection and Award" for the 3tlth Annual Miniature Exhibition
consisted of:
,NINA NA$H, CRON ,LAZAR RADITZ." ALEXANDRIA R. HARRIS, J1:DNA HUESTIS SIMPSON,
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ELIZABETH F. WASHI NGTON
The Hanging Committee consisted of:M.ARY BONSALL
EVA SPRINGER
REBAC CA B. PEALE PATTERSON
ELIZABErrnF. WASHI NGTON
HARRY JOHNSON
N~RY
H. deMOLL
The Jury a warded the Bronze ,Medal of Honor to no one this year. However,
the D. J. McCarthy Prize wa s awarded to Ma ry McMillan for her miniature of
Miss Margaret Drummond.
This Exhibition consisted of 101 eMhibits, representing 58 artistso
During the Water Color and Mipiature Exhibitions, the Exhibition of Se lected
Work of stUdents at the Sumrner School At Chester Springs was on vie w in
Gallery Gand the West Central Gallery and continued until the close of the
former Exhibition on December 6th. In this Exhibition, the Committee on
Instruc'tion, vvhich is part of the Board of Directors of the Academy, awarded
the following prizes:
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ACADEMY AWARDS:
Rebacca H. Davis
Oscar Reidner
Henry Hot z, Jr.
1st Prize
2nd Prize
{.' .3rd Prize
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JULIAN B. SLEVIN AWA;RD:
Sculpture:
Mr~. Paul T. Payne
' G. Allan Smyth,Jr.
1st Prize
2nd Prize
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ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST WORK IN ALL MEDIUMS:
Por t er Gro ff
ACADEMY WATER COLOR AWARD:
Elizabeth Worthington
SPEtIAL AWA..-qD FOR RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL VVORK, given by a friend of
the Academy ,•
WILLIS LOWRY
MRS. W. J. ABSTON
The Pai d Attendance at the 34th Ann ual Water Bolor Exhibition V\9.S:-
1126
The Total Attendance at the 34th Annual Water Color Exhibition was : 6764
The Total Attendance in the Galleries f or the Year 1936 was:-
45, 284
The Exhibit ion closed on December 6th, af t er a five weeks' duration. The
Galleries were rehung with the Permanent Collection and remained in that
positiorr until January 11th, when they were again dismantled and the current 132nd Annual Exhib ition was hung.
SCHOOLS
The Schools of the ' Academy had a su ccessful year, 1936-37, wi th total re- ·
presentation o,f: 165 • Insltruction in the School is given by a Faculty of the
following eminent artists:
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HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE
DANIEL GARBER
. WALKER HAl~COCK
EEORGE HARDING
J-OHN J!'. HARBESON
ALBERT LAESSLE
HENRY MCCARTER
ROY C. NUSE
JOSEPH rr. PEA__BSON
HENRY R~ POORE
JUSTIN A PARDI
FRANCIS SPEIGHT
JAMES CHAPUt
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REP ORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
The Scho ol is under the Management of the Committee on Instruction, consisting of members of the 1).cademy's Board of Director s. The School is under the
dir~ct Ma nagement of the Curator, Jo s eph T • . Fraser, Jr., who is the Curator
for both the Winter and Scummer Schools. Schoo l enrollment for the Spring
season 1937 is now going on. Our s~udents are bringing great credit to
their instructors and to the Academy through the acceptance of their work
submitted for the most i mportan t general Exhibitions in the country. In
the 132nd Annual Exh ibition there are g3former and nresent students of the
Academy represented.
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The C6untry S chool at Chester Springs has had a succe ssful artistic season
during 1936. Mr. Joseph T. Fraser, Jr., is the Curator and instruction
is given by a regular Faculty as follows:ALBERT LAESSLE
GE{uBGE HARDING
ROY C. l\TUSE
FLORENCE CANNON
FRANCIS' SPEIGHT
DANIEL GARBER ·
JO,SEPH T. PEARSON
The total enrollment for the season of May to Septembe r, 1936, was:-
100
ACQUISITIONS
By Purchase: - From the 131stAnnual Exhibition:
With the cons ent of the President and members of the Committee on
the follo wing purchases were made:
~2xhibition
FOR'THE TEMPLE COLLECTION : ttYoung Lobsterman" by Walker Hancock; "Memory"
by C.P . Jennewein; "La thropt! by Daniel Garber; wW:est River; Vermont H by
A. T. Hibbard; ItC .C~C. Campt! by Chauncey Ryder; ttMa gnoliasf! by Et helyn Stewart. '
FOR· TH:E L1;.lvrnERT COLLECTION: "Straw Flo we rs II by June Gro ff; !lLa~k in La timer
Street tf by Margare tta S. Hinchman; "Still Life" by Vernon News wanger;
"Lilie sft by Grace Gemberl lng; "St ill Li fet! by Emlen Pope Etting; "Pears n
hy ' William Temple; ttBi ll It by Clyde Singer; !lPetunias" by Laura Ladd; "Val'ley Green Road Tt by Esther R. Kee.
THE LAMBERT COMNIITTEE EXCHANGED: ItUbloading Herring" by RelenBerry for
"Dock at Peggy's; "Landscape, Nantucket tt by Elizabeth Coyne, for "Along
the Nes haminyt!; "Amusement Park" by Angelo PiDto, for "Green Bananas ll
By Gift:
POrtrait Group by John McLure Hamilton, presented as an unconditional g ift
the Academy by Charles llllorris Young
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Wl ft .of canvas "Beggar t s Gold 11 by Margaret G. Swift, pres ent eO. by the artist.
G$ft of "'Corn Husker" by John McLure Hamilton, presented by a representative
of the Hamilton Committee.
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BY GIFT (Continued)
Canvas "Splendor Falls " by Mary Townsend Mason, presented by the artist.
Gift of V
{ater color " Generalife tt by Thornton Oakley, presented by the
artist.
Gift from American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for Promot~
ing Use·f ul Knowledge of one share of the Academy stock, formerly belonging to Mr. Walter Wood.
Gift of "Tears by John McLure Hamil ton, presen ted to the Academy by Wi!'.
and I~s. John McLure Hamilton of Mandeville, Jamaica, B. W.I. (before the
artist's death)
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Gift of Portrait of Anna Lea Merritt by John McLure Hamilton, presented
by Mr. Arthur H. Lea.
Gift of Portrait of Samuel Smyth by Thomas Buchanan Re~d and portrait of
Elijah Van Syckel and Sarah Van Syckel, artist unknown, all presented by
Mr. Carroll Smyth.
Canvas ff With Thoughtful Eyes" by the late J essie Willcox Smith, presented
by the heirs of her Estate in appreciation of the Memorial Exhibition of
the artist's work as put on by the Academy in March and April, 1936.
Eleven folios of "The Art of the Chicago World Fair" and one Catalogue of
the Art Gallery, presented by Mrs. Charles Schaffhauser, 3029 Girard
Avenue, Philadelphia.
Gift of four shares of "The Penna. Salt Mfg. Co. stock from :Mrs. Alfred G.
B. Steel.
BY CONTRIBUTION
Contribution of $123.38 for refreshments for the Private View for the
131st Annual
Exhibition from Mr. Arthur H. Lea •
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Contri bution of $50.00 for expenses of the Academy from Mr. Henry S.
Drinker, Jr.
Contributions toward the electrical repair work, now in progress in the
Academy from the following:
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/ $100.00 from Mr. Arthur H. Lea
if $500.00 fvom Mr. A. G. B. Steel
if $750.00 from ~~.
John F. Lewis, Jr •
./ $2 50.00 from Mr. Edward T. Stotesbury
v $ "50.00 from Mr. Sydney E. Martin
.I $ '5 0.00 from 1V1r. Henry S . Drinker, Jr
v i250.00 from Mr. Joseph E. W
idener
/ ' IpO.OO from Judge Edwin O. Lewis
/ $250.00 f rom Mr. Thomas S . Gates
/ $200.00 from Mr. Henry C. Gibson
/ Contribution of $150.00 toward expenses of Academy from Phila. Water Color
Club.
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BY CONTRIBUTION (continued)
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Contri bution of ;~3,000
toward the expenses of the Summer School at
Chester Springs from Mrs. John Frederick Lewis.
Contribution of $110. from Mr. William Clarke ' Mason toward the expenses
of the Chester Springs Summer School.
/ Contribution of $100. from
Springs.
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John F.
Lewis~
Jr. for prizes at Chester
Contribution of $1,000. from Mr. A. G. B. Steel, to be used toward the
General Expenses of the Academy.
/ Contritlution of $1,000 from Mr. A. G. B. Steel, for the establishment of
the Steel Fund, the income from which is to be used for the general purposes of the Academy.
BY BEQUEST:
Settlement of Estate of the late Sarah A. B. Harvey, whereby the Academy
is to paid $900.00 for relinquishing it·s claim to the Sully Portrai t as
bequeathed ~o the Academy b.y the Estate •
.( $10,000 as bequest of the. late Cornelia Scheidt for the establishment of
an annual prize to be chosen by the Academy's Committee on Exhibition.
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$1,000 as . bequest of the late Sara McAllister Davis, the income to be
used for the General Expenses of the Academy.
BUILDING
In the Permanent Collection a number of canvases have been washed and varnished and their frames regilded, which is responsible for many appreciative
comments on the part of visitors as to the condition in general of the Collection. The ~rger plaster casts, which for ye ars have been shown in the
Entrance Lobby, were removed to the Lecture Room and the two Bailey marbles
from the West Central Gallery were transferred to the Lobby.
On the Street Floor, the Secretary's Office was repmnted and the floors as
well, in the large Office, the walls were repainted, the ceiling washed
and the floors painted. A new long table with cabinet facilities was
made by our men to replace the old one. The walls of the Lobby were washed
and the School Office walls were repainted and the glass screen removed,
which divided the Office from the Print Room, for the sake of ventilation
and convenience.
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In the School studios, the walls were all calcimined. Those in which sc.ulpture is taught and in which drawing is taught from casts were all made
pink in color as being a better background for the purposes for which the
rooms are used. The large Antique Room, which for many years has contained
the full sized casts, was especially prepared for the accomodation of the .
class in Mural Painting, under the supervision of Mr. Harding, the instructor in the Class. The electric lighting system in the Schools was radically re-arranged.
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In the Basement a special vault has been built by our men to accomodate
the electrical transformer and cubicle in connection with the electrical
repairs throughout the Building. These repairs' have been going on cont inuously until Thursday, September .24th, when the electrical engineer fell
from a sixteen-foot ladder and sustained a broken heel bone. Fortunately,
the work .was in such a stage that the Academy was not in any way incon...
venienced during his absence.
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The TREASURER'S REPORT in detail is respectfully submitted.
The thanks of the Management of the Academy are extended to the Mayor of
Philadelphia, the Directors, and Council for their support in the past,
and the President and members of the Board of Education for sending promising stUdents to our Schools. Acknowledgments are due to the newspapers
of Philadelphia for their intelli gent criticisms. We also make acknowledgments to the employees 6t the Academy for faithful performance of
their duties.
ATTEST:
PRESIDENT.
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TREASURERtS REPORT FOR YEAR 1936
Showing Operating Income and Disbursements
G ENE R A L
FUN D:
Income from Investments .
School Receipts .
Exhibitions including Sales
Annual Membership .
Misc. Receipts inc. Gifts
$ 57 665 51 , .
45 013 15
12 414 49
6 100 00
8 113 26 $
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129 306 39
DI I S BUR S E MEN T S:
School Expenses
$ 50 894 50
45 349 99
General Expenses (Inc.Gallery Operation)
Exhibitions (Inc. Payments for pictures
17 922 62
sold)
128 01
Medals, Prizes, etc.
8 606 48
Expenses on Real Estate Investment
5 348 10
Interest
128 249 70
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Operating Profit •••••••••••
Profit on sale of Securities
$
1 056 69
2 588 63
PROFIT •••••••••••••••••
$
:3 645 32
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TREASURER'S REPORT FOR YEAR 1938
SUNDRY TRUSTS: NOT AWi.A.ILABLE FOR OPERATION OF THE
GALLERY OF SCHOOL
R E" C E I P T S:
Income from Investments
Life Mem.bership
Bequests
Students' A-id
Profit on Sale of Securities
$15 283 93
100 00
13 782 45
504 70
9 rt68 31
39 439 39
396
4 466
6 975
878
495
1 966
15 176 55
DIS BUR S E MEN T S:
Accrued Interest
Medals, Prizes, etc.
Paintings Purcha.sed
Expense on R. E. Investments
Students' Aid Fund
Other Disbursements (Transfer)
EXCESS
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$
28
72
08
35
61
51
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24 282 84