July 8, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



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SCHLINO REPEATS SUCCESS. 



School Draws 169 Students. 



The opening of Max Schling's 

 "school of floristry" Monday noon, 

 June 26, at the Hotel Netherland, next 

 door to his store on Fifth avenue, New 

 York, was a moat enthusiastic gathering 

 of florists. Irrespective of the warm 

 weather, every seat was taken and not 

 even standing room was left; 169 people 

 were present, of whom fifteen, from near 

 by suburbs, who were not registered, 

 were satisfied to stand throughout the 

 session. 



The first session was devoted entirely 

 to bridal work. Demonstrations of bou- 

 quets, not only consisting of rare flow- 

 ers but also of common garden flowers, 

 were given. Mr. Schling explained that, 

 just as the artist can paint the most 

 beautiful picture in water colors to last 

 only a short time and also produce more 

 lasting ones in oil, we also should be able 

 to produce creations of the most modest 

 flowers as well as the most rare. He 

 pointed out that beauty is not for sale, 

 but what we do for our customers in the 

 way of improving flowers by arrange- 

 ment is an inducement for them to come 

 to us. We ought to be able to serve the 

 one who cannot afford to pay high 

 prices with the more moderate garden 

 flowers as well as we serve those who 

 can afford to buy greenhouse-grown 

 flowers of higher denominations. 



Tuesday covered bridesmaids' bou- 

 quets and corsages in various combina- 

 tions. 



Teaches Value of Taste. 



"Wednesday was devoted to table deco- 

 rations, gift baskets and various other 

 kinds of design work. In all this work 

 the same thought was demonstrated — 

 that it is not what we use, but how we 

 use it — that every flower grown can be 

 used for some purpose, and no matter 

 what we use we must employ the most 

 discriminating taste for our customers. 



Thursday there was a short session. 

 Mr. Schling explained the utility of 

 flowers for flower girls and pages, the 

 influence of flowers on the mind of the 

 child, as well as the adaptability of cer- 

 tain methods in connection with occa- 

 sions where children use flowers. 



After the session a photograph was 

 taken of all present in front of the 

 Pulitzer fountain, in the Plaza. When 

 he saw all the faces of those who came 

 to attend his classes in a group, every 

 face radiating happiness and joy, Mr. 

 Schling was able to find words with 

 which to introduce Robert Grier Cooke, 

 president of the Fifth Avenue Associa- 

 tion, who made a short address of wel- 

 come to the most beautiful city in the 

 most wonderful country. 



Outing on Thursday. 



Thursday afternoon, in consequence 

 of an invitation from the park depart- 

 ment of the city of New York, the 

 whole class visited the city parks. 

 Three large sight-seeing busses, each 

 seating from fifty-five to sixty people, 

 were filled to capacity, besides one small 

 car. A trip through the Central park 



greenhouses and a visit to the Shakes- 

 peare garden were made. The after- 

 noon also included a visit to the Bronx 

 botanical gardens, where Professor Mor- 

 rell received the visitors and showed 

 them not only through all the green- 

 houses, but also through other interest- 

 ing parts of Bronx park. The visiting 

 florists were surprised to find such won- 

 derful collections of palms in Central 

 park and the mass of variation in the 

 Shakespeare garden. 



Friday, flowers for funerals furnished 

 the theme. Different types of wreaths, 

 from the smallest and cheapest to the 

 higher-priced, elaborate designs, were 

 shown. Casket covers and casket sprays 

 were also covered. 



Dinner Friday Evening. 



Friday night a dinner was held; 141 

 people attended. All the students were 

 not present, because some had to leave 

 that evening. Charles H. Grakelow, of 

 Philadelphia, and Edward Sceery, of 

 Paterson, were the guests representing 

 the F. T. D. W. A. Manda, Charles H. 

 Brown, district representative of the F. 

 T. D., and George D. Nicholas assisted 

 in receiving the guests and represented 

 New York floriculture. Others among 

 the guests were Professor Thurston, Mr. 

 Crisman and other representatives of 

 colleges. 



Mr. Sceery spoke on the meaning of 

 the school, saying that it did not only 

 mean advancement in floriculture, but 

 was an effort to cooperate, instigated by 

 the wonderful spirit of the students 

 present. He said that they were not 

 merely florists or students, but one big 

 family, each striving to outdo the other 

 in big-heartedncss and harmony. 



Charles H. Brown, in a wonderful ad- 

 dress, referred to those who can lift 

 themselves above the petty details of 

 everyday life and acquire tlic far-sight- 

 edness to see the big possibilities of the 

 profession and the benefits resulting 

 from cooperative harmony. 



Spirit Acclaimed. 



Mr. Nicholas spoke about the love 

 and appreciation of coworkers for one 

 another, about the wonderful spirit de- 

 veloped in the few days the students 

 were together. 



Mr. Manda spoke about the high 

 spirit, the wonderful example the school 

 sets to other members of the craft. 



Alfred M. Scheider, Mr. Schling's 

 partner, described tersely the value of 

 the work and the self-giving spirit, the 

 necessity of carrying on the work. 



After that came Charles Grak^low. 

 He described floristry and its members 

 as one would describe humanity. He 

 cited the faults and the virtues, and his 

 words were medicine for the faults and 

 praise for the virtues, his soft, winning 

 voice carrying everyone along. He 

 stressed the importance of action as well 

 as ideals, and brought out the necessity 

 of getting to know others and to ap- 

 preciate their work and aims. It would 

 take much more to describe what this 

 much admired man said. 



Silver Service to Schlings. 



After Professor Thurston had ex- 



plained the educational value of the 

 school to florists and the joy that those 

 of the profession give to others, Mr. 

 Grakelow, in the name of the students, 

 presented Mr. and Mrs. Schling with a 

 wonderful silver service. 



After this Mr. Schling took the floor 

 and, carried away by emotion, was hard- 

 ly able to express his thanks. He added 

 that, more than the actual gift, he ap- 

 preciated the thought that lay back of 

 it. He asked all present to endeavor to 

 keep up the spirit of cooperation and 

 harmony and spread it among others in 

 their respective towns. 



The whole affair had the appearance 

 of a family reunion rather than any- 

 thing else, everyone being friendly. 



Saturday morning the school was 

 filled to capacity, the same as every 

 other day. Decorations for weddings, 

 packing and sending out of cut flowers, 

 filling of orders, estimates for contracts, 

 etc., were taken up. With this session 

 the school closed, everyone feeling sorry 

 that it could not last longer. 



From Far and Near. 



How widespread is the fame of Mr. 

 Schling's school is shown by the follow- 

 ing list of cities and towns represented 

 by those who attended as students: 



ALABAMA. Frnnkfort 1 



Mobile '■i IlarrlshiirB 1 



CONNECTICUT. 



Diinbury - 



New Mllford 1 



Wlllimantlc 1 



Westport 1 



DISTRICT OF 

 COLUMBIA. 



Washington 1 



Huntingdon 1 



Inilinnn 2 



Jolinstown 2 



Kline 2 



Ijiinrnster 1 



Mobile 2 



Pliilipshnrg 1 



IMtfsliiirKli 1 



I'unxsiitiiwney ... 3 



Scrim ton 2 



Sunbiiry 1 



Tyrone 1 



Wiisliington 1 



Wi'st ("lifstpr 1 



Williiimsport .... 1 



Wyomissing 1 



Yorls 5 



NERHASKA. 



Yorls 1 



NEW JERSEY. 



Roiinrlhrook 2 



Camrten 1 



Cliatlinra 1 



("Inyfon 1 



Harkettstown .... 3 



Monlcliilr 1 



Morristown 2 



Untlierford 1 



Soutli Orange 2 



Trenton 2 



Verona 1 



Wostfleld 1 



West Hoboken.... 1 



FLORIDA. 



.Tncksonvllle 1 



Miami '-i 



West Palm Bcacli. 2 



GEOROIA. 



Brunswick 1 



Columbus 1 



ILLINOIS. 



Cbioago l 



.loliet 1 



Pontlnnd 1 



IOWA. 

 Des Moines 1 



MAINE. 



Auburn 1 



Biddeford 1 



Portland 1 



MARYLAND. 



College Park 1 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



Dedham 2 



Falmouth 1 



South Farmini;ton. 1 



SpringfleM a NEW YORK. 



North Adams » Aiihiirn 1 



Wellesley I BailRton Spa 1 



MICHIOAN. J?;-"™",, \ 



Battle Creek 2 {.f^^^'pl^Vowa •;::::£ 



I-"""'"* - Oleis Falls 1 



MISSOI'RT. (Jloversville 1 



St. Charles 1 Hilton 1 



NORTH CAROLINA. Middletown 1 



Favetteville 1 Norwich 2 



(".reensboro 1 .Saranar Lake 1 



Winston-Salem ... 1 Saratoga 1 



vr>i>Tcr nAK-nT* Slaten Island 1 



P^7n^^;^t? o Tonawanda 2 



Griind Forks 2 Tticn 1 



OHIO. 



Cincinnati 1 



Cleveland I 



Calion 1 



C.lrard 2 SOin'H CAROLINA. 



riipia 2 Florence 2 



Toledo 2 TENNESSEE. 



Youngstown 1 Cliatlanooga 2 



ONTARIO, CANADA. TEXAS. 



Niagara Falls 2 Paris 2 



PENNSYLVANIA. VERMONT 2 



.\mbler 1 Burlington 2 



Heading 2 Randolph 2 



Bristol 1 VIRGINIA. 



Conshohocken 1 Roanoke 1 



Easton 1 Staunton 2 



RHODE ISLAND. 

 East Greenwich... 1 

 Newport 2 



