House C5 Garden 
perron or “A Monumental 
Arrangement of Terraces 
and Steps.” 'Those of 
John Russell Pope and 
Chester Holmes Aldrich 
solve the difficulty of ris¬ 
ing within the corner 
formed by two terrace 
walls which meet in a 
right angle. Both de¬ 
signs are excellent inter¬ 
pretations of the problem 
and, presented charmingly 
both in composition and 
color, they are among the 
best examples of esquisse 
work shown. It is not 
surprising to learn they 
were awarded premiere 
mention. Another “Ter¬ 
race and Stair” by E. H. 
Bennett exhibits admirable 
vigor in design and is clev¬ 
erly rendered. 
To a class of buildings 
having a peculiar function 
and character, belongs “A 
Station at the Summit of 
an Inclined Railway” or 
A SUMMER PAVILION 
BY GASPARD ANDRE 
A GATE LODGE TO AN ESTATE 
BY PAUL A. DAVIS, 3D 
funiculaire. Of such a subject there are three delight¬ 
ful studies, one of them marred by a tragedy in color 
which can be traced to the hurry and candle light of 
a charette. 
Mr. Bennett’s drawing of “A Village Well” and 
that of “A Decorative Monument upon a Bridge 
Pier” are represented by his tracings of the original 
drawings which were medailles , a distinction rarely 
given by the School to sketch problems. Other 
studies by this author are “A Loggia” and the 
“Decorative Treatment of a Church Interior” in 
the Early Christian manner, pleasantly recalling to 
mind San Miniato’s effectively stencilled roof trusses 
and the rich marbles of St. Mark’s. Mr. Bennett 
has also contributed “A Sketch for a Pulpit,” 
beneath the platform of which stealthily appears 
“ that old serpent which is the Devil and Satan,” 
trodden under foot, so introduced, presumably, that 
the prophecy might be fulfilled. 
It is unfortunate that of the many clever sketches 
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