Vol. VII, No. 7 
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 
November 1905 
HIS month's problem of the deco- 
ration of a stein, had a number of 
interesting solutions. The prizes 
were awarded as follows : First 
prize to Marie Crilley Wilson ; 
Second prize, Nancy Beyer; Third 
prizes, Alice W. Sloan, Hannah 
Overbeck and Russell Goodwin; 
mentions, Alice Sharrard, Mary 
Overbeck, Marie Crilley Wilson, 
Hannah Overbeck, Nancy Beyer. 
The shape of the first prize stein would have been im- 
proved by a little more height. The color scheme was es- 
pecially attractive as was also that of the second prize. It 
was a matter of note that few made any attempt to include 
the handle in the decorative scheme, either it appeared as if 
attached to the upper border only or it had an altogether 
' ' stuck on ' ' effect. The stein of Mrs. Sloan was one excep- 
tion, this was attractive in color but the upper part of the 
tree did not appear to have any hold on the stein. The stein 
of Russell Goodwin was attractive in design but the coloring 
was rather too heavy, making it especially difficult to repro- 
duce. The two steins of Hannah Overbeck were very good 
in design, the heavy line under the border, however, seemed 
to detach the border from the stein. The stein of Mar}' 
Overbeck was cleverly designed but weak in execution. 
The stein in mountain ash byMiss Nancy Beyer was also very 
attractive in color but not as simple and original in treat- 
ment as the second prize. The stein in blue and white by 
Marie Crilley Wilson would have been equally as fine as, if 
not, perhaps finer than the first prize, if treated in the same 
color scheme. 
We wish to call attention to a mistake in the first prize 
essay on a color palette in the last issue. The sentence 
"shading green is another good color; mixed with green, 
etc. ' ' should read ' ' mixed with yellow, etc. ' ' 
The punch bowl and cup Christmas competition will 
be held over until December 15. Although a few good de- 
signs were submitted, they were not quite good enough to 
select a first prize and we prefer to give a little more time 
and hope that our designers will renew their efforts and 
submit additional designs. This time it will not be neces- 
sary to submit the whole design in black and white, only a 
a section of the design in black and white and the whole 
design in color. 
Owing to increased expenses in the production of the 
Keramic Studio, we are compelled to change the price of 
the magazine to $4.00 per year or 40 cents per copy. This 
change, however, will not take place until February ist. 
New subscriptions and renewals will be accepted at the old 
price up to and including January 31st. This will enable 
dealers who have advertised Keramic STUdio at the pres- 
ent price to fill all contracts. 
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF MINERAL PAINTERS. 
THE following is the Study Course for rgo.s -1906. Open- 
ing exhibition to be held at the Art Institute, Chicago, 
May 3rd to 27th, 1906: 
Problem i — Outline drawing for a 14 inch punch bowl. 
Problem 2 — Stein, conventional fruit decoration. (Willets 
Belleek No. 599) 
Problem 3 — Ink well, thrown or modeled in clay. 
Problem 4 — Dinner plate with rim, conventional border 
decoration. 
Problem 5 — Panel 7x9 inches, natural treatment. 
Problem 6 — Bowl, decoration to fit form. (Willetts Belleek 
No. II.) 
As will be seen the chairman of education has planned 
a similar line of development as that followed last year. In 
some instances, those problems were carried out satisfactorily 
but in others a misunderstanding or remoteness from proper 
instruction, was evident. This year instead of incurring the 
expense of sending finished pieces to the exhibition perhaps 
to be refu.sed, the advisory board has arranged a plan to in- 
sure more equal, individual advantage, and better final 
results. 
This is a course of study by correspondence, which, if 
successful, will bring the League a step nearer its ultimate 
purpose of establishing a national school of mineral painting. 
There will be six lessons, one for each problem ; one each 
month. A fund will be used to secure a capable and varied 
corps of critics. The executives will write and mail these 
criticisms promptly, asking only in return the encouragement 
which will instigate a desire on the part of indifferent members 
to again take up this work. 
The study course for several years previous, has con- 
tained one article for over glaze decoration, wdiich was manu- 
factured in our own country from an outline drawing made 
by a League member. Last year although several designs 
for cup and saucer were submitted, none were good enough 
to be manufactured. We therefore urge the importance of 
studying carefully this first problem and producing an outline 
for a punch bowl which, manufactured, will be artistic and 
salable. For the first lesson, then, let every member send 
an outline drawing for a 14 inch punch bowl, to Belle B. 
Vesey, 6228 Wabash Ave., Chicago, on or before Nov. 17th. 
These drawings need not require much time in execution, but 
they should clearly express a thought, in simple structural 
lines easily understood by the critics. Enough margin 
should be left for explanatory notes or sketches to make the 
instruction intelligent. The executives are intensely inter- 
ested in promoting League study, in making the comparative 
feature intelligible to every member, and in giving a better 
exhibition to the public. BELLE Barnett Vesey, 
President. 
Lay aside your intelligence and draw things as they 
look to you, no matter if you don't know what they are. 
Some people who wear two or three sets of spectacles draw 
well. Now you have learned to get the masses, copy for 
accuracy and form. Then draw from memory, and thus 
make them a part of yourself. — William Hunt. 
