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KERAMIC STUDIO 
MEETING OF THE LEAGUE ADVISORY BOARD 
ADVISORY BOARD. 
President, Mrs. L. Vance-Phillips, - 115 E. 23d street, New York. 
Vice-President, Miss Sophie G. Keenan, 
5,550 Hays street, E. E. Pittsburg, Pa. 
Recording Secretary, Mrs. Evelyn S. De Witt, 
47 W. 16th street, New York. 
Recording Secretary, Miss Myra Boyd. 
Perm avenue, E. E. Pittsburg, Pa. 
Secretary to President, Mrs. Caroline B. Doremus, 
231 West aveime, Bridgeport, Conn. 
Treasurer, Miss M. H. E. Montfort, - 142 West 125th street, New York. 
Board Member from Boston, Caroline L. Swift, 
J 44 Rnthven street, Roxbnry, Mass. 
Member from Chicago (not elected). 
Board Member from Denver, Mrs. E. L. Hnbbert, - 1241 Ogden street. 
Board Member from Detroit, Mary Chase Perry, - 44 Gratiot avenue. 
Board Member from Jersey City, Mrs. James Erwin, 91 Clifton place. 
Board Member from San Francisco. Katherine Corbell Church, 
1 19 E. 28th street, New York. 
Chairman of Educational Comniitee, Miss Ida A. Johnson, 
93 St. James place, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
The first meeting of League's Advisory Board was held 
December 10th at the home of the President. All the clubs 
were represented except Chicago and Denver. 
The most important subject to come before the Board 
was that of League study for the coming year. Miss Ida 
Johnson, Chairman of Educational Committee, had devoted 
much time and serious thought to planning a course of study 
which would interest and include all workers in keramics. Six 
courses were presented, from which three were selected, the 
Board being influenced by the feeling of the various League 
club presidents, who had written their ideas on the subject. 
These letters were read to the Board, thus bringing all League 
workers in touch. 
EXTRACTS FROM CLUB LETTERS. 
" It would seem that we could take any flower, petal, stem or leaf 
and make designs equal to the same done long ago by the different nations 
which have left us their ideas of ornament, now called Historic. Why 
should not the designers of the twentieth century accomplish something 
which in the fortieth century will be historic? * * * Our libraries are 
full of books on design, easily obtained, so that the skill in reproducing 
such designs or even altering them to fit the object decorated is too slight 
to be worth a prize. * * * I would also say that unless the pieces 
presented for medals were well up to a high standard in design, color, and 
execution, no medal should be given, not that the best be chosen where 
all are bad." 
" I would prefer that this year the bronze medal be given to one of 
the two popular classes of last,— either conventional design Jor flower 
design, original, of course, and executed on china. * * * If the gov- 
ernment table service is still open or will be reopened that might very 
properly be given either second or third medal, the other going to 
miniatures from life." 
"I would suggest reversing the order in which awards are usually 
given and put for the bronze medal ' Originality of Design. ' For the 
silver, ' Excellence of workmanship and harmony of color. ' For the gold 
medal combine the two, thus making the piece original, excellent in 
workmanship and harmonious in color. ' ' 
" I believe all the work presented should be strictly original, and that 
the medals should be arranged for the best figure work, for conventional 
design and for naturalistic (so called) work." 
" We should really have three first prizes, one for each department 
not making any one style of work (no matter how superior) secondary to 
another entirely different and at the same time truly artistic. * * * If 
the gold medal were awarded on the decoration of some given form, say a 
new shape of vase, it would make judgment of results much easier. A 
new form would mean, at least, entirely original application. * * * I 
shall await with much intei'est the result of plans, for I know you have a 
difficult duty to perform." 
After the reading of these interesting letters Miss John- 
son said : 
" The National League of Mineral Painters, with a generous measure 
of committees, has one whose duties seem difficult to define, and that is 
