. School catalog, 1892-1893. which was established last year, and is under the charge ofone of the graduates of the institution. The work done is ofthat practical kind which is intended for actual use, the ordersbeing received by the School and the objects constructed inthis department. Some really meritorious work may be seenadorning the walls of this room, all of which was made the orders for Windows executed last year werethe following: Stained-Glass Window, for Mr. S. G. Flagg,1731 Wallace Street ; Stained-Glass Window for M. E. Par-sonage, Park Avenue; Stained-Glass Window for
. School catalog, 1892-1893. which was established last year, and is under the charge ofone of the graduates of the institution. The work done is ofthat practical kind which is intended for actual use, the ordersbeing received by the School and the objects constructed inthis department. Some really meritorious work may be seenadorning the walls of this room, all of which was made the orders for Windows executed last year werethe following: Stained-Glass Window, for Mr. S. G. Flagg,1731 Wallace Street ; Stained-Glass Window for M. E. Par-sonage, Park Avenue; Stained-Glass Window for Mr. Bush,1006 Spruce Street; Stained-Glass Doors for Mr. Thos. Bar-low, Germantown ; Memorial Window, M. E. Church, Free-lenica, Del; Memorial Windows, Presbyterian Church, Rut-ledge, Pa. The balance of the main building on Spring GardenStreet is occupied with the classes in Drawing and the School has so greatly enlarged its facili-ties, it is even now taxed to accommodate the pupils that have 20 c n. applied. The entries for the first night in the Textile De-partment exceeded the limits of preparation that had beenmade for them, and several applications are now upon thebooks waiting to be placed. The Art Department has like-wise received large accessions to its numbers, far beyondthat of previous years. The Textile School, which formerly occupied the annexbuilt especially for it, has been removed to the new build-ing located at 1303, 1305 and 1307 Buttonwood Street, and-now occupies the second, third and fourth floors of that build-ing. These rooms are fifty feet in width and ninety-two feetdeep, extending from Buttonwood Street to Whitehall Street,and are lighted on all sides. The third floor is entirely devoted to machinery fortextile manufacture, and presents a most remarkable the front of the building may be seen thirty-one hand-looms arranged with mathematical precision, each lighted bya gas jet and each showing a workman-like finish that
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