CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE.
The northern and southern district branches of the State Board of Architecture met in annual session as a State Board in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 16. The Board held its biennial election of officers and re-elected the retiring members as follows: Northern district — H. A. Schulze, President; Lionel Deane, Secretary and Treasurer, and Seth Babson, William Curlett and Clinton Day as additional officers. Southern district — John P. Krempel, President; Frederick L. Roehrig, Secretary and Treasurer, with Octavius Morgan, Sumner P. Hunt and William S. Hebbard additional officers.
At the termination of business an informal meeting was held, at which a discussion on architecture, in general and the State law in particular, as applied to the profession, took place.
The members of the southern district who attended were Octavius Morgan, John P. Krempel, Sumner P. Hunt and Frederick L. Roehrig of Los Angeles, and W. S. Hebbard of San Diego. The northern district was represented by Henry A. Schulze, William Curlett, Lionel Deane, Clinton Day and Seth Babson.
The visitors were entertained by Clinton Day at luncheon at the Pacific Union Club, and were the guests of President Henry A. Schulze at dinner, those present being ex-Governor George C. Pardee, Octavius Morgan, Seth Babson, Frederick L. Roehrig, William Curlett, Sumner P. Hunt, Lionel Deane, William S. Hebbard, John P. Krempel, Clinton Day, Walter Mathews, Louis C. Mulgarte, John Galen Howard, Albert Pissis, Sylvian Schnaittacher, William Mooser, D. Franklin Oliver, L. E. Stanhope, Merritt J. Reid, T. J. Welsh, Bernard R. Maybeck, Albert Sutton, H. Garden Mitchell, James Reid, W. D. Bliss, Charles L. Havens, Henry Geilfuss, Edmund Kollfrath, William Knowles, Henry H. Meyers, Frederick D. Boese, Walter Brann, Herman Barth, B. P. Trobridge, L. M. Dutton, Arthur Brown, Jr., Nathaniel Blaisdell,
Chas. W. Dickey, Mathew O’Brien, E. C. Bolles, E. J. Vogel, George P. McDougall, Lewis P. Hobart and Joseph E. Haskins.
PERSONAL MENTION
Jamaica, N. Y. — Judge McLaughlin, of the Third Municipal Court, on April 29 dismissed the action brought by Albert Bogart, architect, of Rockaway Beach, against William H. Devery, former Chief of Police of New York. Bogart sued to recover $250. which he said was due him for drawing plans for a house for Devery at Breezy Point. At the hearing Devery alleged that he told Bogart he wanted plans for an $8, 000 house, but the architect prepared plans for a house that would have cost more than $10, 000, and he, therefore, refused to accept them. Devery said that he had paid the architect $50, because Bogart said he needed the money.
Omaha, Neb. — Mr. H. D. Frankfurt, architect, has opened an office at 51 Douglas Block.
California. — Governor Gillett is looking around for a State architect, an office which was created by the Legislature last winter under the act providing for a Department of Engineering. The appointment rests solely with the Governor. The salary is
$4, 000, but the architect does not have to give his entire time to the State.
Paterson, N. J. — Mr. Abram Preiscal. an architect of this city, has opened offices in the Hobart Trust Company building, Passaic. He recently passed the State examinations for architects.
Grand Rapids, Mich. — Articles of association have been filed with the County Clerk by Robinson & Campau, architects. The firm is organized for the purpose of conducting a general architectural and engineering business. The capital stock is placed at $6, 000. The company takes over the good will of the firm of W. G. & T. S.
Robinson. The following names appear in the articles: Fred S . Robinson, Julia E. Robinson and Antoine B. Campau.
Louisville, Ky. — Mr. J. F. Sheblessy, architect, has formed a partnership with S. E. Des Jardins, of Cincinnati, one of the most prominent architects of the Queen City. The firm name will be Des Jardins & Sheblessy, and it will do business in both Louisville and Cincinnati. Mr. Sheblessy will have charge of the work here, while Mr. Des Jardins will remain in Cincinnati.
South Norwalk, Conn. — Mr. Warren R. Briggs, architect, of Bridgeport, has brought suit against the South Norwalk Union School district to recover $700 damages. The suit is returnable to the Civil Court of Common Pleas. The plaintiff alleges that on or about May 1, 1906, the
plaintiff and the defendants, through their authorized agents, entered into an oral contract for the plaintiff to draw plans and specifications for a school building and to superintend its construction for 5 per cent, of its cost and traveling expenses. The plaintiff alleges that he performed his part of the contract, that the building cost $36, 608, that there was due him $1, 870, that he spent $40. 60 for traveling expenses, and that he had received $1, 333. 90, and that there is still due him $536. 10 and interest from January 1, 1905.
Birmingham, Ala. — Mr. William Leslie Welton, formerly with Messrs. McKim, Mead & White, of New York City, has formed a partnership with Mr. William T. Warren for the practice of architecture at Birmingham, Ala., Room 707, Title Guarantee Building.
Mr. Welton received his training in Boston and studied design under Professor Despradelles of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He won the Rotch Traveling Scholarship of Boston and spent two years in foreign travel and study, and upon his return was engaged by Messrs. McKim, Mead & White. Mr. Welton is a member of the Boston
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The northern and southern district branches of the State Board of Architecture met in annual session as a State Board in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 16. The Board held its biennial election of officers and re-elected the retiring members as follows: Northern district — H. A. Schulze, President; Lionel Deane, Secretary and Treasurer, and Seth Babson, William Curlett and Clinton Day as additional officers. Southern district — John P. Krempel, President; Frederick L. Roehrig, Secretary and Treasurer, with Octavius Morgan, Sumner P. Hunt and William S. Hebbard additional officers.
At the termination of business an informal meeting was held, at which a discussion on architecture, in general and the State law in particular, as applied to the profession, took place.
The members of the southern district who attended were Octavius Morgan, John P. Krempel, Sumner P. Hunt and Frederick L. Roehrig of Los Angeles, and W. S. Hebbard of San Diego. The northern district was represented by Henry A. Schulze, William Curlett, Lionel Deane, Clinton Day and Seth Babson.
The visitors were entertained by Clinton Day at luncheon at the Pacific Union Club, and were the guests of President Henry A. Schulze at dinner, those present being ex-Governor George C. Pardee, Octavius Morgan, Seth Babson, Frederick L. Roehrig, William Curlett, Sumner P. Hunt, Lionel Deane, William S. Hebbard, John P. Krempel, Clinton Day, Walter Mathews, Louis C. Mulgarte, John Galen Howard, Albert Pissis, Sylvian Schnaittacher, William Mooser, D. Franklin Oliver, L. E. Stanhope, Merritt J. Reid, T. J. Welsh, Bernard R. Maybeck, Albert Sutton, H. Garden Mitchell, James Reid, W. D. Bliss, Charles L. Havens, Henry Geilfuss, Edmund Kollfrath, William Knowles, Henry H. Meyers, Frederick D. Boese, Walter Brann, Herman Barth, B. P. Trobridge, L. M. Dutton, Arthur Brown, Jr., Nathaniel Blaisdell,
Chas. W. Dickey, Mathew O’Brien, E. C. Bolles, E. J. Vogel, George P. McDougall, Lewis P. Hobart and Joseph E. Haskins.
PERSONAL MENTION
Jamaica, N. Y. — Judge McLaughlin, of the Third Municipal Court, on April 29 dismissed the action brought by Albert Bogart, architect, of Rockaway Beach, against William H. Devery, former Chief of Police of New York. Bogart sued to recover $250. which he said was due him for drawing plans for a house for Devery at Breezy Point. At the hearing Devery alleged that he told Bogart he wanted plans for an $8, 000 house, but the architect prepared plans for a house that would have cost more than $10, 000, and he, therefore, refused to accept them. Devery said that he had paid the architect $50, because Bogart said he needed the money.
Omaha, Neb. — Mr. H. D. Frankfurt, architect, has opened an office at 51 Douglas Block.
California. — Governor Gillett is looking around for a State architect, an office which was created by the Legislature last winter under the act providing for a Department of Engineering. The appointment rests solely with the Governor. The salary is
$4, 000, but the architect does not have to give his entire time to the State.
Paterson, N. J. — Mr. Abram Preiscal. an architect of this city, has opened offices in the Hobart Trust Company building, Passaic. He recently passed the State examinations for architects.
Grand Rapids, Mich. — Articles of association have been filed with the County Clerk by Robinson & Campau, architects. The firm is organized for the purpose of conducting a general architectural and engineering business. The capital stock is placed at $6, 000. The company takes over the good will of the firm of W. G. & T. S.
Robinson. The following names appear in the articles: Fred S . Robinson, Julia E. Robinson and Antoine B. Campau.
Louisville, Ky. — Mr. J. F. Sheblessy, architect, has formed a partnership with S. E. Des Jardins, of Cincinnati, one of the most prominent architects of the Queen City. The firm name will be Des Jardins & Sheblessy, and it will do business in both Louisville and Cincinnati. Mr. Sheblessy will have charge of the work here, while Mr. Des Jardins will remain in Cincinnati.
South Norwalk, Conn. — Mr. Warren R. Briggs, architect, of Bridgeport, has brought suit against the South Norwalk Union School district to recover $700 damages. The suit is returnable to the Civil Court of Common Pleas. The plaintiff alleges that on or about May 1, 1906, the
plaintiff and the defendants, through their authorized agents, entered into an oral contract for the plaintiff to draw plans and specifications for a school building and to superintend its construction for 5 per cent, of its cost and traveling expenses. The plaintiff alleges that he performed his part of the contract, that the building cost $36, 608, that there was due him $1, 870, that he spent $40. 60 for traveling expenses, and that he had received $1, 333. 90, and that there is still due him $536. 10 and interest from January 1, 1905.
Birmingham, Ala. — Mr. William Leslie Welton, formerly with Messrs. McKim, Mead & White, of New York City, has formed a partnership with Mr. William T. Warren for the practice of architecture at Birmingham, Ala., Room 707, Title Guarantee Building.
Mr. Welton received his training in Boston and studied design under Professor Despradelles of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He won the Rotch Traveling Scholarship of Boston and spent two years in foreign travel and study, and upon his return was engaged by Messrs. McKim, Mead & White. Mr. Welton is a member of the Boston
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
FOUR-YEAR COURSE. (Degree B. S. in Arch. ) (Architectural engineering may be taken in lieu of advanced design, etc. )
GRADUATE YEAR, (Degree M. S. in Arch. ) (Allowing specialization in design or in architectural engineering, etc. )
SPECIAL COURSE OF TWO YEARS. (Certificate. ) (For qualified draughtsmen; affording option in architectural engineering. )
COMBINED COURSES in Arts and Architecture, by which A. B. and B. S. in Arch. may be taken in six years.
COLLEGE GRADUATES granted advanced standing.
SUMMER COURSES in elementary and general subjects through which advanced standing may be secured.
For full information address: DR. J. H. PENNIMAN, Dean, College Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Four-year professional courses in Archi
tecture, In Architectural Engineering and in Architectural Decoration. Special courses for draftsmen and constructors. Excellent library and equipment. University fees nominal.
Department of Architecture.
W. L PILLSBURY, Registrar, Urbana, ILL
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
Options in Architectural Engineering and Landscape Architecture.
College graduates and draughtsmen admitted as special students.
H. W. TYLER, Secretary,
Mass. Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
The Graduate School of Applied Science and The Lawrence Scientific School
offer graduate and undergraduate courses in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Forestry, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Geology.
Forfurther information, address W. C. SABINE, 15 University Hall, Cambridge, Mass.
THE SOCIETY OF BEAUX-ARTS ARCHITECTS
has established
A FREE COURSE OF STUDY
open to draughtsmen and students of any city, modeled on the general plan pursued at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and comprising frequent problems in Orders, Design, Archaeology, etc.
For information apply to the Secretary of the Committee on Education, 3 East 33d St., New York City.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
St. Louis, Mo.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
offers a professional four-year course in Architecture. Admission by examination or by certificate or diploma from other schools and colleges. Draughtsmen are admitted as special students.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, Mich.
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE.
Four-year course in Architecture and in Architectural Engineering. Draftsmen and others adequately prepared are admitted as special students. For Bulletin describing work, address Dean of Department of Engineering.
“ MONUMENTAL STAIRCASESʼʼ
40 Gelatine Plates, on bond paper, 9ʺ × 11ʺ.
In Envelope. Price, $5. 00.
The American Architect, Publishers.
THE GEORGIAN PERIOD
PRICE, $60. 00.
“The most important work on architecture yet produced in America. ” — Nation.
THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT,
12 West Fortieth St. New York