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Mail subscribers in ordering change of address should be particular" to give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order to insure a prompt and correct compliance with their request. REBUILDING A CITY SAX FRANCISCO, especially the burned district, presents to the casual visitor a spectacle of absorbing interest, for it has not fallen to the lot of many men to see the rebuilding of a large . city. Americans, as a general rule, are accustomed to accept as everyday matters remarkable phenomena, terrestrial or otherwise. They are not to be beguiled into expressions of surprise at any occurrence, never so unexpected. 1 They hear with equanimity stones of how large cities spring up as if by magic on barren plains, for they know that the character of these hastily constructed buildings is ephemeral, that they are mere expedients till allows of more solid structures taking their places". /-But in San Francisco the reverse is exactly the case, and- we have for the first time broken through the axiom that nothing can surprise the American. A new city is springing up fully equipped for the great battle of life. The tem porary building in San Francisco is^merely an incident in our task of rehabilitation, having been solely brought into existence for the housing of goods till such time as the permanent home was built. Class A structures of steel frame and concrete, while others of standard reinforced concrete, are being erected with remarkable rapidity in the district which fifteen months ago was covered with smoldering ashes. This extraordinary vitality has not only surprised people ignor ant of' builders and buildings, but has elicited- praise from the en gineers of foreign construction companies engaged here in rebuild ing. They point to the work ; that has been done in California street as a marvel of what can be accomplished within a short space of time with Class A structures, and it must be;.remembered that •we have labored under great difficulties. . -.'lndustrial' troubles, have retarded and arc retarding our regeneration, but despite labor dis sensions the palingenesis of San Francisco is not short of the mar velous. There is. no city except San Francisco which could show in one thoroughfare so many Class. A structures in the course of construction as in California street, and among the many may be mentioned the handsome building which the Sloss brothers are erecting, also the Bank of California and the Halsey & Co. buildings. This class of structures is not confined to one thoroughfare. The same feverish vitality is noticeable in Market street, for on oppo site corners are going up two enormous structures — the - Pacific building at Market and Fourth and the Western national bank building on the gore of Market and Ellis. These two streets have been .singled out because they are the great arteries of commerce. Market street naturally will main tain her superiority, but California* from Kearny, cuts cfean through the heart of the great commercial quarter and will always • fee our most important thoroughfare. Property owners, however, on other streets have been equally as . enterprising. Montgomery, Kearny and Pine streets have equally as handsome buildings in the hands • of workmen, while south of Market street, in Mission, Second and t Third, are several fine. structures. The meaning of this is thatiSan Francisco will in the 3 r ear 1912 have more Class'A structures in portion to the extent of the fire district than any other city of- the same size. And we must congratulate ourselves upon the fact that the new buildings are being made as; absolutely fireproof as is pos sible for human ingenuity. There ha's been no niggardly policy dis-' played on these buildings. They are all "what. Class A means— first class — and San Francisco five years fro'ni now; will : be able to make ~ a display of handsome buildings second, to jione.on the great Ameri can continent. : ' -;- \u25a0';'..'.' MR. CALHOUN . AND THE CARMEN IF -Mr. Patrick Calhoun would assume a somewhat more concilia tory attitude, itis not impossible that an amicable settlement of the streetcar muddle might be. arranged. Mr. \u25a0 \u25a0 Calhoun . rritfst real ize that existing conditions are satisfactory neither to his stock holders nor to the traveling public. It is true that he is running his cars, or some of his cars, but the service is deficient in many par ticulars. According to the statement given out by the United Rail roads they are operating with a force of about I,ooo men, .which; is «less than haK the customary roll. The people are getting about-Half fthe service that they ought to haveand the condition of the. cars as {©•overcrowding in the rush hours is worse than ever. Moreover, a considerable number of citizens are not riding on the streetcars and they will not ride so long as the strike continues. ! Their money is just as good. as anybody's and there is a lot of it; *' # Mr. Calhoun should do a little figuring and^count it up. His com •pany is under no little expense keeping up fortified -boarding houses 1 for the men in his employ. Conditions are neither normal i nor prqfit- r able. There will be no dividends as long as the strike is in operation] The position is such that both sides .can afford to make con cessions. THE CONQUEST OF THE COLORADO THE embankment and control of the Colorado river is a demon- 1 strated success under the most trying conditions. The June flood, on this tremendous^and uncertain' river was vhigherftliis summer than all past records, but the levees stand; imprcg . n able and without a flaw. The: river isconfihed to its former bed, and under stress of the confining works has scoured the old channel deeper than ever before. The conquest of the river is one of Hhe \u25a0 most effective and remarkable examples of engineering' work ;eyer ' accomplished* in _ this country of achievement^ % Mr. Harriman should have 'the credit. The government en gineers said the thing could not be done: Mr Harriman bade His .men get to work and do it, no matter what the cost. It has. been EDITORIAL PAGE A^en>s ; iiem^-A reformed hobo^jMCHicagqffia^fpiind a way to cure tramps of ' their lazy and roving habits. "\u25a0 \u25a0>-".';-.\u25a0 /.• ..- ' '\u25a0 < ' l '^' r '" ;:. \u25a0--M^^ done: A great and fertile region is saved from. ruih'?jt^pecome a factor in the prosperity^ of California. .; It is indicated in the dispatches that the Salton sea is likely to become a permanent feature. The^ existence of this newly- created inland sea -iii the : ; niidst. of a,. desert will ;;give>'opportunitv for inter esting study of climatology, under conditions like))' v. to jcaiise changes. The higlilv desiccated ainof the ,'deSert* asHt was^before the creation of Salton sea must naturally become saturated l .with. moisture _^ under conditions of evaporation created by the' conjunction of an almost tropical sun- arid : a" large 'body' s of >watei\ ; ..Raihfall,\ temperature :and humidity must necessarily be affected :\u25a0 to a : considerable degree. * \ ... IF the secretary of agriculture insists on; the^ rigid exclusion of sulphur as a 'means ' for' bleaching dried fruit he will do serious in- : jury to one of the most important industries of California. The \u25a0 practice of \u25a0sulphuring apricots and other: fruit has become prac tically universal in this state, and ,the: -method /of its; application is no more injurious : to theVfooH value of the product than MSr the practice of sulphuring wine barrels ' to destroy acetic, geniis. , ,; Indeed, the ob ject sought to be attained is very much the same. The sulphur is, used chiefly as a germicide and incidentally, as a,nieans;tb r bleach the fruit and make the color lighter. The sulphur does not.enter into the composition of .the; product Xp' any TappreQiabie^c^cCrt^lt/iis^quiteJ doubtful if a chemical analysis of; thej friiit;' would -shoyv anything more than the faintest trace of sulphur. >\u25a0 . . . " , If it be asked why fruit growers cannot 'dispense _with sulphur, altogether, the answer is that in open air drying some form of ger? 1 micide is absolutely necessary; and experience is both '"effective and l inexpensive, without materially affecting ; the food, value of the product. In a word, the condition is' this, that if some germicide is hot permitted the open air, dried fruit industry of California ibecomes impossible. " ; :. - MlLES— Subscriber, City.J The fol lowing, gives the miles of various, na tions by- yards. , Multiply each , mile : by. three and you /will; obtain: the number of, feet:" English, and ' American," 1,760; Scotch,' : 1,»84;,'." Irish, ';.2.24o;;.German, 8,106: Holland and ,"-6,330; Italian, .- ' 1.706 : %\ Austrian"^ post.;. 8,296 : Swiss, 1,952; Swedish and Danish, 7,341; Ernest Peixotto Tells of His Work as Artist in the Old World IF you .ask- me what I consider " my real;' home ,1 should 'say 'that , ray-, -heart V 'was In California," said : Ernest: : Pfiliotto^wtien- I sought him j out in the* family home, at Berkeley. "I adnil t It '-. looks bad ' that I "have : hot been ' here. for.. three .''years and a half, but-; it -is not because I have not planned to " come : again and again. Last year .our plans" for re turning to\"California were : fully;; ma-* tured. 1 when there were * developments :in; myj* work f : that? prevented; me jifrom leaving, "ItfisjsqmethlngVof la 3 .wre'rich" f So jmuchlshas Lih§eji|done already.?;; It^ls *;rnore» apparent |tosone t ;comlhgiherej i wlthf a'^freshfeye f or ( ri the f* flr»t > r v tlme"^af ter^-the Tdisaster than to"-,you ;. who 'have ; been -here^ all the '*. tlme.i"'!--Therei. Is *\u25a0" such \u25a0 , a"; general feeling? of foptimisnto/rThe^aniount^'ac^' compllshed*seems^wonderful^when»one* remembers f] the I storleas that twerejtold Immediately.-^ af ter^ the \u25a0[ fire : of ' : howj it would V- .take Vdozens^of years .^ only/-?. to clear \u25a0 away Hhe '\u25a0'debris.': ;^ : \u25a0 " v ; '; ./. : : l '.'For: the* last" IS/ years I have y been iA Cure; for tramps O^RIED FRUIT^ANP* GERMIGIDE^; Answers to Queries Arabian, I : 2,l.. City. It is asserted that the .water; of thejKiver ,Tinto;\ Spaing hardens and 'petrifies .-the sand :'6t its; bed. ;Ifia stone; is! thrown l Hanna Astrup Larsen In ;Paris more or j less I and iwe \u25a0 still j have \u25a0 a house';, at,, Fountaineble'au-\that we keepVtd vgo back: to, .vbut^lc feel i. now: that I{Want ; to; get; more' in"; touch;wlth American ,; aft {and ; American . meni \ I: believe (that] lt i would^be^good: for; me to become more fclosely; associated 1 with my 'Countrymen, , and *I ams sure'l^have a , desire to •do .so. . - 1 have - exhibited^ InJ New.-.Yorky and '-. have va-i studio -.there^ ; which" l ' mean \to;returh to.'-'i';.^ I ;..';'» S *\u25a0'£ . / Peixotto's^biack t and white ' work .; is familiar Ito J everybody,:: but : when 'ques 7 ; tloned ' about*; his iwork ;" he % preferably ; dwells J; on his [..'. painting. ;:in ; which^ he has \u25a0won "recognition : more ,rece,ntly: 'Although^' the " t artist's illustrative -worki has I . engrossed his f orj manyr years I he; always -\ias pain ted l more';or.Uees;';inyfact,l there -sis; In Tjthe'i collection Jofithe. San i Francisco; instl-l tutef of i'art * one \ of ihis; paintings ?da ted' aa ; f ar^back"? aß;.lß9O^ an i interior^ called i "ATsChilly^Noyember/.CAftefnoon.V^and; characterized. ;by "mellow f; color,^ arid plalntlyeXcharm.^iThree t i years j ago !he heldi'ati;. exhibition fof.? his \ paintings* jiv this "I city,t i whlqh]i,will ;bet: r.eme'mbeired \ by ! m&ny 'art % lovers.' ,'-\u25a0 1 1 i was only^re^ cently;rhoweyer/£thatthevwas^able^to] devote i anyj consid erable . time] to !paint-1 lng;^.^V;heniaßked|aboutithe!detallsXof. his}> success,^ of i^which\; reports t have: reached V San '-I, Francisco i from? time ":. to •; timeViPelxottbj'; spoke iw^th unaffected' pleasured; / ,\.{ „ f , C . * I". \u0084' ,- '..""".' "I ; have had- some 'sood'.fortuneilate '*$ Persoiial jMentioh •-\u25a0| TVi^-FehnillJ .,6f -Napa. Is ,at the Ma jestic* ;r-';:; r -'; : _\ : •' \u25a0: i r ?/A) '- ' Simon ,Vaile ot Denver Is at the Dor-, Chester. ..,'.;'. : :.'He"rrhan Cramer /Jr.* "of Sonora Is at the,, Savoy .; ; ._-. #-."'. j^'.' : - ., * A; K. 'Watson fof; Dundee, Scotland, is; at ;the>' Jefferson. - \u25a0Thomas C. Bern's, a grain merchant of Seattle,, Is at the Hamlln.. '\u25a0•"\u25a0^yilllam-H/Magee of Pasadena is at th'e' ; _;Majestic ;: f or J a lew \u25a0 days. " r f /-;. ;. ! ';/ '.W.* ;v.' Win is and wife of Boston ar ;'rived, at tli'e Hamlln ; yesterday. I Cliaries Wier -of Los Angeles regis .teredV yesterday .-"at .the • Fairmont.*\.:-/ : \u25a0 Charles P. ; Scovil of New York regls lerer * at : the , Baltimore "yesterday. : '* .Frank'llf;Hehnigkn;'a railroad : man from NevrYprk/ is at^ the; St.' Francis. : F. ;£," McpioskeyVpf ) Reno ; and % E. E. Wlls'6a'j;6f '• VaJLleclto, are registered at the. Imperial.-^ , ,-, , . .. • . / -'ll. '-, \j.~ Shaf er, r advertising manager of > the Santa .^Fe,. arrived at < the St. Francis- frora Lios,- Angeles "yesterday. '"R..'""'J.*'Hillegras'B of .tlfe ttreasur^ de-> p^rtnrentr one "of 'the 1 committee mak ing tKe'annUal* report-on the' San Fran cjsco""rnfiit, \ arrived •yesterday at th© Dorchester. — - '""-\u25a0 ~' : Into the river and" lands .; on another stoned It' ; wini r: iri "' a-' few ; months, ' unite wlth'ana become" 'a* 7 part; of the stone in the^rlverri 5 If* is! a' river without fish. §?£Ql£l QVES'ripNS- i -'rhis department has u received a great, number of ques tidns "aski n g" for . the .value 'of old Arne'r-^ lean coins. 1 .Questions ;.of this charac ter'will,be [answered -by mail and'only when^a'iself^addressed: and stamped en velope' accompanies .the questions *\u25a0 J;^VICTORIA . CROSS— Subscriber. City. .The/.'jVictoria -cross given " to .British soldiers v under.y'"certain* : ; conditions «> is made £of if captured . cannon "as far as possible; ?fromJcannori T taken from.the Russians "at" Sebastopol.* . « WHITE HOUSE WEDDING— S., Oak lahd, ;Cal.U ; The 7 first i White v House, Washington,, D. C.', of '• which there ' is •.; any '.- record was that -of * Miss ,Todd,; a ; relative by : marriage of ; Presl-; dent-Madison. :- . ' - ly,". he ; said, v' "My: exhibitions have sold jWell]. and ;' my.' ; book,' . "By '; Italian : Seas,"' \u25a0was 'something. 'of ;a: success,' so^natur£ ally" I ; am [very, happyj about \u25a0 It.' ; I , have \u25a0 been * painting; always, i but* it was only.. lwlthln ; u they ast^twOi years F and a half • ; that ?I? had -*any;palntings. to' show,} that \u25a0seemed worth , a* special^ exhibition. ; ..'.,;, "While -working in Italy on : my illui tratlng, iiwasiyeryjmuch ; charmed 'by the "fold /, Italian *. gardens, f ; and * I ;. began •. ito h paint * them.V^These? were : exhibited in : New,. York J during^the; winter '\u25a0? two yeafs;agoland; 4 were;quite 'successful. I ; had 'only." abqui" 18 'but /..they wcre*'all,:»_sofd. J. ; Naturally .yi < felt "very > much, encouraged; and v l then. tried' to i pain t ; some "'t P'rehch /gardens;' • which j I Sthe^ following .with similar.: . successful : -: results. So \l am *going":tb jrkeep^on kwlth^i that-sllneXof • ) like ) the S old- gardens" not : only ffor! ;their.» beauty.'jbut^for • their poetry iand^romance-^-they^areiso'.fulliof \u25a0 gestlyeness,'/.s Ii have J painted ?j many^! In :the Vwarm Stones : of >the>later. afternoon ; ,w, wl t h a ' ruddy; glow pn , the"; trees. :\u25a0 Some itirnea.l«have;done'them'in^the gloaming ''or^byinioohlight.'^i 'The;- shapes Yof ; -the' •; trees i in ? t l the fc= Italian' •: gardens" are^-'so : j picturesque.* Manyiof them show strong Ivertlcal*^ lines,?* while 7 others;' are flat jtopped.'f-glvirigZihflnite'Ji variety >to \u25a0 tho f composition; x_ ln . color,: ; scheme " I try \ tojkeepj my I pictures < modern," no j grays \u25a0or tbrowhs^but " the, . preyaillng t S*colors,* : greeh^ahd^ purplish : .blue'.V.- : . , '\u25a0>::\u25a0 "What :I: I Iwant itol do \ this summer is to \u25a0 paint ; i near ' Monterey.', : * There are American Students of Vocal Music to Be Helped in Their Career James Crawford FOR; the American- girl with a singing voice and no means to uti lize It profitably these are days of hope. It will be her own fault and the music world's misfortune if within a -twelvemonth she is not ac quiring both fame and money. To -help her along an "American Bayreuth" Is to be established and maintained. near New York by, Madame Nordlca, and of the, country. -'The "mining development' is really wonderful, and though- little has been said about it," still, lt is there, and this makes the different railroads anx ious to build into that territory." > A big smelter is to^ be \u25a0 put upTshortly at Florence. There'is a small one already in operation at Dudleyville' 'which ls : (sending products to : '" El '•'\u25a0' Pasc*. and ..then -there- Is /another * to be built, at Kelvin 'near .the famous copper mine , known as- Ray. .'.' -This, mine' .was 'acquired recently by some English capitalists. ' The original owners \u25a0 were "Englishmen and were" the wonder and delight of all Arizona for thelr^vagarles. They adhered to -the English manner of : living and, I be lieve,, built : some splendid dwellings, where", .they..' lived most sumptuously. They; dined every night in evening clothes and it would have -been .death to any. man on the premises if, after 6 p. m.', . he was not in fuy dress. The footmen- were arrayed .in' gorgeous garb^and the^owners, . superintendents and : engineers . chased the elusive • coy ote in scarlet , hunting : coats.* Copper mining isbelng developedall pver the territory and the opening : of , new mines will hasten".the. work of "railroad -con r structlon,- and? I >_ expect to see all- that country ;;grldlr6ned ;;'-, with • railroads within a few years.? / .V some" wonderful .cypresses in. the ,17 mile :\u25a0 drive' and the, trees . and ancient adobes X of .old *, Monterey ;\u25a0 ought \u25a0 to" ba just ; as : Interesting as the : gardens\of Italy. .The'atmosphere is almost Italian, too," so /crystal " and clear. / "I wish .1 i. could stay In -Calif ornl* always, but, l feel that I must get ba?k to'the east. , •I " may.: exhibit here, if 'it should seem that there were an inte/esf in ; such; things.' / The, Art .institute" in Chicago has asked me to exhibit. there in. the autumn and will, give me 9 room •which': l can:flll as I. wish. At the same time ;I am to give lectures/to the students.. "> - ''I^do'not want, to glveup/lllustrat ing-rl enjoy -it and value oppor "tunlties Jt:'givesi me, 'hut'l-jlo .want to Justynow\ I 'am .working i on", the j illustrations -'toY Edith /Wharton's: new: book *;"A* Motor- Flight Through-; France.* i ; It .'I? to come out in' the 'autumn." '\u25a0 . / •;---/:-": '-\u25a0\u25a0;•\u25a0.;'•;/•:- .-".; Among .Californlan/ artists in ;New ; Tor k ? mentioned ; by }yel'xott6 is Wilbur ;Reaser,\whO(has.beVn*paintlngia"nuni-". b«r of -portraits of 'political notables in Washington, dividing his' time between . that ;>' city,. ;New^ York and : Canada. 4 SpenceraWright ; i» doing book designing :andihasjbeeniw#rklng.;forithe Century' company. \u25a0: Gordon [Ross • has * been*; sue- * cessful in newspaper illustrating. : \u25a0 \ '\u25a0-/• :;'- •\u25a0• \u25a0••\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0.""; ' The San Francisco" institute .of art has about -30 pupils enrolled in ita' JULY 1, 1907 found In Milan, where the artists w«« to be ««ourf«d. He was inclined to think that the season was too far ad vanced to secure deslrabl» talent tor the. coming season, as most of it n*a already been booked, and said that h« did not intend to take the pecuniary risk of bringing inferior «lng«r« to San Francisco. v \u25a0 , • • • ,-We are likely to have good Italian opera, however, whether? Mr. L«ahy provides it or not, for Mario Lambaxdl and Slgnor PatrUi w^nt to Italy several weeks ago to organise a company for San Francisco and advices received from them were to the effect that they had obtained option on some excellent voices, amons them that of Teiraa zini. It Is understood that If bo house nearer the city's center.' for the opera season the Chutes theater would be rented. HPBHm • . \u25a0• ' • ".• Nathaniel Roth, business manager of the San Carlo opera company. ha« writ ten from New York that ;he has taken steps to Incorporate the organisation which is. to make another transconti nental tour next season. Henry Russell. the impresario, has " gone to Italy to sign new. artists, and Constantino," Niel sen and Nordica will be retained Nor dica, however, who is one of the heav iest stockholders in the enterprise.-* will not join the -San Carlos. company until after her engagement with the Ham mcrsteln Manhattan company :. -. has been filled. The plan of.maklng'*3 the maximum price for a scat will be fol lowed again, i \u25a0- , ' • • • Contributions to the Fritz Scheel memorial fund in Philadelphia bava been received from friends of the dead I composer and conductor as far west, as -this city, among: the San • Francisco subscribers being- Mr. and Mr*. F. T. Sully Darley, W..L. Dubois, Mrs. E. K. Davis. Arthur Peterson. Mrs. G«orga H. Roberts. William H. Staake.'Mrs. T. S. Shoemaker. Mrs. Philip L. Spaldins and Mrs.' Anna yon Meyer Unck. ._, . The fund to date amounts to $3,000. and the" additional $1,000 required for both projects -connected with this m» i morial fund probably will be made up shortly. ; As the, bas-relief , portrait has not bo unveiled until March 13,. 1908. , the anniversary of Mr. Scheel's death and the last afternoon concert of : the .'year, the committee has no doubt that the sum lacking will be contributed ;before«that time. ; -- : . : '"•Octavia Broske, a San Francisco girl. ...who had,* the. prima donna, role In "The 'Sultan , of. Sulu'V last season, has 'been .engaged for, a prominent role In "The ' Prince, of Pllsen" for next year. \u25a0 "\u25a0„>.'.."• \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•/""\u25a0" , ' .'. \u25a0 Violinists with mannerisms might ;'•: well emulate _ the \u25a0 example of : Francis ;.MacMlllan, who" surprised a large audi ence at Queen's hall. London, by having the lights turned ,out. as. the* concert began. His object, he explained.' was .to concentrate the attention \of - the 'audience on the artist Instead of on • 'themselves. >.'" ' \u25a0^^^\u25a0^ ... -\u25a0 • . •;• ;.*; :-:>i. : : M "Ladies study the fashions at con ; certs instead of -the music." he Jaid. "I \u25a0 Intend to repeat the .- experiment in i America. Perhaps I shall meet \u25a0'with opposition, but my aim is to establish r artistic sympathy between the audience > and the performer. I In the Joke World . Late Arrival— Who: is that man over there. Mrs. Upmore. that everybody ap pears to be so eager to mtet! \u2666 -Hostess — Is it possible you don't know? That is Mr. Percollum, the man who wrote a short story for a magazin* without putting: an automobile in It.— Chicago Tribune. * *- . • . \u25a0 Skurry — No. , sir, H*ve , never «een a successful man who talked. too much. Skidd— Hold on. Do you see-that prosperous looking? fellow just. crossing -the- street? Well, -that, man, is urorth $100,000, and he completely -disproves JTo^f so? "He'a a \u25a0. . barber.**^ — Cleveland Plain . Dealer. * ' - ?. ' *.':•. ; "Can you look me ' In the fae© and deny " that /you married me for my money r* I •••• .. . •"?\u25a0 "Nope; I miarht deny It; but I can't look you in. the face and deny It.*'— -Houston Post.* x • . "Where is your automobile depart ment?" asked the man enter Ins the biff department store. ; . ' • . \u25a0* "Follow your nos»," replied 'the clerk near the door. — Yonker»- Statesman. - "Two 'souls with but a'«inKl«" thought.'* Were Bess and Gus:, but, bless us! By just one look at Gus wsra taught The single thought Is Bess. * — CathoHc Standard. Nell— Yes. she said her husband mar ried her. for her beauty. 'What do yoa think of that?,. /. \u25a0 Belle— Well. . I toink h«r husband must feel like a wlcfower now.- — Catho lic Standard and Tines. ' .; . * • ,•"'•'*\u25a0 '"This straw," laid the' hatter, *Mg really better than a Panama, and It's particularly suUed to a short man." "What's the price of. It?" asked Sawd- JhOKSBAM ."Not muclyJ "That hat \u25a0 won't do. my friend, for a man as short as I am!"— Philadelphia Press. \u25a0. ./\u25a0. \u25a0•• .-- . - .—:. — : \u25ba summer session. Theodore Wore* has charge of the life classes; John A Sfanton teaches drawing and sketching «nd M.Earl Cummlngs has charge of department, of modeling. Eugene 'Neuhaus^ teaches the. Saturday classes and^Miss E. *D. King and Miss Jane McElroy alternate as assistant In structors. t Among the more noteworthy pictures acquired recently' by the school is "The Gladiator" by the French artist La Parra, lent to the school by Jules ; Pages. Pages' picture. "A Corner of the Studio." whichjit was feared had been; seriously injured by being cut out of its frame, is uninjured except for being shorn "an. inch ooeach sid« and again occupies Its place In th« gallery of the school. m the -Secretary Martin laments th* !«•\u25a0 ot .the school library of which ht s^y* nothing .remains ; except one volume ol Audubon's -bird > pictures. 1 HoweVr there is no lack of room in tne building ,for,:the,acqulsttlon of a n « w collection and presumably, no lack of frlSi witS a lively.senseof^the necessity of an ii r t • Institute of Vgood library. ITWW^'iWrIHrHyH ::< Arthur Mathews is; working on t~o more of.-; the 'J group of 12 % picture" Vwhich he ; is \u25a0 doing for ! the oikland h" ThlT* F k. U w Rre alr «a<»y completed. The two which arc under way at present bel f ng to a series of.four pfctures show' jng; the various stages of wheat, bezia nlng with the sowing;. - •> -