168-69. The Academy not in all points satisfactory. Would wish to see the Academicians not self-elected.—But by a constituency consisting both of artists and the public.—Public influence to be the same in painting as in music.
170. As to the Associates: is in favor of some period of probation.—Their class to be unlimited, with a very limited number of Academicians.
171. Has formed no opinion on the question of introducing laymen into the Academy; in matters of revenue they might be joined with artists, but not in the selection and hanging of pictures: opposed on the whole to their introduction, considering the present state of art education.—As he would like to see the Academy constituted, thinks the president ought to be an artist.
172. General effect of the Academy's teaching upon the art of the country merely nugatory.—Would have a much more comprehensive system of teaching.
173. The Academy education to correspond wholly to the University education.
174. Not easy but very necessary for the Academy to adopt an authoritative system of teaching.
175. His idea of what the Academy teaching should be; would have a school of chemistry.
176. The teaching of wall-painting in permanent materials should be a branch, possibly the principal branch.
177. Not satisfied with the selection of artists to be members of the Academy.
178. In some cases the selection of pictures has been injudicious, but this a matter of small importance; the main point is how the pictures that are admitted are to be best seen.