There is a large number of free studentships; for particulars of these application must be made to the Secretary, Science and Art Department, S.W.
The South Kensington rules are as follows:—
I. The courses of instruction pursued in the school have for their object the systematic training of teachers, male and female, in the practice of Art, and in the knowledge of its scientific principles, with a view to qualifying them as teachers of Schools of Art competent to develop the application of art to the common uses of life, and to the requirements of trade and manufactures. The instruction comprehends the following subjects:—Freehand, architectural, and mechanical drawing; practical geometry and perspective; painting in oil, tempera, and water colours; modelling, moulding, and casting. The classes for drawing, painting, and modelling, include architectural and other ornament, flowers, objects of still life, &c., the figure from the antique and the life, and the study of anatomy as applicable to art.
II. These courses of instruction are open to the public on payment of fees. These are as follows:—
Fees for Classes studying five whole days, including evenings:—
£5 for five months, and an entrance fee of 10s.
Evening Classes.
Male School, £2 per term.
Female School, £1 per term, three evenings a week.
The classes for male and female students meet separately.
Governesses in private schools or families may attend the day classes for not more than three months, on payment of £1 per month, without payment of the entrance fee.