The Art Exhibit

"Let me givo you a pointer ou this roacl making business, as I have had Considerable experlenee in that line," said Itobert Wideuniann, of New York, who went east on the same train with the street coinnilttee yestearday inornins. "Rockl&nd eounty, in which I reside, pald out $30,000 to tind out that aigger heads, or what you cali hard hoads. are no good tor macadamizins roads. 1 was a meniber of the board of supervisors wheu the roads were built and opposed the use of the nigger heads. The argument used by the majority of the members of the board was that the stones could be got from the farmers for nothiug. Like youi stones here, they are composed of conglomérate. The experlence proved that the hard pieces would bi made smooth and the soft plee s ground up and seooped out by the wtaoels of vehlcles. We had to take up the roads and cover them with a layer of eruslud dark limestone aboul six Inches thiek. It was cbeaper to gfel this crushed limestone in ears than nsr the field stones. It will be the same ease here. The field stons will do for the substnicture, but tl.e top (lissiufr should be crushed limestone. It is very important that yonr roads should reecivi1 the proper curve so that the drainage runs off to the sidos. This plan they pursued iu Central Park, New York city." The ladies connected with the Ann Arbor Art School have been busy as a hive of bees today putting iu position the different pieces of work done bj members and which will forni a verj interesting exhibit. A Tiuns ïvportei was shown through the room ibis morning by sonie of the ladies an sathered a few notes as to what ea.i be seen by those wlfö attend. The first thing his attention was direct to was the beginners' work in outline whieh is on exhibition menly to sliow what it is. Next cauie the books of nu ehanical drawing by Harry Bantield and Olaf Peterson. The eha.rcoal work by uiembexs of the school, taken from casts and other objetets is very good and deserving of mor;' ihaon a passing glaace. Anitfng the paJutlugs in oils Mis. Hoyt's eollectiou of homely articles, a stone jug, apples and ears of coro, is a verj strong pieee, she also exhïblts grapes, roses, nasturtiuins and several other good pieces. Miss Orcutt's still life study of a brasa candlestick and ;in open bibie with a pair of spectaeles lyiug on it. is most excellent. She also shows flower pieces of scarlet peraniiurus, peonies and dógwood. Mrs. liiH'd's painting of a collection of old books is considered very gooñ as also Mrs. A. C. Nichols piece Llke kfrs. iinyi's homely articles. Mrs. Warren E. Walker shows oil pleoes of chrysaniliemums and artista' materials also water colora of leinons and ju;; and three otítdoor piecee. In water colors Jliss Kate UOUglas seems to take the leacf with her fin ontdoor sketches from natural scènes in and aronnd Aan Arbor. Topinabee and Grosse Isle, which are vu-y beautiful. Miss Myrtie (oikIiU's peouies is a good strong piece, her apples, dogWOOÖ and pink roses are line. Miss líaniie Mili exhibits a violin. lam and music and other plctures. i)nc oí' Miss ('hapin's works is a Gej lunch, but her 1 st study is the riirysanthemnms. Mrs. S. ('. lia'idall shows a number of Öower studies all of which show imich abilily, Mrs, W. s. i erry's chef d'oeuvre is a sim life study of a violin. bow and vase with a plnsh backronnd, which latter is so natural yon waut to piek it up. Her outdoor work from scènes around Cross,' Isl. including a study in Collage is excellent. Several water colors by the Aliases Luella Swifi. Luella Moore and Ethel Morris, beginners in ' the class are on exhibition. The sketches from life by Miss 'liapin, Mrs. ï'ei'iy. Miss Donólas. M is. Hoy, Miss Orcfrtt, Mis.s Tlill. Miss Jobanna Xeiimaun and others aro con'sfderd very good. On of the b st pieces is Miss Alice IInnt's interior view of a room with it lire place, douo in water colors. Miss Douglas and Miss Weid mann also exhibit their sketch books. and there are pen anl ink and pencil sketches by severa] of the menibers. To enumérale furtlier would till more space tlian can now be apa red so the Times will aay to its readers if you want to know all that is there take 15 cents each along and go ai d se-,, them tomorrow, Friday and Satarday and al the same time haviv a cup of hot or leed tea and enjoy a vísít wilh your friends.