on
education, by Mr. Henry Van Brunt. In this Mr. Van Brunt advocates the
careful and systematic study of architectural history; and it was the
purpose of the report to bring out discussion which might lead to
valuable suggestions to the architectural schools upon the study of
this subject. Mr. Geo. B. Post, of New York, Professor Ware, of Columbia
College, and several others took part in the discussion which resulted
in merely recommitting the question to the committee on education, as it
was not considered advisable to take any definite action which would
bind the Institute to a settled policy on this question. Mr. Louis H.
Sullivan, of Chicago, in a thoughtful paper complained that education
stifles and kills the spirit of modern architectural work, and that the
natural and spontaneous love for beauty found in all human beings gives
place, under our modern systems of instruction, to the dry formalities
of reproducing old and dead styles.

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Mr. Frank Miles Day and Mr. R.W. Gibson, each in his own way, described
the advantages of foreign travel and the best methods to pursue, as well
as the most important ends to be attained.

Mr. Russell Sturgis, in a scholarly paper upon the subject of Greek
architecture applied to modern buildings, gave a number of precepts for
the proper use of Greek forms and methods of building as applied to our
modern conditions. He closed his article with a lot of receipts much in
the style of an architectural cook book, for the application of his
theories concerning Greek architecture.

These articles, as will be seen from the above indications, dealt in
most cases with one phase only of architectural education. They are all
of course important in their way, as contributing to the general
discussion of the subject, but each in turn gives only a partial view.

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Mr. Marshall, however, starts with the intention of making a full and
fair statement of existing conditions and logically draws his inferences
as to the best methods of meeting them. He has the valuable
qualification of being able to consider his subject judicially and of
writing excellent and readable English, as has already been pointed out
in these columns, in the review of his recently published book,
"AEsthetic Principles."

He divides the subject for convenience into three main headings: first,
the use of tools, including in his classification