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ing law at Washington, D. C. and many others”.

A year or so later, the faculty, having received increasing demands for still another course—oil-painting, asked Father Anselm to teach the course, for he had studied painting at the Chicago Art Institute for over two years. These years proved so fruitful to him that a number of his paintings, notably “A Lily”, were placed on exhibition in the Institute. As soon as the new course was opened, many students enrolled.

A Section of the Art Studio at St. Procopius College,

Among the men displaying the best talent we find Father Lach, Father Sendek, Mr. Vaclav Jilek, and Mr. Krispinsky, at present an art student at Notre Dame University. Mr. Krispinsky, by the way, won the first prize in a Youngstown Art contest four years ago.

A few years ago, when Father Anselm had found himself overburdened with teaching work, Father Alcuin Kasny, a man with a relish for the beautiful and a believer in “Art for art’s sake, and not for the credit”, volunteered to take over the drawing department, thereby relieving Father Anselm of one of his heaviest duties.

Even as a student Father Kasny displayed unusual ability in drawing and painting, and after studying this art at the Armour Institute in Chicago and the Chicago Art Institute, he was ready to take over the instruction and now, already for the fourth year, he has been teaching art in three distinct classes: freehand draw-