ABSTRACT
A review of the work was published in the London Quarterly Review in 1885 which, in part, pointed out some of the problems facing the schools. In some places, as at Norwich, the manufacturers looked to the schools to furnish cheaper designs, and therefore roused the suspicions of the designers. The Manchester Corporation has recently shown its appreciation of the School of Art by taking it into its own hands, and will in future provide for its wants, and for those of an Art Museum. It might, however, be advisable to extend the scope of departmental reward, so as to bring within its range the work of schools which are practically outside the pale of the National Competition. There are, however, designers and designers, and their earnings have necessarily a very wide range, according to the nature of the industry to which their art is applied.
