School of Useful and Fine Arts
Original title: Escola de Utilidades e Belas Artes
A girls' school of practical and fine arts founded by the Junta Geral in 1913, opened in 1914 in the old Seminary building and closed in 1919.
It was intended for the education of girls and was established under a resolution of the District General Council (Junta Geral) passed on 12 February 1913; it began operating in February of the following year.
It taught music, painting, drawing, languages, hygiene, gymnastics, dance, needlework, cookery, gardening and horticulture, arithmetic, geography, etc.
The School of Useful and Fine Arts (Escola de Utilidades e Belas Artes) was housed in the building of the former seminary (Seminário) at the Encarnação, and was abolished by resolution of the General Council of 13 September 1919, the building itself having been transferred to that body in August 1919 for the sum of 9 contos (1 conto = 1,000,000 réis, from 1911 1,000 escudos). Since September of that year the offices of the General Council have been housed there.
The revenue and expenditure of the School of Useful and Fine Arts in the period from 1914 to 1918 are shown in the following table:
Revenue Expenditure
| Year | Revenue (escudos) | Expenditure (escudos) |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 15,498.27 | |
| 1915 | 1,060.71 | 10,999.92 |
| 1916 | 1,433.51 | 10,975.85 |
| 1917 | 1,551.37 | 12,738.96 |
| 1918 | 704.65 | 3,994.06 |
In this article
Time
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The Junta Geral resolved to establish the Escola de Utilidades e Belas Artes.
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The Escola de Utilidades e Belas Artes began classes.
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The former Seminary of the Incarnation in Funchal was ceded to the Junta Geral (for 7,500 escudos, or 9 contos by another account).
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The Junta Geral abolished the Escola de Utilidades e Belas Artes and installed its offices in the former Incarnation convent/seminary building.
Place
Places mentioned · 01
- Seminary of the Incarnation
Funchal. Former seminary building where the school operated and which then became the Junta Geral's offices.
The Seminário da Encarnação is a seminary building in Funchal. The minor seminary, formerly housed at the Convento de São Bernardino, was merged into it. The building later housed the Escola de Utilidades e Belas Artes and then the offices of the Junta Geral, and Dr. Manuel Gomes Jardim argued for its return to the Church.