▁select ive ▁about ▁the ▁students ▁that ▁he ▁admitted ▁to ▁his ▁classes . ▁He ▁wrote ▁Edward ▁Pen field , ▁who ▁was ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁the ▁art ▁director ▁at ▁Har per ' s ▁B az aar ▁that ▁he ▁required ▁his ▁students ▁to ▁have ▁strong ▁ab ilities ▁in ▁color ▁and ▁drawing , ▁art istic ▁ability , ▁and ▁imagination . ▁If ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁excel ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁areas , ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁accept ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁student . ▁ ▁Dre x el ▁Institute ▁established ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁fund ▁for ▁P yle ' s ▁most ▁accomplished ▁students ▁to ▁attend ▁an ▁art ▁program ▁at ▁Ch add ’ s ▁Ford ▁on ▁the ▁Brand yw ine . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁We ber ▁won ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁for ▁a ▁summer ▁resident ial ▁art ▁program ▁in ▁a ▁non - comp et itive , ▁relax ed ▁environment . ▁Of ▁that ▁summer ' s ▁program , ▁P yle ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁students ▁benef ited ▁from ▁the ▁natural , ▁relax ed ▁setting ▁that ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁progress ▁more ▁as ▁artists ▁in ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁than ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁in ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁class room ▁study . ▁The ▁Saturday ▁Even ing ▁Post ▁stated ▁that ▁"[ m ] any ▁of ▁the ▁Brand yw ine ▁School ▁artists ▁had ▁a ▁fla ir ▁for ▁capt uring ▁grace ▁and ▁detail ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Era ▁yet ▁not ▁letting ▁decor ation ▁and ▁detail ▁over wh elm ▁the ▁subject ▁matter ." ▁ ▁We ber ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁P yle ' s ▁favorite ▁students . ▁She ▁was ▁among