They proclaimed three principles for the school in a declaration in the newspaper: 1) We must develop Oriental art by studying the riches of Western art; 2) We must carry out the responsibility of disseminating art in a heartless and dreary world and seek a revival of Chinese art; 3) We have no academic learning to speak of but we are confident of our sincerity to study and disseminate art.
一、發展東方固有藝術，研究西方藝術的蘊奧。二、要在慘酷無情、乾燥枯寂的社會裡，盡宣傳藝術責任，並謀中華藝術的復興。三、我們原沒有什麼學問，卻自信有研究和宣傳的誠心。