Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1852-09-25


of the House, to be appointed by the Speaker
and six persons to be chosen from the citizen
at large, by joint resolution of the Senat
and House, two Of whom shall be member
of the National Institute, and the other four
inhabitants of States, and no two from th'
same State.
| The act establishes permanent loan o
the original fund ($5l5, 1867 to the Unite,
States at six per cent interest; appropriate,
the accumulated interest, then amounting t
$l42, l26, or so much as might be needed
together with so much of the accruing in
come as might be unexpended in any year
for the erection Of building; provided fol
the Establishment of Library, Museum
Chemical Laboratory, &c., and left most o.
the details of the organization, to the BoarC
Of Regents.
AS the result Of the conscientious labors
of the Board of Regents, plan of organi-
cation has been adopted which seems to give
universal satisfaction, and promises the wi
dest usefulness.
The cost Of the building is limited with
furniture, grading the grounds, SC. } to $3.50
O00.-This will be taken mostly from the in
come of the original and building funds, so
as to save Sl5O, 900 Of the building fund,
which wilkbe added to the original fund, ma
king permanent fund Of S665 900, yielding
nearly SAC, 900 per annum.
This income, with all sums received from
other sources, is to be permanently and equal
~ divided between two great methods of in
creasing and dIffusing knowledge-the first
by publication, researches and lectures-the
second by collections of literature science
and art
The first two volumes of series entitled
Smithsonian Contributions to knowledge, -
IN Alto, have been issued; also, several works
In series Of more popular character, and
in SvO. form, entitled Smithsonian Re-
ports" 1t is proposed, also to publish for
still wider circulation, a monthly Bulletin. u
Researches in various departments of sci
ence have been instituted, or aided by the
Institution, and several courses Of free lee
lures have been delivered
The various publications Of the Institution
have been very literally distributed .anau
the literary and scientific institution
country and foreign countries.
The Library has been commence
altho' the funds have not been available 4Ol
its rapid growth, it is destined, we hope, TO
meet the great want of American scholarship,
a National Library for reference and re-
search. Measures have been taken, also,
for supplying the Cabinet of Natural History
and the Gallery of Art.
The building is ir the later Norman or
Lombard style. 1t consists of centre and
two wings united by connecting ranges. Its
extreme length is 447 feet, and its great
est breadth l32 feet. 1t is adorned by nine
towers. the highest of which is Isl feet.
The central portion Of the building contains
on the first floor, Library, 234 feet by SO,
divided into alcoves, and Hall for philo-
sophical apparatus, 65 feet by so. The
second story contains the Museum, go feet
by so. This is divided into three aisles, the
centre aisle being 40 feet in height.
The east wing contains a lecture room,
capable of accommodating one thousand per-
eastern range contains labora
tories, workshops, rooms for apparatus,
Offices, &c.
The western wing and range contain two
large rooms, one of which will be used as a
Reading Room. Beneath, are rooms for un-
packing books and other purposes of the
Library Norton's Literary Almanac.