The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-13
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
NrrnoPoLTTAN MECHANICS INSTITUTE,

METROPOLITAN MtGHANfCp' ANSiIiO Ia
The Metropolitan Mechanics institution met last night at
abe city Hall, and were called to order by T. u Walter.
the PRESIDENT There were quite large number of mem
hers present. who seemed to be very much interested in
All that ertans 10 the good the city and the improve
meat OF the young men.
aher filling vacancies in the board Of management,
4bc attention Of the meeting called to the propriety
If holding another national exhibition and the secretary
ad the report of the committee appointed recently to
consider the question in all its bearings The report sets
h that the committee OF the opinion that the present
condition Of the Institute is not credtable to the manage
,oeut nor worthy OF the metropolitan character OF the
citv The committee recommend that an exhibition,
truly national in its character be held in May 1862 in
Judiciary Square, provided that place can be obtained of
,be corporate authorities that tho building erected
Inc allowed TO stand until after the Inauguration
ball in 1861, when a considerable sum could be
realized in rcat The committee were of the opin-
IAN that it would not be advisable to include an agri
cultural exhibition inamuch tho season Of the year
vould lie unfayerable The committee also of the
ornon that the coming exhibition should exceed in every
way those Of any preceding year, and believed that this
cty possessed superior advantages owing to its freedom
Co those ieaiousies and rivalres which atate more
thoroughly commercial cities This report had preyi
ously been adopted by the bonrd of management.
Mr. MrrcHru. believed, from the best estimates he
couId make that the exhibition could be given
ON the plan proposed by the committee, with three
thousand dollars to start WITH and this he
suggested should be raised by subscription. He
would almost pledge himself for the amount of
thousand dollars. TWAS time that something should be
done or the thing abandoned altogether He not in
favor of dissoying tho Institute 1t was of too much
ment to the young When he was young he had felt
the want Of such an institution, and there many
IA ~ In,
destruction merely for the lack Of fostering of
this kind In Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Bos-
ton St. Louis, and every city except this there
monuments of this sort raised almost upon every
There was not single in this city open to the
young men except that Of the Young Mems Christian
Association, which was thronged every evening.
sIr BRADLEY approved Of all that Mr.. Mitchell had
said He deprecated the decreasing interest in the Inst
tute and did believe that corporal guard could
be drmed up at subsequent meetings unless something
was done TO attract the public attention They ought to
do something or disband,
Mr.. SALISBURY remarked that when the Institute
was started they had broad scheme of usefulness be-
fore them which he feared had been in forgot
ten They were to establish among other things read
ing rooms library, school of design, practi
cal lecturers and provide for exhibition, annual or
otherwise. He was for the exhibition of car
ryng out the other parts Of the scheme of the Institute
us laid down in the constitution.
Mr.. BRENT was disposed to cooperate entirely in the
views the committee, and was pleased that depart
ment the exhibition would be set apart especially for
the fine cts. .....s
Mr.. PEPPER in favor Of starting the ball with
subscription and Mt the conclusion Of his remarks offered
the following resolution, which unanimously adopt
ed .>...ag.a ..
Reoccd, That the board Of management have author
ity to hold fourth exhibition, it, in their Judgment
shall expedient ut such time and place they may
deem proper.
Tho Institute then adjourned. ss".
Subsequently, the board of management held special
meeting, the president in the chair.
Mr.. MITCHELL, from the committee on the School of
Design, reported that School of Design would be found
to be of great usefulness. In the opinion of the
committee however, the Of instruction should be
confined to architectural drawing which would be under
the direction Of the president They recommended that
it should be opened the first of December the scholars
to furnish their drawing materials Mr. Stansbury,
the president and Mr. Bradley had consented to deliver
courses of lectures the latter upon domestic relations
The school should be kept in operation for six months
1t would not exceed in cost $3.50 and should be opened
Immediately.
The President stated that he intended to give the
school set of drawings which would be found very use
full in teaching that art, and Mr. anney offered the use
of one of his his the avenue for the
purposes Of the school.
The report was unanimously adopted, and the commit
tee authorized to carry it into operation.
And, after the appointment Of committee of twenty
members to make arrangements for the exhibition the
meeting adjourned