, 1859-12-02


was helo On inc evening u 1He -ssn "1s'' ~ 'hc
house of ". Il, brown, Esq
The ANIMAL rcnort If the Secretary com.
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literary md scientific assoc'aaons IN chicago
ten yeara since and now. consisting then Of tie
>.o.n,- u.,.s assoc;,,;o, f,rnaad IN 1sa1 The
o41s 'o.1 04' "l,s -, 80 ,,.,.,
Aechnnlcs Institute IN 1e'-' tne husa Sleolcaa
College in 1s43, and The University Of St. Mary's
IF the Lake in 1874. To thcse nre now addrd
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western, the Chicago, and the Llnd--an academy
Of Sciences. two new professional Schools. Of
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-A7"'cinc aHo - ''""' eotes7 ~ "1' "ae''
N charitable Eye and Ear 1nhFmary, besides
fiye Theolooical Summaries. To these might
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10 1no b'fus ana lauha o' Inc NeFsn' " ta1' ana
several associations for professional culture
forming, with our excellent system OF public
schools imposing urrsy Of literary, scientific
and professional appliances, which our commu-
The repurtcd additions for the year to the
Library Of tue Society reached the number ot
;osl, luakiug tic aggregate y, SIG ,--the amount
expended il the purcaast Of books hardly e.
ceedlng one hundred dollars. The beautiful
work By Lord kingsborough, on the Antiquities
,
slibited at the meeting:
The Secretary lwelt at some length On the
Socicty's efforts to procure suitable memorials
ot the most distinguished founders OF our state
Besides l,avhs already obtained memoirs Of
Daniel J. Cook, aud u partial one 81 Aorr's
extensive work on tue lie and times Of tue late
Gov Edwards, and anticipate the early compile
ton Of similar tributes to Judge l'ops and 9th
ers. Allusiou was made to tue reviv1ng interest
IN historical inquiries in our Statc, rs cydenced
BY numerous PUBLICATIONS by county Journals.
al county listorie4 among which were named
feoria, Osle, and SCHUYLER Counties, and the
organization Of Associations of "Old Settlers
ut Springfield and elsewhere.
The report procecded 10 notice the late e1hl-
hitiun OF the Fins Arts in Chicago, towards
which tue first meeting was held On the asd Of
March, the invitation to contributors announced
the 18th Of April, and the exhibition was
opened to the public the 9Th Of May. The COZ
icctious consisted tf twenty specimens Of stat
unrr, over $50 paintings in oil, with some twen-
ty III crayop, or wnter.colors. There we're cat
aiosucd 3G9 works Of art, from utnut seventy
were registered rs the whole number of
visitors, producing in Sross receipts from
admission tickets ind the sale Of catalogues
$l,a4..a"; Of which was expended tl,la3.:.',
leaving surplus Of $sl9.44. By . vote Of the
contributors, tLis amount was placed ut the
ULHIt06As 9As. tVlAt Lie EAtAAolr ~ ASolos Atn
wish Of revisiting Italy: the artist in return TO
execute bust in marble, for the Library Of the
Historical Society. So,ice Was taken in The re.
port Of the merit Of the works on exhibition, the
general favor with which it was received mud
il benefits ia promoting higher taste for art !;
and the zeal, Judgment aud fidelity Of tho caEss-
Tor, On whotu tue ctief executive labor hud de-
volvcd, was fuvorab1y refcrredto. Atlusion was
also made to tasteful model, moulded in clay,
which was exhibited at tue meeting, and Was tic
work Of an artist Of this city.
The report closed with su suggcstlons on the de-
biratlcncsa, 1t tho favorable time, Of adding to
the library a reading room, to be suitably der.,-
iaseap MY 'u4sscu W ..s Nos "e.ee| i,aei'
cAIons o! our modefn iteF2tufc,ts tney appear,
thus organizing an nthcneun n8 m appenda.c
or a., S,,;ut~
Vi ahe s'oe'ct3- ~,
Ilc report Of Tue occfttAtT KQs 1oltoHed Of
nm address from l. n Aruold Esu The f,fincina]
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bunJcCt III AALeu "As .0Hy"1 CAH*o' AAas @ile!
CStiDY panel. IN subject seldom brought to pub
1ir a4i.nt;on rnctcd ihr hiatorv of The ntiotn al
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tlal csieoE1ea cHhilc1 o. Lngl l!s1 Aoe19! hIAceu
tue struggles which followed it's grant bv King
1,hr ia ti,n ;uAucrcc NJ .l,a rrnr;e;oo: ~ III :
.Sa"a,d ~ ti,e 1an;+sat;o, on5 ;,,r;sar,d.nro o.
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,on;,. ~ or9an;,cd =" tho n.c,;r,t;n, ~ srer;