The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-07-07

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! earnest desire. know of only one of hi
! objects Of liberal donations, and it Is 5
conspicuous. one, Stranger though he b,
cannot fail To be struck with its magnifcen
. proportions aud simple architecture. 1t
the Cooper MON, for the Advancement G
Science and Art" To give you an iusigh
into its purposes, | will take from the sum
mary report for iS69-70, the names of tn
departments in operation, together wit
some other items:
lst. THE FREE READING Room AND Ii
BRARY.
American newspapers on file, Dailies
so; Weeklies, 75; total. ... I25
Foreign newspapers on file, Dailies, .
Weeklies, 35 total. 4
American Magazines taken--
Total number of Periodicals taken in
Reading Room. . &c
Number of books in Library, about 80 90
Number of readers in 1869 225 q
Number of books used .....-...-.- IL 30
The Reading Room is open from A. NJ
to 10 z. NJ free to all, without ticket or in
PRODUCTION.
End. The Free Art School for Women.
Bird. Free School for Women in En- av
ing.
4th. The Free Day School of Telegraph,
for Women.
9Th. The Free Night School of Tele
graphy for young men.
9Th. The Free Night School of Science
which embraces Arithmetic, Algebra, Plane
and Solid Geometry and Trigonometry
Analytical Geometry, Descriptive Geome
| try, Deferential and Integral Calculus
/ Theoretical and Practical Mechanics, Natu
raj Philosophy, Mechanical Philosophy anC
Mechanism, Astronomy, Elementary, Or
ganic and Applied Chemistry, Mineralogy
and Geology, Mechanical Drawing, (Schoo
OF Science) Oratory and Debate.
9TH. The Free Scool of Art, which embra.
ces Perspective Drawing, Drawing fren
! Cast, Drawing from Life, Mechanical Draw
| ing, Architectural Drawing, Free Hand
Drawing, and Modelling in Clay. Grand
total of persons in attendance, 1902.
Sth. Number of persons who awaited
themselves of the privilege of free consul
tation with the Professors of Science on
matters relating to industrial pursuits:
Prof. Charles ). Stone, Industrial
Prof George W. Plympton, Me
chanics --.,-. -.;- "a
9th. Free Saturday Lectures, for the peo-
s, $780, and ending May z, 1870, by the fol-
lowing named gentleman:
Prof. Anderson G. Ebel, four lectures on
Geology"
Prof. J. f. Frobisher, Reading.
Lewis Sanders Esq, on 1.-The dignity
Org. Q. Cotton, on ''Nitrous Oxide"
DIR. ii. Knapp, on 'Light and vision, and
especially how light is converted into
thought"
DR.. Louis Fishery, on clearing, voice
Prof. B. Sil!iman, on 1.-THE Yo Semitic
Valley"
Dr.C. F. Chandler, on petroleum"
DIR. G. F. Chandler On 'Water."
DR.. b. ID. Raphael, on ''The circulation OF
the blood.''
Chas. c. Perkins Esq, on "Art Education
in the United States
Prof b. Waterhouse Hawkins, on 'The
age of Dragons, and their footprints in
America"
Prof. Il. Pumpel,y, on "The Chinese
Question"
Prof. J. S. Newberry, on "Coal."
DIR. j. c. Wander Weydi, on "Light and
luna"
Estimated attendance on lectures, 10000
auditors.
The original cost of the Cooper Union
when conveyed to the trustees was $630,000.
The expenditures for carrying on the above
departments from 1859 TO 1869, inclusive,
III yearsl $3l4.500. The gas bill alone for
last year was $5.0Sl 10.
In the schools of Philosophy and Chemis-
try are apparatus and laboratory expert
ments every evening. The lecturers for
Saturday evenings are. as you see from the
list the best-excelled by none. The lee
lures themselves instructive, concise free.
as far as possible, from technicalities,
drawing, oftentimes, crowded houses. In
this one thing alone the benefit the popu-
lace derive from this service. is enough to
gritty at least the worthy founder of this
noble Institute. Mr.. cooper was invaria-
bly, in attendance, wide awake, seeing that
speaker and hearers were comfortable, and
making himself, when occasion required,
generally useful on the stage. /
would, when / attended, look at him
with establishment. Old age is dreary; so
in out of the Cold, and sits quietly i'm a
crowded, heated hall. for an hour or more.
N any of the latter are unable to arouse in
terest. This was not owing TO the dulness of
the lectures, for they were all good, to COM
bat with drousiness which came stealing
over and waiting them into dreamland, yet
Mr.. G. was ''never caught mapping"
The last week in May was the Annual
Reception of the Cooper Union. For three
days and evenings the halls were thrOnged
with visitors examining and admiring the
works Of the pupils in the Art Department.
StatuAry OF the most exquisite workmanship
by females as well as males, paintings In oil,
crayon. water-colors-all of which would
have done justice to similar schools fmuch
greater pretentions. l will state In this
connection. however, that none but the best
Professors and Teachers are employed in all
of the departments. Pupils, young ladies,
more especially come from all parts of the
United States TO spend the scholastic year
of this Institution In study, some of whom
are developing remarkable talent, which
may one day prove the stepping-stone to
earthly immortality. The award-called the
LANE Prize" $50 in gold, was awarded to
one of the young ladies for the best Original
Painting. Another, called the Lou Prize"
of $50 in gold was awarded another young
lady for the best Original Drawing. Sew
eral silver medals were awarded 70 others
for excellence.
Saturday evening, May 2Sth, was the
Eleventh Annual Commencement Of the
Cooper Union for the advancement OF Sci
ence and Art. A striking feature OF this
occasion were the telegraphs-two-i in ope-
ration on the stage, presided over by tive
young ladies Of the graduating class Of the
Female School of Telegraphy. They repor-
ted the news of the world, the regular lines
of the Western Union Telegraph Company
having been brought into the Great Hall
expressly for this purpose. The first batch
read after the exercises had considerably
progressed, contained despatch from Lon
dan. dated Sunday morning, May 29th, IL 30
which created q stir throughout that vast
concourse, who were sitting and enjoying
q pleasant evenings entertainment while
their German cousins, across the Atlantic,
had completed third or more OF their Sat-
urday nights sleep.
The Graduating Class numbered five
Young men who In five years, working at
the bench. with the trowel, or plane, for
aught we know, during the day, and devo-
ting their evenings TO hard study, availing
themselves of the opportunities which that
TnskftutiOu. and but for IL would have haon