The New York herald., 1874-11-22
The AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.
Last Day OF the Exhibiti0n-Thc Clos
Ing Exercfses.

Last Day OF the ExhibitiOn-Thc Clos.
Ing Exercises.
yesterday was the closing day OF the American
institute FAR, and the announcement attracted q
very large concourse OF visitors. IL has been
noticed during this exhibition that the school
children Hooked to 1t in great crowds on every
Saturday in order to gain the amusement and
instruction Afforded by the sight OF every imag,n.
able American product OF nature and art, and
yesterday this merry assemblage OF little folks
was more numerous than ever, ana the vast hall
resounded with the peals OF their merry voices.
The children were generally accompanied by their
paren Is or teachers and they gazed with wonder
and delight at the ingenious inventions OF modern
science and the dainty fabrics OF American manu-
facture. 1t was the desire OF some OF the exhibit
ors and o considerable portion Of the public that
the exhibition should be continued another week
or two, but the Board OF Managers were unable 10
comply with the request, owing TO the arrange
ments which had already been made for the close
THE CLOSING CEREMONIES
yesterday were simple but highly interesting. A
band was IN attendance and performed varied
programme embracing selections from Bale, Au-
Der, strauss, Gounod Rosslni and Lecocq. The
leading feature oil the occasion was or course, the
announcement OF the award OF prizes, which had
been looked forward to with great anxiety BY the
more ambitious OF the competing exhibitors. The
list OF the principal prizes Is long one, and Is
substantial recognition OF the enterprise and
uaclurers- Mr.. Nathan G. Ely the President OF
the Board OF Managers, delivered q brief aud neat
address. giving an admirable resume oil the re-
suits accomplished this season. and pointing with
pilde TO the TACT tnat 1t was gratifying success
from every point OF view dncuding the most I'M
portanr, the 1nanctaD and an Improvement upon
every previous exhibition, both in tile character
and excellence OF the goods displayed as We'll as in
the number OF visitors The Board OF Managers
are TO be congratulated upon the growing use
fuiness and interest OF these American In
stitute fairs which have now become q pleasant
feature OF New York lie, and whose absence in the
future would be missed by many lovers OF science
and Industry. AS an expone mt of the steady and
daily advance In American manufactures they are
certainly OF especial value.
INTERESTING DATA.
few gleanngs from the memoranda OF the
managers may be mentioned IN this connection.
but some days it has been as high as 20. .0GO the
lair opened on the 9th OF September. Not pocket
has been picked since the opening certainly an
extraordinary fact, which alone should cause the
exhibition to De gratefully remembered oy all It's
wealthy patrons), at all events none has been re-
ported at the office OF the superintendent
The prizes were only announced yesterday, but
Will not be delivered for perhaps sixty days, as
the medals have yet TO be engraved. &C.
The following are the names OF the Board OF
Managers, divided into their respective de-
partments Pine Arts and Educatlon-Charies +.
Alien and Charles s. Arthur; Dwellings-Alexan-
der NJ. Eagleson and George Whiteheld; Dress and
Handlcralt-James ii. Sackett and James Knight;
Engines and Machnery--Walter Shriver and
Robert Weir; Inercommunlcatlon-A. j. Hal
sey and William Rutter; Agriculture and Horti-
culture-NaJnan G. Ely and Frank d. curtis.