The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-01-03
3 NAL OF THE PARIS

: lree stories are rented, the lower be-
hg the great hall in which meetings
iFe :leld the next is OIL level with
ne street, and consists entirely o!
otores; the next is made up of Offices,
snted for various purposes, and the
i5oms Of the American Institute. All
'tove this is dedicated to the work
"f the Cooper Institute, and is de
ootd to Science and Art. The rents
We sacred to the work of the Insti-
ate, and are destined to be its sup
ItDrt forevermore. About IL o'clock
p every week day, somewhere about
ole building, little, slight old man
'1n be seen, that casual passer-by
g fould scarcely notice. His dress is
"Pfy plain, and his manner so unob-
Vfusive, that one would never suspect
That he was the man who erected that
W asst building, and presented it to the
'por of the city of New York, to be
pfeir property forever. His weight
Han scarcely be hundred pounds !;
Cts hair is long, and his beard is shayen
nhelow his chin, which leaves his face
oelrrounded by a hairy fringe. Every
say he makes his round through the
.brary, and that part of the building
n,ehere the pupils are collected for free
"1.lucation. The art school for females
A1ay be called a grand institution !;
u. ere are congregated four hundred
houng women and girls, and all that
e' required Of them is a good charac-
sc4r, to secure them all the advantages
'9yf the school. This department is in
" ended to help those who are poor,
nd who desire to help themselves.
~ he whole of the fourth floor is sur
il,,ndered to this department, where
*. .undreds are being taught the rudi-
u lents Of art, which will enable many
"'df them to occupy an honorable posi-
= aon in the community. Nowhere
N ave | seen SO many contepted and
Ill Apply faces as among the art students
'1'' It tho Cooper Institute, and the work
a'''r '''roduced BY some Of them would do
y sredit to our best art galleries. while
! IN the subject of art, | might mention
T hat seventy six pictures, sold at auc-
7 ! lion the other night, brought 233,50O.
y The pictures belonged to private
I collection, and cost originally over
fBol52OO,OO Next above the art school
for females are the rooms devoted to
n9!scientiGc lectures, and here, each
illfweek, are free lectures on science and
MART On the next story above is the
eylibrary, and here, from the hour it
"opens in the morning till it closes at
night, hundreds of poor young men
- and women pore over books, newspa-
pers and magazines, without money
d and without price. Every thing is
= plain, but orderly and quiet; the at
f. tendants move abont quickly and 81
lently, so that no one may be dis
II turbed. 1t is a pleasant sight Of a
I morning to see old Peter Cooper walk
j ing around among the readers, un-
! known to most of them, but stopping
here and there to exchange kindly
word with some of the poor students,
who, by his aid, are carving their way
to fame and fortune. Thousands of
poor young men and women are thus
aided, not only to help themselves but
, others, and to become ornaments to
, the community in which they live.
} Peter Cooper has now passed four
| score, and it can not be long before he
) must be called away but when that
t hour shall come, and l hope, for the
sake Of humanity, it may be still far
off. New York will have lost no nobler
citizen in the present century than
, Peter Cooper, who leaves behind him,
r as gift to humanity, one of the no.
blest benefactions on the American
continent. ".M
The week has been lively one
| among the butter aud cheese men, who,
? after a two weeks siege, have just
brought their exhibit at the American
} Institute to a close. We are now toll
| erably certain that there is something
: else besides oleomargerine in the mar
) ket. We had butter from the far
East, and butter from the far West, a
5 good deal from the North, and none
: from the South. All the materials
were there, and ready for inspection !:
? cows of every imaginable breed, and
| all of them so nice and slick that
3 every fellow felt as if he'd like to own
r a COW /; there were short horns and
; long horns, fat horns and thin horns,
9 Durhams, Devonshires, Alderneys,
!, Ayrshires, Kerry cows and Munster
D bulls, and calves suggestive of super
r lative veal outlets and snperfne dress
!, boots. Dozens of men were engaged
' in illustrating the excellence of re-
3 volving churns, cooling pans, cheese