The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-03-04

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books sAaa.a ls tsps >, the LIBRARY
Every night each tsos i pat IL il
proper ace ga 81, shelves TAis i.
trary . sade5 lbs ehafgt 4 a board q
trustees. which board is required 70
aake report ansuAly 70 the Legisla
tufe y To state
We have Another most important 10.
slitulion the city. iouaded and sup
ported BY The msniheenes q single
individual refer 70 The Cooper
Upioa About quarter Of seatury
Agu Mr. Peter Cooper, a prosperous
add benevolent citizen. conceived the
idea 81 louudinE an institution which
shosid be foF the special benefit Of the
5 abofiag classes Tie result Was that
10 1851 Mr. Cooper handed over TO q
board Of trustees the buildipg kBown
a. the Cooper Uuion, situated =, the
junction u The Third and Fourth ave-
hues Of where tbs Bowery begins. The
cost Of Tie building with some iarni.
ture was $3.50, 228. From that time TO
1919. period Of little over twenty
years. the trustees have expended over
1888 600 In giving Tree instruction 10
lbe people The annual expenses
which now amount to about $45, 900 are
derived from the rents Of stores, Offices,
&C 10 the building aud FROM 40 endow-
ment Of $780, 600 since made by Air.
Cooper. II was part OF Mr. Cooper's
plau lhat toe institution should be self
supporting; that is. the rents Of such
portions 81 the building AZ could be
used for business purposes aud the in-
come from the money endowment
should be suficieHtto keep the suilding
10 repair aud pay the necessary expen-
SEES Of tho institution. To show briefly
what the work is, ! quote from the last
report as follows: "The past years
expenses have been $44 800; with this
expenditure the trustees have maintain.
ed during eight months Of the year a
system u day and evening schools in
which 1856 pupils have been taught
tile rudiments Of science and art. Tho
free reading room has been kept open
every day from "a. N. until 10 P. N.
win daily attendance averaging at
times over 0l0 in winter Besides
this, FREQ lectures nave been given In
Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, En-
gIish Literature. Rhetoric, aud Eloeu-
ton, by the respective Professors OF
these subjects, each professor lecturing
two or three times week in the small
lecture rooms of the institution In
the large hall Of the Cooper Union
every Saturday evening during the en-
tire winter great audiences have been
drawn to hear popular lectures on
scientific subjects, :" The following
are the departments ia operation let,
the free reading room and library 2nd,
free school for women in wood engrav-
ing; 80, the free night school for
science 4th, the free art school for
women; 9th. free school Of telegraphy
for women 9th, the free school Of art
Tth. the Saturday night lectures for tho
people. These statistics are sufficient
to show The character and scope Of
this noble institution. One OF the
pleasantest things connected With il 10
the fact that the reyered founder, Mr.
Peter Cooper, is still living, aud almost
daily seen at the Union where he takes
an infinite delight in witnessing the
prosperity and usefulness Of the insti-
tuition which bears bis name.
The imposing building Of the Ameri-
eau Bible Society stands close by the
Cooper Union occupying q whole block
snd just across the street from the
Bible Society is the grand store of A.
t. Stewart 4 Co which also occupies
full block. These three buildings,
together with the Astor library which
il but few hundred feet distant, make
grand center IN tie part Of the city
where they are located The Bible so.
ciety bas an immense building which
il owns free OF all Indebtedness. 1t
cost about 5000 coo. The rentals
from the portions not occupied by the
society amount to something more than
$40 600 pei aunum. Will this income
the necessary expenses are paid, 80 that
no portion Of the contributions from
the people goes to pay salaries, repairs,
or taxes. NEW YoRK.
OBITUARY
Tie sudden death Of Mr. Geo. +
Boyntop, u Factory Point, from par
alysis Of tie heart, which occurred last
Thursday morning filed many hearts
10 the community with sadness MI
Boyntou wac bora 10 Metbersield. VI.
Feb 18Th, 1916 lie removed to this
town IN 1855 and was for many years
Ia .Ae lumbcr business aud for the last
isW yeafs ia lhe insurance business.
Deceased had Sect a consistent aud IN