New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-26
THE INSTITUTE BUILDING.

connection with the mission the institute Will be
more extensive than any Of the Others mentioned All
that money and brains and labor can do will be done
toward making 1t the benencel and greatest IN
sttute for manual training science and art in this
country. 1t will be school good enough for the
richest. but IL will reach out for the poorest The
building faces the Armour Mission, and while its ex-
terror does not present quite the imposing appearance
that the Drexe Institute does. the interior is IN
surpassed by any similar structure In the country.
Many have known for months that Mr. Armour
erecting this building for the purposes Of manual
training school, but other than himself knew
acty the conditions that 10 be carried until
the evening Of the day he started for Europe the Rev
f. W. Gunsaulus, pastor OF the plymouth Congrega
tionsl Church, of which Mr. Armour is attendant,
announced that he had been authorized by Mr. Armour
state that it Christmas gift for the boys and
girls of Chicago. Mr.. GunsauuS said few days
The institute will have such relations 10 tie hbnc
schools and the university as viii amply III It for
the preparation Of students for the latter. especially
in the scientific bunchcs. The idea Is 10 establish
institution for the education Of the head. hand and
heart. Mr. Armour's idea in manual trailing is that
everything possible shall be tauft and done that
the muscles shall not be more thoroughly tra.cd than
the moral character and the perception Of truth and
beauty. The student in thlcagos great manual
training school Will be given Tie comprehensive basis
OF a liberal culture His teachers viii form faculty
Of the highest standing obtainable in this country.
The library will be completely supplied with LOos bear
ing not only upon the English language and literature
and the more polite fields ~ leaning bat also upon the
theory and prac | tn inc and {. o-e TIL
which are supposed be In the line Of a manual
training school. Girls who need 10 make "a living.
would Hike have the power 10 make one. though
It may not seem 10 be necessity. viii be taken,
whether rich Or poor and trained I'm the domestic arts.
IL Is proposed 10 make this education bread that
matter what other schools colleges may have taught
the GIRL she may find her learning supplemented the
Armour Institute"
The building proper, which IS about COMPETED, will
cost about $50 900 but when complete with IT. cqp
ported by the from the Arnour Flats, n block
OF the most attractive building that
struced for tencnents, With 213 apartments and the
value Of which is nearly million Of dollars. The
estimated income from these IS about $4,000 year,
OF which $4,000 year Is to be set n.!le for the
Armour Institute and The remainder for the Armour
Mission The structure IS Of stone and marble and
IRON and Is absolutely frcprOof. There Is beautiful
and lavish use Of marble throughout the building all
the wainscoatng and trimmings being OF that material.
and marble columns and arches appear in profu>on.
Every modern appliance I'm perfect ven,ilatiOn I'm
electric lighting ard in steam heating. well I'm
sanitary matters have been supplied. Tie iron stair
WAYS are so vide that the exit from the upper floors
could be promptly made in case Of necessity. On
each floor also there are lavaory, wash-rocm and
cloaltrOOm. each finished of in marble.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
The basement might properly be called the mo
chancal department. for here are the boilers. the en-