New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15
BROOKLYN INSTITUTE REPORT
REPORT on ITS REMARKABLE GRowTH-FTNAS'
GAL CONDITION.

REPORT on ITS REMARKABLE GROWIH-FINAN'
GAL CONDITION.
The annual meeting Of the Brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences held Friday last AMI tho
following officers were elected: president. General
John Il. Woodward vice presidents. the Few. Dr. r.
5. storrs James 3 T. stranahan, Edwin Beers treas
urer, Eugene G.. Backford; secretary, Dr. Robert
Foster; director, Professor Franklin W. Hooper.
President Woodward said that the estimated receipts
for the coming year 10000. and the expenses
$4,000.
DR.. Foster presented report, part Of which was
as follows: one year ago were doing n large
business on a small capital. There was I'm the treas
ury $1,000, and this represented nearly all the
property of the new institute The probable Income
for the year ahead estimated AT 5000. AT date
the treasurer reports N his hands and Invested. cash
and securities S139.O 30 received from the old In
s,tute when 10 this Is added -, 900. subscribed
an endowment fund.- with further pledges amounting
to $4,000 have the total of cash securities
and subscriptions more than S2ooCo, ana when mo
further addition Is made of certain property d the
old Institute I'm library, apparatus and museum arr
ces etc, in all valued at $4,000, We ma tat inc
entire property Of the Brooklyn Institute OF Arts ana
sciences falls but little short of S2jo,ooo.
The last year has witnessed a considerable increase
I'm the membership Of the Institute The number OF
new members added is ol5, making the total acu'e
membership at date go. II Is especially gratifying
TO note that the total loss of membership for the year
by death. resignation and removal from the city since
the old Institute was reorganzed is only l,i Another
fact very encouraging this time Is that the loss III
membership during the year now closed was from AL
causes only twentyseven, which leaves net gain for
the year of 501. one year ago the Institute cOmprsei
twenty three departments In November last The de-
partment of music added, and IN March OF this
year that of pedagogy making twentyh FIVE departments
The department Of painting has cooented with tho
BROOKLYN Art Association in establishing the Brooklyn
school OF Fine Arts. with Messrs Chase shrlaw Rlnnd
and Boston Instructors. The school numbered ITO
pupils and its present quarters having been outSrowr
larger rooms have been secured for the fall opening
The architectural department has established school
for draughtsfncn. with John W. Mckecknie OF the
Metropolitan Museum; Frederick J. Boston and Georse
c. Bracket instructors. Twenty wellknOwn lectur
ers also aided in the instruction. The youngest
daughter Of the Institute is the department Of pedagogy
The meetings Of the different departments and the
OF lectures given under their auspices have
elected not little admiration and gratitude from
the community the Institute seeks to serve. In all
more than two hundred lectures have been gwen
during the year. and the attendance has been
very larse-largcr than In previous year OF either
Institute.
As the public has already been informed arrange
mcnts have been made 10 begin In the fall class
instruction branches OF political science
with a view TO the establishment in the near future
Of a worthy school in This most important subject
Arrangements are completed for "A general course IN
biology at Cold spring lIarbor. L. l.. the coming
summer. We earnestly pleaded for the S.1oooo We
so much need being persuaded that every thou>ahd
tcgcnce. the prosperity. yea and the virtue Of ow
people.