New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-13
PRICE THREE CENTS.
A NOBLE GIFT TO CHICAGO.
7. D. ARMOUR PRESENTS A SPLENDID
BUILDING TO THE CITY.
HOME OF TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL
EDUCATION MAGNIFICENTLY ENDOWED
IT WILL RANK WITH TIE DRExEL
INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA AND
THE PRATT INSTITUTE OF
BROOKIYN.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Philip d. Armour, the milL-
ionaire packer, started tonight for New-York, on
his way to Europe, leaving behind him Christ
mas gift Of over Sl,500,000 to the city OF
Chicago. Absolutely unknown to the public, work
has been going on for year past toward tho
erection Of q magnificent fve-story building In
Armour-ave., and it is now nearly ready for
occupancy. This building will be known as the
Armour Institute and will be to Chicago all that
the Drexel Institute is to Philadelphia and the
Pratt Institute to Brooklyn. This building Is
only small part Of the gift. In addition 10
it. and for its support, Mr.. Armour gives
81, 100000. All that money and brains and LABOR
can do will be done toward making it the greatest
institute for manual training, science and art IN
this country.
Mr. Armour conceived this idea years ago, and
the plans have been carefully gone over with
George W. Childs, John ]. Black and Mr.. Armour's
sons, Ogden and Philip. The building and tho
funds for the support are to be turned over 70
a board of directors II is expected that tho
school will open on the first Of next September.
During the next few months the most complete
arparatus obtanable for every branch and
library bearing upon every line Of study Will be
secured In addition to the building and elaborate
apparatus for teaching electricity, physics and
chemistry. fine library and perfect gymnasium,
Mr. Armour puts behind the Institute and the
Armour Mission his gift of Sl,4000O0, giving
to the former an annual income of $4,000 and
TO the latter $4,000
The building has been erected, and Is now
being finished without regard to expense In the
basement will be placed the electric plant, and
here will be located the students in forging ana
iron work On the first floor is library sixty
feet square Woodworking and the rooms
for reception and for the president of the lnsti-
tute are also located here. TN the second nooE
are the chemical laboratory, the chemical lecture
room, the physical laboratory, the physical APP
paratus-room the physical lecture-room, ana
electrical-rooms The third floor will be used by
students in freehand drawing, mechanical ana
architectural drawing and in commerce and busl-
ness The fourth floor is devoted to the domestic
sciences there being departments Of cooking, dress
making, millinery and kindred studies. On this
floor are also recitation, lecture and class rooms
At one end Of the fifth floor is the gymnasium,
sixty by fifty-three feet. At the other end IS
the technical museum Connecting the two are
dressing g-rooms for the gymnasium ana elaborate
bathrooms fitted up in white marble;
The faculty of the Institute VIII be OF une
highest standing, and it is Mr.. Armours desire
that students may have opportunities 70 prepare
for the higher universities or practical work In
any field of mechanical or scientific labor. livery
noSsible convenience for scient Iic research ana
OK periments will be provided. The Institute Is NOV
located in a fashionable portion of the city ana
Mr. Armour's idea in placing IL where he mas IA
said 10 he to nut the Institute among thoSs
whom it will most benefit