New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15

to 60 down. ,a. o,,r ,,s,orv 20 these humble be-
giunngs and glad and grateful that we may
And yet in still deeper sense IL IS not ssgn our
lie here that the cornerstone Is found by me vass
bUIlSnes, with this coming palace for the mind
this noble and enduring cathedral OF learn ng ION
physical sense completes its foundation repre-
senting typically those earlier institut ons SUI hot
Material is the spIendd suparstructure hereafter 70
arise 1t is upon that IG59u eyer rH ba4y here
toforc among us has continually rninistered, VIII
ethical Christian work Here, elsewhere, the
moral governs Tie things which are common are
aspiration and purpose of the community around
this lofty centre form the real force generic ana
governing which is 10 mould eNaIt. sus'ah, w,
vast institution for which we look. That spirit IL
IS which has mo'ed the city by corporate a aiin
this noble site and furnish the narrow pecuniary
mate museum, and the spirit is one as strong and
: hne it = also general, inspiring IN US m
fuence, whose potency and promise we may Kho"
What the prevailing temper among seeks and
demands what it builds this iate:y structure 10
wb.cb viii persisentiy radiate that life through all
details of its administration. The temper Of pubic
enterprise and courage in the city at large when
impoverished or any way enfeebled by what has
thus been planned and done; IL IS TO De father
th;ngs in tn future Therefore the Guiding now TO
be erected s not designed to meet present needs
only but by successive and nj en'arge.nenSS' d.
they called for to BE- equal to future 9L vas!
proportions. When The Apprentices Library
v3s ORGANIZED the population Of the Town was I'D
cfaliy AM roughly estimated az about nine thou;
ssnG." After the Lyceum Building had advanced
toward Is completion the number OF the :nhaD.-
ans as asreriGel by the Gesqs' Mad sien %
the cf2 IS probably more than lJ6V5o and is IN
creasing with constant rapidly. Atter stSty bid
hood and hose VINO find in It their pleasant homes
surely ere long to be reckonel IN mL.lions, we
lreln that this last shall front coming years
VIA no tb,i snail sTppjv what Is needed within
oral
come that its aim shall be Snsle out tba It's dirage
ana an ne nobs Esn ana hope when others
must faal. But the present is ours and so ours
prophecy II is good to know that however far
the city may extend the spacious ana sPen sya
aceIs the horizon from the river and the bay to
The unresng sea viii stu continue pieein!ne mt
honor OF this queen City of the Atlantic slope,
It's people in SPITE Of whatever financial pressures,
Independently OF all political differences, the IN
and fitting home, make the city more rch IN
attraction, more rich in fame, to De to IT, to ne
S may ii the IF future hisSek a il ali hope ''
ST. Clair McKelway, representing the Board of
Regents OF New-York State, then spoke. saying in
part:
Mr.. Chairman and Friends; The institute il tie
best testimony Of the nineteenth century in Brook
is wnssS ie s aunde
It's recreatOrs and its consituency-a larger CON
ganization in either of these cities by the
regard what a man knows and has done as OF more
Wealth is not worth by institute standards unless
worthy. Refes are not an honor unless UNI tney are
a public trust Money Is not merit unless II -
the almoner OF the humanit.es This building VIII
be an incenuve to study, not to soriidness The
collection OF structures OF which this will be the
INK witch they viii contain and the words Of
knowledge, appeal and counsel to which they viii
resound-will be moral and Intellectual expression
and power here let us hope forever u.s ,ooAoa
nd IN
sound culture which Brooklyn early won and has
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soon to be mill.onsfrom the contagion OF cupdity
stead of less just across the river 1t needed to
add to the repute of city Of churches and Of
and OF the arts so that here shall be for all the
the monopoly or the opportunity OF me lew ms y
to be the centre and fountain-head OF temple OF
for Sone less Sy than s ali Pfq the people TIE
4 great nation Is better than a saving series of
area sn arsfocracy of arnas EdGdaon deserves
be numbered with ilfe liberty ana the pursuit OF
The institute is step toward the recognition OF THIS
depress the race to dull uniformity Of content
From a believer in the wrongfuness OF the use
of the taxing power for more than elementary edu-
cational facilities have grown into a believer of
the duty OF the OF the taxing power tor all eiu.
cationa purposes for all the people. The right OF
| the free school holds in it for me the right OF the
! srtute. The socitude of the state should be for
It's people. not for its plutocratS; for It's Millions
not for its mllliOnaircs. except they are part or
It's people. That soicitgde should insure veil
educated citizenship That citizenship would IN
turn be an insurance against The perlis whlch stu
make elective rule doubtful experiment. Th.s In,
citizenship. II is q hostage to liberty regulated and
! preserved by law. The care OF the higher edue1-
| ton which it inctes is the FUNCTION of The state
| Board OF Regents. The honor of representing that
/ board here IS mine to-day Therefore, with all my
heart say OF this institute: May IL be perpetual
May 1t erelong be Tree Great a. has been its prog
! rcss from its foundation until row, may It's
| no owe e
nation OF all its ntents and possibilities And may
! tint structure proceed from cornerstone to top
stone with the pr4acs and prayers Of ali the people
| 1t j. meant to bless. and with their shoutings OF
President Low OF Columbia. gave the last address
of the afternoon extending to Brooklyn the congrat
ulations OF Nsw-York City. He said:
Mr. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen: 1t is a
monies Of this occasion need not say 10 this audi
ence that rejoice in everything that helps TO make
diatc upon the evident value 10 the city of the
Brooklyn Institute OF Arts and Sciences. AS the
| York. | am glad to bring to you the greetings and
! congratulations Of your sister city on this happy
occasion. and especially on behalf of the colleges
value of the services OF the Brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences in the cause OF public education
The history OF this institute seems to me to be re-
! pete with instruction and encouragement For
I many years after its initial activities had died
/ away II lay dormant so much so that IL Is doubt
! ful whether any considerable number OF the people
! Of Brooklyn could have told what the Brooklyn
/ Institute was. what II intended to do In
| the funess Of time. however. man with vision
found. and. In "A happy moment he was made
/ the practical executive of the institute Then il
speedily began to appear what the institute could
] be. Few men In Brooklyn now are ignorant OF it's
| existence To-day we are gathered to celebrate the
headquarters. II IL hereafter TO conduct the activ
! ties Of s new and enargng life. ask you to mo-
tice briefly the elements that enter into this inter
csting and suggestive history OF the Brooklyn Inst-
tutc of Arts and Sciences First OF ALL In the day OF
,ttFlr fh.r.