New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-21
IT'S DOORS OPEN TO-DAY.
ATT INSTITUTE TO START ON A NEW
YEAR OF WORK.
.,.xv CHANGES IN THE BUnp1NGs-ABoUr 1900
,,,c,7roSs FOR ADMISSION TO THE
CLASSES - NEW TEACHERS AND

CLASSES - NEW TEACHERS AND
COURSES OF STUDY.
p-.,, Institute opens its doors to-day, and
> 600 nupils have already made application
,a,,,ssior. Many changes have been made
i'' n,,a,ne IN the summer months. chief
!" .h,ch is the removal Of the library across
n the new building erected for ts
49,, There are now 60.023 books upon its
- which there are $500 volumes each
=, wrench and German works.
' ,s free reference library for the public
- os free circulating library. All citizens
.n,s city are privileged 10 draw books free OF
children under fourteen years being re-
80, - certain classes. The reference-room
-, aov and evening. and artisans. or those
davs are employed. especially well
- IN the evening hours. The department Is
- ~ technical books of reference Last
,,o-e we're 81 2S3 visitors to this depart
=. consulting 1920 volumes. Teachers are
,,, N draw six books al a time for school
rsa and all can take out two books al a
.o,, the shelves OF the library. Normal
.,.,,s being allowed three. only one TO be OF
fiction. ,.,,- "a
wa s,s IN 1890 has been a great success
rAn-s are over 1000 volumes on its shelves be-
-,,.s those obtained from the institute Ihere
4. collection Of leading periodicals and WORKS
:, rsference The circulation for the last year
..s 81 $50 volumes and there were 1914 Vsi-
,o,s 10 the reading room.
The Long Island Branch, at No. Oh Atiantc
ave had a circulation 70, the year ending AprH
1896 of 1859 volumes. anG 26l3o persons
visited the readng-roon
class 70 train workers In cataloguing mas
hsen opened and another in library economy
7, the main building of the institute there
have been many changes. The art reference
rom, and museum have been removed 10 the Top
eoor Of the new library building. and the siN'H
Aoor Of the main building is now given up 10 'ne
dsnartment Of domestic science with specia
lahora tories for the study of the chemistry Oh
foods and bacterioogy. These will allow OF nner
work than could be done in the old laoora'oie'
which were also used by the High Scnooi'
The fourth and fifth floors are given up to the
ART DEPARTMENTS. and they are expected W NC
even more successful this year than In the past
.u.h,,r W Dow will no instructor of design this
wear also and he will have as assistant hugo
rroalich In the evening Montague Castle VIII
attend 10 the work.
rho ,hird floor is given I'd 70 the domestic art
danar,ment The Railways have been enlarged
ord A,,ed with cases TO contain permanent ex-
hibjtion of the work of the students. such as
dresses. etc.
The office rooms which used TO be on the seo'i'N
floor. are now devoted In part TO the WORK Oh 'i'e
High School classrooms. and as far as possio'e d
permanent exhibit Of the work of the pupils Will
be maintained in them.
The general offices have been established III 'he
deli, cry room Of the former library. ana IN "hat
were the reading and reference rooms the Klhoel
c;.rt-n department training class has peeh rs
asf Nshed while the practice rooms are IN vi
i0urhly-ave and the schools OF the BROOKLYN
Free kindergarten Association are also open 10
pupils of the class The old trade scnooi mas
been altered into a gymnasium. equipped with ali
modern appliances. II viii be ready for WORK IN
November The trade school has been removed
10 the Grand-ave. building. which a-chitecturally
resembles the main building. ca' : better ar
ranged on the inside. There - : oratories or
the steam testing and electrical -sss@s will be To-
Gated as well as the trade classes
There are some new teachers = = year. among
those who have gone away t~.-g Miss X. g.
Camp. for two years instructor n Domestic sci
ence. She has gone 70 Chicago. and her place has
been filed by Miss Eclth Greer. from the latter
city She was graduated from Nassar College in
1889 and after course Of post graduate work at
the Chicago University she taught in Atlanta
Ga.
A l. Rice has been placed in charge Of the de-
partment OF applied electricity. He is a gradu-
ate Of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and