New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
DEVOTED TO LEARNING.
DEDICATION OF THE NEW HOME OF THE
BROOKLYN INSTITUTE.
,,,pprss,vr CEREMONIES IN WHICH \ REPRE-
SENTATIVE BROOKLYN GATHERING JOINED
ADDRESSES BY PRESIDENT ELIOT OF
HARVARD. A. A. HEALY AND 9TH
EEs-GIFT OF A FLAG FROM
L. s. GRANT lost.

The 'beautiful white marble pile OF the BrooK-
ION Irsti,ute OF Arts and Sciences. which STANDS
on one OF the highest points or the CITY, Oh tie
Eastern Parkway was yesterday dedicated win
earnest and thoughtful exercises Although 'ne
nrcsent structure is large, stately ana ciass''
every one present knew that the exercises "e'e
% dedicate only a section OF what VIII be one OF
the most majestic buildings in the country IL II
Is ever completed.
Outside Of the spacious lecture hall there huns
a large elevation plan OF the building as piail'ie'
with its great white domes and coonnaces. froI"
this il could be seen that the flnisheo sec'io" 10
only about an eighth Of the great palace VI
learning of the future.
A more representative Brooklyn audiehce
could scarcely have been gathered together than
the several thousand men and women Oh ou''u'o
that took part in Yesterdays dedicatory services
and programme in which DR.. Charies W.
Eliot. president Of the Harvard Universi'y' tne
Rev DIR LYMAN Abbott, and Bishop Charles H.
Mcdonnell took part was certainly worthy oi
the occasion.
The lecture room is on the second Noor' JUS
walls are hung with portraits of celebrated
Americans part Of the loan exhibition Ihere
was no attempt at other decoration except 'nd'
silk American flags We're hung from the speaA
ers' desk and used in drapins the o'oai' ~.
trait Of George Washington and the PoI'l"'' u
CAPTAIN Reid, who planned the nag.
L. s. Grant Post. G. a. r. was rouhoiy ap-
nlauded as it entered the hall bearing oeau-
tiful silk flag which was to be It's gilt 20 urre
Institute The members were in full uhilV INFORM
and beside Commander William j. McneNe!
walked Colonel Albert d. Shaw. commander Ul
the Department of New-York Inc posi- -
MED seats reserved for ii in front and 10 the
left Of tn, aisle .s 1y.o,v
1t was $50 p when A. augustus rieais
president and Franklin W. Hooper uirec.oi
Of the Institute. walked up the aisle, ioioWe9
by the guests of honor. President Eiot ana
Nayor Wurster. They were warmly afp!auueu
Besides the speakers, there sat on the pa
form the venerable j. 5. I. Strananah the
Rev DR. r. g. Storrs. Felix Campbell, Wlillam
3 Davenport the Rev DR. Lyman Abbott, the
Rev. Dr. Charles r. Baker Eugene u. Black
ford Colonel Henry I. Chapman. Henry W..
Maxwell ex-Mayor Charles A. Schieren'
Charles A. Moore. ex-Mayor David A. Boody,
James Mcmahon Frank Squier and William r..
Maxwell Among the heads Of departments
who occupied the first row were Dr. James
Cruikshank Professor John MickeDorough'
William L. Felter, James s Kemp, the Kew.
George D. Hust, James Namblet and Chafies
f. Emery. In the audience were the Kew T..
W McCarty pastor Of ST. Augustines Churcn;
John D. Kelley Edward II. Swanstrom presi-
dent Of the Board of Education; eX-Mayor
Frederick A. Schroeder Nathaniel r. Spragpe'
Commissioner of Buildings Bush, the KEY.
Cortland Myers. Election Commissioner Ban
and q G Martin superintendent Of the Bridge.