New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06

has membership or 1,lOl, and has not grown
any Of late. But the department of music. now
numbering 1439 members is not ONLY tho ,ar,
est In the Institute, but has grown most rapidly.
having added less than 400 names to its ust
IN the last twelve months Fine arts comes
fourth. with GS7 members. ninety-one of whom
new Photography ranks sixth, and botany
seventh, their respective memberships being
80 and Dol 1t should be remarked. however
that while ia general way the number of
names on the roll Of a department gives
indication of the interest taken in it's work. yet
there exceptions to the rule. Perhaps the
most striking example Of this sort is affo. Gcd
by the department of geography. which has less
than 200 members but offers such numerous
and powerful attractions in the way Of lectures
as to secure an aggregate attendance of 11COO
to 10000 in the course of season. 1t thus
proves a close rival of the departments of music
and philology. with from six to eight times the
membership. There other divisions Of the
Institute in which, perhaps, only eight monthly
lectures are given each season. with an aver
age attendance of less than 100
PROMINENT MEN WHO HAVE LECTURED.
Here a few of the prominent people in
Brooklyn whose voices have been heard on the
Institutes platform within the last two years:
Professor Franklin w. Hooper, director of the
Institute: Professor William II. Goodyear cura-
tor of fine arts: the late DR.. Charles H. Hall,
DR.. Lyman Abbott the Rev S. d. Mcconnell,
the Rev. William 1. Nichols Professors Truman
J. Backus and John S. Mckay of the Packer
Institute: Professors w C. Peckham and Henry
lick, of Adelphi College, Professors Peter T.
Austen. Henry l.. Northrop and Rufus Sheldon
or the Polytechnic; Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller
Mrs Cornelia Il. Hood. Rossiter w. Raymond
DR.. Joshua II. Van Colt, Garrett =. Serviss
Lieutenant r. l.. Peary. Lyman A. Best, c. f.
Emery. James Hambet Percival Chubb. Alex
ader Black. Braincrd Kellogg. DR.. James Cruk-
shank and Dr. II. G. Hanchett.
Among the Well known Newly orlsers who
have favored the Institute Professors Rees
Giddngs. Hal.ock. Woodward, Jackson. Ham
bin and Puoi1. Of Columbia University: Pro-
lessons Stevenson. Stoddard and Russell. of the
University of New-York: +. Hopknson Smith,
Edmund Clareace Stedman. Miss Proctor and
that famous trio OF musical critics. III ssrs Kreh-
biel Henderson and F'nc,S.
From still greater distances have come John
Fiske Edward Everett Hale. Homer Il.
Sprague. George Cable William Elliott Griis.
William James. George Trumbull Ladd. Arthur
T. Hadley. John Burroughs. Woodrow Wilson,
J. Mark Baldwin. Miss Parloa, Henry G. Spauid-
Ing. L. c. Mendenhall General Greedy Wash
ington T. Booker Andrew S. Draper T. j.
Houston. John Graham Brooks. Rhys Davids. II.
Morse Stevens and a. Laurent do Villeroy.
PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS
come an active member of three or four depart
ments and to enjoy any slight exclusive privi-
leges which may be granted only to those who
identify themselves especially with one Of the
subordinate organize tions: but the weekly ticket
which is issued to members admits them to all
OF the meetings. lectures and exhibitions OF the
other departments for which pecuniary
charge is made. AS these are more than five
hundred in number. the member gets a good
deal for his money. II he only takes advantage
Of it.
Several special schools conducted by the
departments OF painting architecture, political
science and zoology. That first mentioned af-
fords instruction in drawing ana painting from
life and still life. in decorative design and model
ling. The connection OF William NJ. Chase
Walter Shiraw. Professor Goodyear and Miss
Louise Both Hendriksen with this art school is
q sufficient index OF its character. The school
OF biology. at Cold Spring Harbor Long Island.
affords exceptionally fine advantages in the way
OF laboratory apparatus and instruction to
students of elementary zoology. cryptogamic or
phRnogamic botany and bacteriology
Exhibitions. lasting several days at a time
are given every year by the art school and the
departments of photography. architecture and
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