New-York tribune., 1900-05-30
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE.
COOPER UNION REPORT.
INCREASED USEFULNESS MADE POS
SIBLE BY GIFTS OF THE YEAR.

In the forty first annual report OF Cooper Union
issued yesterday. Edward Cooper John E. Parsons,
r. Fulton Cutting and Abram S. Hewitt the trus-
tees. outline the be made of the s25oo addi-
uonal income provided by Andrew Carnegie's gift
of $500. 600 and by Edward Cooper and A 5. Hewitt,
in the year just closed. The plans which the trus-
tees have decided upon will go into effect at the
beginning of the school year. next October. Here
tofore the school year has been practically limited
six months class work. II has been decided TO
increase the time TO eight months. This addition
to the term of instruction will enable students TO
the present in four years instead OF
five, heretofore. The fifth year then be de-
voted TO the practical application of the scientific
knowledge acquired in the classes.
The chemical laboratory is to be extended so as
TO accommodate at least hundred pupils. Last
year forty-four taken in, while twice that
number were excluded for want of room. The
physical laboratory is also to be extended. Both
laboratories with increased equipment, will be
open during the day well in the evening. and
in this way one hundred and fifty students will be
accommodated in each.
The additional funds will make possible also
enlargement of the scope of the art department
What might be termed art laboratory will be
established. the work in which Will be directed to
the application of art to the purposes OF decora-
ton. 1t is believed the number of persons who
will desire to take advantage of this depart
nent VIII & be large. re- requiring all the space on the
moved to the second floor, thus excluding all the
tenants fS who have heretofore occupied offices on
When the three laboratories have reached their
full development all the stores the first floor
will be required for the art classes for the
tension of the physical laboratory. Arrangements
have been made TO occupy at once the largest of
the stores fronting Astor Place for the model
ling classes.
The trustees believe that many workmen who
have met difficulties too great for removal at home
VIII come to New-York for brief periods of instruc-
uon Arrangements will be made by which such
pupils may crafty their wish. though the at
tendance be limited to single week or month.
Graduation from the city nigh schools will admit
TO the laboratory courses of the union
Owing to the great number of visitors, now. about
sixty thousand month. the capacity of library
and reading rooms is practically exhausted In the
development of the school upon the plans the
space now occupied by the library and reading
rooms viii eventually be needed. The trustees
suggest that the 69th Regiment armory,
the street, would be suitable for this department
when it is vacated by the militia, and announce
that they will apply to the Commissioners OF the
Sinking Fund at the proper time for the of
the armory. They state that fund of S25O,000 will
be available for carrying the reading room,
when the city shall allow Cooper Union to occupy
the two upper floors of the armory building.
of the Womans Art School held last night.
Tonight the mems art department will give its
annual reception, and tomorrow night the forty
first annual commencement exercises will be held.