The sun., 1900-10-31
MUSEUM or ARTS NEW NALL OPENED.
city, CIT 60 the People for the Advancement
of Art and science.

A large audience filled the new auditorium
of the Metropolitan Museum Of Art at rS pres
entltiou yesterday afternoon 10 tho museum
trustees on behalf of the city. " IL 'he Guy
aim TO provide in the new auditorium hall
devoted 10 the advancement Of sci'nce and
art and the enlightenment of the pcopl" and
I'm which rich and poor will be alik" welcome
The presentation speech was MADE by lT'-l-
dent CmuScn ~ the Park Board MIR. 'lnu,"n
briefly rocouutcd the history Of the museum
aud concluded by saying:
The city ha- Chcerfully and literally pro-
vided the buildings, policcd and main'aa.--
them. but never in the slightest degree has II
attempted to interfere with the management
of the museum such management, the con-
troll Of the exhibits Of the library. OF the leol-
ures and Of everything pertaining 10 them
has most properly been left to the control OF
the very competent gentlemen who have been
trained for such service II Is only by holding To
this policy that our noble institution has, pro-
Src-sed 80 marvcllously IN the past ana "Hl
continue to prosper IN the lutut';
Morris X. Jesup, President of the trustees
accepted the new hall IN brict speech: ON
the platform were about Twenty-Five ot the
museum trustees and gucsts among whom
were Comptroller Coler, Charles i skinner
the state Superintendent OF Public destruction.
William f. Dodge, 7. A. IIavemeycr and Andrew
H. Green. Brief addresses were made by
MIR. lOlrr, MT. NklnlltT, III IL W is'IIIlkti
and Bishop Potter.
Mr Colcrs speach was plea for the sup.
plemetral education Of tho great numbers OF
children who at present are forced To leave
school at about the age of IS He asserted that
IL was a paying investment To- the city 10 main
tain high schools and II necessary to purchase
scholarships in oth'- institutions for TINS class
He mentioned the S3.uOO,OOO which the city viii
grant in few days Tor the building OF tho new
public library and the establishment lart year
Of five free circulating libraries In Brooklyn.
This year, he declared. the appropriation would
permit this number to be doubled
The great problem that i being faced In
New York" said MT Coler, is the prObem
Of pure government The symmetrical de-
yropment Of the individual citizen means
better government
Supt skinner spoke of hc relations between
the State educational department aud the
museum In the problem of cducatlon, he
snid everybody was nm eNpnnSiOuist Bishop
Potter spoke briefly of the value of IN" work
Of the museum ~, It appeared To one who bore
no official connection with the institution but
was merely n beneficiary Al the close OF the
speaking "A few views of the Paris Exposition
were shown and were atterwdrd explained
by Prof Albert = Bickmorc
The new auditorium i a lofty, arched hall.
the color scheme Of which Is pure white. II
has q seating capacity Of l.JbO Around three
sides runs deep gallery Tho Interior Il
spacious and beautiful, the acoustic properties
excellent A carefully arranged electrical pro-
lection apparatus combines with lecture screens,
twenty-five feet square. made Of solid plaster
to bring out the best qualities OF the slides OF
the four large stereoptiCon lanterns which Will
be used in the lectures