The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-20

fiock 70 the Institute and are among
it- most enthusiastic supporters. Inc
women's clubs furnish another contingent
democracy, the Institute deserves the
palm There N something Tor every
one. rich or poor, educated or uneducatHd
All that h neoessary h a desire Tor kno~l-
edge and culture.
for any grade OF intellectual need. IL
has hack % & thu hest brains and character
and ability oil . great city. II conniands
the thought and time Of many oil the m3-,
prominent men Of Brooklyn, In all walks
Of life. The officers Of the institution
number lawyers, bankers, physlctan-.
preachers. as well a. professional -cho,srs'
business ability and practical worldly
wisdom Offset academic theory.
There h no organization In the country
that cnli.ts more uEremunefated ana
able public service: and the end and aim
Of the men who have given themselves
un-elfishly to tho welfare 81 the in-tilute
has been TO waken a public perrp,l1n
OF the nesd 81 education and then AMY
that need wherever aud In whatever iotth
II apusarN Nothing can measure the
scoI-e Of such a movement, and itr SuuS,s-
shows that II Il developing along VI" rlRh'
lines and upon n practical basis
From every side help has poured ihto
the Undertaking Ther- have tssn var
ious large lequests. though $4,000 ~ the
largest addition 20 the endowment tn,d
sine. Mr.. Graham's original S:'Vo ih'
life membership fee of slOp has rollcd up
a goodll sum The rSsoCiai" ih,lhL'I,
ship, with it, iL'tiation Zee ~ 81. ahd
it, annual duc- q q. furnishes a ARG
revenue. yet l. merely a nominal sun, w
view uf tho privileges II %in-ires, ~" 'P'il
door 10 SO lectures during the SEASON 81
thirty-siN weekn. aud IA" az" OF hhiarirS'
. collections. No.
0 Tor sr..cinl courses and privileges the
f,es are al,moe, al-urdly small vet The
nunt-r 81 attendants make, the t"thl
amount considerable. The ~p"rWhh,n. rh,
dowment fund 4 s2SGoi7 brings m a Ey'u
income Tho CITY Of New lpik furnishes
a Ilcrnl sum frr the car" of the museum
There H. always a ready pom Ia bplh
Bronklyn and Manhattan 10 calls ioi si"'cla4
z~ubeCHptluu. u,
only a year ago the DIRECTOR decid"d
that y was desirable 90 buy W U.s.,
pictures rrpresaf Ting the life Of 'hrlSi
NJ Ti.sot at a prica IL tBn.O0 Tie lu-u-
tutr callssi upon IT, fnends for The amount
which was promptly subscribed
Tho accumulation Il valuable collections
illustrative u art and science had a ic"
y,ar. proyipus Z, 'hi- made II nsc,ssary
for the Institute g. have ntuug quarters
for them. aud the Institute had taken a
iDn-vrar loasc Of Il, ven and rev"n-ien'N.
acres ~ hand on Prospect Hrights ana
with the help Of IA" city q bull aIu
equipped the rr-t section 81 the museum
Al, A cnst IF SxS5 Dp. II was thought tir'i
that IA. large building would IT, ample
for muasum lurp.-s Many prophets
insisted TINT u would mover m" t'l'd l"i
so ,~nuy rifts were made so the ln-'ttui',
50 unry iuan collections offered. ~ many
object. acquired hy purcia-", that az the
time of IT.. T,s-u' purchase. Only 'ht'''
wears later. the museum wac iull Z" over
lowing and IL was necessary :" hsih a
~eCl.d section.
Tlis b. now nearly completed, NJ a cost
Of ab.u, siuUp The basement viii con-
tain "A large auditorium ihc hrst moor
will L. the hail uf -culp'ure and casts
Tn. .a.,rnd and third fpor- viii
dat- the -ciont iic collections.
Il L. In these scientific treasure. that the
Institute Museum l. wonderfully ron
There are some COOL specimens ~ palntlhI
md scult ,ur. but II Will he hong before 10
,Iosa hnce, the BrDoklvu mus. rum can
cumpa,c with IT, Older rival, ~ repro
ductinns Of historic art. II II, huW.N'f
well eouiprsst. and it. casts are excellent
while III. imnru~c collections o' photo
graphs 81 architecture and paintings ar
Invahahle To students and might move
the Metropolitan to envy
Their. l. another Institute Nurehn
which il ar interesting and valuable exLer1,
mrnt the Children's MUSEUM ~ bfNiivru
park This museum was s~iahirii'd Tor
the cspecial benefit 81 Young Ieupie %,
tween q and ~. The dirrcinrs ihHur-
that there vas a ~Chooi-child puhlir "l
.0O0a IN Hruuhlyu and thai tNu-e children
had A. rood n righ' To- a." benefits OF tl'
Ins,i,ute n. their Older brothers and sisters
SO a museum wa established Ter the eht'f'
tainment and instruction OF chllireh' 'Alo
the child who cant find instruction anc
Amusement in IL II Abnormal "hi." ''
prooklyn parent or teacher who d"'.Si
make Use Of IL IL eNceptlonaH' ioohNh
Tn idea has been TO hrrng together col
lections in every branch ii lpca na'Ira
history tina. could interest children. ana V
. l...s - .N.rN nAaaIlNn nffFAfflNe " ~
the most important subjects OF n child
education and daily life. In the geological
CAsa- are eNhihiis Illustrating insect meta
morphosis large dif~sctible model.oi typica
animal forms, such a. snhlls' O'sr' ~.
,ha, can be taken apart down Ca the Yer,
smallest detail ~ their structure. coliec
,ions Of specimens illustrating the nv" his
tories Of various insects and ~inal ahlihhi-
Tho botanical department shows ARG
diserctible models Of flowers and plants
leaves and blossoms and roots aud stem
that come 10 pieces In "A fashion To deiigh
any child'- heart, and yet can he put TO
grther again, which In more than can u
done with real flowers, and makes M
models douhly fascinating ,n'rc AZ
charts. too. and collie tion> OF lowers AM
fungi The geological cases show childrei
MI the interesting features OF IN" rock
and soil around their homes, Of the pave
ments and the yards and the parks. 80
The great human Industries are Nus
,ra,ed ,bs raw product. the proce<sr
OF Manufacture. and the completed prod
not being shown. Geography - mad
/, A delight Nv the way II u illustrated
!, Altogether the " odd children
museun n one Of the Institutes best .oS
nerimonts and II il n pity that every chi
In Brooklyn does not make use OF " n
, a matter Of fact. II ~ 10 h. qh"rtione
whether a large percentage of IN" grown
, uu- wouldn't find the Children Sl-tui
: more fascinating than the hcture- o
Mycenran az, and Plato's philosophy an
, Roman b~asilicas to which ~ many OF thei
4 pin their faith.
, ' One could talk all day. Of features Z
/ che Institutes work which haven't "
been touched upon OF the cstehsio
= work following the lines OF universlt
extension of 'he readings ana demon
: ,,rations. the clubs. the srcieties' w
: meetings. the exhibitions, the Ihrar'
the practical work for social betternlehn
: fac mas. of the work u astounding u
,snssihilitics for the improvement oi
: Community are tremendous ana Nhe
= one considers tina this achievement
entirely an affair 81 the last eNchIy. ~,
. wears. and practically IN" outcome ot t,nn
|, las, ten years, one stands ainsl"n nn
!, M. piotis Eneas Of blessed memory
MS pf uPhgN PtREI.