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Wits, however, wholly reiKiid h.v th(> i)iipils. 44ie $50J><k» for the 

 institute proper is divided, in round lunnbers, as follows: Salaries. 

 128,500; eost of temporarv exhibitions, ^7.40(1: heatino- and liojitino-, 

 $4,300; printing (17 eatalogues and the like, and many circulars). 

 12,400; postag-e, $2,800; insurance and watch service. $2,000; lectures. 

 12,300; purcliases, $1,000; miscellaneous, $5,000. The reccnpts were 

 as follows: Dues of members, $32,000; admission fees, $4,500: sale of 

 catalogues. $1,200; sundry receipts, $6,.S00; deficit, $7,500." 



At the head of the institute is a board of trustees of 23 persons, who 

 from their muul)er select a president and a vice-president, as well as an 

 executive conuuittee of seven and an art conniiittee of live members. 

 The society had, in June, 1900, 245 "governing members,"^ who are 

 elected and who pay an entrance fee of $100, and $25 annually; 2,140 

 annual members who pay a yearly fee of $10; 84 life members who pay a 

 fee of $100 at one time, which must be inrested; and 8 honorary members. 

 The museum is controlled by a director, with a secretary, a treasurer, 

 a librarian, and some assistants. There are ))esides 4 clerks, 1 engi- 

 neer with assistants, 1 attendant with assistants, 1 janitor. 1 house 

 servant Avitli assistants, 1) watchmen for da\' and night service — alto- 

 gether 30 salaried employees, exclusive of the teachers at the art school. 

 But as the director has also to conduct the art school and lecture there 

 (he is besides a teacher in the University of Chicago), there is placed 

 upon him an enormous burden of work. The necessary subordinate 

 heads of divisions are wanting, and thereby the scientific use of the 

 material of the museum is not assured, a state of things which can not 

 last. A museum that does not publish lives onlj' for the narrow circle 

 of its visitors and not for the rest of the world, but since it is wholly 

 dependent upon and receiving from this outer world, it is morally 

 bound to give an adequate equivalent. In America, as I have already 

 several times said, there is generally too groat parsimon}- in museum 

 service, and the employees are thereby o\erworked. It is also worthA' 

 of remark that an eniplo3^ee in America can not, as in European insti- 

 tutions, withdraw and intrench himself behind "'official l)iisiness," but 

 he nuist always be ready to talk to anyone and be at anyone's service. 



The collection is open week days from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., and Sun- 

 days from 1 to 5 p. m. Admission is free on Wednesdaj-s, Saturdaj's. 



(' Such a deficit is always quickly made up. For instance, there was in the pre- 

 vious year !?4,000 due for interest on borrowed capital, but upon appeal there was, 

 within ten days, $110,000 raised from HO persons, in sums from $500 to $1,000. Since 

 the organization of the society, $500,000 in cash has been given. Various legacies, 

 amounting to from $200,000 to $225,000, are not yet available, but are to be kept as 

 capital. Up to the present time $100,000 is capitalized, for the gn-ater part for 

 sjiecial purposes, such as the i>urchase of pictures, scliolarships, etc. 



''The entire ])roperty and the control of the art institute are vested in tlu' govern- 

 ing meml)ershii), limited in number to 250, who hold it in trust for the public. 



