ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 



383 



MUSEUM OF THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. 



raised and sold to other collections. The larger 

 of the two Indian elephants has been in the me- 

 nagerie for nine years, and the Manchurian 

 tiger for five years. 



The collection of small mammals and birds 

 contains numerous species. While the ex- 

 hibits are not extensive, nor arranged with 

 any scientific purpose, the Central Park 

 Menagerie is conveniently located and of 

 much interest to the down-town public. 



BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS 

 AND SCIENCES. 



THE offices of administration are in the 

 Y. M. C. -A.. Building, 502 Fulton Street, 

 Brooklyn. Ten other buildings are occu- 

 pied by the Institute, wholly or in part. 



History. Founded in 1824 as an Appren- 

 tices' Library. Cornerstone of first building 

 laid at the corner of Henry and Cranberry 

 Streets, July 4th, 1825, by General Lafayette. 

 Reincorporated as the Brooklyn Institute in 

 1843 with Natural History .Departments and 

 with collections in zoology, botany, geology 

 and mineralogy. Incorporated in 1890 as the 

 Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences with 

 present form of organization, plans and pur- 

 poses. Comprises twenty-seven departments 

 or societies, each representing one or more 



of the arts and sciences. Total membership, 



5'907- 



Meetings. Public lectures, annually, 470; 

 special lectures, readings, conferences and 

 class exercises, 3,536; total annual gatherings, 

 4.006. 



Attendance. The attendance has increased 

 from 6,900 in 1888, to 449,595 in 1906-7. 

 Total attendance in nineteen years, 6,073,765. 



Receipts. The annual income available for 

 meeting the expense of the Institute is (in 

 1906-7) $197,925.99. 



Lectures and Instruction. The lectures and 

 courses of instruction are given by a large 

 number of the most distinguished men in 

 their special lines of work from universities, 

 colleges and other institutions of learning in 

 this country and in Europe. 



Employees. Exclusive of the Museums the 

 number regularly employed by the Institute 

 is thirty-five. 



The publications of the Institute are "The 

 Year Book," "Annual Prospectus." "Monthly 

 Bulletin" and "Brief Prospectus." For other 

 publications, see Institute museums. Infor- 

 mation respecting the museums and biological 

 laboratory of the Brooklyn Institute will be 

 found on pages 384, 385 and 386. The Presi- 

 dent of the Institute is Mr. A. Augustus 

 Healy and the Director. Prof. Franklin W. 

 Hooper. 



