302 HISTORY OF OHIO. 



THE OHIO JIECHAiVICS INSTITUTE, 



Was established in Cincinnati, in October 1828, for the pur- 

 pose of aiding, in the diffusion of scientific information, among 

 all classes of the community. 



John P. Foote, Esquire and others, got up a public meeting 

 of the citizens, who framed a constitution and adopted it, thus 

 organizing a society. Operations commenced under this con- 

 stitution, and a course of lectures was delivered. Two class- 

 es were established, one in Geometry, and, another in Arith- 

 metic. 



In 1829, a class in Mathematics was formed, which has con- 

 tinued to this time. Lectures were delivered, and application 

 was made to the legislature, for an act of incorporation. This 

 was granted on the application of John D. Craig, John P. Foote, 

 Thomas Reilly, Luman Watson, William C. Anderson, David 

 T. Disney, George Graham junior, Calvin Fletcher, Clement 

 Dare, William Greene, Tunis Brewer, Jeffry Seymour, Israel 

 Schoolcy and Elisha Brigham. The object of the society was 

 the advancement of the best interests of the mechanic, the 

 artisan and manufacturer, by the more general diffusion of use- 

 ful knowledge, among the aforesaid classes of citizens. 



During the three last years, three lectures in each week, 

 have been delivered in the lecture rooms of the Institute. 



The library consists of about fifteen hundred Volumes of well 

 selected books, which have been presented to the institution 

 by individuals. The members of the Institute contribute, 

 each, annually, three dollars. 



The society have an annual Fair, for the exhibition of such 

 articles as our mechanics and manufacturers may feel disposed 

 to exhibit. The Fair held in May 1838, at the Bazaar, was 

 attended by all the intelligent citizens of Cincinnati. The 

 articles exhibited, did honor to the ingenuity and skill of those 

 who produced them. We saw, and felt proud of the producers 

 and their productions. This institution deserves the patron- 

 age of the whole people and we hope will receive it. 



The classes in the Institute are established by voluntary 



