16 Transactions of the American Institute. 



Wednesday, Feb. 10 — Wm. J. McAlpine, Presi(lent American Society of C. E. ; 

 " Ou Modern Engineering." 



Doors open at 7i o'clock, P. M. After a prelude on the Organ, each Lecture will 

 commence at 8, 



Tickets 50 Cents each. No reserved seats. 



S^" Members' Tickets may be obtained at American Institute Rooms, No. 22 

 Cooper Union. 



This programme was carried out to the letter. Each lectm'er 

 appeared at the hour advertised, and was warmly greeted by a large 

 and intelligent audience. The diversity of the topics discussed, and 

 the reputation of the speakers, awakened unusual interest in this 

 course which seemed unabated to the close, when a series of resolu- 

 tions were adopted by the audience approving of the whole plan, and 

 requesting the publication of a full report of the twelve lectures in 

 book form. 



As the Course was chiefly intended for the benefit of the members 

 of the Institute, it was deemed inexpedient to sell any reserved seats 

 to non-members ; this decision made it proper to open the doors of 

 the lecture room at an early hour, and to provide music for the 

 entertainment of those who secured good seats by prompt attendance. 

 Another item not included in the original estimate of the expense of 

 the Course, was the cost of providing for suitable experiments and 

 drawings for the better, illustration of the lecture. These ex-penses 

 would have been much less if the Institute had apparatus of its own 

 for use on such occasions. 



The total expense incurred for the course is as follows : 



Twelve lecturers at $100 each $1 ,200 00 



Illustrations and experiments 774 50 



Eent of Steinway Hall at $75 per night 900 00 



Organist at $15 per night 180 00 



Printing and bill posting 83 25 



Advertising 298 11 



Ticket seller, door keepers and assistants 120 00 



$3,555 86 

 Less amount received from sale of tickets to non mem- 

 bers 1,265 00 



Leaving the amount to be paid by the Institute $2,290 86 



From this statement it will be seen that the expenditure, over and 

 above the receipts, is about $200 less than the amount already appro- 

 priated for this object. 



