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The membersliip of the Institute at the beginning of 

 the year was ninety-six (96) and during the year, of the 

 number elected to membership, fifteen (15) have qualified 

 by paying their initiation fees to the Treasurer, this 

 making the total membership at the close of the year 

 one hundred and eleven (111). 



In addition to the regular work of the sections, which 

 is confined to the members of the Institute and is re- 

 ported by the Chairman in each section, the Institute 

 gave during the year in its auditorium five public lec- 

 tures. Four of these, given by Miss Elisa A. Sargent, of 

 New York, were upon the history of Art and illustrated 

 with stereopticon views. The first lecture was on March 

 3, 1896, and was introductory in character; the second, 

 March 18, was on Ancient Art, including specially Egyp- 

 tian and Greek Art ; the third, March 25, took up 

 Mediaeval Art, and the fourth, April 8, treated of Modern 

 Art, including the Renaissance and later art progress. 



These lectures were well attended, and^it is hoped that 

 they proved profitable, at least to the younger portion of 

 the audience, which was made up in great part of pupils 

 in our schools. 



The other lecture given by the Institute was April 1, 

 by Mr. H. E. Krehbiel, the musical critic of the New 

 TorJc Tribune^ and was illustrated by Miss Mills upon 

 the piano. 



As Seidl was to give a concert at the Opera House ten 

 days later, it was thought that additional interest and 

 educational value would be added to the lecture if Mr. 

 Krehbiel would take up for illustration the programme 

 of the concert, which included Liszt's Mazeppa, Beetho- 

 ven's 7th Symphony, and the following Wagner selec- 

 tions : Bird Music from Siegfried ; Funeral March from 

 Gotterdamerung ; Good Friday Spell from Parsifal, and 

 the Prelude and Finale from Tristan and Isolde. 



This Mr. Krehbiel consented to do, and the interesting 



