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the one-fourth mill tax from the South Park district; from the school 

 of the institute, $71,000; from memberships, $35,000; from admission 

 fees, $6887; from the sale of publications, $2213.80. 



Building. Erected in 1892-3 at a cost of $1,000,000, paid for 

 by voluntary subscription and by a sum of $200,000 from the World's 

 Columbian Exposition. About 62,000 square feet of floor space is 

 available for exhibition purposes, 45,189 for school purposes, and 

 11,310 for offices, workrooms, etc. During 1897 a lecture room, seating 

 500 persons, was built and presented as a memorial to Alexander N. 

 Fuller ton by his son. In 1900-01 the Ryerson Library was built and 

 presented by Martin A. Ryerson. In 1903 Blackstone Hall was com- 

 pleted and is now occupied by the great portals of French cathedrals 

 and historic sculpture. 



Administration. By an executive committee appointed by the 

 trustees, who are elected by a board of governing members. 



Scope. A school of drawing, illustration, painting, sculpture, 

 normal instruction, and designing is a vital part of the institution and 

 is said to be the most comprehensive and the largest school of fine arts 

 in the United States. It occupies the ground floor of the building and 

 its pupils number about 2700 each year, including 105 of the Chicago 

 School of Architecture, which is an alliance formed between the Art 

 Institute and the Armour Institute of Technology. The school main- 

 tains day, evening, Saturday, and summer classes, and includes upon 

 its staff 8 officers and assistants, 50 teachers, and 30 student teachers. 

 The galleries are arranged and intended for the instruction and enter- 

 tainment of the general public and their influence is furthered by special 

 exhibits and the exhibition of important loan collections. The giving 

 of lectures also forms a part of the activity of the institute. 



Library. 6540 volumes and a large collection of pamphlets, 

 photographs, Braun autotypes, and lantern slides, on subjects relating 

 to the fine arts, and accessible to students of. the school and to the 

 general public. 



Publications. (1) Bulletin, issued quarterly. (2) General cata- 

 log of the permanent collection. (3) Catalogs of passing exhibitions. 

 (4) The Scammon Lectures, published from time to time. (5) A 

 school catalog, published annually. 



Attendance. Open daily from 9 to 5. On Wednesdays, Satur- 

 days, and Sundays, admission is free; on other days an entrance fee 

 of 25 cents is charged, except to members, their families and out-of- 

 town guests, children under 10 years of age, teachers of the public 

 schools, and exhibiting artists. 



