Logan. THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. A museum of fine arts and school of drawing, painting, etc. OFFICERS. Treasurer-Ernest A. Hamill. Executive Staff. MUSEUM. President-Charles L. Hutchinson. The Art museum now ranks among the first Vice-Presidents-Martin A. kyerson, Frank G. three in the country. It contains excellent examples of the oid masters and of the modern painters. There is also a large and comprehensive collection of sculptures, including reproductions of the work of the greatest sculptors, ancient and modern. There is an extensive collection of architectural casts. Other fields of art are represented by collections of etchings, engravings, textiles, oriental art, Egyptian and classical antiquities, etc. W.-hibitions, thirty-five or more in a year. There is a constant succession of passing ex Director-George W. Eggers. W. Gookin. Assistant in Charge of Prints-Kathryn U. Librarian-Sarah L. Mitchell. park commissioners. The Art Institute of Chicago was incorporated May 24, 1879, for the "founding and maintenance of schools of art and design, the formation and exhibition of collections of objects of art and the cultivation and extension of the arts of design by any appropriate means.) The museum building upon the lake front. first occupied in 1893, has never been closed for a day. It is open to the public every weekday from 9 to 5. Sundays from 12:15 to 9 p. m. Admission is free to members and their families at all times, and free to all upon Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. Upon other days the entrance fee is 25 cents. а are All friends of art are invited to become members. Annual members pay a fee of $10 year. Life members pay $100 and Sustaining thenceforth exempt from dues. members pay $25 or more a year. Governing members are elected by the trustees and pay $100 upon election and $25 a year thereafter. Upon the payment of $400 governing members become governing life members and are thenceforth exempt from dues. All receipts from life memberships are invested and the income only expended. All members are entitled, with their families and visiting friends, to admission to all exhibitions, re ceptions, public lectures and entertainments given by the Art institute and to the use of the Ryerson reference library of art. Visitors desiring to see the collections under guidance may make appointments with the museum instructors at the office of the director. All students enjoy the full use of the collections and the library. The number of visitors to the museum during the year ended Dec. 31, 1917, was 851,336. SCHOOL. The Art school of the Art institute, believed to be the first in the United States to undergo a complete reorganization to meet the new opportunities which are unioiding as a result of the war, carries on day and evening classes. There is a school for beginners, one for students in the various art professions, including painting, sculpture, designing, illustration, and normal art instruction, and one for advanced and highly trained students in the arts of painting and sculpture. In addition to these there are a Saturday school for young children and classes for city teachers, and evening classes for those engaged in work during the day. The school is conducted with the most modern methods and has grown to be the most comprehensive and probably the largest fine arts school in the United States. Distinguished teachers from a distance are called from time to time. Students may enter at any time. The tuition rates are as follows: in Day School-Registration fee. $5; full time for term of twelve weeks, $50; four weeks. $20; four days a week, full term, $33; four weeks, $14; three days a week, full term. $30; four weeks, $12; two days a week, full term, $24; four weeks, $9; one day a week, full term, $18; four weeks, $7. Half-Day Courses-Five half days a week. $42 a term; four weeks. $18; four half days a week, $37 a term; four weeks; $15; three half days a week, $32 a term; four weeks, $13; two half days a week, $24 a term; four weeks, $10; one half day a week, $18 a term; four weeks, $7. Evening Rates-Registration fee. $2; three nights a week, $12.50 a term or $5 for four weeks; two nights a week, $10 a term or $4 for four weeks; one night a week, $7.50 a term or $3 for four weeks. Saturday Rates for Juvenile Class-Twelve half days for $6. Special Classes- SHERIFFS OF COOK COUNTY (1871-1920). 1871-1874-Timothy M. Bradley, Rep. 1874-1876-Francis Agnew, Peo. 1876-1878-Charles Kern, Dem. 1878-1880-John Hoffman. Rep. 1880-1882-O. L. Mann, Rep. 1882-1886-Seth F. Hanchett, Rep. 1886-1890-Canute R. Matson, Rep. 1890-1894-James H. Gilbert. Rep. 1994-1898-James Pease,† Rep. 1898-1902-Ernest J. Marstadt, Rep. $6.50 6.50 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 1906-1910-Christopher Strassheim, Rep. 1910-1914-Michael Zimmer, Dem. 1914-1918-John E. Traeger, Dem. 1918-1922-Charles W. Peters, Rep. *Term changed from two to four years. Also appointed to serve unexpired term of Thomas E. Barrett, who died in March, 1906. FOREIGN ORDERS CONFERRED ON CHICAGOANS. Abrahamson, Rev. L. G.-Royal North Star, Henschen, Henry S.-Royal Order of Vasa, Swe Sweden. Adams, Milward-Legion of Honor, France; Leopold, Belgium; Crown, Italy; White Elephant (officer), Siam; Savior (oilicer), Greece; Nicham Iftikhar (commander), Tunis: Merit Agricole (commander), Portugal. Andreen, Rev. Gustav-Royal North Star, Sweden. Antonsen, Carl-Dannebrog (knight), Denmark. Birkhoff, George, Jr.-Orange-Nassau (officer), • Holland. Bjorn, Emil-St. Olaf, Norway. Burry, William-Legion of Honor, France. Burton, Le Grand S.-Legion of Honor (chevalier), France. Chatfield-Taylor, Hobart C.-Isabella the Catholic, Spain; Garter, Spain; St. James, Portugal: Legion of Honor, France; Crown of Italy and Knighthood of SS. Maurice and Lazarus, Italy. Cooley, Edwin G.-Francis Joseph, Austria. Cutting. Starr W.-Crown (class III.). Prussia. Devries, Herman-Officer of Academy and Officer of Public Instruction, France; Nicham Iftikhar (officer), Tunis. D'Urso, Luigi-Crown (chevalier), Italy. Forgan, James B.-Order of St. Sava, Serbia. Halle, Edward G.-Crown (class II.), Prussia. Hanson, Christian II.-Dannebrog (knight), Denmark. Henius, Dr. Max-Dannebrog (commander), Denmark. ELEVATION OF CHICAGO Mean sea level or mean tide at New York is the standard plane to which all elevations in the United States are referred, and the figures here given are heights above that plane. They are from the official records of the United States lake survey which have been maintained since 1860. The monthly mean surface of Lake Michigan has varied from 583.57 in June, 1886, to 578.98 in December, 1895. The annual mean surface has varied from 582.96 in 1886 to 579.47 in 1896. The actual fluctuations in water surface from which these means are obtained have a much larger range and the immediate change in a few hours is often as great as two feet. The mean level of Lake Michigan from 1860 to 1914 (the average of all monthly means) was 581.20, and for the period from 1860 to 1875 it was 581.63, indicating that the mean level remains about the same, although the daily, monthly and an den. Hutchinson, Charles L.-Redeemer,_Greece. Judson, Prof. Harry Pratt-Red Eagle (class III.). Prussia; Legion of Honor (officer), France. Klein, Dr. S. R.-"Goldenes Verdienst Krem mit der Krone." "Militaer Kreuz" and "Ja bilæum's Medallie," Austria; Takova Orden (class IV.), Serbia. Klenze, Prof. Camillo von-Red Eagle (class JV.L Kozminski, M. W.-Legion of Honor, France, McCormick, Mrs. R. S.-Chefakat (Order of Mer cy), Turkey. McEwen, Walter-Legion of Hohor, France. Nelson, N. A.-Royal Order of Vasa, Sweden. Onahan, William J.-Chamberlain of the Sword and Mantle, pope. Peterson, W. A.-Royal Order of Vasa, Sweden, Rubens, Harry-Crown (class III.), Prussia. Starr, Prof. Frederick-Leopold II. (commander), AND LAKE MICHIGAN. nual fluctuations may be quite large. The highest known monthly mean was in 1838-584.7-and the lowest was in 1819-578.0-these being somewhat indeterminate. The United States lake sur vey has adopted as a standard low water for reference of soundings on its charts 578.5, a little higher than the lowest ever known as a monthly mean. The Chicago city datum is 579.94 and this plane is used in most local works, including the harbor improvements made by the United States. This is about one foot above the lowest monthly mean of recent years and 1.26 feet below the mean level 1860-1914. For general purposes the level of Lake Michigan should be taken as being somewhere between 581 and 582 feet. The heights of land in Chicago vary from 590 to 652 (Galewood) but the average may be placed at about 600 feet. The downtown section runs from 586 to 593 feet. 1 Popu Year. lation. 1844.. 1845.. 1846.. CHICAGO MORTALITY STATISTICS. Deaths in Deaths in PopuDeaths.population Year. lation. Deaths.population Year. 10.170 336 33.04 1870.. 306,605 7,323 23.88 12,088 344 28.46 1871.. 324,270 6,976 20.87 14,169 394 27.81 1872.. 367,396 10,156 27.64 1847.. 16,859 572 33.93 1873.. 380,000 1848.. 20.023 638 31.86 1874.. 395,408 1849.. 23.047 1.701 73.80 1875.. 400,500 1850.. 29,963 1.467 48.96 1876.. 407.661 1851.. 34,000 927 27.26 1877.. 430,000 1852.. 38,734 1,809 46.70 1878.. 436,731 1853.. 59,130 1,325 22.41 1879.. 491,516 1854.. 65.872 4.217 64.02 1880.. 1855.. 80.023 2.181 27.26 1881.. 1856.. 84,113 2.086 24.80 1882.. 1857.. 87,600 2.414 27.56 1883.. 1858.. 2,255 25.06 1884.. 1859.. 2.008 21.59 1885.. 1860.. 109.206 2.264 20.73 1886.. 1861.. 120.000 2,279 18.99 1887.. 1862.. 138,186 2,835 20.52 1863.. 150,000 3.875 25.83 90.000 93,000 9.557 25.15 STATISTICS FOR 1917. lation. Deaths.population 1895..1,366,813 24,219 17.72 1896..1,427,527 23,257 16.29 1897..1,490,937 21,809 14.63 1898..1.557,164 22.793 14.64 1899..1,626,333 25,503 15.68 1900..1,698,575 24,941 14.68 1901..1.751,968 24,406 13.93 1902..1,801,255 26,455 14.69 1903..1.850.542 28,914 15.62 1904..1,899,829 26.311 13.85 1905..1.949,116 27,212 13.96 1906..1,998.403 29.048 14.54 1907..2.047.690 32.198 15.72 1908..2.096.977 30,388 14.49 1909..2.146.264 31.296 14.58 1910..2,195,551 33,241 15.14 1911..2.244,835 32,672 14.55 1912..2.294,120 33,998 14.68 1913..2.344,018 35,298 15.06 1914..2,393,325 33.952 14.19 1915..2.447.845 34,894 14.25 1916..2.497.722 36.410 14.53 1917..2.547,201 38.055 14.90 Note The population is for midyear. Arlington... Tuberculosis (all forms).3.787 .4.812 .4.251 .2.980 .1.454 Cerebrospinal fever....... 198 under 2 years....... .2.880 Congenital debility and malformations PRINCIPAL HOTELS IN CHICAGO. .839 North Dearborn street | Hotel Morrison.. Auditorium.......... .430 South Michigan avenue Blackstone... ..636 South Michigan avenue Briggs house. ...188 West Randolph street Chicago Beach.. .51st street and Cornell avenue Congress hotel. ..520 South Michigan avenue Commercial hotel.......538 South Wabash avenue Continental..... .2.246 ILLINOIS SCHOOL STATISTICS (1917). 1.717.599 860.823 Men Women Schoolhouses 856.776 School districts.. 1,094,768 552.602 Sittings (capacity) 542.166 School libraries.. 155,250.044 Volumes in libraries. School tax levied. .29 South Dearborn street ..75 East Jackson boulevard .72 West Randolph street 332 South Clark street . Ohio and Rush streets 28 East Monroe street ..818-826 Wabash avenue $899.53 $739.66 11.942 13.740 1,174,785 10.973 1,702,582 $145.742.380 $49.869.918 976.416 Value property $47.40 34,214 Private schools.. 6.245 Teachers 851 6.150 217.204 STATUE OF THE REPUBLIC IN JACKSON PARK. On Saturday afternoon. May 11, 1918, there was unveiled in Jackson park, Chicago, a bronze reproduction of the statue of the Republic which, at the time of the World's Fair in 1893, stood at the east end of what was known as the Court of Honor. Former Governor Edward F. Dunne was the orator of the day and Harlow N. Higinbotham, president of the World's Columbian Exposition. made the presentation speech. The unveiling Was done by Misses Florence Crane and Priscilla Higinbotham, granddaughters of Mr. Higinbotham. Charles L. Hutchinson accepted the monument on the part of the south park commissioners and Miss Harriet Monroe read several stanzas from her "Ode on the World's Columbian Exposition." REPUBLIC STATUE. written for the dedication ceremonies when the fair was opened. The reproduction of the striking monument was made possible by the action taken in 1915 by nine of the original directors of the exposition. They voted to dissolve the corporation and to contribute the remaining assets, amounting to $47,000, toward a fund for the making of a duplicate in bronze of the statue by Daniel Chester French, the sculptor who designed the original. The fund. which represented unclaimed dividends with interest. was turned over to the Art institute to be administered under the terms of the Ferguson fund, created by the will of Benjamin F. Ferguson for the erection of statues and memorials in suitable localities in Chicago. The cost of the work in position was more than $50,000. The statue stands on the site of the administration building, which, at the time of the World's Fair, faced the Court of Honor on the west. The pedestal is a large block of granite carved according to designs by Henry Bacon of New York. LIST OF MONUMENTS IN CHICAGO AND SUBURBS. Name, location and date of dedication or completion of each. Alarm, The-Lincoln park; May 17, 1884. Armstrong, George B.-Postoffice, north entrance; Beethoven-Lincoln park; June 19, 1897. Burns, Robert-Garfield park: Aug. 25, 1906. Columbia Post No. 706, G. A. R.-Forest Home cemetery: June 8, 1913. Confederate Soldiers-Oakwoods cemetery: July Douglas-Foot of 35th street; corner stone laid South Chicago: dedicated Oct. 11, 1908: sented to city Dec. 26, 1892, and first stood on Washington street in front of courthouse. Drexel Fountain and Statue-Drexel boulevard and 51st street; completed in June, 1883; no formal dedication. Ericson, Leif-Humboldt park: Oct. 12, 1901. Fort Dearborn Tablet-River street and Michi- 11, 1913. and Lake Lincoln Wigwam Tablet-Market Reuter-Humboldt park; May 14, 1893. Sweeney Post No. 275, G. A. R.-Evergreen Victoria-Garfield park: Oct. 16, 1893. War of 1812 Tablet-In G. A. R. hall, Publie Washington-Grand boulevard and 51st street: Willich Post No. 780, G. A. R.-Town of Maine DEATH RATES IN ILLINOIS CITIES. 1914. 1913. 1912. City. 1914. 1913. 1912 14.1 14.2 28.6 25.5 23.9 Belleville ...14.8 14.4 15.4 13.1 Quincy .16.6 14.8 Decatur ....12.8 12.2 Springfield ...16.0 Evanston ..12.8 11.5 POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS IN CHICAGO. Chicago Equal Suffrage Association-President. Chicago Civil Service League, room 614 Reap- Chicago Single Tax Club. 127 North Dearborn City Club. 315 Plymouth court-President, Civic Federation (nonpartisan), room 1009. GEO. H. BURR & CO. BANKERS COMMERCIAL PAPER INVESTMENT SECURITIES ALFRED L. BAKER & CO. STOCKS-BONDS-GRAIN NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE MEMBERS CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE 141 S. LA SALLE STREET CLEMENT, CURTIS & CO. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Cotton Members of All Exchanges. Private Wires to Principal Cities. 211 S. LA SALLE ST., ROOKERY BLDG., CHICAGO TELEPHONE: WABASH 600. |