TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE

COO P E R U N I O N for the Adva n cement of S c ience and Art ,

WITH THE

ADDRESS OF THE GRADUATES AND PUPILS,

TO

PE T E R CO O PER E s q .,

AND

h i s Reply, at the A nnual C ommencem ent,

M a y 3 1 , 1 8 7 1 .

New York, W h i te h o r n e , Printer, 42 Ann & 119 Fulton Streets.

1871.

O FFIC E R S AND T R U STEES

OF T H E

C ooper U nion for the A dvancement of Science & Art.

P residen t:

PETE R COOPER.

Trea s urer :

WILSON G. HUNT.

Secretary :

ABRAM S . HEW ITT.

Trustees:

PETER COOPER, DANIEL F. TIEMANN , JOHN E. PARSONS ,

| WILSON G. HUNT , EDWARD COOPER, ABRAM S. H E W IT T .

Advisory Council of the School of Design for Women.

MRS. G. L. SCH UYLER , MRS. JONATHAN STURGES ,

MRS. GEO. CURTIS, M R S. H E N R Y M. FIELD, MRS. S. L. M. BARLOW, MRS. RO BERT GRACIE , MRS. E. H. M ILLER, MRS. M O. ROBERTS, MRS. RICHARD TI GHE, MRS . V. BOTTA.

MRS. HAM ILTO N FISH , MRS. JOHN SHERWOOD, MRS. ABRAM S. HEW ITT, MRS. WM. H. OSBORN, MRS. J. H CHOATE, MRS. T. J O AK LEY, M R S C. CARSON, MRS. CHAS P. DALY, MRS. WM. T. BLO D G ETT

INSTRUCTORS O F T H E

FREE NIGHT SCHOOLS OF SCIENCE AND ART.

FITZ GERALD TISDALL, J r ., A. M., Director of the Schools. CHAS. S. STONE, A M., Professor of Chemistry and Geology. GEORGE W. PLYMPTON, A. M., C. E.,

Professor of Philosophy, Mechanism and Astronomy. GEO. N. SANDERS, J r ., Instructor in Differential and Integral Calculus ELLIOT SANDFORD, A. M., Instructor in Analytical Geometry J. H. PARTRIDGE, Instructor in Solid Geometry and Trigonometry. MARCELLUS BOWEN, Instructor in Plane Geometry. GEO. N. SANDERS, J r ., WM. G. McGUCKIN, J. E KELLOGG,

Instructors in Algebra. J H. STRIEDINGER, A. M., C. E.,

Instructor in Descriptive Geometry, and Mechanical Drawing. J. A. SAXTON, A. M., Instructor in Rudiments of Mechanical Drawing. EDWARD T. AVERY, Instructor in Architectural Drawing. CONSTANTINE HERZBERG, A. B.,

Professor of Perspective and Drawing from Life. WILLIAM MORGAN, Instructor in Drawing from Cast. E. M. WARD, R. WASSERSCHEID, EDWARD M. LAW, DANIEL BONTECOU, S. W. VAN SCHAICK,

Instructors in Drawing from Copy KARL MULLER, Instructor in Modeling in Clay. J. E. FROBISHER, Instructor in Oratory and Debate. ELLEN E. CHILDE, Principal of Female Art School. VICTOR NEHLIG, Professor of Painting. CHARLOTTE B. COGSWELL, Principal of Engraving Department. J. D. FELTER, Instructor of Drawing on Wood LIZZIE H. SNOW, Manager of Female School of Telegraphy. A S BROWN, Manager of Male School of Telegraphy. K . S. V. RANDOLPH, Instructor in Telegraphy.

READING ROOM AND LIBRARY.

O. W. MORRIS, MISS DAVIES,

MRS. CURTIS, MRS. SCHROEDER .} Superintendents

DEPARTMENTS IN OPERATION.

1 S T . — T H E F R E E R E A D I N G R O O M A N D LIBRARY

American Newspapers on file, Dailies, 42, Weeklies, 83, Total, 125 Foreign “ “ “ 11, “ 37, “ 48 American Magazines taken, - - - 51 Foreign “ “ 63 Total number of Periodicals taken in Reading Room, - 287 Number of Books in Library, about - 7,000 Number of Books added to the L ibrary in 1870, - - 2,000 Number of Readers in 1870, - - - - 226,940 Increase in num ber of Readers in 1870, - - - 1,661 Number of Books used, - 26,845

2 D . — T H E F R E E A R T S C H O O L F O R W O M E N .

Number of Students during the year, - - - 213 Number at close of term, - - - - 100 Number receiving Certificates, 68

Open daily from 9 a . m . to 1 p . m .

M is s E l l e n E. C h il d e , Principal. Vic to r N e h l ig , Professor of Painting. M is s A n na C u r t is , Clerk.

The Reading Room is open from 8 a . m . to 10 p. m ., free to all without ticket or introduction.

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Number of Pupils received during the year, 35 Number at close of term, - - - - 28

Miss Charlotte B. Cogswell, Principal.

3D. F REE SCHOOL FOR WOMEN IN W OOD E NGRAVING

4TH---- THE F R EE S CHOOL OF T ELEGRAPHY FOR WOMEN.

Number of Applicants during the year, - - - 275 Number of Pupils during the year, 96 Number who retired voluntarily, - - - 15 Number dismissed, 4 Number graduated, - - - - 55 Number who obtained situations, 40 Number waiting situations, - - - 12

Average wages earned by female operators per month, from $30 to $70.

Miss Lizzie H. Snow, Manager.

5TH— THE FREE NIGHT SCHOOL OF TELEGRAPHY FOR Y OUNG M EN.

Number of Applicants during the year, - - - 168 Number of Pupils during the year, 49 Number who retired voluntarily, 9 Number dismissed, - - - - - - 12 Number securing positions, - - - - - 8 Number graduated, - - - - - 28

Average wages of male operators per month, from $35 to $125.

A. S. Brown, Manager. K. S. V. Randolph, Instructor.

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6 T H _ _ TH E F R E E NI G H T S C H O O L O F S C I E N C E .

Classes.Admitted

during the term.

Remaining at close of term.

Number that rec’d

certificates

Algebra, 116 52 43Plane Geometry, 62 17 12Solid Geometry and Trigonometry, 22 9 9Analytical Geometry, 11 6 6Descriptive Geometry, - 38 13 8Differential and In tegral Calculus, 14 7 7Theoretical and Practical Mechanics, 9 8 8N atural Philosophy, 184 39 35Mechanical Philosophy & Mechanism, 9 8 8Astronomy, - - 8 8 7Elementary Chemistry, - 72 35 14Organic and Applied Chemistry, 24 18 13Mineralogy and Geology, 18 15 6Mechanical Drawing, (School of

Science), 18 9 6Oratory and Debate, 94

Total in School of Science, 699 244 182

7 T H .____T H E F R E E S C H O O L O F A R T.

Perspective Drawing, 64 45 34Drawing from Cast, 57 26 8Drawing from Life, 20 14 13Mechanical Drawing, 166 81 35Architectural Drawing - 131 73 26Free H and Drawing, 605 451 192Modeling in Clay, 87 37 12

Totals in School of Art, 1130 727 320

Grand Totals, 1829 971 502

F i t z G e r a l d T i s d a l l , J r ., A . M . Director.

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8t h ____N u m b e r o f P e r s o n s

W ho have availed themselves of the privilege of free consultation with the Professors of Science, on

m atters relating to industrial pursuits.

Prof. Charles S. Stone, Industria l Chemistry, - - 207Prof. George W. Plym pton, Mechanics, - - 114

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9 T H . — F R E E S A T U R D A Y L E C T U R E S

F or the people in the G reat Hall, commencing Jan. 7th, 1871, and ending April 29th, 1871, by the

following named gentlemen :

A. J. MUNDELLA, ESQ., M. P., on “ Strikes, Arbitration and Labor questions in Great Britain. ”

Prof. E. L. YOUMANS, M. D. on “ The Dynamics of Life.” Major J. W. POWELL, on “ The Great Canon of the Colorado.” Hon. N. P. LANGFORD, o n “ The Upper Waters of the Yellowstone River.” ARTHUR GILMAN, E sq . , o n “ Traits of Yankee Humor. ” Dr. A. J. EBELL, on “ The Microscope and its Revelations.” Dr. A. J. EBELL, on “ The Anatomy and Natural History of Insectians.” Prof. W. D. GUNNING, on “ The last Glacial Epoch in America.” P. B. WIGHT, ESQ., on “ Architecture in its Practical Relation to the needs

of the Present Day.” Prof. S. E. FROBISHER, Readings. R. W. RAYMOND, ESQ., Ph. D. on “ Darwin’s Hypothesis of the Origin of

Species.” JAMES B. HODGSKIN, ESQ., on “ Work, Weather and Wealth. ” Prof. THOS. EGGLESTON, on “ The Manufacture of Iron. Prof. J. C. ZACHOS, on “ Shakespeare.” Dr. C. F. CHANDLER, on “ Illuminating Gas.” Prof. BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, 2 lectures on “ The Atmosphere, with Reference

to Respiration and Ventilation.” Prof. CHAS. DAVIES, LL. D. on “ The Metric System with Reference to its

Introduction and Use in the United States. ”

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RECEIPTS AND EX PEN D ITU R ES OF THE

Cooper U n ion for the A d v ancem ent of Sci e nce and A rt, F rom J an. 1, 1870, to J an. 1, 1871.

RECEIPTS.Rents from Stores, Rooms, Offices and Large Hall, . $45,300 36Sale of Stationery, old paper, & c, 86 02In terest on Government Bonds, 465 95

Total Revenue, $45,852 33

EX PEN D ITU R ES.Free Night Classes in Science and Art, $12,990 11Free A rt School for Women, . . . . 4,822 27Reading Room, . . . . . 3,355 16Library, . . . . . . 390 53Philosophical D epartm ent (A pparatus bought) 120 43Chemical D epartm ent, . 370 50Heat and Ventilation, . . . . 2,823 55Care of Building, . . . . . 2,807 11Furnishing, . . . . . . 3,919 32Repairs and Improvements, . . . . 6,062 92Office Expenses, . . . . . 854 81Gas, . . . . . . . 4,583 15F u e l , ..................................................................... 1,605 00Stationery, 929 49Printing, . . . . 613 82Advertising, . 590 78Postage, . . . . . . 215 39Sundries, . . . . . . 241 84

Total Expenditure, $47,296 18Excess of Expenditures over Receipts, 1,443 85

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STATEMENT OF CASH ACCOUNT. D r.Balance in Treasury, January 1st, 1870, $ 213 85R evenue as per Statem ent, 45,852 33Money borrowed during the year, 8,136 38Cancelled Checks, . . . . . 1,360 00

Total Cash R eceived, $55,562 56 Cr.

Expenditures as per Statement, 47,296 18Loans paid off, . . . . . 6,136 38Money refunded, 152 50

$53,585 06Balance in Treasury, January 1st, 1871, 1,977 50U npaid Loan, 2,000 00

Deficiency, . . 23 50

10 T H ____ F I N A N C E S ,

The original cost of the Cooper Union building when conveyed to the Trustees, $630,000 00

Total R eceipts from rents, . . . . 323,511 36“ “ “ donations, 22,323 27“ “ “sundry other sources, . 24,228 87

“ aggregate receipts to Jan . 1, 1871, $370,063 50“ expenditures for carrying on the above depart­

ments from 1859 to 1870 inclusive, (12 years) $368,086 00“ expenditures on building and education to

Jan. 1st, 1871, . . . . $998,086 00

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The annual prize of $60 in gold, presented by F r e d e r ic k A. L ane, Esq , was awarded to Miss E liz a C . S w a n , for Painting.

The annual prize of $60 in gold, presented by A. A. Low, Esq., was awarded to Miss J u lia A. B e n e d ic t , for Drawing.

The “ G o o d h u e ” prize of $30 in gold, was awarded to Miss F a n n ie P o w e l l , for Drawing.

The Trustees’ Silver Medal, to Mrs. S o p h ie G M. T o l l e s , for Painting ; Miss M ary S . C h u r c h , Miss J e n n ie B r o w n sc o m b e , Miss M a ria E . B la c k m a n , Miss A nna A . H ee r m a n s , Miss C a r r ie

E. S t e v e n s , for Drawing. Bronze Medals to Miss H e l e n M . C ro w e , Miss A n n ie C u n n in g ­

ha m , Miss M a ria G u n n is o n , Miss M ir ia m L. S m it h , Miss J e s s ie

C u r t is , Miss E m m a B. B e a c h , Mrs. C arrie V. C. S anborn , Mrs. L o u ise G il b e r t , for Drawing.

The following students deserve honorable m ention :—Miss M in n ie S a y le s , Miss M ary E . W a g er , Miss F a n n y C a rter ,

Miss V io l a S uydam , Miss E l l e n M o o r e s , Miss E l iz a b e t h B acon .

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Clerks and Bookkeepers......................... 109 9 7 10 5 6 71 9 307Machinists and Ironw orkers................... 45 78 .... 19 5 23 7 177Teachers and S tuden ts............................. 18 10 .... .... 2 9 5 44Carpenters and Cabinet-m akers.......... . 21 24 50 7 5 27 4 138Draughtsm en and Pattern Makers . . . . 11 9 10 6 1 8 11 56Masons and B u ild e rs ................................ 3 5 19 1 2 3 .... 33Stone and Marble C utte rs ................ . 3 2 4 2 .... 1 1 13Painters .................................................. .... .... 4 2 2 41 3 52Pianoforte M akers..................................... 1 .... .... 1 .... 10 1 13Engineers...................................................... 14 7 .. 3 .. 3 .... 27Carvers and T urners....................... . . . . 5 2 1 3 4 4 206 2 236Engravers and L ithographers................. .... 1 .... ... 5 101 19 126Artists................................... ................... .... 8 .... .... 6 2 4 20Jewelers and W atchm akers............... 6 ....

5 1 .... 29 10 51Prin ters ................................................ .. 7 1. 1 15 ... 24Plum bers and Gasfitters........................... .... 11 .... 5 .... 3 .... 19Coopers ___ . . .............................. . . . . 2 1 .... .... ... 3Sundry Occupations ............................... .... 27 9 4 22 ... 62Not Specified........................... .................... 5 12 6... 2 31 1 57

243 301 131 56 45 605 77 1458

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ADDRESS OF GRADUATES AND STUDENTS TO MR. PETER COOPER, AND HIS REPLY.

T h e fo llo w in g le tte r , a d d re s s e d to th e T ru s te e s , w as re c e iv e d o n th e 1 2 th F e b ’y , 1871, a n d m a d e p u b lic a t th e c e le b ra tio n o f W a s h in g to n ’s b ir th d a y , b y th e p u p i ls o f th e C o o p e r U n io n , o n th e 22d F e b ’y , fo llo w in g :

“ N e w Y o r k , F eb ru ary 12th, 1871.

“ T o t h e T r u s t e e s o f t h e C o o p e r U n i o n f o r t h e A d v a n c e m e n t o f

S c i e n c e a n d A r t :

“ Gentlemen:“ H aving th is day com pleted m y eightieth year, I am adm onished of the

u n certa in ty of life, and of the p ropriety of doing w h a t I can w hile I have health , to prom ote the substan tia l welfare of this Institu te . To accom plish th is purpose, I have set apart, and hereby give, to the trustees of the Cooper U nion, $100,000.

“ T he trustees are hereby requested to keep the said fund securely invested, and to use one-half of the in terest arising therefrom for the form ation of a reference and lending library, for the use of all classes of w orking m en and m echanics of the city. T he o ther h a lf of the in terest arising from th is fund m ay be used for any purpose w hich the trustees believe will m ore effectually p rom ote th e highest good of th is In stitu tion .

“ I hereby fu rther authorize the trustees of the Cooper U nion to draw on me, or, in the event of m y death, upon m y legal representatives, for the fu rther sum of $50,000, as soon as they can wisely use this am ount, in the form ation an d arrangem en t of th is library.

P E T E R C O O P E R ”

T h e T ru s te e s a c c e p te d th e d o n a tio n , a n d h a v e since re c e iv e d a n d in v e s te d th e su m o f one h u n d r e d th o u s a n d d o l la r s in g o o d b o n d s , b e a r in g seven p e r c e n t in te re s t.

T h e G ra d u a te s a n d P u p i l s o f th e C o o p er U n ion , d e s ir in g to e x p re s s to M r. C o o p e r th e ir sense o f th e v a lu e o f th e I n s t i tu t io n a n d o f th is a d d i t io n a l a c t o f m u n ificen ce , h e ld a m ee tin g , a n d re so lv e d to p re s e n t a n a d d re s s to M r. C o o p e r , a t th e a n n u a l co m m en cem en t. T h e a d d re s s , e le g a n tly f ra m e d a n d e n g ro sse d , w as p re s e n te d on th e e v e n in g o f th e 31st M ay , a n d h a s b een p e rm a n e n t ly d e p o s ite d in th e I n s t i tu te fo r p re se rv a tio n .

T h e t e x t o f th e a d d re s s , a n d o f M r. C o o p e r ’s re p ly , is a s f o l lo w s :

ADDRESS OF THE GRADUATES AND STUDENTS.

P e t e r C o o p e r , E s q . :

S i r :—The Graduates and Students of the Cooper Union gratefully desire to commemorate both the Eightieth Anniversary of your birth, celebrated February 12th, 1871, and the Gift whereby you made the day memorable.

They have, therefore, selected this occasion as most appropriate to present to you the following Address :—

H o n o r e d F o u n d e r a n d P r e s i d e n t :

We tender you our earnest congratulations that, in the providence of Almighty God, your life has been prolonged beyond the ripe age of fourscore years ; and that you retain that vigor of body, strength of mind, and warmth of heart, which promise to you many years of usefulness and honor.

Your history presents a rounded and complete record : as a Mechanic, distinguished for rare ingenuity and versa­tility ; as a Merchant, famous for sagacity, enterprize, and uprightness; as a Patriot, passing beyond the bounds of section and party, to sustain public measures that embrace the permanent welfare of the whole country.

In any land or age these attributes alone should com­mend you to the respect and admiration of your fellow citizens. How eminently, then, are these qualities enhanced by your munificence as a Philanthropist.

Keenly appreciating the great importance of practical scientific knowledge to the Industrial Masses, you deter­mined to place such advantages within their reach through a project conceived in youth, cherished through thrifty manhood, and consummated in the mellowness of age. At that period in life when men enter reluctantly upon untried schemes, and when they cling most tenaciously to their possessions, you generously consecrated the bulk of the

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COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART,

An Institution that, in the present and in all after time, shall stand as a workingman’s legacy to his countrymen, at once “ royal in magnitude and beneficent in design.”

The grand and solid success which has attended it in the past will be vastly strengthened and extended in the future by the crowning act of your life—your noble birthday offering of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars, to establish, in connection with the Institution, a valuable Reference and Lending Library.

Henceforth, through its School of Design, its School of Science and of Art, its Reading Room, Library, Lectures, and Laboratories, it will be the radiating centre of mighty forces, from which, year after year, as they deepen their channels and widen their sweep, will proceed influences which can never be fully estimated.

But among the substantial results will be the advance­ment and diffusion of that larger culture of hand, and head, and heart, that moulds the skilled artizan and the upright, intelligent citizen, without whom our country need hope for no broad and thorough development of its boundless resources, nor elevation and permanency to its Free Insti­tutions.

The mission of the Cooper Union comprehends more than this. It has lessons for the rich as well as for those in the humbler ranks of life. Rising here in the midst of the metropolis of a continent, it is an “ everlasting protest” against the avarice and ambition which rear overshadowing fortunes for mere personal gratification. It teaches such how they may become the “ masters and not the slaves” of their wealth; how they may render it an imperishable memorial of their love and a perpetual source of public

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good; so that when they shall be seen no more forever in the walks of men, they shall live on, through their benefac­tions, in the embalming love and gratitude of mankind.

As past and present Students we welcome this oppor­tunity to express, however inadequately, still publicly and collectively, our profound appreciation of our obligations to you. We fervently thank you, not only for the precious educational facilities you have provided for us, but also for the ennobling example of a long life extending through either extreme of fortune, yet marred by no vices and enshrouded by no dishonor.

Prepared through that knowledge and inspired by that example, may each of us, and those who shall throng these Halls after us, pass through life animated by deeper love of country, broader sympathies for man, and loftier allegiance to God.

In conclusion, sir, we can but renew our gratulations that you have been spared to see the day that completes, under such promising auspices, the Twelfth Annual Com­mencement of an Institution that long years ago rose before your vision in distant and shadowy outline ; that you have lived in a period without parallel in the annals of time for that wonderful progress in the Industrial Arts and Physical Sciences which heralds the dawn of a brighter era for the toiling millions ; and that you have labored so devotedly and effectively for its realization.

A career so preeminently useful and illustrious is the prelude to a fame neither transient nor uncertain. While Virtue, Patriotism and Philanthropy are honored on Earth and recorded in Heaven, your deeds shall not drop from the memory nor your name fade from the lips of men. In love and gratitude they shall evermore dedicate to you an exalted station in the Pantheon where from every age and clime are enshrined in holy keeping that royal brotherhood—the Benefactors of Humanity.

REPLY OF MR. COOPER.

M y Y o u n g F r ie n d s :

If I needed any reward for my humble efforts to benefit my fellow men, the touching language of your address, and this expression of your affection and gratitude, would be ample compensation for labors however exacting and sacrifices however great. Happily, however, works of bene­volence carry with them their own recompense, even though they do not meet with the recognition which has fallen to my lot, and which makes me feel that this occasion is the crowning happiness of a life which has passed its eightieth anniversary.

In that long experience I have learned lessons which, if I could induce you, my young friends, who have your future before you, and others who have left their past behind them, to lay them to heart, and to practice in the conduct of life, would greatly lessen the evils of society, and improve the condition of the land, and the time in which we live. W hile yet a child, I learned that the “ hand of the diligent maketh rich,” and whatever of wealth I have achieved, has been due, primarily, to habits of patient industry formed at the outset of my career. I soon learned that “ waste makes want,” and I therefore saved what I earned ; and by taking “ stitches in time,” guarded against the loss which un­avoidably attends upon neglect and want of foresight. It did n ot take long for me to learn that drunkenness was the parent of the larger portion of the poverty, vice and crime which afflict the American people; and hence, until advancing age seemed to demand moderate stimulants, I carefully avoided alcoholic liquors as the greatest curse of the young, and the most deadly foe to domestic happiness and the public welfare.

N ext, I observed th a t m ost of the shipw recks in life were due to debts hastily contracted, and out of proportion to the m eans of the d e b to r ; and hence I alw ays avoided debt, and endeavored to keep some ready m oney on hand to avail of a favorable oppo rtun ity for its profitable use. W ith economy and in d u stry it is easy to do th is in th is favored land; and in m y case the resu lt has been that, am id all the financial revulsions th rough which I have passed, no obligation of mine has ever been a day in arrear. Debt is a slavery which every young m an ought to avoid, or, if assumed, ought not to endure for one day beyond the short­est time necessary to set him free. Shunning intem perance and debt; and practicing industry , rigid economy and self- d e n ia l; it was easy to be honest, and to acquire such knowledge as the opportunities of th is city offered in the days of m y youth . B u t these opportunities were so lim ited —there being no free schools by day, nor any n ight schools whatever—th a t I found it far more difficult to learn w hat I wanted to know, than to be industrious, tem perate and prudent. Hence I decided, if I should p rosper in the acqui­sition of w orldly means, to found an institu tion to which all young people of the w orking classes, who desired to be good citizens, and to rise in life, could resort, w ithout m oney and without price, in order to acquire th a t know ledge of their business and science, which, in these days, is absolutely indispensable to a successful career. Providence, in accord­ance with the declaration th a t to “ faith all things are possible,” d id bless m y efforts ; and th is Institu tion, and these encouraging evidences of its value and its fruits, p re ­sented here to-night, are the results of th is resolution, never lost sight of during a business career of nearly s ix ty years ; in which I was cheered, comforted, sustained and encouraged by the greatest of hum an blessings, a diligent, wise, in d u s­trious, faithful and affectionate w ife ; and in the w ork of founding this Institu tion , aided by the earnest sym pathy and active cooperation of m y children, who ju s tly regarded

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as the richest portion of their inheritance th a t p a rt of my wealth w hich I desired to consecrate to the public welfare. Hence m y last lesson for the young, is to m arry a t the proper age when, a n d no t before, they can see the w ay clear to a decent an d comfortable support; and th u s fulfill the first law of nature, w ith a high and holy sense of its happiness, and its duties, the greatest and m ost serious in the p a th of life. Love a n d d u ty I have ever found to be the passw ords of all th a t is true and noble in life, and when they are separated, the fires on the fam ily a lta r die out, and life loses all its charm s, never to be com pensated by the false jew els which are often worn in the public gaze.

These are, indeed, sim ple tru ths, which I have endeav­ored to set forth in w ords equally simple, because I feel sure from a very long experience, th a t they will do good to every young m an and young wom an who will firm ly resolve to m ake them the ru le of life ; and because I began life w ithout m eans, and know the tru th of w hat I affirm.

B ut, having also acquired w hat is regarded as riches, if the use I have m ade of them renders it p roper for me to give any advice or speak a word of encouragem ent to others, who, by the will of G od, are in trusted w ith the great responsibility of wealth, I feel im pelled to record m y conviction, derived from personal experience, tha t the rich m an who regards his w e a lth as a sacred tru s t to be used for the welfare of his fellow men, will surely derive m ore true enjoym ent from it in th is world than from the m ost lavish expenditu re on mere personal enjoym ents and social display. I do not pretend to p re­scribe an y standard of expenditu re for others ; and I am quite ready to subscribe to the doctrine, th a t a ju s t and faithfu l trustee should be liberally paid for his services, and should not be restricted in the reasonable gratification of his desires, so long as the righ ts of others are not thereby infringed ; and I desire to give the fullest recognition to the sacredness of private property , and the conservation of capital,

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as for the best interests of society and all the members th ereo f; b u t I cannot shu t m y eyes to the fact th a t the p ro ­duction of wealth is not the w ork of any one man, and the acquisition of great fortunes is not possible w ithout the co- operation of m ultitudes of men ; and th a t therefore, the individuals to whose lot these fortunes fall, w hether by in ­heritance, or the laws of production and trade, should never lose sight of the fact, th a t as they hold them only by the will of society, expressed in sta tu te law, so they should adm in­ister them as trustees for the benefit of society, as inculcated by the m oral law.

W hen rich men are th u s b rough t to regard themselves as tru stees; and poor men learn to be industrious, economi­cal, temperate, self-denying, and diligent in the acquisition of knowledge ; then the deplorable strife between capital and labor, tending to destroy their fundam ental, necessary and irrefragible harm ony will cease ; and the w orld will no longer be afflicted w ith such u n n a tu ra l industria l conflicts, as we have seen during the past cen tury in every quarter of the civilized g lo b e ; and latterly , on so great a scale in this country, array ing those, whom nature in tended to be firm allies and inseparable friends, into hostile camps in which the great law of love and m utual forbearance is ex tin ­guished by selfish passions.

The law of force, w hether expressed in trade associations, preventing other men from exercising their inalienable righ t to labor where they can find w ork ; or in com binations of capitalists, seeking by lock-outs to close u p the avenues of labor, are equally reprehensible, and should never be allowed , under any provocation whatever, to take the place of the Divine law, “ W hatsoever ye w ould th a t men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them ; ” nor will such an u n ­natural and crim inal substitu tion ever be possible, if poor men will remember th a t it is the du ty , and therefore the right, of every poor m an to strive to become rich by honest, intelligent and patien t labor ; and if rich men will remember

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that the possession of wealth, which is the fruit of the general effort, confers no right to its use, as an engine of oppression or coercion upon any class which is concerned in its pro­duction.

Let me then record that, during a long life passed in active business, I have never known any but evil conse­quences to all classes, and especially to the innocent, to result from strikes, lock-outs, or other forcible measures, designed to interfere with the steady and regular march of productive industry ; and I feel justified in an earnest appeal to both workmen and capitalists, henceforth to regard each other as equals and friends ; and to imitate the great example, so recently set by the enlightened govern­ments of Great Britain and the United States, in the submission of their differences to arbitration; and not to expect to reform social evils by combinations designed to force either side into the acceptance of unpalatable terms, by the stern logic of starvation and indiscriminate ruin.

Reform, to be of any permanent value, must be based, upon personal virtue, not force ; and it seems to me that the millenium will not be far off, when each individual shall set about reforming himself rather than society, and conforming his life to the great law of loving God and his fellow men.

While I thank you, my young friends, (I had almost said my children), for this manifestation of your respect and gratitude, so touching because so full of love ; let me ask you to accept of this feeble but heartfelt reply, as a kind of last will and testament of the garnered experience of an old friend, whose days are almost numbered, and who asks only to be remembered as “ one who loved his fellow men.”

NAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS TO THE ADDRESS.

G R A D U A T E S .

1864. Corbett, Eugene Haitzen, George Scott, Robert Taylor, Wm. L.

1865. Bosch, Adam lves, Daniel H.

1866. Curtis, Frank Ferguson, David Meyers, Heyward

1867. Beers, M. H. Doerflinger, A. Fitzsimmons, Thos. McHugh, Miss E.

1868. McCarthy, John Parker, Mrs. S. W. Pape, Henry J. Smyth, Mrs. J. P .

1869. Clark, M. J. Griffin, A. A. Maynicke, Robert McAvoy, James A. Smyth, J. P.

1870. Bossong, J. M. Eberlin, Emile Kennedy, E. M. Logan, W. J. Ryder, Thos. J. Sterling, Allan

1871. Goerke, Oscar Graham, Wm. H. Preston, D. B. Pickhardt, Wm. Rettig, Julius

S C H O O L O F S C I E N C E .

Addy, W illiam Bartsch, John Bennet, Charles Blau, G. Boyce, Joseph Brandt, John Briggs, A. T. Brill, Fred. G. Brinton, W. E. Burnett, B. Burson, James Byers, Alexander Byrne, John Carsley, T. E. Chandler, J. W. Colby, C. E. Collins, Miss E. Collins, Miss S. Connell, W. H. Cronin, James Cropsey, G. J. Cushman, Alex. Daly, Wm. Decker, S. W. M. Doggett, G. H. T.

Doody, P. Dupuy, J. G. Elting, C. W. H. Esslinger, Charles Fitzgerald, Wm. Flynn, Joseph P. Fountain, Geo. C. Franker, R. Garthan, Jam es H. George, Wm. Grint, Alfred P. Habel, E. S. Habel, Louis Hackett, John Haight, C. G. Hall, Henry D. Hamilton, James, Haraux, A. Harigel, H. Hewitt, C. B. Insticen, M. Jeffrey, Wm. Joy, M. Jungerm ann, J. J. Jungerm ann, G.

Kane, M. T. Kean, Miss M. E. Kemmer, C. T. Kenney, J. J. Koenig, Henry, Kuster, L. D. Larmer, W. J. Laurier, Joseph Lawson, Wm.Levy, Morris, Lindfors, C. Logan, Frank J. Logan, Wm. Lystea, C. M arvin Charles H. Maxman, H. A. Miehl, Jacob Miller, Alexander Miller, Archibald Muller, O. F. E. Munich, Philip Murray, J. McClymont, D. H. McCormack, T. W. McFaul, Wm.

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S C H O O L O F S C I E N C E [ C o n t i n u e d . ]

M cIntosh, E. B. M cIntyre, C. Nevan, George K. Olden, W. W. Ott, George Parish, Thomas Phair, M. Plum er, Henry, Purcell, Thomas Ralph, Joseph E. Raum, A. R ay, Miss E. T. R ay, Miss H. C. R ason, Charles L.

R ice, Albert. R ichmond, G. R oberts, J. J. R obinson, L. W. R oesler, H. R ohlfs, Charles R ugen, H enry F. R ussell, L. R . R yan, Michael Schilling, George Schnapp, Wm. Sieber, C. L. Stuckfield, S, B. St. John, J. P.

Taylor, Wm. Thorburn, W. H. Tompkins, Thomas Torrance, John Verhoeff, F. Van Horn, Geo. W. W aitzfelder, Edward Walsh, John W atkins, C. D. Whyte, Miss A. L. Wroeger, H. P. Yates, W.

S C H O O L O F ART.

Aberle, C. Almstendt, J. Anderega, O. Arnd, G. Baaler, Alfred Bamberger H. Banks, H. Bantar, F. B arndollar, Miss A. S. B arndollar, Miss F. M. Barr, Andrew Barr, F rank Bates, J. H. Bau er, J. A.Bayer, A. Bayer, C. Becker, Louis, Beckt, A. Beeler, J. C. Behrens, B. Berner, F. Bettm an, H. Billipp, E. Bisang, Otto, Bishop, Geo. H. B lattin, Fred. O. Bolan, Samuel Bond, Joseph R . Bonn, Alfred Bourke, W. L. Braunstein, Eug. Braunstein, Wm. Brietwieser, P. Brown, E.

Brown, Geo. H. Brown, John Brum ster, W. Buchsbaum, E. H. Buckner, W. Burg, Louis Burke, L. Burns, Canning Butler, Jacob D. Butler, W. Campbell, Neil Carey, Jam es F. Cashen, Daniel Casilear, F. P. Chambers, John Cleary, Thos. L. Clemes, W. H. Clifford, M. Coghill, F. A. Collenburg, F. Collins, John C. Compton, J. H. Condon, D. T. Connor, Charles Cooke, F. D. Cooper, Joseph Craig, Andrew Cronin, Michael Crueckberner, H. Curran, J. Currie, Wm. Daly, R . F. Darcie, H. W. Dareah, Jam es

Datz, E. E. Daubler, P. Davis, F. E. Davis, Louis B. Debuse, J. Deesel, Henry Delner, George Denslow, W. W. Derrick, W. Diehl, John, Dietrich, E. Dietz, L. H. Diffenbach, W. Dilg, Philip, Dillmann, Joseph Dirlam, C. D irlan, Peter, Dobecki, W. L. Doerr, Edward Dorn, Caspar Dowdall, E. Drendorf, F. Drypolcher, Edw. Dunbar, W. W. Durand, E. Dyer, Miss M. J. De R iver, George Ernst, D. Ebert, L. Eden, George D. Edm unds, A. Elliott, Simon Emden, J. J. Engel, J.

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Engelhardt, T. Entwisle, J. C. Erdmann, E. Erker, Adolph Fauchere, L. Fay, Frank, Fehr, Charles Fell, J. Finck, Henry, Fisher, Albert Fitz, William, Frederick, C. Friedlander, R. Friese, H. Friest, Jacob Gahan, William Garrow, Robert Gaul, John Gayer, John Gaylor, Louis Geaser, Valentine Geib, G. A. Geissler, William Gibbs, W. H. Gies, Charles, Gindaner, F. L. Glaesner, O. Glenney, Edward Godwin, C. Godwin, W. Gorman, Philip Goth, Herman Grant, Geo. R. Graves, Francis C. Groth, Emil. Grotthaus, C. Guider, J. H. Haas, August Habel, B. Hach, Henry Hacke, John Halkemeier, C. C. Hagadorn, Wm. P. Hagen, Emile Hagenmuller, G. H. Harnett, W. Haugh, A. Hedbawney, John Hengst, C. W. Hetchel, Oscar Hilbeas, H. Hiller, Charles Hirsch, David Hitchcock, Geo. W. Hitchings, Chas. E. Hobein, H.

Hornblower, Joseph H ornrighauser, H. Hoss, G. Houghton, J. T. Hubert, Albert Hueboky, John Hummell, Charles Hum phrey, J. T. Hunem ann, G. Hutchinson, R. S. Ingrung, F. Irwin, Joseph Jackanson, C. A. Jaxtheim er, C. Johnson, C. Johnson, W. Judd , Frederick Kane, Joseph Kappes, J. G. Karch, Geo. Kaseler, Peter Kauling, George Kay, M. H. Keating, Geo. P. Keenan, Miss Nellie Keeppe, J. O. Keller, A. Kelley, J. A. Kern, Charles Kessler, Charles Kieser, Louis K inderm ann , H. Kinkel, George Kirsch, Richard Kissell, Charles Klingler, W illiam Klippel, N. Kneit, F. R. Knorr, George Koch, Albert E. Kocher, John Koenig, Charles Koerts, H. C. Kraine, Andrew Kramer, Oscar K rauth, J. Kretschmar, H. Krieger, Philip Krohn, C. Krohn, J. Krohn, W illiam Kuhle John Kuhn, Nicolas Kurz, Charles Kurz, J. Kuster, Charles

Lahr, August Lane, Josiah Larber, Joseph Lauer, Edward L aukhardt, A. Lawrence, R ichard Lay, John Leech, A. Leichtweis, Geo. Leist, John. Lem ing, J. Lennox, R obert Leu, Frederick, Lockwood, J. H. Lude, Charles Luft, Albert Lytle, Zachary Macoy, John Maddock, John Mahoney, J. E. Martens, Albert Marz, M artin Mauney, George Maurer, E. Maurer, W illiam Maxheimer, J. H. Maximilian, F. Mayer, A rthur Mehl, Robert Menzer, Henry Meschutt, Thomas Metz, John Metz, William Metzger, John Meyer, Otto Miller, Adam Miller, J. G. Miller, Theodore Mitchell, John Moeller, L. Molitor, Geo. M. Moll, G. Monds, Thomas M umbrauer, H. Murphy, Michael McCabe, John McCartney, Peter McCormack, B. McGowan, G. R. McKnight, Thomas McLaughlin, J. Nesbitt, Franklin P. Newman, Miss Hattie M. Neumer, A. C. Nicholas, John Noll, Charles

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S C H O O L O F A R T [CONTINUED.]

Noyes, Wm. S. Nugent, F. R. Orthaus, J. H. Over, Byron O’Neill, J. E. Pauly, C. H. Pentz, Philip Perry, P. L. Polk, August Porter, Miss M. Proutin , W. J. Quanz, F. H. Raegener, August Rammelkamp, A. Rapp, Joseph Reif, G. Reindel, F. C. Reiser, C. Rene, Alfred Retting, P. Reubel, Otto Reuffner, Henry Rhoades, A. A. Rickeshauser, J. Rieger, S. Rilbrigel, W illiam Riordon, Robert Robb, Samuel A. Roberts, E. D. Roberts, G. A. Roecker, F. Rogers, F . W. Rogers, T. Romer, H enry L. Romer, T. G. Rontey, A. M. Roome, Wm. P. Roome, Mrs. Wm. P . Rosenberger, J . Round, Jo h n R uckert, W. Ruston, Silas H. Ryder, Chas. E . Salier, Adolph Schad, J. A. Schafer, C. Schaffner, William Schano, H. Schenck, Charles

Schlagenhaft, J . Schmitt, Fred. Schmitt, Peter Schroeder, B. Schroeder M. Schultz, A. Schultze, Henry Schumacher, A. Schumann, D. Schussler, John Schwartz, A. Schwarz, H. Schwarz, Otto P. Schwarzwalder, H. Schweitzer, Charles Sebastian, John Seifritz, E. Selby, Robert Shaffer, H. Sheriden, R. T. Simmons, John H. Simon L. Simpson, Chas. S. Sittig, G. Sladky, Charles Smith, A. J . Smith, Farrell Smith, J. Smith, Louis Smith, Theodore Sniffen, W. C. Staats, Robert P. Stark, Felix Steckel E. Steigelmann, Aug. Steinbach, Louis Stewart, W. B. Stratton, E. R. Streimbel, Henry Strimbaker, Henry Struck, F. Stumpf, P . Sullivan, John Spahn, C. M. Sparmann, G. E. Specht, W. Spitznagel, Edw ’d Sprenger, Isaiah Synaceck, F.

Synaceck, J. Touscher, John Tellier, C. Thomson, Wm. S. Trayer, Francis Tronsor, J. Tuckerman, B. Turnbull, Wm. F. Vaas, E. Vail, William F. Vanchen, Charles Vehman, George Veit, H B. Vyse, Edw ard Van Buren, H. Van Deuzer, Wm. C. Van Lorn, W. Wagner, J. F . Wagner, F. Waldeyer, Edw ard Walsh, J. Walter, R. W alters, George Warmkessel, O. Wasp, W illiam Wasserman, H. Webb, G. Webb, W alter S. Weber, F rank C. Weber, John O. Weckerlin, Edw ard Weick, J. Weitzel, Conrad W inkler, E. Wetz, George Weymann, H. Weymann, J. White, John W hitehouse, R. Whitley, J . E. Wille, J . Willis, Robert Wilson, J . W. Wolf, Francis Wolf, William Woodbury, Charles E. Young, C. F . Zabriskie , P. J. Zilz, A.

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S C H O O L O F D E S I G N F O R W O M E N .

Allaire, Ida M. Allen Mary S. Alexander Ida Austin, Charlotte Bacon, Elizabeth H. Baker, Mrs. J. Barnes, Maggie E. Bates, Mrs. F. H. Beach, Emma Beckwith, Jennie E. Benedict, J ulia Berena, Nellie Bowman, Caroline Buchler, Anna Bush, Emma B. Brownscombe, Jennie Calhoun, Mrs. A. A. Carter, Fannie Carey, Alathea Chapman, Winnie J. Church, Mary H Cogswell, Charlotte B. Comstock, Lizzie A. Cranch, Caroline Cristy, Lizzie Crowe, Helen Cunningham, Annie Curtis, Jessie

Cushman, Ursula Dammist, Laura Denroche, Sarah B. Forbes, Mrs. E. Gilbert, Mrs. L. Glen, Louise Grabau, Hermione Gunnison, Maria D Hall, Cora D. Harper, Christina Hawes, Maria Heartt, S. D. Hopkins, Hattie Jacot, Mary A. Jacobs, Nellie S. Jenkins, Ida Jessup, Mary Kern, Mary King, Julia Langdon, Hattie Logan, Sophia Mars, Pauline L. Marshall, Hilda W. Maynicke, Emma Meyer, Minnie Miles, A. R. Moores, Ellen, Northrup, H. B.

Oakey, Maria R . Packard, Ellie J. Parsons, Addie Payne, L. A. Payson, H. W. Peak, Harriet M. Perkins, Fannie Pollard, Carrie Powell, C. C. Powell, Fannie Rogers, H. E. Rosenbaum, Josie Rusher, Lizzie Sanborn, Carrie Sanford, Mrs N. Stephanson, Augusta Stephens, Sarah A. Suydam, Viola Thorp, D. R. Tolles, Mrs. S. N. Tomkins, Lizzie D. Wager, M. A. E. Walker, Mary E. Waldeyer, Angelina Wiley, Laura Wrifle, Mrs. M. E. Wright, Martha

L IT E R A R Y CLASS,

Archibald, W. D. Carolan, J. J. Campbell, W. Cooper, W. H. Cox, R. W. Duffy, Thomas Dugan, J. Dunne, J. Fennell, E. J. Fitzgerald, J.

Flanagan, O. W. Gardner, D. T. Geraghty, J. Gibson, J. Gleason P. Lyons, G. E. Maguire, C. P. Martin, J. Miller, Charles Moloney, J. E.

McBride, C. E. McCourt, P. C. Norton, A. O’Shaughnessy, P. J. Pollock, F. W. Rogan, W. E. Sigerson, M. H. Schmitt, H. Taylor, Henry Tregaskis, J.

T e l e g r a p h y ,

Bowman, Jos. A. Brennan, Wm. H. Campbell, C. S. Conklin, Chas. D. Diener, J. Dowling, L. F. Falls. E. H. Frambach, A. Swan, U. B.

Goff, J. W. Hammond, L. Y. Jennings, R. W. Lefferts, Wm. H. Moloney, John McDonald, F. V. Phelps, W. Reid, A. Y.

Scheidmantel, H. W. Southard, Theodore Sullivan, Daniel C. Smyth, John Stevenson, B. F. Westervelt, D. Williams, E. E. Young, J. H. C.

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GENERAL COMMITTEE.

G R A D U A T E S .

C la ss 1 8 6 4 , ................. ................................................... . .R obe r t S co tt .“ 1 8 6 5 ,...........................................................................A dam B osch .“ 1 8 6 6 , . ........................................................................ R o bert F er g u so n .“ 1 8 6 7 , ...........................................................................M iss E . M cH u g h .“ 1 8 6 8 ,......................................................................... J ohn M cCa r t h y .“ 1 8 6 9 ,.......................................................................... M. J . C la r k .“ 1 8 7 0 , .......................................................................... T . J . R id e r .

S C H O O L O F S C IE N C E .

M e c h a n ic s a n d C a lc u lu s ............................... .......... .D . P . P r e s t o n .A n a ly tic a l G e o m e t r y .......................................................J o s e p h B oyce .T r ig o n o m e try .......................................................................G e o r g e N e vans.P la n e G e o m e t ry ................................................................. G. F . H . D o g g e tt .A lg e b ra , S e c tio n 1 ............................................................E . M cI n t o s h .

“ “ 2 ...................... ...................................W m . J e f f r e y .A s t r o n o m y ........................................................................... E . M. K e n n e d y .A n a ly tic a l C h e m is t r y ................................................... W . H . T h o r b u r n .A p p lie d “ ..................................................... C. L . S ie b e r .E le m e n ta ry “ ..................................................... S. W . M . D e c k e r .N a tu ra l P h i lo s o p h y ...................... ....................................M . R yanT e l e g r a p h y ...........................................................................J . W . G o f f .L i te r a r y C la s s ......................................................................J am es D u n n e .

S C H O O L O F A R T .M o d e l in g i n C la y .................................................................. E z r a W h i t l e y .Drawing from Life J.C. Collins.

“ “ C a s t .................. ...........................................R o b e r t L e n n o x .Perspective Drawing, Section 1 Miss H. Newman.

“ “ “ 2 . ............................... G . P . K e a t in g .F i g u r e a n d L a n d s c a p e D r a w in g , S e c . 1 .............R o b e r t T. D a l y .

“ “ “ “ “ 2 .............S. H . R u s t o n .M e c h a n i c a l D r a w in g , S e c t io n 1 ................................. J . P. S t . J o h n .

“ “ “ 2 ...............................O . W h e e l e r .A r c h i t e c t u r a l D r a w in g , S e c t io n 1 ............................J o s e p h I r w i n .

“ “ “ 2 ............................ N e i l C a m p b e l l .“ “ “ 3 ............................ W . C . V a n D u z e r .

Ornamental Drawing, Section 1 Farrell Smith.“ “ “ 2 ...............................H e n r y S c h u l z e .“ “ “ 3 ..................... .. J . C . E n t w is l e .

“ “ “ 4 .....................F . M . W h e e l e r .“ “ “ 5 ................................. F r e d . L e w .“ “ “ 6 ............................... J . H. S im m o n s .“ “ “ 7 ............................S. D is b e c k e r .

R u d i m e n t a l D r a w in g , S e c t io n 1 ..................................F . B e r n e r .“ “ “ 2 .......................... J . S u l l iv a n .“ “ “ 3 ....................... P . N e s b i t .

SCHOOL OF DESIGN FOR WOMEN.Miss E. Maynicke.

D. H. I v e s , Chairman, M. H. B e e r s , Treasurer.

T. J. R ider, Secretary.

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E x e c u t iv e C o m m it t e e .

M iss E . M aynicke, D. H . Ives, D. P . P re s to n ,

J oseph B oyce, R obert S cott, J . M cCarthy.

S. W. M. D e c k e r, W. H . T h o rb u rn .

O n A d d r e s s .D . H . I v e s , D . P . P r e s t o n . R o b e r t S c o t t .

P r e s e n t a t io n o f A d d r e s s .R o b e r t S c o t t .