II. THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LECTURES,
MEETINGS AND CLASS EXERCISES.

The attendance at the Museum Building was 92,736.
The total attendance, including that at the Museum Build-
ing, for the year ending June 1, 1899, was 453,716.

CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE I.—Membership.

SECTION I. The membership of the BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES shall comprise HONORARY MEMBERS, FOUNDERS, BENEFACTORS, FELLOWS, PATRONS, PERMANENT MEMBERS, LIFE MEMBERS, CORRESPONDING MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.

SEC. II. HONORARY MEMBERS shall comprise those persons who have rendered distinguished and valuable service to man by their creations, contributions, discoveries or inventions in the Arts and Sciences. The number of Honorary Members shall be limited to fifty.

SEC. III. THE FOUNDERS OF THE INSTITUTE shall comprise those persons who subscribe to the funds of the Institute a sum not less than five hundred thousand dollars, or who present to the Institute sculptures, paintings, books, models, collections in science, apparatus or other property which shall be estimated by the Board of Trustees to be worth to the Institute not less than five hundred thousand dollars. So far as practicable the several Museums of the Corporation shall be dedicated to the philanthropy of the FOUNDERS, and shall bear their names.

SEC. IV. THE BENEFACTORS OF THE INSTITUTE shall comprise those persons who subscribe to the funds of the Institute a sum not less than one hundred thousand dollars and not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars, or who present to the Institute property which shall be estimated by the Board of Trustees to be worth to the Institute between one hundred thousand and five hundred thousand dollars. As far as practicable the several Galleries of Art and Science, the Libraries, Observatories, or other well-defined portions of the property of the corporation shall be dedicated to the philanthropy of the BENEFACTORS, and shall bear their names.

SEC. V. THE FELLOWS OF THE INSTITUTE shall comprise those Associate Members of the Institute who have rendered distinguished and valuable services to man, either by their productions, contributions, discoveries or inventions in the Arts and Sciences, or by their long and eminent service as teachers of Art or Science.

SEC. VI. THE PATRONS OF THE INSTITUTE shall comprise those persons who subscribe to the funds of the Institute a sum not less than ten thousand and not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, or who present to the Institute property which shall be estimated by the Board of Trustees to be worth to the Institute not less than ten thousand nor more than one hundred thousand dollars. As far as practicable the property given by the PATRONS shall be so arranged as to testify to their philanthropy.

SEC. VII. THE PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE shall comprise those persons who contribute to the Institute funds a sum not less than one thousand nor more than ten thousand dollars, or who present to the Institute in any one year property which shall be estimated by the Board of Trustees to be worth to the Institute not less than one thousand nor more than ten thousand dollars. Permanent Members shall be entitled to transfer their memberships respectively by will or by other legal process.

SEC. VIII. LIFE MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE shall comprise those persons who contribute to the funds of the Institute a sum not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or who present to the Institute at any one time property which shall be estimated by the Board of Trustees to be worth to the Institute not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.

SEC. IX. THE CORRESPONDING MEMBERS OF THE INSTI TUTE shall comprise those persons whose knowledge in the arts and sciences qualifies them to contribute special and valuable information to the proceedings of the Institute or of its several departments, and who do not reside within a radius of twenty miles of the City of Brooklyn.

SEC. X. THE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE shall comprise persons who are specially interested in one or more of the Arts or Sciences. The Founders, Benefactors, Patrons, Permanent Members and Life Members of the Institute shall be regarded as Associate Members, and shall not be subject to the payment of any fees or dues. All other Associate Members shall contribute to the funds of the Institute an Initation Fee of five dollars and Annual Dues of five dollars, payable in advance. An Associate Member shall be entitled, without additional expense, to become a member of as many departments of the Institute as he may elect, to attend all the lectures and meetings of the Institute and of its several departments, and to enjoy all the privileges for education afforded by the Museums, Libraries, Lectures, Laboratories and other appointments of the Institute, with the exception of the instruction given in the several Schools conducted by the Departments-the Concerts, Dramatic Readings, Special Meetings authorized by the Council, and the Institute Extension Courses of Lectures -for which a special fee for admission may be charged.

SEC. XI. The Founders, Benefactors, Patrons, Permanent Members and Life Members of the Institute shall also be known as the CORPORATE MEMBERS OF THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. Each Corporate Member shall be entitled to vote in the election of Trustees of the Institute, and shall be eligible to election as a member of the Board of Trustees. The Corporate powers of the Institute shall be vested in the Corporate Members. Twentyfive Corporate Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

SEC. XII. Honorary Members, Fellows, Corresponding Members and Associate Members shall be nominated by the Council of the Institute and elected by the Board of Trustees. A two-thirds vote shall be necessary for the nomination and election of persons to the classes of membership named in this section.