. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world . riginal endowment of $1,250,000 was thegift in large part of one citizen. Large acquisi-tions have been made, especially in the fields ofAmerican ethnology. The collections are atpresent housed in one of the remaining Exposi-tion buildings, in Jackson Park. Plans are onfoot for more adequate provision in the nearfuture. In 1900-1 there were 4,106 studentsenrolled in the schools of law, medicine, and the-ology situated in Chicago. There are
. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc. of the world . riginal endowment of $1,250,000 was thegift in large part of one citizen. Large acquisi-tions have been made, especially in the fields ofAmerican ethnology. The collections are atpresent housed in one of the remaining Exposi-tion buildings, in Jackson Park. Plans are onfoot for more adequate provision in the nearfuture. In 1900-1 there were 4,106 studentsenrolled in the schools of law, medicine, and the-ology situated in Chicago. There are 52 hospitals in the city, includingthe Cook County hospital. Many of these areliberally endowed. There are also 33 free medi-cal dispensaries, 59 asylums, including the CookCounty Insane Asylum and the county poor-house, both of which are situated at Dunning,outside the city limits. Churches.— Religious organizations numbersome 919 churches and missions. Of these themost numerous are the 70 churches and 14missions of the Baptists, the 79 churches and20 missions of the Congregationalists, the 47churches and 6 missions of the Episcopalians, 1. Newberry Library. 2. Auditorium and Annex. CHICAGO
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