_Montevideo Atheneum._--A beautiful establishment is being built for this literary, scientific and artistic institution, the object of which is, delivering gratuitous lectures and publishing reviews, to foment in the Republic the general literary, scientific and artistic instruction.
_Professional League._--Very good results are attained by this institution. In its halls the best professors give every night gratuitous lessons on painting, drawing, architecture and mathematics.
This establishment is under the care of the Ministry of War and Navy, and works according to the latest improvements of military science.
It counts with the best professors of French and German tactics, physics and natural philosophy, mathematics, geography and history, lineal drawing and photography, fencing and gymnastics. It possesses also all the necessary apparatus for physics, chemistry, physiology and mineralogy, and has a complete library with the newest and best scientific works.
In the Republic there are a great many schools and colleges under the care of religious communities, in which more than 4,200 children are taught.
Under this name there exists in Montevideo an important establishment, the object of which is to improve and foment the primary, secondary, superior, artistical and professional instruction, not only in Montevideo but also throughout the whole country. It has also founded an important college.
During the 185 days in which that important establishment remained opened, in the year 1891, the number of the readers have been 2,849. The number of the books asked for was 2,698 and 64 manuscripts.
The library possesses over 21,000 volumes and 2,500 manuscripts, a great many engravings, photographs and maps.
There are also the "Archives" where all records are kept, ancient writings and documents that have a relation with the National History.
In nearly every department there is a public library.
_International Book Exchange._--Uruguay is one of the nations that signed the Brussels treaty and in Montevideo there is a very useful office for International Book Exchange.
In the National Museum there are 24,226 objects, that is to say:
Orchæology 814 Numismatics 4,201 History 140 Paleontology 107 Zoology 13,741 Botany 1,812 Mineralogy 3,253 Fine Arts, Industries 158