NOTES FROM THE MUSEUM 



After a vacation of four months, the Bulletin again 

 greets the friends of the Museum. 



The meeting of museum directors and workers in New 

 York City May 15 and 16 for the purpose of organizing an 

 American Association of Museums is of special interest to 

 friends of the Charleston Museum. The Museums of the 

 United States, North, East and West; the Museums of Can- 

 ada and Honolulu; and of several countries of South America 

 were represented, either by delegates or letter. It is worthy 

 of note that the Charleston Museum was the only institution 

 from the entire South to be represented. The effort now 

 being made to renew the former activity of this Museum 

 elicited much interest among members of the Association. 



Mr. Henry Laurens has been appointed Student Assistant 

 in Osteology, and will continue his work on the Manigault 

 Osteological Collection. 



Mr. F. M. Weston has been appointed Student Assistant in 

 the Department of Birds, and will continue the work carried 

 on last year by Mr. Salley. 



The October meeting of the Natural History Society was 

 held in Manigault Hall, Tuesday, October 9th. President 

 Weston described the Winter Visitants for the benefit of the 

 new members, and Mrs. Rea demonstrated the seasonal col- 

 lection of local birds. Valuable records for all the summer 

 months were turned in by several members, and the work 

 will be continued through the winter with renewed enthusi- 

 asm. All persons who are in any way interested in birds are 

 invited to attend the meetings of the Society. During the 

 winter the regular monthly meetings will be held in Mani- 

 gault Hall, the first Thursday in each month, at 4.30 P. M. 



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