5-7. The Charleston Museum is a charter member of the As- 

 sociation of which Prof. Rea is Secretary; and through the 

 meetings of the Association, which are attended by repre- 

 sentatives of the leading museums of the country, the Direc- 

 tor is able to keep in touch with modern methods and ideas 

 concerning every phase of museum work. 



A public lecture on ' ' The Art of Illustration ' ' was given 

 in Manigault Hall, Thursday afternoon, May 28, by the hon- 

 orary curator of art, Mr. N. W. Stephenson. This lecture 

 served as an introduction to an exhibit of twenty etchings, 

 executed in Charleston by Mr. Charles Henry White. Six of 

 these were reproduced in the October issue of Harper's 

 Magazine, but lost so much of their sharpness of line in the 

 half-tone process as to convey a very faint idea of the beauty 

 of the originals. This exhibition will continue until Thursday, 

 June 4, through the courtesy of Mr. White. 



As these pages go to press we take pleasure in announcing 

 a promise from a friend of the Museum of twenty-five popu- 

 lar nature books for the new public reading room. While 

 the library was maintained chiefly for the use of the staff the 

 technical works were most sought, but we wish now to add 

 more popular books and journals which will make the reading 

 room attractive to the public — especially to school children. 



With this issue the Bulletin takes leave of its readers 

 until October. The summer months will be devoted to much 

 routine work as well as to settling the new building and in 

 the fall the Museum hopes to have its work better organized 

 and its advantages more accessible tc its friends. 



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