the ofl&ce that 10,092 people had passed through the turnstile 

 that morning. Mr. Rathmann concludes that the museums 

 in Europe are nearer to the people of all classes than the museums 

 in America, and that the people have been better trained, through 

 the use of illustrative material, to understand and appreciate 

 what the museums offer. They look upon museums and libra- 

 ries as a kind of continuation school to which all may go to add 

 to their knowledge and secure information on every subject in 

 which they are interested. 



Mr. Edward K. Putnam, of the Davenport Academy of Sci- 

 ences, presented a second paper on Skansen and the Outdoor 

 Museums of Europe. Skansen is descibed as " a living illustra- 

 tion of the culture-history of Sweden." It is really a park of 

 high ground, rocky and wooded, in which have been brought 

 together peasant cottages, barns, sheds, windmills, interesting 

 detached belfries, etc. either moved from their original locations 

 throughout Sweden, or built on lines of actual houses. The cot- 

 tages contain actual furnishings, hangings, and utensils such as 

 thousands of peasants have used and still use, and most interest- 

 ing of all, these cottages are occupied by peasant families il- 

 lustrating all types found in Sweden. Special effort is made to 

 celebrate the folk festivals and to keep up the costume dances, 

 children's games, and other features of peasant life in Sweden. 

 People never seem to be satisfied with a single visit to Skansen. 

 Foreigners, tourists, Swedes from other parts of the country and 

 Stockholm come time and time again. The idea of the outdoor 

 museum is spreading through Europe and such institutions either 

 have been established or are contemplated in Holland, Germany, 

 and England. 



Mr. E. L. Burchard discussed Civic and Social Museums and 

 Exhibits, emphasizing the necessity of having actual material 

 on an extensive scale for the instruction of children in the com- 

 plicated problems of civic and social relations. Everyone in- 

 terested in municipal welfare work, and in the training of better 

 citizens in our public schools, will find Mr. Burchard 's discussion 



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