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done somethin.c^ of this kind in its own way. It remains for some student 

 of history to work out upon a generous plan, and with plenty of exhibi- 

 tion space at his command, the resources which are alread}- in the posses- 

 sion of some great treasure-house like the British Museum. 



What the limitations of historical nuiseums are to be it is impossil)le 

 at present to predict. In museum administration experience is the only 

 safe gtiide. In the scientific nutseum many things have been tried, and 

 many things are known to be possible. In the historical nuiseum most 

 of this experimental administration still remains to l)e performed. The 

 principal object of this communication is to call attention to the general 

 direction in which experiment should be made. 



The only safe course to be pursued in the development of plans in any 

 untried department of museum work is to follow the advice which the 

 Apostle Paul proffered to the Thessalonians: 



" Prove all things; hold fast that which is good ! " 



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