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Cataloguing, and Educational Value of Print Collections,' by 

 Isaac J. Williams ; ' The Museum in relation to Art and 

 Industry,' by {a) Henry Cadness, {b) -H. Barrett Carpenter ; 

 'The application of Art to Industry, and its relation to Museum 

 work,' by S. E. Harrison ; ' Art Museums,' by Fitzgerald 

 Falkner ; ' Material and Design in relation to Craftsmanship,' 

 by Joseph Burton. The more general subjects dealt with 

 were : ' The Museum and Trade,' by Thos. Midgley ; ' A Plea 

 for the District Federation of Museums and Art Galleries,' by 

 Robert Bateman ; ' Arrangement of an Ethnographical 

 Collection,' by Ben H. Mullen ; ' Local Museums and their 

 Role in National Life,' by Louis P. W. Renouf ; ' Museum and 

 Art Galleries Finances,' by E. E. Lowe ; a little relief being 

 given to the somewhat serious proceedings by a humorous 

 paper on ' Packing and Removing a Museum of Geology and 

 Antiquities in War Time,' by Thomas Sheppard. Before and 

 after the meetings many members visited the Museums and 

 Art Galleries for which Manchester is so famous. There was 

 an informal dinner at the headquarters at the Grand Hotel on 

 Wednesday evening, which was quite successful, under the 

 chairmanship of Dr. W. E. Hoyle. The Lord Mayor of Man- 

 chester provided tea for the members at the Town Hall each 

 day. The President for next year is Sir Henry H. Howorth, 

 K.C.I.E., M.P., etc., and the Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. Grant 

 Murray of Swansea. At the council meeting held at the close 

 of the Conference it was agreed that the Association should 

 meet again next year. 



A STORY. 



There is a story of a scientific man of a somewhat peculiar 

 temperament, who went to heaven. He was not at all satisfied 

 with things as they were there, so he went elsewhere. Still 

 dissatisfied, he gathered a few cinders together and made a 

 little place for himself, and when last heard of he was frizzling 

 away ' on his own.' Charlie Chaplins and Pemberton Billings 

 exist in all communities, and help to cheer us. 



A SHEFFIELD EFFORT. 



At a conference of the Museums' Association held some time 

 ago, two or three of the members did not quite have the 

 ' innings ' which they apparently considered their position and 

 importance warranted, so they held a little conference ' on their 

 own.' One of these became an ' editor,' another an ' Hon. 

 Treasurer,' and still another read a paper and took part in 

 discussions, and referred to ' future conferences ' ; thus 

 amidst a ' milky way ' a discontented trio shone as stars of the 

 first magnitude. The services of the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, 

 and of the Chairman of the Sheffield Museums Committee were 

 requisitioned, there was a ' Conference Dinner,' and papers on 



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