128 REPORTS ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE. — 1919. 



Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh. 



(1) Elementarij Schools. — Visits of classes of school children to 

 the museum are arranged under competent guides from the museum 

 staff. Specimens are removed from the cases for the better instruction 

 of school children. 



Loan collections are made to schools. 



Lectures to school children, and prize essay contests are arranged. 



(2) Secondary Schools. — Special demonstrations similar in kind to 

 those given to elementary schools are arranged, but of a more intensive 

 character and more adapted to the higher attainments of the pupils. 



(3) Higher Institutions of Learning. — Advanced students from the 

 University attend the museum to carry on special researches under 

 the direction of the staff, many of whom are also professors in the 

 University. 



Special provision is made for the instruction of the blind. 



United States National Museum, Washington. 

 Members of the museum staff are also professors in the University, 

 •and have established the closest connection between the museum and 

 the student, who carries out much of his study in the museum. 



The museum is one of the recognised institutions at which research 

 work can be done for the degree of Ph.D. of the George Washington 

 University. 



Boston Museum of Fine Arts. 

 The educational work of this museum is as follows: — 



(1) Special Sunday decent services — i.e., two informal talks by 

 specialists, who give their services free, on Sunday afternoons, during 

 the winter. 



(2) Members of the staff meet visitors on request on weekdays for 

 guidance through the museum. No charge. 



(3) Public lectures : 



(a) Museum school courses. I ^,^^^ \^^ ^^^^_ 



(b) University Lxtension courses. J 



(4) Loan collections of lantern slides, photographs, and duplicate 

 textiles and prints. 



(4a) Loan collections for instruction. 



(5) School of art in connection with the museum. 



(6) Issue of free tickets to teachers and students. 



(7) Free conferences by specialists on particular objects or groups 

 of objects in the museum. 



(8) Docent service for school children. 



Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 



Members, visitors, and teachers desiring to see the collections under 

 expert guidance may secure the services of a member of the staff 

 detailed for the purpose. 



The sei-vice is free to teachers and to scholars under their guidance. 



Easels and modelling stands may be used. 



Copyists may be asked to satisfy the authorities as to their ability. 



