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Copying permitted on all days except Saturdays. 



Museum instruction for pu,pils of public schools. Schools pay 

 part cost of lecture or part cost of course. 



' Sample ' classes are given to teachers. 



Lectures also given to selected classes of children. 



The city maintains one paid lecturer. 



Regular visits are paid from schools for instruction upon the history 

 of art. 



Children are sent to the museum to study and then write up com- 

 positions upon the objects studied. 



The University and the museum are in close co-operation, especially 

 on classical and historical sides. 



The director hopes yet to see a Faculty of Arts in the. museum, 

 with special lectures upon special collections. 



American Museum of Natural History, New York. 



This museum has for many years done a remarkable work in 

 education. Its activities are much summarised in the following: — 



Lecture courses for teachers. 



Teaching collections. 



Circulating Nature study collections to 501 schools in 1913, v/hich 

 reached over IJ million of pupils. 



597 study collections for circulation. 



Lectures to pupils. 



A special guide service. 



Special class-rooms for students. 



30,000 lantern slides. 



A large loan series of lantern slides. 



Provision for blind students. 



Propose to establish ten ' Lecture Centres ' of 18 lectures per year 

 in various parts of New York. 



Suggested branch teaching museums in a number of centrally 

 located schools. 



Columbian University and the American Mus-eum- of Natural History. 



Professors of the University lecture and demonstrate to their 

 students in the museum, the Professors occupying the dual position of 

 Curator in the museum and Professor in the University. 



Specimens are provided for the students to handle. 



Pennsylvania Museum. 



Lectures are given to teachers, also addresses to children in classes 

 of 50 to 200. 



In the latter case teachers attend, and can thus follow up the 

 instruction given. 



The city has been asked to provide instructors. 



At present the burden is thrown upon the museum staff. 



The following educational establishments send students: — 



(1) Preparatory schools. 



Carrying students up to Matriculation standard. 



