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(2) Small colleges. 



(3) Grammar, higher grade schools, and ladies' colleges. 



(4) Post-graduate classes. These do good work in museum. 



Curators rank as Professors in the University. 

 The museum is supported by 15,000 dollars from State. 

 There is an endowment of 150,000 dollars and a bequest of 

 200,000 dollars, wliich yield 5 per cent. 



All researches are published by the museum. 



Philadelphia Commercial Museum. 



Lectures every day to scholars from the public schools. 

 Occasional lectures to high school students and to University 



classes. 



University Professors bring classes to the museum, and demonstrate 



at the cases. 



The museum has sent out 600 cabinets of gi'oup preparations, 

 showing various cereals, foods, ores, minerals, &c. Each shows its 

 mercantile use and value. 



The museum answers all inquiries, and also obtains infoiTnation for 

 business men. This work has proved of the utmost value to the 

 commerce of the city. 



Memorial Hall Museum, Philadelphia. 



Art and industrial art collections only. 



The museum is in close connection with technical schools of city. 



Classes are held regularly at the museum. 



The museum is specially used to stimulate art and industrial 

 development, and in giving suggestions and aid to students in design 

 and construction. 



It is maintained partly by the city and partly by student fees. 



Museum of the BrooUyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. 



Possesses two docents : 



(1) A museum docent. 



(2) An art docent, maintained by an Art League. 

 The two lectured to 114,000 pupils in 1913. 



Teachers and pupils are most appreciative and enthusiastic. 

 Children's Museum, Bedford Park, seeks co-operation with the 

 schools : 



(1) By correlating its exhibits with school courses of study. 



(2) By maintaining a free reference library. 



(3) By conducting courses of free illustrated lectures for school 

 children. 



(4) By lending charts and natural history specimens for class-room 

 use, and 



(5) By giving much individual attention and instruction in the 

 exhibition halls. 



