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members or patrons, since it is in accord with the 

 prevailing ideas that underlie all educational 

 work, viz., that sources of information should not 

 be surrounded by barriers, and that agencies of 

 instruction should be kept constantly active. 



Moreover, it should not be forgotten that there 

 are now many privileges extended to members. 

 They receive the Journal and, on request, copies 

 of all ' Guide Leaflets.' The member's ticket ad- 

 mits to the evening lectures, which are arranged 

 exclusively for members and their friends, and to 

 the various laboratories, workrooms and other 

 portions of the building not open to the public. 

 The appointment of an instructor, Mrs. Roesler, 

 makes it possible for the guests of members to be 

 received at the museum and shown about the 

 building; or members may leave their children 

 with Mrs. Roesler for a few hours for instruction 

 in the various exhibition halls. 



8E00WD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMER- 

 ICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS 



The second annual meeting of the Amer- 

 ican Association of Museums will be held at 

 the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg June 4^6. 



Owing to the unavoidable absence of Dr. 

 Hermon C. Bumpus, who has sailed for 

 Europe, the duty of making all arrangements 

 has devolved upon Dr. W. J. Holland, director 

 of the Carnegie Museum, who has associated 

 with himself Mr. John W. Beatty, the director 

 of the department of fine arts of the Carnegie 

 Institute. Those who propose to attend the 

 meeting of the association are requested to 

 communicate directly with Dr. Holland, who 

 requests more particularly that all who intend 

 to present papers at the meeting will inform 

 him at the earliest possible date of the titles 

 of the papers which they intend to present, so 

 that arrangements may be properly made for 

 the program of the meeting. 



Hotel accommodations in the city of Pitts- 

 burg are ample, and arrangements have been 

 made with three of the leading hotels, which 

 offer the following rates: 



Hotel Schenley — European Plan 



Single room, one person $2 00 



Single room, one person, with bath 3 00 



For two persons occupying the same room as a 

 special concession, the same rates will be charged 

 as for single occupants. 



Hotel Lincoln — European Plan 



Single room, one person $1 50 



Single room, one person, with bath 2 00 



Double room from $3.00 up. 



Double room, with bath, from $5.00 up. 



Fort Pitt Hotel — European Plan 



Single room $1 50 to $3 50 



Smgle room, with bath 2 50 to 3 50 



Double room 2 00 to 3 00 



Double room, with bath 3 50 to 5 00 



The Schenley Hotel, which is very near to 

 the Carnegie Institute, will be made hotel 

 headquarters. 



Those who attend the meeting, the sessions 

 of which will begin on the morning of Tues- 

 day, June 4, at 10 a.m., will register in the 

 library of the Carnegie Museum. 



It is hoped that not only those who are at 

 present members of the association, but all 

 who are interested in museums and their work 

 will identify themselves with the association. 

 Under the terms of the constitution it is pro- 

 vided that. 



Persons actively engaged in the work of Mu- 

 seums may become Active Members on the pay- 

 ment of two dollars per annum, and may become 

 Active Members for Life upon payment of thirty 

 dollars at any one time. 



Persons not actively engaged in the work of 

 Museums, contributing five dollars per annum, 

 may become Associate Members. 



Each Museum paying not less than ten dollars 

 a year shall be a Sustaining Member of the Asso- 

 ciation, and through its chief executive officer, or 

 a properly accredited representative, shall be en- 

 titled to cast a vote on all matters coming before 

 the Association. 



The association already enrolls in its mem- 

 bership nearly two hundred individuals and 

 museums. 



The magnificent new buildings of the Car- 

 negie Institute, the home of the Carnegie 

 Museum and the Carnegie Art Gallery, which 

 were dedicated on April 11, will furnish an 

 inspiration to those who attend the meeting. 

 The annual international exhibit of paintings, 

 which will not close until the middle of June, 

 will still be on exhibition. This is regarded 

 by art critics as the finest and most represen- 

 tative display of pictures which has been seen 

 in this country since the time of the Exposi- 



