MUSEUM BULLETIN 



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^>tatim Matte ABsnrialtmt of Arts ano BmnaB 



EDITED FOR THE PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 



BY CHARLES LOUIS POLLARD, CURATOR-IN-CHIEF 



No. 59. Published Monthly at New Brighton, N. Y. JUNE, 1913 



At the annual meeting of the Association held on May 17, Mr. Edward 

 W. Brown was elected a trustee for three years to succeed Mr. John De Mor- 

 gan, resigned. Messrs. J. Q. Adams, William G. Willcox, James R. Walsh and 

 Stafford C. Edwards were re-elected for a similar term. 



The Board of Trustees held its annual meeting on May 24 and re-elected 

 its officers. The following were elected members of the Association: Charles 

 .S. Taber, Raymond Perry, New Brighton; Mark Wiseman. West New 

 Brighton ; A. E. Hansen, Brighton Heights. 



"The Board also established the Section of Engineering upon the pe- 

 tition of five members of the Association, Messrs. George L. Mitchell, John 

 Rader, L. McC: L. Mitchill, W. H. Mitchill, James R. Walsh. 



The Section of Art held a reception in the museum on the evening of 

 May 29 to celebrate the opening of the summer loan exhibit of paintings. 

 Guests were received by the ladies of the Loan Exhibit Committee, and a brief 

 address was made by Dr. J. Q. Adams, chairman of the section and honorary 

 curator of art. 



With the exception of three paintings, placed in the art and archeology 

 room on the first floor, the pictures are hung in the assembly room, which has 

 been converted into a fairly acceptable art gallery by the erection of muslin 

 covered frames, giving a uniform backing. While the window lighting is 

 unsatisfactory, the paintings are effectively displayed under the overhead 

 electric lights. The exhibit will be open until fall, and should be seen by 

 every resident of the island. 



At the annual' convention of the American Museums Association, in 

 Philadelphia, the curator-in-chief read the paper on "The Museum and the 

 Boy Scout," which was given before the Association at the April meeting. 

 Apparently the Staten Island Museum enjoys the distinction of being the 

 only institution in the country which maintains a troop of scouts in affiliation 

 with it. The Philadelphia Commercial Museum is conducting special courses 

 of lectures for the scouts in that city, and there is reason to believe that 

 this co-operation will be extended, especially with the development of indus- 

 trial museums. 



Mr. Cleaves is now spending his vacation in the vicinity of Charleston, 

 South Carolina, where he will take photographs and make collections for the 

 museum. Mr. Pollard will be away in July, and will conduct a camp for 

 the St. George Troop of Scouts at Lake Hopatcong during the first two weeks ; 

 after that he will make collections for the museum at various points. 



Accessions during May were received from the following persons: Phila- 

 delphia Academy of Natural Sciences, Brady Bros., W. T. Davis, E. C. Delavan, 

 Jr., Frederick Porde, C. G. Hine, G. K. Noble, Sanderson Smith, W. G. Willcox, 

 Leland Wincapaw. 



Entered as 2d-class matter in the P.O. at New Brighton, N. Y., under Act of Congress, July 16,1904 



