June 



Publication: "Science Education: A Challenge for Excellence in America's 

 Future," proceedings of a May 1988 colloquium organized by the Office of 

 Interdisciplinary Studies and the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists 

 Foundation, was published. 



June 



New Unit: Smithsonian Institution Libraries Director Barbara J. Smith approved 

 an earlier agreement between John R. Kinard and Vija L. Karklins that stated that 

 the Anacostia Museum Library be included in the Smithsonian Institution 

 Libraries' History and Art Unit. The library collections will be incorporated in 

 the Museum of American History Branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. 



June 1 



Television Series: At a ceremony presided over by Luis Gomez-Acebo, Duque de 

 Badajoz, and the Smithsonian Institution's representative in Spain, the Sociedad 

 General de Television, S.A., the Sociedad EstataJ para la Ejecucion de Programas 

 del Quinto Centenario, and the Smithsonian Institution signed an agreement to 

 produce a six-part, bilingual television series, "The Buried Mirror." 



June 1 



Dedication: The Charles McC Mathias Laboratory at the Smithsonian Environmental 

 Research Center was dedicated to the former Maryland senator in recognition of 

 his very active role in Chesapeake Bay environmental issues. 



June 3 



Exhibition: The exhibition "Caribbean Festival Arts," organized by the St. Louis 

 Art Museum, opened to the public in the International Gallery. 



June 4 



Book Signing: Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple and The Temple of My 

 Familiar, gave a Smithsonian Resident Associate Program lecture and appeared 

 later at a book signing reception. 



June 4 



Program: The fourteenth annual High School Summer Intern Program began its first 

 session under the auspices of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. 

 Each summer, this program brings forty high school graduates from around the 

 country to the Institution for a five-week learning/service experience. 



June 5 



Family Days: The first of four family days planned to support the "Caribbean 

 Festival Arts" exhibition was held. These events had broad appeal and involved 

 community participation from local West Indian communities. Each event attracted 

 an audience of approximately 10,000. Other family days were held on July 8, 

 August 5, and September 2. 



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