THE MUSEOLOGIST 



This little inoqazine is dcroted to the internal affairs of the Museum. It 

 e.i'ists for the sake of all the M useuni workers, and offers itself as a ready 

 mediinn through irhirh they may come into closer touch with each other an<l 

 tnith the Corporation. 



It is issued hy the Fuhlicity Commit fee. 



VoluiiH* 1 Xovcnil )('!•, 1920 Xiimber 5 



"IX) ^J HE MUST LMPORTANT THING FIRST" 



The new year of the Museum opens in the autumn w heii 

 the men return from explorations in the field and when those 

 who are not so fortunate as to explore return from their 

 vacations. It is a time for the interchange of experiences, 

 for the i-enewal of the ideals of Museum life, and for plans 

 and resolutions for the next lon^ spell of Museum work. 



Conditions have entireW chanj2;ed in several depart- 

 ments, because it has been necessary to decrease the numbei' 

 of the working force in order to bring the pay of those who re- 

 mained up to a point adequate to meet the high cost of 

 living and the high rentals. In brief, it costs twice as much 

 to operate the Museum as it did ten years ago, and the 

 question with every officer and with every curator is whether 

 it is possible through greater energy and more intelligent and 

 intensive effort to speed up the woi'k so that the jVIuseum will 

 not suffer through this inevitable thinning of our ranks. In 

 eveiy branch of om- activity it is desirable to consider every 

 moment of time as affording the golden opportunit}^ for 

 getting something done, whether it be a })it of preparation, 

 a hne of manuscript, or the finishing of an exhibition case. ' 



"Getting things done" is a prosaic motto for the year 

 1920-21, but not an ill-timed one. The number of half- 

 finished pieces of work in the Museum is countless, woik 



