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Editorialana.                       473 hours are spent with his family at home, where his large library is a notable attraction. His appointment as Trustee is regarded by the people who know him well as an eminently appropriate one. Albert Douglas of Chillicothe was elected by the Board of Trustees to serve as one of their number for the term of three years from May

23, 1913. He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, on April 25, 1852. He is descended from  patriotic  New  Englanders, his great-grandfather having served in a Connecticut regiment in the Revolution, and his grandfather, Richard Douglas, well-known in early Ohio history, being in the War of 1812. Mr. Douglas's early   education  was gained in the public schools of his home town. In 1872 he was graduated from Kenyon College with the degree of Bach- elor of Arts. Two years later he had completed his course at the Harvard Law School and was admitted to the bar. The young lawyer returned to Chilli- cothe and opened his office. In 1876 he was elected prosecuting attorney on the Republican ticket, although the county

was then largely Democratic. His ability was so appreciated by the people that he was re-elected in 1878. Receiving the office of presidential elector- -at-large in 1896, he was also honored by election to the chairmanship of the Ohio college. Mr. Douglas was a candidate for Governor in 1899, but was defeated by Governor Nash. During his political activity, however, he did not neglect his former interests, for he was made a trustee of his Alma Mater, Kenyon College, and also of Ohio University. Both colleges conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, Ohio in 1905, Kenyon in 1906. Mr. Douglas was elected in 1907 a member of Congress from the 11th District of Ohio, and served until 1911. At the close of his term, he resumed the practice of law in Chillicothe, his present home. MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS. 1913. The Eighth Annual Meeting of the American Association of Museums was held in Philadelphia beginning Tuesday, June 3rd, and ending Thurs- day evening, June 5th. The meeting was called to order at 10:00 o'clock by the president, Mr. Henry L. Ward, Director of the Milwaukee Public Museum and the

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roll call showed that practically all of the museums of the United States

and Canada had a representative present.

For an hour before the meeting was called to order the members

gathered in the Assembly hall at the Academy of Natural Sciences for

registration and exchange of greetings, for practically all of the members

have attended the annual sessions from year to year and therefore this

opportunity of greeting the old members as well as the new is a great

satisfaction to all.

This is the second meeting of the association in Philadelphia, the city

having more museums than any other in the United States, and the mem-

bers were all anxious to note the improvement in museum display since

our meeting here four years ago. While all show advancement in museum

technic, only one, the Academy of Natural Science, 19th and Race streets

has had an addition to its building which gives a new library, an audi-

ence room, and much needed laboratory rooms.

The programme for the first session was carried out as follows:

"Industrial Museums for American Cities", by Prof. Franklin W.

Hooper, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences.

"A Group Showing Animals of the Wharf Piles", by R. W. Miner,

American Museum of Natural History.

"Meteorite Collecting and Collections", by Dr. O. C. Ferrington, Field

Museum.

"A Method of Mounting Wet Specimens Showing their Natural

Environment", by C. F. Silvester, Zoology Museum, Princeton.

"Use of Museum Resources in Public Instruction", by Witmer Stone,

Academy of Natural Sciences.

After luncheon, which was served by the Academy of Natural Sciences,

the members inspected the Library and Museum. The remainder of the

afternoon was spent in visiting the Masonic Temple Museum, Inde-

pendence Hall, Carpenter Hall, and the Pennsylvania Historical Society.

At the Masonic Temple, Hon. John Wanamaker was introduced to the

members and he explained the valuable specimens on exhibition in the

various cases in the Museum. At the Pennsylvania Historical Society,

all were privileged to visit the large fire-proof manuscript and letter room

and here we were permitted to examine the many old manuscripts and

letters of national interest among them being the first letter of record

written by President George Washington and the last letter written by

him the day before his death.

The evening session was held at the Academy of Natural Sciences

and the following papers were presented:

"Observations in European Museums of Art", by Benjamin Ives Gil-

man, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

"Museum Work at the Capital of Canada", by H. I. Smith, Geological

Survey, Ottawa, Canada.

"Museum of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society",

by William C. Mills, Curator of the Society, Columbus, Ohio.

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"Ichthyological Explorations in Colombia", by Dr. C. H. Eigemann,

Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

The morning session of Wednesday, June 4th, was held at the Uni-

versity of Pennsylvania Museum, 33rd and Spruce Streets, and the fol-

lowing papers were read:

"Why this Association Should Promote Museum Extension Work",

by W. B. Ashley, Demorest, New York.

"The Museums and the Boy Scouts", by Charles Louis Pollard, Staten

Island Association of Arts and Sciences.

The Association adjourned at 1:00 o'clock for luncheon at the Phila-

delphia Commercial Museum. After luncheon a session was held in the

Library of the Commercial Museum and the following papers read:

"Museum Work for the Boy Scouts", by William L. Fisher, Com-

mercial Museum.

"Insurance, Retiring Allowances and Pensions for Museum Men",

by Dr. M. J. Greenman, Wistar Institute.

The meeting adjourned to visit the Museum of the Wistar Institute

of Anatomy.

The evening session was a round table discussion held in the red

room  of the Bellevue-Stratford.  The following subjects were fully

discussed:

"How to Prevent Greasy Deposits on the Inside of Glass Cases", by

Dr. E. A. Barber, Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art,

Philadelphia.

"What Materials and Colors are Most Desirable for Cases, Frames,

and Linings?", by Dr. E. A. Barber, Pennsylvania Museum and School

of Industrial Art, Philadelphia, Pa.

"Guides or Docents in Museums", by Miss Anna Gallup, Brooklyn

Institute of Arts and Sciences.

"Has the General Museum a Field of Usefulness Outside that of

General Education?", by Mr. Frederick L. Lewton, United States Na-

tional Museum.

"Cooperation between Science Museums, Art Galleries, Libraries, and

Historical Societies", by Mr. Henry R. Howland, Buffalo Society of

Natural Sciences.

"Cooperation between Trustees and Executive Officers", by Dr.

Arthur Hollick, New York Botanical Garden.

"Should Small Museums Confine Themselves to Local Collections?".

by William C. Mills, Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society,

Columbus, O.

"Time and Cost Accounting for Museums", by Mr. Henry L. Ward,

Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The third day's session was held at the Academy of Fine Arts. The

following papers were read:

"Needless Regulations in Museums", by Dr. A. R. Crook, Illinois

State Museum.

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"The Functions of Museums and the Question of Special Exhibi-

tions", by Frederic A. Lucas, American Museum of Natural History.

"The Museum Point of View in Botany", by E. L. Morris, Brooklyn

Institute Museum.

"A Celestial Sphere-An Appartus Installed to Promote Interest in

Astronomy", by Dr. W. W. Atwood, Chicago Academy of Sciences.

"The Educational Work of a Natural History Museum", by W. W.

Atwood, Chicago Academy of Sciences.

"The Deutaches Museum at Munich", by Mr. Charles R. Toothaker,

Philadelphia Museum.

"Legislation in the Interest of the Ohio State Museum", by William

C. Mills, Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, Columbus, 0.

The Association adjourned at 1:00 P. M. to Memorial Hall, Fairmont

Park for luncheon. After luncheon the members inspected the Museum

and were given an automobile ride through Fairmont Park visiting the

Zoological Gardens and ending the ride at the Wagner Free Institute of

Science.

 

 

NOTES ON PERRY'S VICTORY.

The centennial celebration of Perry's Victory has practically occupied

the summer on the Great Lakes. The recovery of Perry's second flagship,

the Niagara, from the depths of Little Bay, and its rejuvenation has been

the chief sensational event and formed the central attraction. From Erie

to Chicago it has been the central figure in the naval procession of triumph.

The culmination of all these celebrations will be on September 10, the

centennial anniversary of the battle of Lake Erie.

Governor James M. Cox will go to Put-in-Bay to preside at the

exercises in celebration of the anniversary of Perry's victory.

President Woodrow Wilson will speak for the United States and a

distinguished Canadian for the Dominion of Canada. The oration of the

day will be delivered by former President Taft, and addresses will also

be delivered by Lieutenant Governor R. B. Burchard of Rhode Island, and

Rev. J. A. Carey of Chicago.

After these exercises the invited guests will go to Cedar Point, where

a banquet, given by the interstate board, will be held.

On the morning of September 11 the guests will return to Put-in-

Bay. On this day will take place the impressive ceremony of the removal

from their present graves of the bones of the American and British officers

killed in the battle of Lake Erie, to the crypt in the Perry memorial,

where they will be reinterred with international honors.

Delegations consisting of the governors and their staffs, state officials,

members of the United States senate and house of representatives, and

other distinguished citizens from the states participating in this centennial

will be present.

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