The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-03-13

are but he saw no reason why they
should not bring greater crowds to see
them than the exhibits at Peabody.
which have been greater drawing-cards
than those at the Art school.
henry T. Blake, the secretary of
the society and one of its directors.
said that he certainly would not OBJ
ject If the proposition We're brought
up before the board. He was not sure
that he would be willing to take the
initiative in the matter, however. But
he would not place himself in the
way of its passage. His one posi-
BILE strenuous objection he said, would
be in case Henry English did not ia
vor the matter. He said Mr.. English
had given the building and he, for
one, thought Mr.. Englishs wishes in
| the matter should not be overlooked.
He said he had no reason to believe
that Mr.. English would object, how
ever.
Perhaps the most enthusiastic di-
rector was Edward c. Beecher. Mr..
Beecher said he was positive that Mr..
English would not object to the plan
of Sunday opening. In fact he was
quite sure that he would favor. Mr..
Beecher went so far as to say that he
would present the proposition to the
board of directors at the next meet
n.y., which is to be in The course of a
few days. He wanted to know what
the opinion of Judge Simeon Baldwin
was.
Neither Mr.. English or Judge Bald
win could be reached last evening.
Dean John +. Weir of the Yale art
school, said he thought the opening
of the historical museum should be
a great success. He would like TO
see 1t accomplished. lie feared that
trouble of that nature had presented
itself at the art school last Sunday
and that stricter methods would have
to be taken up. They easily could be
and at the historical museum as well.
The opening of the art school and
the Peabody Museum on Sunday af-
ternoons from 1850 until o'clock has
been met with nothing less than
phenominal success. Last Sunday
there were 2,094 visitors at the art
school and 2,041 at the museum. AS
one jester has put it: THE Peabody
museum, which heretofore has not
seen more than a handful of visitors
week and they antiquarians and
lowbrows as much fossils as the ex-
hibits they studied, has had such al
awakening as 1t had never dreamed
Of" 1t has been the greatest kint
of an aid in the development of the
museum. The professors Of the place
have turned their attention from alb
sorbing knowledge themselves to dis
seminating some of It. The collec
tons have been given a thorough ov
+ erhauling and have been labelled
carefully for the benefit of the pub
lie. The same is true Of the ar
school.
II is certain that the public generall
does not know OF the many interestln
exhibits and relics that are to be sec
in the New Haven Colony Hlstorica
! society's building on Grove street an
which could be seen by all, were tn
, building open on Sunday. A shor
list OF some of these would include
Noah Webster's study table; Jonatha
, Edwards silver tankard, secretary 9
Jared Ingersoll, large collection q
: exhibits of the Mary Clap Wooste
: chapter, u. A. r.; exhibits of the oil
New Haven Volunteer fire department
gathered by the city fire department
first chief. Albert C. Hendriek, and IN
! Guiding many fire hats. trumpets, Ian
: terms. etc; Benedict Arnolds sig
: at his New Haven book store and med
icine chest. John Dixwelrs silver snu
box, innumerable spinning wheels, tir
} der boxes. pistols, models Of famou
Q ships, Noah Webster's books and book
: case, two naval trunks of Com. Hal
and famous paintings of the battle be
, tween the Constitution and Guerrier
That is only a beginning of what is
l be seen there.