Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-11-25
|WHAT SANTA FE MUST Do TO
SECURE SCHOOL OF ARCHAEOLOGY
Certain Conditions Embodied in Resolu-
tons Adopted by National
Committee
THEY DEMAND NOTHING At ALL UNREASONABLE
Stputtons are Given BY the New Mexican That Residents
of This City May Know Magnitude of
Such an Institution

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harmony with the Spanish architecture
of the period of its construction and
preserve it as monument to the
Spanish founders of the civilization of
the Southwest.
49, That the territory or state of
New Mexico shall appropriate annual
ly not less than $4,000 to be used for
the care and maintenance of the build.l
ing and grounds, the payment OF EN- |
.p'oyees. the obtaining of collections, |
books and equipment, the excavation |
and study Of ancient ruins the pres
eryatlon of archaeological sites in New !
Mexico and the publication Of investi
cations as far as the fund will permit.
a. That with the coming of New
Mexico into statehood a grant Of land
be obtained to aid in the maintenance
and development of the state museum
| herein mentioned in the manner that
such grants are provided for other
state institutions of New Mexico.
/
IS. That the management of the
Museum of American Archaeology at
Santa Fe. which shall be identical with
| the State Museum of New Mexico.
shall be vested in Joint board to be
known as The Board of Regents of
/ the Museum Of American Archaeology
a4 NJ hA, uI tr, ict
on the part of New Mexico Of the Gov
ernor, the president of the New Mex
leo Archaeological Society and one cit
4 izen appointed by the Governor for a
i period of five years; and on the part
Of the Archaeological Institute OF
! America of subcommittee of three
appointed by the Committee on Ameri-
can Archaeology. Said board shall
4 have charge of the building and di-
rect all alterations and additions there
to. shall have control of all lands and
4 otKei property acquired by tie nlu.
!, scum, direct the expenditures -of the
funds appropriated by the territory or
state Of New Mexico for the use OF
the Museum as above specified and OF
| such funds and income as may be
received from other sources and per-
! form all the usual functions OF boards
Of regents of state institutions. line
director of American Archaeology OF
: the Institute shall be director OF the
museum and shall receive no pay for
. said service other than necessary ex'
!. penses in connection with the admin
O istration of the museum.
Y "The Archaeological Institute OF
: America will maintain in the Palace
Building it's School of American Ar
chaeology. whose activity is at present
! limited to field research, and the Mu
), scum of American Archaeology anc
q make it the headquarters OF the dl
= rector of American Archaeology. i
: will furnish at it's expense the serv
. ices of the director of American Ar
:, chaeology as director of the museum
: and the services of field assistants
:, fellows and students in excavatlng an
cient ruins in New Mexico for I'M
:, benefit of the museum.
l.. ut will be the purpose OF the IN
w stitute to develop the Museum into al
w institution of national Importance an
G. conduct it under methods approved D.
,e the Board of Regents 1t VIII exec
vate and put in order as funds permi'
x. for the benefit Of the public, the mos
d. important ruins in New Mexico som
d. of which as those of the Rito de 10
hi Friioles, it would endeayor to secur
I'd the custodianship OF from the govern
rs ment as an outdoor adjunct OF the mi
re scum at Santa Fe.
es "The institute will receive endoV
II ments and contributions for the SUI
or port of it's researches and the deVelol
70 ment of the museum independent
o the appropriations from New Mexic'
at but the expenditure OF such funas wa
d. be controlled by the committee Q
so American Archaeology"