The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-07-14

having been
used before as the Casa de Moueds: that II should
have library. 10 be formed from books owned Ry
the university and by the converts which had Just
been abolished. and that the Sovernment would
provide the expenses Of ms alton. conserya-
ton and development
After the constitutional government triumphed
over Maximiiisn. II appropriated in the budget for
lss7-lSss the sEm Of $4,000 for the museum: halt
oi which was for expenses and the other half for
the salaries Of director. professors OF natu-
raj history, a preparsdOr a clerk an errand boy.
and porter. Unfortunately the poverty OF the
public treasury az that time prevented the govern
ment for many years from Increasing the appro-
priauons for the museum. which only reached si2-
lso during the fiscal year ls7sIs77 for which rea-
son II had little opportunity TO make any progress
When Gen Porfrio Diaz came into the supreme
magistracy Of the republic. he the indispu;abe re-
storer OF the public peace and the first factor IN
the actual progress Of Mexico. gave great i'm
pulse 70 all the federal educational establishments
The museum. which In ls77-is7s only had an sp-
preparation OF sI3.36o received an increase each
year until in the year 1901 It reached the sum
of S24.7s720 In this manner its development was
enabled 10 keep pace with the rest Of the country
The progress Of the museum has been very
rapid since Lie. Don Justo Sierra secretary OF
public instruction, took charge OF the educational
development Of MEXICO. and during the past three
years II has enlarged its collections until they con-
sist Of nearly 10000 objects Such an abnormal de-
velopment made the space occupied By Il too
small, and fl Eas divided into two departments:
National Museum of History. Archaeology. and
Ethnclogy. and National Museum OF History The
former remains In the National palace and the
latter is being removed 10 a new building Of suf-
hcien, sire FOR It's requirements
a striking proof OF the efforts made by the
supreme government 10 perfect its educational es-
tablishments is the fact that the present annual
appropriation for the museum OF $4,000 is almost
ten times as great as was the appropriation Of
ls67-ls6s
The publication in which this sketch appeared
Is Of comparatively recent origin in so far as its
actual importance is concerned. IL vss founded
IN 1871, its director AZ that time being Prof Gu
mesindo Mendoza. his principal oollaborztors be
Ing Manuel OroEoo y Berra. and Lie Alfredo Cha
Nero. II was not az that tine printed In the mu-
scum as II is only since 1855 that the printing
plant Of the museum, which had very humble be-
ginning, got It's start, the nucleus OF which WIS
small CoiOmbine press. model g chiefly used for
running on cards. classification slips for the
objects contained in the establishment From this
time on. however. the various directors who came
and went each recognizing the Importance OF hay-
ing 6en equipped print shop made important
additions. until the plant attained It's highest de-
gre Of Ell cheney year or ago with the acQuisi-
uon Of an Opttmus press To celebrate it's acuui
siuun two special studies were written and run OF
on the new press. one Of which entitled -Porario
DlaI. s1s Padres Miner Juventud" (-Pornrio
DaAz. his parents. childhood and youth") was writ
ten by Lie. Garcia. then professor Of history IN
the museum, and the edition. which WAS beautiful
ly gotten up. was Immediately exhausted
shortly alter this. or As0ut the middle Of 1901