Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-02-11
SPLENDID START
NOW MADE
School of American Archaeo-
logy in This Center Doing
Great Work
PAJARITO ROOM IS FINISHED
Cooperation of National Muse
um and Bureau of Ethnology
Secured.

Following the meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee, of the Museum of
American Archaeology held at the
Palace building this morning, present
Governor Curry, Justice McFe and
Secretary Jaffa, Director Hewett au-
thorizes the following announcements:
The first of the Pajarito rooms is
finished, the collections are being in
stalled, and the room will be open to
the inspection of the public from now
on, as specimen of what the School
IS trying TO accomplish, by way Of
representing the ancient civilizations
OF the southwest. The art work in
these rooms, which has already at
racted wide attention, is supported
by Frank Springer, of Las Vegas.
The work of the historian Bandelier
on the documentary history of the
Rio Grande valley, is well along, Mr..
Bandellers Introductory report hav-
ing been sent in for publication. This
work on the early history of New
Mexico, is made possible Dy the gen
erosity of Mrs. John Hays Hammond
of Washington City.
Miss Anna l.. Wolcott of Denver,
has contributed the funds for the
equipment of a laboratory for the pre-.
else recording of the vanishing lam
guages, myths, and songs of the In
dian tribes. uhe instruments for
TINS work have been ordered from
Paris, and will be installed within a
Few weeks. This will be the principaI
laboratory for this class of work in
America.
Inc National Museum of the Uni
ted States has returned to our Mus-
cum a valuable collection of material
from the Cliff Dwellings in the Pa
Jarlto Park, which was sent to Wash
lhgton some years ago, and has enter
ed INTO a system of exchanges with
our Museum which will result in tho
placing here of valuable collections
from various parts of the country
Inc secretary Of the Smithsonian In
stltutloh has expressed his great sat
lslactlon with the development of =
hrst class museum in Santa Fe, and
the Willingness of the Institution and
the National Museum to assist in its
upbuilding now that its permanence
ana character is assured
The Bureau of American Ethnologv
mas joined with the School of Ameri-
can Ethnology here for researches in
the archaeology and ethnology of
New Mexico, Work under this Joint
agreement will begin on the Jemez
plateau in May and continue until
october. By this joint arrangement
much larger amount of work will be
accomplished in the southwest than
heretofore. The results of the re.
searches will be published by the ma.
tional government.
series of publications have been
started for the purpose of making
known the results of the work of the
School and Museum under the name
of THE Papers of the School of
American Archaeology" Ten num-
bers OF the papers are already pub
llshed, and will be ready for distri.
button within few days. About ten
more papers are almost ready for the
press, and will be issued during the
year. These papers will be kept on
sale at the Museum.
An expedition starts from Santa Fe
this week, for the exploration of an.
clent ruins in Guatemala and Hon.
duras. This expedition is financed by
the st. Louis branch of the Institute.