New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-09
DR.. LUCAS NAMED To
SUCCEED DR.. BUNPUS
viii Become Head of American
Museum of Natural HIS
tory in June.
NEW WING IS APPROVED
Trustees Also Want New FACADE
and Rotunda in Time to
Celebrate semi-Cen
tennial in 1919.

The board OF trustees Of the American
Museum Of Natural History appointed
Dr. Frederic A Lucas. who has served
ss curator in chief Of the Brooklyn In
stitute Of Arts and Sciences since l%a.
director OF the museum yesterday TO sue
oeed DIT Hermon c. Bumpus. who left the
museum TO go 70 the University Of Wis
consin Mr. Lucas takes Office on
June 15
Henry Fairfield Osborn. president Of
the museum. said that the selection Of
Dr Lucas was unanimous. and that no
other prominent candidates were in the
@eld The trustees wanted II clearly un-
derstood he said that Dr. Charles H.
Townsend who took Office a year ago as
acting director. after DR. Bumpus had re-
cfived q long leave Of absence had never
been a candidate for the Office. Dr..
Townsend had served through the cour-
-fsv NJ the New York Geological Society.
.t was said. ard il was distinctly under
stood that his term OF Office was tenn
rorary one. and that he would return as
director Of the Aquarium as soon as the
trustees had decided on permanent di-
rector for the museum.
The trustees adopted a resolution re-
co-dirg their appreciation Of the valuable
services rendered to the museum by Dr.
Townsend during his year Of service. and
EXPRESSING their gratitude to the board
~ managers Of the New York Geological
Society for relieving DR.. Townsend from
his duties az the Aquarium.
New Construction Approved
The executive committee Of the board
of trustees was empowered 10 present TO
the Board Of Estimate and Apportion-
r1ent. al its coming meeting. the approval
and recommendation Of the plans for the
immediate construction Of the new south
east wing Of the museum. facing on
Central Park West. The executive COM
rlittee will also recommend to the Board
o. Estimate and Apportionment. the erec-
ton Of the proposed great east FACADE
entrance and central rotunda in time TO
celebrate the fftieth anniversary Of the
founding oil the museum in 1919, by the
cpening Of that imposing part of the
building extension facing on Central
Park
The trustees who attended the meeting
az the museum Yesterday afternoon were:
President Henry Fairfield Osborn.
Cleveland II. Dodge. J. PierpOnt Morgan
1r. Archer NJ Huntington, George :.
Boudoin. Joseph H. Choate, James
Douglas. Madison Grant. Arson w
Hard. Arthur Curtiss James. 4. .. JUL
Lard. ogden Mills. Percy R. Pyne. John
3. Trevor and Felix NJ. Warburg.
The trustees issued the following state
rnent in regard 10 DR.. Lucas's appoint
inent and MS past work as scientist:
Dr Tucns was selected for the position
~ President Osborn after an examination
OF the admirable arrangement ot colecuohs
:, mon Or Lucas has instituted IN the
end Sciences The selection Of DR.. lucas
was strongly urged Dy seveial pIomlnenl
uaturalists OF fle country, especlallL ID! Ms
f9r-r1er friends and colleagues. Director
To~radav of the New York Geological
PARK and Director Townsend Of the New
York Aquarium. and his appointment VIII
therefore serve 20 corfeiate even mo-
closely than has hitherto been the case me
work OF these three eat institutions in an
branches 4 natural science.
RE esracial purpose of the president and
trustees in the selection and appointment Of
Ir Lucas rs the advancement OF the edu-
cationaI ARA ngement and exhibition or the
vast collections which me American
81 N.-sunl has been acquiring from various
parts Of The world. especially during The
last decade Ia this field Dr Lucas IS rec
ozrfzeG as tho leading expert IN inlS co-n-
~ 7-na trustees realize that the Ameri-
can Museum Is very strong and Well ar
rauged ir certain departments. While otn-
e-s lack sequence. and thal ellheI eeo-
.-aphic systematic or evolutionary Sc
ouence IS absolutely necessary IN order 10
e.re tho collections their full educational
value and effect for tire various classes oI
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