Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-03
What's New in New Mexico

lyear loaned Museum Assistant Wesley
I Bradreld to the New Mexico EXPOSE
/ ton commission for lecture work.
paying his salary out OF museum
funds.
The patio Of the old Palace was
planted 20 lawn and flowers and 9TH
erwise eeauufied
MT Frank Springer conducted a
most successful research expedition
TO the Pajarito park during The SUM
mer at no cost to the museum. maxi
/ ing important discoveries that have
1 thrown much light upon the prehis-
toric cultures Of New Mexico Through
Incorporation with Phillips academy,
/ the excavation Of the PecoS Pueblo
ruins was begun at no expense to the
museum. other scientific expeditions
land excavations took place i'm New
Mexico with the appreciation and en-
Icouragement Of the museum, at ne
/ cost 70 il, but doing work that the en-
tire appropriation to the museum
could not have paid for
journal Published
The museum journal 'El palacio.
was published during the year at no
cost to the state. A large amount OF
publicity for the commonwealth. of "a
VERY desirable kind. was obtained
Through the museum al no expense to
the state
During the year the number of Wis
| itors from the outside, it is estimated,
was 10000 Art exhibits of great
INERT took place weekly, lectures and
classes were conducted throughout the
year, an at no expense to the state
"A geographical and statistical IL
brary, the most complete Of its kind
has been installed at no cost TO the
Estate and is proving of greater value
each day as it is consulted by more
land more people and the secretary am
Iswers more and more queries
The membership of the Archaeo-
logical Society of New Mexico has
been increased to almost 600, through
liz reaching every part of the United
States
THE museum continues the civic
.center not only Of the capital but of
the whole state, a center Of art, sci
.ence and culture, with a message for,
every one Of the people Of the COM
.monwealth.
Donations Received
In addition to the many gifts TO
the museum enumerated in my report
.of September l. a large number Of
books pamphlets, maps and pictures
have been received, among the chief
donors being Col Ralph e. Twtchell;
a bronze bust by Rogers Of Lew Wal
lace given by his son, Henry Wallace,
who also gave to the museum the fa-
vorte armchair and lap board Of his
father. a pedestal for the bust given
by Col, Ralph Z. TwitChell; clay tab
let from Babylonia, by Herbert =.
Brah- Me; twenty-fom records of In
dian music by Prof ThuroW Lieur-
ance. collection Of California arrow
heads by F, NJ. ilham; as well as adj
ditions to the Lew Wallace collection
by various donors
"The museu mhas had free of
charge the services of lecturers of
national fame, Of men like w. Tenn
pleton Johnston. and artists like Shell
don Parsons, who have given time and
talent to the state without compensa-
ton Mr. Johnson accompanied Mr.
Nusbaum on a trip of the churches
and missions Of New Mexico and was
instrumental in saving to the state
and posterity much valuable material
and securing photographs Of old Span
ish and Indian handicraft, the record
Of which would otherwise have per-
ished
"Mr Frank Springer again rendered
Invaluable service and gave literally
from his means to the museum and is
at present engaged in raising $4,000
toward the construction of the new
museum building Director Edgar l..
Hewett has been engaged the greater
part of the year with the Panama
California exposition to the great adj
vantage Of the state and its people, |
receiving no compensation, however, /
from the state. The exposition at San
Diego. from the standpoint of art, |
archaeology. publicity thanks to the
work of the museum and those con-
nected with it., has proved even a
greater triumph for New Mexico and
its interests than of California.
Financial Report.
"a set Of voucher-receipts of all eX-
penditures Of state funds is on file
with the state auditor, while a dupli-
cate set is in the office Of the secre-
tary They will be enumerated in de- |
tail in the BIENNIAL report The fol- !
lowing is a synopsis of the financial |
report, December /, 1914, to Noyem-
Der 80. 1915:
Receipts.
Balance. Dec. /, 1914......$ 4.23 |
for fiscal
year ........... 5000 90 |
Total .......... ....... $1O,OO423
Expenditures
including $1,000
dphtpdnece IN MORTAL 304S47 /