The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-07
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that their gifts had made 1t
possible. He said that he hoped
that those present would have so
profitable time that they would
be anxious to come again at an
early date.
Rev. F. B. Richards, in extend
ing welcome from the townspeople
said that the museum and athe-
naeum were st. Johnsbury'S
"Plus assets. The town has the
usual advantages and activities
that 60 with a town of this size,
and then has these in addition-in-
stitutions closely identified with
the life of the COMMUNICATIONS
fits that many communities are
without. He said he had never
known any institutions of the kind
anywhere that had sought more
constantly and sincerely to be of
use and benefit to the people it
served. The little boys definition
of a museum, as "a dead circus
applies in no sense to the local in
StitutionS, for they are thorough
~ alive.
Principal T. H. Wilson was in
troduced by Mr.. Horton as the
principal speaker of the evening
Mr.. Wilson said he was pleased to
welcome the visiting members of
this association to St. Johnsbury
for three special reasons: Be-
cause, speaking for the benefit to
the students of the Academy he
was glad to do anything for Miss
Howe and her efficient staff of
museum workers and Miss Fair
banks and her valuable associates
at the athenaeum; because the
work of these institutions and the
schools are identical, all active in
the work of enthusing the young
people with right thoughts and
right ideas; because the organiza-
tons here represented typify the
real, substantial ideas of scholar
ship and things of lasting benefit
in life.
Miss Della |. Griffin, now direc-
tor of the child's museum in Bos-
ton, but who was curator of the
Fairbanks museum for II years,
read an interesting paper on the
last meeting of the American asSo-
citation in Buffalo and in it she
called attention to the next meet
ing of the association which is
to be held in Charleston, South
Carolina, celebrating the 15Oth
of the establishing of
the museum idea. Miss Griffin
left St. Johnsbury nine years ago
and it was a great pleasure to her
as we'll as gratifying to her many
friends that she was able to be
present at this meeting and meet
many old friends and former ac-
quaintanccs.
Mrs. NJ. II. Buckham of Burling-
ton gave some delightful remin-
sciences of the early days of the
speaking especially of its
founder, Col. Franklin Fair
banks, and of the museum collec-
ton when it was in his residence
before the new building was built.
Mrs. Buckham was the museums
first curator and credit was due
her for her valuable services in the
display of the various collections
in the new building when it was
ready. Mrs. Buckham spoke most
apprecatively of the valuable ser
vice to the institution rendered by
the late L. H. Balch of Lunen-
burg, so long in charge of the me-
chanical work at the museum.
Miss Ella |. Simons of Worces-
ter Art Museum was unable to be
present and her interesting paper
OH university extension work in
museums was read by Miss lnez
A. Howe. 1t was a matter of gen
line regret that Prof. G. H. Per-
<ins of the University of Vermont
was unable to be present because
Of illness.
Greetings and regrets for not
being able to be present were
read from DR., H. c. Bumps, for
ner president of Tufts College;
Prof. Wallace w. Atwood of
Clark University, Worcester; Miss
Amy B. Bates of the Park Muse
I'M, Providence, r. l.; Miss Ruth !
Newcomb of the woman's college,
New London, Conn; l.. Earle
Rowe, director of the Rhode Island
School of Design, Providence; DR..
Arthur Fairbanks, Director of the
Bostn Museum of Fine Arts; Mrs.
florence Paul Berger, general Gu