The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-07-23

The Browning Museum is
again swamped with visitors and
it is possible that another record.
breaking year will be enjoyed. &C.
cording to Thomas F. Kehoe.
Curator. The Museum opened on
June LIST and has had a total at.
tendance of l7.725 up to July 20.
The largest daily attendance &C.
cured over the three day 18th of
July holiday with 1854 visitors.
July 4th has been the largest day
SO far with 1892 people viewing
the exhibits while July 3rd and
5th had 63l and 99l respectively.
The month of June was some.
what slower than usual possibly
because of cold and wet weather.
The July attendance has incrcas.
ed. averaging about 600 a day.
According to figures from last
year. there will be continued
increase through July and Aug.
ust with attendance ranging from
500 to 1907 q day.
Every state In the union was
represented early in the summer.
as were many foreign countries.
Now 30-35 states are represented
each day as well as 2 or 3 foreign
countries. The states having the
largest attendance. other than
Montana are Washington. Calf.
ornia. Minnesota. Illinois. and
North Dakota in that order. The
registration shows visitors from
Is different foreign countries
with Canada having the most
people and such places as Indo.
ncsia. French Morocco. Venezue.
Ia. Syria. and ireland are repre-.
scented.
A notable trend since l047 has
been the increased percentage of
out.Of.statc visitors. This was
changed temporarily during the
early season with the sudden
rush of Montana residents due to
the publicity Of the Museum con.
trOversy. Since then out.of.state
people have been flooding the
doors more than local people.
The most popular question of
previous years. What Is the In.
dian name for the cradlc?" has
been replaced this year by ques.
tiOns regarding the status Of the
Museum. Not only Montana pco.
pie but a tremendous number of
people throughout the nation
have expressed their concern
about the Museum. II Is the popu.
lar wish among visitors that the
Museum should continue its fine
work as operated over the past
Is years.
According to Mahala Mueller,
Director Of Arts and Crafts. sales
in arts and crafts both here and
In Billings have been almost up
to last years level: however.
there appears to be continued
resistance TO luxury buying.
The Museum has been 0pcrat.
ing somewhat as usual with sever.
al improvements. Mrs. Veccc
Sharp. from the BlackfoOt Board.
ing School. has been helping out
as q lobby attcndcnt. With the
cooperation Of the Agency and
the City Jail. the Museum now
has completed the irrigation
system started back In l04i by
the CCC. The Agency Maintcn.
ancc Engineer. George Andr,,s,
installed q pumping system while
the Soils Department under the
watchful eyes Of the Agricultural
engineer. VILLA m Benjamin,
completed and improved the ir.
rigati0n ditch and flumc.
Many local people have been
taking IN active interest In the
Museum this summer . J. l..
Shcrburnc. Donald Schmidt, Mae
Williamson. Tribal Council and
others have been Of much help
In solving problems that have
come up. Peter Bacz Of tho
Agency has been helping out
with the Photographic work.
Mrs. Jerry Zciglcr. wife of o
! petroleum gcologist, has volun.