MUSEUM INTERESTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23018, 21 April 1938, Page 14

MUSEUM INTERESTS

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES MANY children attend Increasing use. of the facilities of the 'Auckland War Memorial Museum is being made by l teachers and school pupils, according to a report received from the museum education officer, Mr. H. A. Scobie, at a meeting of the council of the Auckland Institute and Museum yesterday. The report stated that 29 school classes and a total of 1078 children had attended the museum since March 16. Several groups of students from the Auckland Teachers' Training College Trere carrying out cultural studies at the museum and assiting in instructing the scliool children attending. The Rutherston Collection of Chinese art had. been received from the Dominion Museum and placed on temporary exhibition, stated the report of the director, Mr. Gilbert Archey. A displav «on Maori food resources hacl been completed by Miss 0. M. Rutherford and a start made on an exhibit dealing with Maori agriculture. Mr. b. G. Turbott -was engaged in t identifying and classifying the collection of moa skeletons. . „ „ A letter was received from Dr. ii. xi. Allan, New Zealand Government botanist, suggesting that New • Zealand scientific and educational bodies should combine to invite Professor Carl bkottsberg, director of the Botanical Gardens, Gothenburg, Sweden, to visit the Dominion , and lecture to university student's and teachers. Professor Skotssberg, who was a world authority on the flora of the southern hemisphere, would shortly be visiting Hawaii. The president, Sir Carrick Robertson, said that such a visit would be of great It was decided to refer the matter to the finance committee and to confer with tb'e Auckland University College R enn ie intimated that, as he* would not be standing for election to the Waitemata County Council at the coming election, he would no longer be eligible for membership of the museum council as a local body representative. A unanimous resolution was passed recording appreciation of .Mr. Rennie's service over the past live years.