Word: interests
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...Fernald says "Studying the models of these peoples' mouth in the interest of anthropology and ethnology, as well as from an orthodontic standpoint. I consider extremely valuable, as much more data, can be obtained from models of a living person than from skulls. For instance, if the models show that the gums are apparently firm and tight around the teeth and have not receded that alone indicates to some extent a healthy mouth. From the fact that the arches are so even and well developed I should say that these people with so large arches are not mouth breathers...
...will be in charge of S. F. Hamblin, director of the Botanic Gardens, and will present all the courses regularly given in the winter, session, including classes in surveying, perennisis, freehand drawing, and design. These classes will be open to women, and will include visits to points of architectural interest in the vicinity of Boston...
There are, in fact, two purposes for which such a collection may be used--the interest and amusement of the public, upon one hand; or the advancement of general culture by the creation of a new life interest among many of those who have the advantages of a college education and the training of experts in the science, upon the other hand. These two purposes are by no means entirely antagonistic, but one or the other should be primary. In consideration of the situation of our museum at a considerable distance from the center of population in this locality...
...devoid of descriptive labels. By estimation, about 90 percent of the specimens were unlabelled, except as each set of specimens was marked with the name of the collector or donor. In this condition, a collection, no matter how valuable, is extremely difficult of comprehension by students, and indeed the interest which the intelligent public can take in it is greatly diminished. Again, the many duplicates, indestructible, and other objects, which for one reason or another are not on display, are, for lack of proper storage facilities, tucked away in boxes and corners in which they are entirely inaccessible. These could...
...progress, have been very largely allowed to drop. The Museum has relapsed into a state of isolation which is regrettable. The reciprocal loans for purposes of study, which are universal among museums, should now be encouraged, under proper precautions, and every effort should be made to enlist the interest of as large a number of persons as possible. The staff, are ready and anxious to undertake the rearrangement and labelling but they felt it was beyond their power unless they could be provided with trained assistance and working facilities. The income of the Museum was not only too small...