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Title: Miscellaneous publications of the American Museum of Natural History
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: IMLS / LSTA / METRO

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autumn to hear Rear Admiral Peary tell his story of the discovery of the Pole. The pleasure of these guests of the Museum was further increased by the special exhibit of polar animals and the sledge actually used by Peary in his memorable trip, placed in Memorial Hall. The members of our staff have kept in touch with theteachers of the blind in the public schools, and frequently thesepupils have been brought to the Museum for informal talks bythe instructors. This work has been correlated with the regularwork in the schools. Specimens are placed in the class roomsand the blind children are permitted to handle them. Duringthe year twelve globes two feet in diameter have been added to themodels of animals and other material designed for use in theschools where the blind are taught. On these globes the landmasses are elevated and represented by a rough surface and thewater by a smooth surface. The globes have been completedonly recently and will be ready for circulation in the autumn. 16
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Many teachers bring their pupils to the Museum for special. study. For instance, when early American historyis being studied the teachers plan an excursion to theMuseum to examine the Indian collections. When-ever desired a trained instructor meets these visiting classes and^ explains the exhibits. There have been times during the past season when the entire staff of thedepartment was engaged in giving such instruction.The most important new feature of the seasons work is theplan of utilizing the Museum exhibits as a background forteaching history and as an introduction to the study of thebeginning of human invention and industry. This scheme was „ . suggested by Mrs. Vaughan, and she was given the SoccisI ^^ . problem of working it out. She prepared a course of ten lectures which were designed to cover thdifferent stages in the development of human culture. The:was a threefold purpose underlying this study: to give the back-ground of history, to arouse interest in and respect for h

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