Most likely no one is missing the point, Elizabeth.  Paying jobs just can't
be created to make way for a bumper crop of new graduates.  Perhaps those on
boards of directors, who see to the funding of museums, see interns as a
"cheap way out" of a staff crunch.  But I guarantee that the professional
staffs are probably embarrassed at not paying good people to do important
work.
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From: Elizabeth Anne Hanson <[log in to unmask]>


>I feel like some people are missing the point.  Speaking for the group of
>graduates.  We are not a bunch of babies wishing for a free carrot to chew
>on

>We just want a job to pay the rent and loans and eat.  I am sure that most
of
>us would not have wasted so much time if we did  not understand all of the
>circumstances.   BUT, this does not mean we should be gladly taken
>advantage of.