[log in to unmask] (R norv) wrote:

>At our local natural history museum, the last naturalist is close to
>retirement.

>When he is gone, the place will be run by "suits", engaged in an endless
>round of meetings about meetings.   If you ask why no museum (collections)
>work is being done, the stock answer is "lack of financial resources".

>One of the money-spinning ideas arising from the meetings involved
>encouraging school group visits.   I heard one of these groups being told
>that the holes (stomata) in plant leaves were there to let in the light.

>Has anyone else noticed a similar trend ?

>Talpa, UK
Yup.. I work/volunteer at a railroad museum.  I'm a building designer
by trade, I just love trains.  Our organization is, best I can figure,
defraudung the city by using money that is supposed to go to a site to
fund a bunch of "suits" as you call them, they call themselves the
central admin of the three sites we administer ( one owned by teh
state, two by the city.  We also are giving alot of school group tours
to raise money.  Meanwhile, nothing gets fixed and roofs collapse.
I am at a loss as to what to do.. if I blow the whistle (no pun
intended), then most likely the city will take over, which would prob.
be worse. The tours the kids get aren't worth what we charge, IMHO.
T/L