There is more demand for footie- there are far more television viewers
of footie than visit your museums-also there is a distinction between
public and private enterprise.On Tue, 22 Jul 1997, Heleanor Feltham wrote:

> According to our statistics, more people in Australia visit museums and
> galleries than attend football matches.  So how come the footie players get
> more pay than we do?
>
> Heleanor Feltham
>  ----------
> From: daemon
> To: MUSEUM-L
> Subject: why museum salaries are low
> Date: Friday, 18 July 1997 12:33PM
>
>       Re Christopher Whittle's comment:
>   <Most people do not go to museums to learn they go to socialize and
> have fun.  Learning is third on the list.  There are those that like
> museums the way they are- these are the 15%.>
>
> Socializing and fun are two of the main things kids (especially junir &
> senior high school kids) want from their time in school, but schools, and
> socity in general, would be remiss if that is all they offered students.
> The same goes for museums.
>
> Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf
> Dept. of Geology, University of Illinois
> 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801
> phone: (217) 367-5916; fax: (217) 244-4996; e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>

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