It seems to me that the proposition that because athletes get paid big $, Museum folk ought to emulate their tactics to get higher wages is silly. SOME athletes get paid big $, but there are thousands more in the "minors" or other lesser levels of many sports who get paid very little. I suppose there are some "superstar" museum folk who get paid big $, too. If we really want to emulate another profession, we should figure out which ones consistently get paid big $ at ALL levels - doctors? lawyers? certainly not educators. We need to be perceived as vital, not as superstars. Chris Dill - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. L. Dill, Museum Director State Historical Society of North Dakota 612 East Boulevard Bismarck ND 58505-0830 P: (701)328-2666 F: (701)328-3710 E: [log in to unmask] Visit our Web site at: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -