GERMANIC MUSEUM OPENS

The Germanic Museum of the University opens its doors to the public today for the second time since its formal opening last Wednesday. The Museum will be open every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon until the final touches are put on the interior work.

The Germanic Museum was originated in steps taken in 1897 by members and friends of the department of Germanic languages and literatures. In 1901 the Germanic Museum Association was founded and the Museum was officially established by vote of the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Numerous gifts for the collection were installed temporarily in the Rogers Building. A large fund given by Adolphus Busch of St. Louis in 1910, and after his death additional funds by his heirs made the building a certainty.

The architect was Professor German Bestelmeyer of Munich, who planned for a uniquely designed series of rooms including Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance specimens of architecture. The corner-stone was laid in June, 1912, but active work was not carried forward until 1914. The building was ready for the instalment of the collection in July, 1917.