The annual report of Professor Kuno Francke, as curator of the Germanic Museum, has recently been submitted to the Germanic Museum Association. A statue of Theodoric, a gift of the Bostoner Deutsche Gessellschaft, was a great addition as a companion figure to Vischer's King Arthur and the Emperor Maximilian already in the possession of the Museum.
The report is largely given up to an account of the communication made to the International Historical Congress by Dr. Hill, the American ambassador to Germany. Dr. Hill announced that Mr. Adolphus Busch of St. Louis had offered to give $50,000 toward a building fund of $300,000. Mr. Busch has recently increased his offer to $100,000.
The report closes by emphasizing the absolute necessity of a new building. The Germanic Museum has for the first time opened the eyes of large numbers of Americans to the beauty and dignity of German art.
The third of the series of ten small Freshman smokers will be held in Randolph 51 this evening.
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