Re: Academy of Natural Sciences financial problems

[jdhexen@unr.edu]

Quoting walters & kissinger <bobtess@dinoart.com>:

> 
> -- 
> We have worked with the folks at the Academy for 25 years now, have 
> worked on 2 major re-dos of the dinosaur hall and let us tell you, 
> that place will break your heart! It has such fantastic stuff, 
> terrific scientists and staff and with a few exceptions which they 
> quickly got rid of - terrible management.  It has, over the years, 
> begun to go in the right direction and then -  suddenly reverse the 
> trend.  We call it the "Ghost of Cope" syndrome.
> 
> If the board realizes something must be done, and a dynamic new 
> director is hired- there are ways the Academy CAN overcome its 
> location, parking, and other physical problems.  But will it?  Only 
> the Ghost of Cope can say.
> 
> Bob and Tess
> 


I have a pretty long running relationship with the Academy too, going back about
15 years, and also with the ghost of Cope ;) so to speak.  The Academy is a
treasure, both historically and scientifically a treasure.  My guess is that if
you were to talk with Cope, or Leidy, or Lewis and Clark or President Jefferson,
or Wistar, or Ben Franklin that their ghosts would be deeply concerned that this
wonderful place continue on and get back on track so to speak.   Jane Davidson

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