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206 is often most upsetting, and yet it is well nigh impossible to remember at all times not to give any orders directly, no matter how much easier it would be. Thus, if the cloak-room boy is considered a member of the executive staff any work that he may be required to do for the clerical part of the administrative staff must be given him through the head of the executive staff. As, however, most of his duties fall under the head of administrative staff work it is simpler to consider him in this class.

One other member of the staff stands in a doubtful position, and that is the "gallery man," as he is called in some museums, the man who attends to all the packing, unpacking, hanging of pictures and small repairs to frames, cases, etc. He is, of course, a high-grade and skilled mechanic and for that reason might be expected to stand in the same class as the engineer and under the orders of the head of the executive staff, yet his work is entirely under the director and it is thus much simpler to have him classed under the administrative department. For this position there are many types of applicants. A salary of $100 a month is not too much to pay for the right man as he must have a thorough knowledge of carpentry, a considerable mechanical skill and inventiveness so that he can meet difficult problems