[modeleng] museums

The Engineerium certainly had a large and varied collection of exhibits.
 When I went there many were running and there were plenty of diagrams. 
moving exhibits, etc to show the youngsters how things worked.
 The building they were housed in was also of historic interest.
 
It is a pity that it wasn't viable to keep it open, and more so that the 
Local Authority didn't chip in with some cash.
 (They had many local school parties there so there was an education angle: 
plus it contrasts strongly with the support being given to the local 
football club!)
Alan

 
I can see that Old Blighty has the same problem that I thought was confined to 
the USA.  IE: Athletic programs  are supplied with all the monies they need.  
Case in point, the basketball coach at Memphis State University just got a 
salary increase to one million, three hundred thousand dollars a year for 
teaching players who will contribute nothing of real value to society when they 
graduate.  Only 1.2% of the players will make it to the professional teams and 
possibly big money while the instructors in useful classes (I exempt liberal 
arts here) are paid maybe 50,000 dollars a year.  The students that graduate 
from classes that can make a real difference in the world will never make the 
kind of money some dull witted athlete will be paid for chasing a ball around a 
court or field.

Off my soap box for now, Jesse in Tennessee USA
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