(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
Julius Rosenwald has given $3,000,000 for the establishment here of a great industrial museum on the order of that in Munich. It will be known as the Rosenwald Industrial Museum.
The gift has been accepted by the South Park Board and plans are under way for the reconstruction of the beautiful Field Museum in Jackson Park erected in the days of the World’s Fair.
A bond issue of $5,000,000 is available for the rebuilding of the Jackson Park structure.
A conference of art and civic leaders is to be held for the detailing of the plans for the museum which will contain miniature models of mines, transportation systems, manufacturies and the like. The proposed museum is to be maintained without profit.
The gift was announced by Mr. Rosenwald at a luncheon given by him at the Union League Club attended by a group of Chicago civic leaders. The donation has been acclaimed by all of Chicago as a benefaction of great merit.
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