diff --git a/modules/gallery/helpers/gallery_theme.php b/modules/gallery/helpers/gallery_theme.php
index b6b24b27..cffecb12 100644
--- a/modules/gallery/helpers/gallery_theme.php
+++ b/modules/gallery/helpers/gallery_theme.php
@@ -21,22 +21,6 @@ class gallery_theme_Core {
   static function head($theme) {
     $session = Session::instance();
     $buf = "";
-    $theme->script("lib/jquery.js");
-    $theme->script("lib/jquery.form.js");
-    $theme->script("lib/jquery-ui.js");
-    $theme->script("lib/gallery.common.js");
-    $theme->script("lib/gallery.dialog.js");
-    $theme->script("lib/gallery.form.js");
-    $theme->script("lib/superfish/js/superfish.js");
-    if ($theme->page_type == 'photo') {
-      $theme->script("lib/jquery.scrollTo.js");
-      $theme->script("lib/jquery.localscroll.js");
-      $theme->script("lib/gallery.show_full_size.js");
-    }
-    if ($theme->page_type == 'movie') {
-      $theme->script("lib/flowplayer.js");
-    }
-    $theme->script($theme->url("js/ui.init.js", false, true));
     if ($session->get("debug")) {
       $buf .= "<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"" .
         url::file("modules/gallery/css/debug.css") . "\" />";
@@ -95,14 +79,6 @@ class gallery_theme_Core {
   static function admin_head($theme) {
     $session = Session::instance();
     $buf = "";
-    $theme->script("lib/jquery.js");
-    $theme->script("lib/jquery.form.js");
-    $theme->script("lib/jquery-ui.js");
-    $theme->script("lib/gallery.common.js");
-    $theme->script("lib/gallery.dialog.js");
-    $theme->script("lib/superfish/js/superfish.js");
-    $theme->script($theme->url("js/jquery.dropshadow.js", false, true));
-    $theme->script($theme->url("js/ui.init.js", false, true));
     if ($session->get("debug")) {
       $buf .= "<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"" .
         url::file("modules/gallery/css/debug.css") . "\" />";
diff --git a/modules/gallery/libraries/Admin_View.php b/modules/gallery/libraries/Admin_View.php
index 7a7396eb..01496c0d 100644
--- a/modules/gallery/libraries/Admin_View.php
+++ b/modules/gallery/libraries/Admin_View.php
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
-class Admin_View_Core extends View {
-  private $theme_name = null;
-
+class Admin_View_Core extends Gallery_View {
   /**
    * Attempts to load a view and pre-load view data.
    *
@@ -46,15 +44,6 @@ class Admin_View_Core extends View {
     $this->set_global("user", user::active());
   }
 
-  public function url($path, $absolute_url=false) {
-    $arg = "themes/{$this->theme_name}/$path";
-    return $absolute_url ? url::abs_file($arg) : url::file($arg);
-  }
-
-  public function display($page_name, $view_class="View") {
-    return new $view_class($page_name);
-  }
-
   public function admin_menu() {
     $menu = Menu::factory("root");
     gallery_menu::admin($menu, $this);
@@ -109,6 +98,10 @@ class Admin_View_Core extends View {
         }
       }
 
+      if ($function == "admin_head") {
+        array_unshift($blocks, $this->combine_script());
+      }
+
       if (Session::instance()->get("debug")) {
         if ($function != "admin_head") {
           array_unshift(
diff --git a/modules/gallery/libraries/Gallery_View.php b/modules/gallery/libraries/Gallery_View.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2298b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gallery/libraries/Gallery_View.php
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<?php defined("SYSPATH") or die("No direct script access.");
+/**
+ * Gallery - a web based photo album viewer and editor
+ * Copyright (C) 2000-2009 Bharat Mediratta
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+class Gallery_View_Core extends View {
+  protected $theme_name = null;
+  protected $scripts = array();
+
+  /**
+   * Add a script to the combined scripts list.
+   * @param $file  the relative path to a script from the gallery3 directory
+   */
+  public function script($file, $theme_relative=false) {
+    $this->scripts[$file] = 1;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add a script to the combined scripts list.
+   * @param $file  the relative path to a script from the base of the active theme
+   * @param
+   */
+  public function theme_script($file) {
+    $file = "themes/{$this->theme_name}/$file";
+    $this->scripts[$file] = 1;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Provide a url to a resource within the current theme.  This allows us to refer to theme
+   * resources without naming the theme itself which makes themes easier to copy.
+   */
+  public function url($path, $absolute_url=false) {
+    $arg = "themes/{$this->theme_name}/$path";
+    return $absolute_url ? url::abs_file($arg) : url::file($arg);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Combine a series of Javascript files into a single one and cache it in the database, then
+   * return a single <script> element to refer to it.
+   */
+  protected function combine_script() {
+    $links = array();
+    $key = "";
+    foreach (array_keys($this->scripts) as $file) {
+      $path = DOCROOT . $file;
+      if (file_exists($path)) {
+        $stats = stat($path);
+        $links[] = $path;
+        // 7 == size, 9 == mtime, see http://php.net/stat
+        $key = "{$key}$file $stats[7] $stats[9],";
+      } else {
+        Kohana::log("alert", "Javascript file missing: " . $file);
+      }
+    }
+
+    $key = md5($key);
+    $cache = Cache::instance();
+    $contents = $cache->get($key);
+    if (empty($contents)) {
+      $contents = "";
+      foreach ($links as $link) {
+        $contents .= file_get_contents($link);
+      }
+      $cache->set($key, $contents, array("javascript"), 30 * 84600);
+      if (function_exists("gzencode")) {
+        $cache->set("{$key}_gz", gzencode($contents, 9, FORCE_GZIP),
+                    array("javascript", "gzip"), 30 * 84600);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Handcraft the script link because html::script will add a .js extenstion
+    return "<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"" . url::site("combined/javascript/$key") .
+      "\"></script>";
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/gallery/libraries/Theme_View.php b/modules/gallery/libraries/Theme_View.php
index 25818821..8e320f44 100644
--- a/modules/gallery/libraries/Theme_View.php
+++ b/modules/gallery/libraries/Theme_View.php
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
-class Theme_View_Core extends View {
-  private $theme_name = null;
-  private $scripts = array();
-
+class Theme_View_Core extends Gallery_View {
   /**
    * Attempts to load a view and pre-load view data.
    *
@@ -69,11 +66,6 @@ class Theme_View_Core extends View {
     return module::get_var("gallery", "thumb_size", 200) / 200;
   }
 
-  public function url($path, $absolute_url=false, $no_root=false) {
-    $arg = "themes/{$this->theme_name}/$path";
-    return $absolute_url ? url::abs_file($arg) : $no_root ? $arg : url::file($arg);
-  }
-
   public function item() {
     return $this->item;
   }
@@ -86,10 +78,6 @@ class Theme_View_Core extends View {
     return $this->page_type;
   }
 
-  public function display($page_name, $view_class="View") {
-    return new $view_class($page_name);
-  }
-
   public function site_menu() {
     $menu = Menu::factory("root");
     if ($this->page_type != "login") {
@@ -168,49 +156,6 @@ class Theme_View_Core extends View {
     return message::get();
   }
 
-  public function script($file) {
-    $this->scripts[$file] = 1;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Combine a series of Javascript files into a single one and cache it in the database, then
-   * return a single <script> element to refer to it.
-   */
-  private function _combine_script() {
-    $links = array();
-    $key = "";
-    foreach (array_keys($this->scripts) as $file) {
-      $path = DOCROOT . $file;
-      if (file_exists($path)) {
-        $stats = stat($path);
-        $links[] = $path;
-        // 7 == size, 9 == mtime, see http://php.net/stat
-        $key = "{$key}$file $stats[7] $stats[9],";
-      } else {
-        Kohana::log("warn", "Javascript file missing: " . $file);
-      }
-    }
-
-    $key = md5($key);
-    $cache = Cache::instance();
-    $contents = $cache->get($key);
-    if (empty($contents)) {
-      $contents = "";
-      foreach ($links as $link) {
-        $contents .= file_get_contents($link);
-      }
-      $cache->set($key, $contents, array("javascript"), 30 * 84600);
-      if (function_exists("gzencode")) {
-        $cache->set("{$key}_gz", gzencode($contents, 9, FORCE_GZIP),
-                    array("javascript", "gzip"), 30 * 84600);
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Handcraft the script link because html::script will add a .js extenstion
-    return "<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"" . url::site("combined/javascript/$key") .
-      "\"></script>";
-  }
-
   /**
    * Handle all theme functions that insert module content.
    */
@@ -270,8 +215,8 @@ class Theme_View_Core extends View {
         }
       }
 
-      if ($function == "head" || $function == "admin_head") {
-        array_unshift($blocks, $this->_combine_script());
+      if ($function == "head") {
+        array_unshift($blocks, $this->combine_script());
       }
 
       if (Session::instance()->get("debug")) {
diff --git a/themes/admin_default/views/admin.html.php b/themes/admin_default/views/admin.html.php
index dfbafe31..2a91a76c 100644
--- a/themes/admin_default/views/admin.html.php
+++ b/themes/admin_default/views/admin.html.php
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?= $theme->url("css/fix-ie.css") ?>"
         media="screen,print,projection" />
    <![endif]-->
+
+   <?= $theme->script("lib/jquery.js") ?>
+   <?= $theme->script("lib/jquery.form.js") ?>
+   <?= $theme->script("lib/jquery-ui.js") ?>
+   <?= $theme->script("lib/gallery.common.js") ?>
+   <?= $theme->script("lib/gallery.dialog.js") ?>
+   <?= $theme->script("lib/superfish/js/superfish.js") ?>
+   <?= $theme->theme_script("js/jquery.dropshadow.js") ?>
+   <?= $theme->theme_script("js/ui.init.js") ?>
+
    <?= $theme->admin_head() ?>
   </head>
 
diff --git a/themes/default/views/page.html.php b/themes/default/views/page.html.php
index c74d4097..8b9466ac 100644
--- a/themes/default/views/page.html.php
+++ b/themes/default/views/page.html.php
@@ -49,6 +49,24 @@
     </style>
       <? endif ?>
     <? endif ?>
+    <?= $theme->script("lib/jquery.js") ?>
+    <?= $theme->script("lib/jquery.form.js") ?>
+    <?= $theme->script("lib/jquery-ui.js") ?>
+    <?= $theme->script("lib/gallery.common.js") ?>
+    <?= $theme->script("lib/gallery.dialog.js") ?>
+    <?= $theme->script("lib/gallery.form.js") ?>
+    <?= $theme->script("lib/superfish/js/superfish.js") ?>
+    <?= $theme->script("lib/jquery.localscroll.js") ?>
+    <?= $theme->theme_script("js/ui.init.js") ?>
+
+    <? /* These are page specific, but if we put them before $theme->head() they get combined */ ?>
+    <? if ($theme->page_type == "photo"): ?>
+    <?= $theme->script("lib/jquery.scrollTo.js") ?>
+    <?= $theme->script("lib/gallery.show_full_size.js") ?>
+    <? elseif ($theme->page_type == "movie"): ?>
+    <?= $theme->script("lib/flowplayer.js") ?>
+    <? endif ?>
+
     <?= $theme->head() ?>
   </head>
 
@@ -57,7 +75,7 @@
     <div id="doc4" class="yui-t5 gView">
       <?= $theme->site_status() ?>
       <div id="gHeader">
-        <?= $theme->display("header.html") ?>
+        <?= new View("header.html") ?>
       </div>
       <div id="bd">
         <div id="yui-main">
@@ -70,12 +88,12 @@
         </div>
         <div id="gSidebar" class="yui-b">
           <? if ($theme->page_type != "login"): ?>
-          <?= $theme->display("sidebar.html") ?>
+          <?= new View("sidebar.html") ?>
           <? endif ?>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div id="gFooter">
-        <?= $theme->display("footer.html") ?>
+        <?= new View("footer.html") ?>
       </div>
     </div>
     <?= $theme->page_bottom() ?>