Members' Night visitors watch a performance 

 by the Habonim Israeli Folk Dance Troupe. 



MEMBERS' NIGHT 



ATTENDANCE SETS 



A NEW RECORD 



More than 4,500 Museum Members, 

 their families and guests attended the 

 1 968 Members' Night on May 3, a three- 

 hour open house centering around the 

 special exhibit, "Masada, King Herod's 

 Fortress." The Captain of the Museum 

 Guard estimated that at least half those 

 attending visited the Masada exhibit, 

 which was crowded throughout the 

 evening. 



Two short motion pictures and a slide 

 lecture supplemented the exhibit and 

 visitors responded enthusiastically to a 

 program of Middle Eastern folk singing 

 and dancing in Stanley Field Hall. 



The Masada exhibit, which opened 



June hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, 



CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday and Thursday; 9 a.m. to 8p.m., 



Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 



June 11 M.^SAD.A Lecture Series "Israel, Crossroads of Empires and Civiliza- 

 tions: .Archaeological Evidence," by Professor Helene Kantor, University of 

 Chicago. Final lecture of series, 8:15 p.m., James Simpson Theatre. 



June 1 5 Egypt Through a Biologist's Eye. Photographic exhibit by Dale J. 

 Osborn, Field Associate in Zoology. Emphasis on rarely seen aspects of life 

 in the desert. Hall 9 Gallery. 



June 24 Non-Credit Geology Course "Fossils and the Geology of the Chicago 

 ,'\rea," will begin for elementary teachers and supervisors under sponsorship 

 of Raymond Foundation. Eight-session course will end July 3. Registration 

 fee: Members, $12.50; Non-members, $15.00. 



June 24 Summer Progr.am l\ Anthropology Six-week training program for 

 high-ability high school students begins. Program will include lectures, semi- 

 nars, workshops, study of Museum collections, individual projects and field 

 studies. It is sponsored by a National Science Foundation grant. 



Through August 15: "M.\s.'>iD.'k, King Herod's Fortress" Archaeological finds 

 from the Israeli stronghold where in 73 a.d., 960 Jewish Zealots took their 

 own lives rather than surrender to the Roman conquerors. Museum Members 

 and their families will be admitted free of charge. Admission fee for non- 

 members is 75 cents for adults and 35 cents for children. 



Through August: Summer Journey The Fishes of Lake Michigan. Among the 

 fish to be featured are the lake trout, yellow perch, sea lamprey, coho salmon 

 and alewife. The Journey takes youngsters on a do-it-yourself tour of the 

 Hall of Fishes (Ground Floor, Hall O). Any child able to read and write 

 may participate in the free Journey Program conducted by the Raymond 

 Foundation. Journey records sheets are available at the Museum's North Door. 



Illinois Audubon Society, June 5, 7 p.m. 

 Chicago Shell Club, June 9, 2 p.m. 

 Nature Camera Club of Chicago, June 11, 7:45 p.m. 

 Chicago Mountaineering Club, June 13, 8 p.m. 



MEETINGS: 



to the public on May 5, was featured 

 recently in several Chicago newspaper 

 articles and received critical acclaim in 

 its previous showings in New York and 

 London. 



Archaeological treasures from Masa- 

 da and historical data about the site and 

 its excavation are included in the spe- 

 cial exhibit. This clifftop stronghold, 

 on the western shore of the Dead Sea in 

 Israel, was built as a defensive retreat 

 by King Herod in the first century B.C. 

 It was chosen by the Jewish Zealots for 

 their final stand against the Roman Le- 

 gions from 70 to 72 a.d. Finally over- 

 whelmed by the forces of Flavins Silva, 

 the Zealots elected death at their own 

 hands rather than surrender. The site 

 was also occupied briefly in the fifth 

 century by Christian Monks. 



Masada was excavated in two sea- 

 sons, 1962-63, under the direction of 

 Yigael Yadin, Professor of Archaeology 

 at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. 

 Thousands of volunteers from all over 

 the world joined in the large scale ex- 

 cavations. 



Members' Night also included the 

 traditional tours of the Museum's scien- 

 tific departments, which included many 

 special displays depicting work being 

 done in the various divisions. Hundreds 

 of visitors took advantage of the oppor- 

 tunity to meet Curators and other mem- 

 bers of the scientific staff. 



E. Leland Webber, Museum Direc- 

 tor, described Members' Night as a 

 "thorough success, whether measured 

 by attendance or by the enthusiasm of 

 our guests." 



Attendance at the 1968 Members' 

 Night exceeded last year's record by 

 more than 600. Museum membership 

 itself has grown from 12,279 in 1967 to 

 more than 14,000 during the first part 

 of 1968. 



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