Field Museum's Brazil Tour mill 

 reach into private homes and gar- 

 dens, including those of four prom- 

 inent Brazilians in the Petrop- 

 olis area. The group irill tour 

 these gardens with Roberto Burle 

 Marx, landscape architect, bot- 

 anist and abstract painter, whose 

 work has created a new school of 

 landscape design. At left, the 

 residence of Senhora Odele Mon- 

 teiro, described by House and Gar- 

 den editor Ralph Bailey as hav- 

 ing "one of the most beautiful 

 private gardens in the world." 

 The tour, February H-March 11, 

 will cost $2050, including all ex- 

 penses and a $500 donation to 

 Field Museum. It is limited to 

 35 people. For details, write: 

 Brazil Tour, Field Museum of 

 Natural History, Roosevelt Road 

 at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, 

 Illinois, 60605. 



July 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. 



July 1 through August 31 Field Museum General Highlights Tour Free pub- 

 lic tour of the Museum, conducted by the Raymond Foundation. Tour is fol- 

 lowed by a film, "Through These Doors." Tour begins at 2 p.m., Monday 

 through Friday; filiu at 3 p.m.. Lecture Hall. 



July 1 1 Thursday Film Series for Children Part of the Museum's free sum- 

 mer activities for Chicagoland youngsters. A different film will be shown 

 twice on each of four consecutive Thursdays. Adults may attend when accom- 

 panying a child. First film of the series is "Nature's Engineer," a documentary 

 about beavers. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., James Simpson Theatre. 



July 18 Thursday Film Series for Children "Elsa, the Lioness," actual films 

 of the heroine of the book Born Free. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., James Simpson 

 Theatre. 



July 25 Thursday Film Series for Children Third in a series of four films will 

 be "Alaska." The final film, "Life .-Ml .Around Us," will be on August 1. 

 Both will be shown at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., James Simpson Theatre. 



Through July 28 Egypt Through A Biologist's Eye A photographic exhibit 

 by Dale J. Osborn, Field Associate in Zoology. An artistic approach to scenes 

 in the Egyptian deserts rarely seen by tourists in that country. Osborn spent 

 three and one-half years exploring the Egyptian deserts for the Naval Medical 

 Research Unit Number Three. Hall 9 Gallery. Ti 



Through August 15 M.\sada, King Herod's Fortress .k special exhibit of his- 

 torical data and archaeological treasures from the 1963^65 excavations at 

 the Zealot stronghold in Israel. Exhibit includes scrolls found in the caves 

 of Bar-Kokhbar on the western shore of the Dead Sea. Museum Members 

 and their families will be admitted free. Admission for non-members is 

 75 cents for adults and 35 cents for children. A free film on Masada is shown 

 daily at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. 



Through August Summer Journey: The Fishes of Lake Michigan With the 

 aid of Journey sheets provided by the Raymond Foundation, boys and girls 

 can learn about some of the fishes which live in Lake Michigan. Journey 

 sheets are available free at the North and South Doors of the Museum. 



Half A Billion Years of Illinois History Museum do-it-yourself tour in 



observance of the State's Sesquicentennial celebration takes visitors on a capsule 



journey through the worlds of anthropology, botany, geology and zoology. A 



free brochure provides a guide to pertinent exhibits. 



SHINNER PROGRAM 

 IN THIRD YEAR 



Eight college undergraduate and two 

 graduate students have begun partici- 

 pation in the summer scholarship-work 

 program set up by the Ernest G. Shinner 

 Foundation of Chicago and Field Mu- 

 seum of Natural History. 



The ten Shinner Scholars were se- 

 lected by Field Museum from 62 appli- 

 cants studying at 39 different univer- 

 sities and colleges. Under the guidance 

 of Museum scientists in the fields of an- 

 thropology, botany, geology, paleontol- 

 ogy and zoology, Shinner Scholars ap- 

 ply laboratory and classroom techniques 

 to practical problems related to their 

 areas of concentration in college. The 

 program provides science students with 

 summer employment necessary for con- 

 tinuation of their studies. 



Shinner scholars for 1968 are: Miss 

 Patricia Y. Fujimoto of the University 

 of Illinois-LIrbana from Chicago, Illin- 

 ois; Charles Gourd of Northeastern State 

 College from Tahiequah, Oklahoma; 

 Miss Mary C.James of Grinnell College 

 from Washington, D.C.; David P. Janos 

 of Carleton College from Chicago, Il- 

 linois; Jeff E. Klahn of the University of 

 Chicago from Forks, Washington; Miss 

 Susan F. Mandiberg of Oberlin College 

 from Highland Park, Illinois: Miss Mari- 

 lyn D. Miller of Mount Holyoke College 

 from Queens, New York; William L. 

 Overal of Northwestern University from 

 Chicago Heights, Illinois; Robert H. 

 Wilcox of the University of Chicago 

 from Wilmette, Illinois, and Steven J. 

 Zehren of the University of Wisconsin 

 from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. 



The Shinner Foundation was estab- 

 lished by Chicagoan Ernest G. Shinner 

 to aid deserving young students. 



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