will stand freely in a more prominent position near the 

 south end ef the hall. Two massive totem poles from the 

 Canadian Pacific Coast will be added to the hall arrange- 

 ment, near the dinosaurs. 



Two pools, one at each end of Stanley Field Hall, will 

 be underlighted, have bubblers and central fountain jets 

 sending water 20 feet in the air. Seating areas for visitors 

 will border the pools, which will be 24 feet in diameter and 

 about 15 inches deep. New benches will also be placed at 

 the sides of the hall, offering the public an abundance of 

 places to relax and rest during visits to the Museum. 



The impression of bringing the "outdoors" indoors will 

 be enhanced by the addition of live fig trees and other 

 plants at various points on the main floor of Stanley Field 

 Hall. Hanging vines will also be used on the second floor 

 balconies overlooking the main floor. 



New second floor public lounges at the north and south 

 ends of Stanlev Field Hall will add to the "new look." 



lecture topics, "Hunting Monkeys in Thailand," "Search- 

 ing for Economic Plants in Africa," and "Primitive Art 

 in Melanesia." This series will end April 13 with a sum- 

 mary tour of the Museum's scientific departments of An- 

 thropology, Botany, Geology and Zoology. 



Several sp>ecial exhibits are being planned for the 75th 

 Anniversary Year and will be announced in the Bulletin. 



Observance of the Diamond Anniversary will close with 

 the Museum as host to the North American Palcontological 

 Convention in September, 1969. 



The months of the 75th Anniversary Year coincide 

 closely with those of the founding year during which the 

 Museum gradually took shape. Incorporated on Septem- 

 ber 16, 1893, Field Museum opened its doors to the public 

 the following June 1 . During the same month the first 

 exp>edition went into the field, beginning the worldwide 

 explorations that have brought world renowned exhibits 

 and research collections to Chicago in the ensuing 75 years. 



Ill 19M, the. recently completed Stanley Field Hall was empty. 



Now partially completed, these lounges should be ready by 

 mid-September, in time for the American Indian Festival. 

 The Service Club of Chicago made a major contribution 

 toward their construction. 



Small exhibit cases are b)eing removed from Stanley 

 Field Hall and no temporary exhibits will be placed there 

 after the renovation. Witteborg explains the changes as 

 creating an "elegant promenade," an area which serves as 

 a focal point for visits to other Museum areas. 



Research by Museum Curators will be the basis for a 

 three part Fall, Winter, and Spring Lecture Series, which 

 will begin November 3 with "Introduction — Museum Sci- 

 ence and Expeditions," a talk by Robert F. Inger, Curator, 

 Amphibians and Reptiles. Subject matter will range from 

 "Meteorites — A Poor Man's Space Probe" to "Land Life 

 of Fishes" to "Strange Fossils of the Illinois Strip Mines." 

 The broad reach of Museum research is shown in other 



In the I'JlfOx, crowded with c.rhilnts. 



A social highlight of the Museum's 75th year will 

 be the 75th Anniversary Ball to be sponsored on Octo- 

 ber 25 by the Women's Board of Field Museum. In 

 Stanley Field Hall, guests will enjoy dinner and danc- 

 ing to the music of Frankie Masters and his 1 5-piece 

 orchestras. Three strolling violinists will play during 

 intermissions. 



Committee members for the SlOO-a-couple event 

 include Mrs. C. Daggett Harvey, chairman, Mrs. A. 

 Watson Armour, Mrs. Philip D. Block, Jr., Mrs. Wes- 

 ley M. Dixon, Mrs. Wesley M. Dixon, Jr., Mrs. G. 

 Corson Ellis, Mrs. R. Winfield Ellis, Mrs. Harold F. 

 Grumhaus, Mrs. Wallace D. Mackenzie, Mrs. Henry 

 W. Meers, Mrs. John T. Moss, Mrs. James L. Palmer, 

 Mrs. John G. Searle, Mrs. Gardner H. Stern and 

 Mrs. Thomas S. Tyler. 



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