"Earth, Life and Man" 



75th Anniversary Lecture Series 



"Earth, Life and Man," a series of public lectures by Museum Curators, will begin October 27 as part of |the 

 75th Anniversary Year special programs and events at Field Museum. 



The lectures will focus on research activities of the scientific staffs in the Museum's four departments, anthro- 

 pology, botany, geology and zoology. They are designed to bring the Museum Members into closer contact with 

 work being done in the departments and to broaden understanding of the physical and biological world and the 

 nature, history and evolution of life on this planet. 



The lectures will be divided into three groups — fall, winter and spring — and will be held on Sunday afternoons at 

 1 :00 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. The series is intended primarily for Museum Members but admission will be open to 

 Interested members of the general public. 



The fall group of lectures will begin October 27 and end on December 1 . Details of the winter and spring lecture 

 series will be given in future BULLETIN articles. 



October 27 

 MUSEUM SCIENCE 

 AND EXPEDITIONS 



Dr. Robert Inger, 



Curator, Amphibians 



and Reptiles 



Dr. Inger will introduce the series of 

 talks to be presented and discuss goals of 

 research activities in the Museum. He 

 will explore the changing character and 

 role of Museum expeditions and field 

 trips over the years and new trends tak- 

 ing shape in research. 



(Photos, right) Nanga Tekalii, Dr. Inger's 

 expedition campsite in the Borneo rainforest, 

 1962-63; Student Wayne King {now Curator 

 of Reptiles, Bronx Zoo) works in the camp 

 laboratory. 



November 3 



METEORITES: A POOR 



MAN'S SPACE PROBE 



Dr. Edward J. Olsen, 



Curator, Mineralogy 



Dr. Olsen will discuss what men have 

 determined about the earth and solar 

 system, based on research findings on 

 meteorites over the past several hun- 

 dred years. Of particular interest is the 

 unique role played by museums in this 

 research effort. 



(Photos, left) "Diablo" crater near Winslow, 

 Arizona, is the largest known meteor crater in 

 the world; the scene on this old woodcut is be- 

 lieved to represent a meteor shower. 



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