CALEN DAR F EVENTS October hours.- 9 a.m. la 5 p.m., daily. 



October 5 "Our Western Parks," narrated by Arthur Dewey, opens the Ed- 

 ward E. Aver Fall Lecture Series for 1968. Dewey's film explores the animals 

 and flora of several national parks, and sports available to people visiting these 

 areas. The free film-lecture series will begin at 2 :30 p.m. in the James Simpson 

 Theatre and will continue on successive Saturdays through November. 



October 6 .American Indians Today Festival Lecture Series "The Indians 

 Stand Together," by Dr. Nancy O. Lurie, Department of Anthropology, 

 University of Wisconsin. James Simpson Theatre, 3 p.m. 



October 12 Fall Lecture Series "Florence and the Heart of Italy," by Eric 

 Pa\cl, will be shown at 2:30 p.m. in the James Simpson Theatre. 



October 13 American Indians Today Festival Lecture Series "The Indians 

 Are Here to Stay," by Dr. Sol Tax, Chairman, Department of Anthropology, 

 L^niversity of Chicago. James Simpson Theatre, 3 p.m. 



October 13 American Indian Festival A Pow Wow, arranged by the Indian 

 community of Chicago, will close the special Anniversary Year event, which 

 includes demonstrations of Indian arts and crafts by Indian artists, exhibits of 

 contemporary and traditional Indian art and a photographic essay of Indians 

 presently living in Chicago. Three special exhibits will continue to Novem- 

 ber 15: "New Directions in American Indian Art," a display of modern items 

 influenced by traditional designs; "Contemporary Traditional American In- 

 dian Art," an exhibit showing traditional arts and crafts made by present-day 

 artists, and "Indians of Chicago, 1968," a photographic essay by Orlando 

 Cabanban. Financial assistance for the American Indian Festival was given 

 by: the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; the Ernest G. Shinner Foundation 

 and the Wieboldt Foundation. 1 to 9 p.m. 



October 19 Fall Lecture Series "Nature's Plans and Puzzles," C. P. Lyons' 

 film study of interesting adaptations of living things to their particular environ- 

 ments. 2:30 p.m. in the James Simpson Theatre. 



October 26 Fall Lecture Series "Skis Over McKinley," by Hans Gmoser, 

 includes the first ski traverse of Mount McKinley in Alaska and exciting scenes 

 of skiing in other North American mountain areas. 2:30 p.m., James Simpson 

 Theatre. 



October 27 Audubon Wildlife Film Series "Land of the Cactus," narrated 

 by Allan D. Cruickshank, is the first in a program sponsored by the Illinois 

 .\udubon Society. Admission is free. 2 :30 p.m. in the James Simpson Theatre. 



Through October Fall Journey "Hunt With the Cavemen" The Museum's 

 Fall Journey for Children introduces youngsters to the exhibit area dealing 

 with prehistoric man. Any child who can read or write may participate in the 

 Journey Program. Free instruction sheets are available at Museum entrances. 



October 27 "Earth, Life and Man" Lecture Series First in the Anniversary 

 Year series of lectures by Museum Curators is "Museum Science and Expedi- 

 tions," by Dr. Robert Inger, Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles. Free to 

 Museum Members and interested adults. 1 p.m.. Lecture Hall. 



Half a Billion Years of Illinois History Do-it-yourself tour takes visitors on 

 a capsule journey through the worlds of anthropology, botany, geology and 

 zoology, concentrating on the prehistory and early residents of Illinois. A free 

 brochure provides a guide to pertinent exhibits and is available in Stanley 

 Field Hall. 



Nature Camera Club of Chicago, October 8, 7:45 p.m. 



Chicago Mountaineering Club, October 10, 8 p.m. 

 MEETINGS: Chicago Shell Club, October 13, 2 p.m. 



Sierra Club, Great Lakes Chapter, October 15, 7:30 p.m. 



Illinois Orchid Society, .October 20, 2 p.m. 



FESTIVAL FEATURE: 



LECTURES ON 

 TODAY'S INDIANS 



A series of four timely lectures, "Amer- 

 ican Indians Today," will be featured 

 during Field Museum's American In- 

 dian Festival, September 23 through 

 October 13. 



The speakers, well-known anthropol- 

 ogists from Midwest colleges and univer- 

 sities, are specialists in aspects of Amer- 

 ican Indian life. 



The two lecturers for October are Dr. 

 Nancy O. Lvirie and Dr. Sol Tax. 

 Dr. Lurie is chairman of the Depart- 

 ment of Anthropology at the University 

 of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Her primary 

 field work has been among the Winne- 

 bago of Nebraska and Wisconsin and the 

 Dogrib Indians of the Sub-Arctic. In 

 1961, she was Assistant Coordinator to 

 Dr. Tax in the .'\merican Indian Chi- 

 cago Conference. 



Dr. Sol Tax, chairman of the Depart- 

 inent of Anthropology at the University 

 of Chicago, is special advisor to the sec- 

 retary of the Smithsonian Institution and 

 editor of the journal Current Anthropology. 

 A former president of the American An- 

 thropological Association, he also organ- 

 ized the American Indian Chicago Con- 

 ference in 1961. He is president of the 

 International Union of Anthropological 

 and Ethnological Sciences. He has done 

 extensive work with the Fox Indians of 

 Iowa and the Maya Indians of Guate- 

 mala. 



The speakers for the two lectures held 

 in September were Dr. Merwyn S. Gar- 

 barino of the Anthropology Department 

 of the University of Illinois Circle 

 Campus and Prof. John Hobgood of 

 Chicago State College. 



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