CALENDAR OF EVENTS 



November hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

 through Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekends. 

 On Thanksgiving Day, November 28, and 

 November 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 



November 2 Fall Lecture Series "Ireland," by Nicol Smith focuses on the peo- 

 ple of this "land of castles and cottages." 2:30 p.m. in the James Simpson 

 Theatre. Admission is free. 



November 3 "Earth, Life and Man," Lecture Series The 75th Anniversary 

 Lecture Series by Museum Curators continues with "Meteorites, A Poor Man's 

 Space Probe," by Dr. Edward J. Olsen, Curator, Mineralogy. 1 p.m. in the 

 Lecture Hall. Admission is free to Museum Members and interested adults. 



November 9 Fall Lecture Series "Japanese Summer," by Phillip Walker contrasts 

 ancient and modern Japan. 2 :30 p.m., James Simpson Theatre. 



November 10 "Earth, Life and Man" Lecture Series. "Central American 

 Mountains and Forests" will be discussed by Dr. Louis O. Williams, Chief 

 Curator, Botany. 1 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. 



November 1 6 Fall Lecture Series "Sweden," by Ralph Gerstle, a film study of this 

 country's traditional and modern aspects. 2:30 p.m., James Simpson Theatre. 



November 17 "Earth, Life and Man" Lecture Series "Eskimos and Russians 

 in Southwestern Alaska," by Dr. James VanStone, Associate Curator, North 

 American Archaeology and Ethnology, explores the relations between these 

 two cultures in the 19th century. 1 p.m.. Lecture Hall. 



November 23 Fall Lecture Series "Wild Rivers of North America," by John 

 Bulger shows wilderness waterways and life near these rivers froin mid-America 

 to the Arctic. 2:30 p.m. in the James Simpson Theatre. 



November 24 "Earth, Life and Man" Lecture Series "Hunting Monkeys in 

 Thailand," by Dr. Jack Fooden, Associate, Mammals, includes reasons for this 

 field study, expedition experiences and results. 1 p.m., Lecture Hall. 



November 30 Fall Lecture Series "Four Worlds of Switzerland," by Alfred 

 Wolff. Aspects of French, German, Italian and Austrian influence in Switzer- 

 land are shown in this film. 2 :30 p.m. in the James Simpson Theatre. 



Through November 1 5 American Indian Exhibits "New Directions in Amer- 

 ican Indian Art," "Contemporary American Indian Art," and "Indians of 

 Chicago — 1968" (a photo essay by Orlando Cabanban). Hall 9 Gallery. 



Through November Fall Journey: "Hunt With the Cavemen" Do-it-yourself 

 tour for youngsters introduces youngsters to the Museum's exhibit area dealing 

 with Stone Age man. Any child who can read and write may participate in 

 the Museum Journey program sponsored by the Raymond Foundation. Free 

 Journey sheets are available at Museum entrances. 



December 1 "Earth, Life and Man" Lecture Series • "The .'\mazon \'alley 

 Forest," by Donald R. Simpson, Assistant Curator, Peruvian Botany. 1 p.m. 

 in the Lecture Hall. 



Half A Billion Years of Illinois History Do-it-yourself tour in observance of 

 the State's Sesquicentennial celebration takes visitors on a capsule journey 

 I through the worlds of anthropology, botany, geolog>- and zoology. A free 



f brochure guides visitors to pertinent exhibits. 



MEETINGS: 



Chic.jigo Shell Club, November 10, 2 p.m. 



Nature Camera Club of Chicago, November 12, 7:45 p.m. 



Chicago Mountaineering Club, November 14, 8 p.m. 



Great Lakes Chapter of Sierra Club, November 19, 7:30 p.m. 



NEW MEMBERS JOIN 

 BOARD OFTRUSTEES 



Two prominent Chicago businessmen 

 were named to the Board of Trustees 

 of Field Museum of Natural History at 

 a recent meeting held 75 years to the 

 day from the founding date of the Mu- 

 seum in 1893. 



The Board elected Thomas E. Don- 

 nelley II and John S. Rininells as its 

 new members. 



Thomas E. Donnelley II 

 (left), (photo by Fabian 

 Bachrach) 



John S. Runnells 

 (right), (photo by- 

 Homer Holdren) 



Mr. Donnelly is a manufacturing group 

 superintendent with R. R. Donnelley 

 and Sons Company of Chicago. He 

 also serves on the board of directors of 

 the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Lake 

 Forest-Lake Bluff Community Fund 

 Board and the Chicago Youth Centers. 



Mr. Runnells is a registered repre- 

 sentative with William Blair and Com- 

 pany, investment bankers in Chicago. 

 He is a board member of the Chicago 

 Boys Club and the American Brahman 

 Breeders Association. 



Both of the new Trustees reside in 

 Lake Forest. 



Although Field Museum enters its 

 75th year with the Board of Trustees 

 meeting, oflficial celebration of the ani- 

 versary began with the American indian 

 Festival, the first of several special events 

 planned for the coming year. 



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