cently in St. Louis. The Associate Li- 

 brarian, Mr. W. Peyton Fawcett, rep- 

 resented the Museum Library at the 

 annual convention of the Special Li- 

 braries Association in St. Louis, and at 

 the Conference on Rare Books in Natu- 

 ral History, held at the University of 

 Kansas, in Lawrence. 



l\r meetings of the Midwest Muse- 

 ums Conference held in Davenport, 

 Iowa, Dr. Louis O. Williams, Chief 

 Curator of Botany, reported on the Mu- 

 seum's botanical research and explora- 

 tion. Mr. John R. Millar, Curator Em- 

 eritus, also represented the Museum at 

 the Conference. 



A his fall the head of the Museum's 

 Engineering Division is undertaking the 



additional role of teacher. In the adult 

 education program of the Leyden High 

 School, Mr. Leonard Carrion, Chief En- 

 gineer, will teach a course in steam 

 plant operation. 



IVIuseum hours from November 

 through February are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

 on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 

 Saturdays and Sundays. 



.L/r. M. KENNETH STARR, Curator of 



Asiatic Archaeology and Ethnology, has 

 been busy during the summer and fall 

 with a number of activities designed to 

 make the Museum's Chinese collections 

 and exhibitions better known to the 

 public. In June, during a half-hour 

 program on Chicago's educational tele- 

 vision station WITH' (Channel 11), 



Dr. Starr showed and explained a wide 

 variety of Chinese materials dating from 

 the last dynasty. In August he lec- 

 tured on the art of the Ming and Ch'ing 

 dynasties at the Art Institute of Chica- 

 go. Last month he arranged an exhibi- 

 tion of Chinese rubbings for the Mu- 

 seum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe, New 

 Mexico, and lectured at the exhibition 

 opening. The rubbings lent for this 

 exhibition, which continues through Nov- 

 ember 22, are all from Chicago Natural 

 History Museum's outstanding collec- 

 tion. Early this month, Dr. Starr gave 

 a gallery talk for a group of Mount 

 Holyoke alumnae and their guests. The 

 talk took place in the Museum's recently 

 completed hall, "China in the Ch'ing 

 Dynasty, 1644-1911."  



Chinese writing materials — rare colored inks 

 in stick and cake form, brushes, and an an- 

 cient ink-mixing palette — are shown below. 

 All are displayed in Hall 32. 



rom the four corners of the earth, a 

 gathering of exciting gifts for Christ- 

 mas, birthdays, and festive occasions all 

 through the year has been assembled. 

 During your holiday visit to the Mu- 

 seum, browse a while at The Book Shop 

 to find the perfect gift. 



Books 



Be a "fireside adventurer" — choose 

 from a complete line of publications 

 dealing with all phases of natural his- 

 tory: Museum Storybooks, beautifully 

 illustrated volumes for children or adults, 

 many written by Museum staff members. 



Jewelry 



Natural leaves from Austria, gold 

 plated and mounted as a unique pin. 



Multi-colored, semi-precious stone 

 necklaces from India. 



A variety of caned "tiger eye"or jade 

 necklaces. 



Mosaic pins from Italy in striking and 

 unusual patterns. 



Primitive Art 



Reproductions of famous Museum 

 pieces which skillfully capture the beauty 

 of the ages. 



For Hobbyists 



Butterflies: domestic and exotic South 

 American species, mounted and iden- 

 tified. 



A "rock hound" on your list will be 

 delighted with our varied collections of 

 minerals. 



Scaled models of prehistoric men and 

 monsters are for the student and hob- 

 byist. 



For Children 



From Australia : koala "bears" made 

 from genuine kangaroo pelts. 



Miniature families of cats, dogs, or 

 horses in bone china.  



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