TO GREENLAND ON THE MORRISSEY 



our wind system fixed above the great dome of ice 

 and snow which submerges the greater part of the 

 Greenland continent. We had come prepared to 

 make prehminary studies of the upper atmosphere 

 by means of balloons in addition to the usual mete- 

 orological observations at the ground level. 



Besides the Director our party of six consisted 

 of: Dr. Larry M. Gould from the geology de- 

 partment of the University of Michigan, second- 

 in-command, geologist and photographer; S. P. 

 Fergusson, from the U. S. Weather Bureau in 

 Washington, aerologist; Dr. J. E. Church, Jr., 

 an alumnus of the University of Michigan but 

 now from the faculty of the University of Ne- 

 vada, meteorologist; Ralph L. Belknap, from the 

 Geology Department of the University, surveyor; 

 and Paul C. Oscanyan, Jr., of New Jersey, radio 

 operator. In addition to the members of both 

 expeditions the Morrissey carried besides the mas- 

 ter. Captain "Bob" Bartlett, his brother "Will," 

 the mate, and a crew of four men besides the cook 

 and steward. 



We were taking supplies and equipment suf- 

 ficient for the summer only, but it was hoped to 

 test out conditions with a view to more extended 

 studies so soon as a suitable base had been dis- 

 covered. For these studies clear skies were, if not 



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