Special Lectures 133 



In January the Department of Anthropology gave a series 

 of four lectures on "Ethnology: The Science of Culture," by 



Dr. Robert H. Lowie. 

 Special Q n j anuar y IOj under the auspices of The Ameri- 



can Scenic and Historic Preservation Society and 

 The American Museum of Natural History, a lecture was 

 given by the Honorable Robert Sterling Yard, on "Our Na- 

 tional Parks and Monuments," illustrated with beautiful col- 

 ored stereopticon views. 



On January 20, a series of remarkable motion pictures en- 

 titled "How Life Begins," was shown through the courtesy of 

 the Exhibitors' Booking Agency of New York City. The 

 pictures were made by Mr. George E. Stone, A.B., and Pro- 

 fessor J. A. Long, Ph.D., of the University of California. 



In February, three lectures on "Primitive Decorative De- 

 sign" were given by Dr. Herbert J. Spinden and Mr. M. D. C. 

 Crawford, under the auspices of the Department of Anthro- 

 pology. 



On February 8, the first exhibition of Prizma motion pic- 

 tures was given, under the auspices of The American Museum 

 of Natural History and The New York Academy of Sciences. 

 These pictures are a faithful reproduction of objects in motion 

 or at rest in natural colors and relief. The exhibition included 

 pictures of the Grand Canon of the Colorado, Niagara Falls, 

 marine life and other subjects of natural science. A brief 

 description of the method of producing the pictures was given 

 by Ernest Fox Nichols, Sc.D_., LL.D., Professor of Physics at 

 Yale University. 



On March 28, under the auspices of The American Museum 

 of Natural History and The American Scenic and Historic 

 Preservation Society, a lecture was given by Samuel Chris- 

 topher Lancaster, on "The Scenic Beauty of Oregon," illus- 

 trated with lantern slides and Paget plates. 



On May 21 and 23 addresses were given in connection with 

 the Twelfth Annual Meeting of the American Association of 

 Museums. 



On May 23, addresses were given by President Osborn (pre- 

 siding), the Honorable George W. Perkins and Doctors 

 Graham Lusk, Hermann M. Biggs and Walter B. James, in 



