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CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
OCTOBER MEETINGS 
Dates & Matinee, 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, 
Times: October 16 
Evenings, 8:00 p.m., Wednesday 
and Thursday, October 16-17 
Place: May Treat Morrison Auditorium 
Speaker: William F. Bryan 
Subject: ‘OTTERS, CLOWNS OF THE SEA” 
The most engaging of all our sea mammals 
is born and lives its entire life in the ocean. 
Once it was hunted for its luxurious fur, al- 
most to the point of extinction. Now, as a pro- 
tected species, it flourishes along the Cali- 
fornia coast. 
Several talented persons have contributed 
their efforts toward the film and the color 
slides which make up this month’s presenta- 
tion. Mr. Bryan shot the major part of the 
footage. His friend, Wah Chang, did the edit- 
ing and his wife Glen wrote the narration. 
Scott Daley created the original music. Along 
with the film, Mrs. Ann Bryan will present her 
color slides of marine mammals that live com- 
patibly with the sea otter. You'll see adults and 
pups with their mother — growing, playing, 
feeding and being rescued — an experience 
with an appeal for every kind of audience. 
Mr. Bryan, a law partner in the firm of 
Pioda, Bryan & Ames, Salinas, has been caught 
up with the continuing battle on behalf of the 
sea otter for the past years and has been un- 
flagging in his efforts. He is an experienced 
diver and underwater photographer who has 
contributed film footage to many national 
television programs and worked with Jacques 
Cousteau’s crew off the “Calypso” in Mon- 
terey Bay. Wah Chang, the co-producer, lab- 
ored in the motion picture industry for many 
years doing animation and special effects. His 
talents have been evident in many Disney 
films, “Outer Limits’, “Star Trek’ and others. 
Currently he is doing educational films for 
schools in the Carmel Valley. 
Three performances as indicated and your 
membership card will admit you through the 
main entrance in Cowell Hall. At the matinee 
performance you may be asked to present it 
once again at the auditorium entrance. 
MORRISON PLANETARIUM 
“STONEHENGE REVISITED” will continue 
in the Theatre of the Stars through November 
24. Brought back by popular demand, this is 
one of Morrison’s greatest successes devoted 
to the mysteries of the great monument on 
the Salisbury Plain — the “‘hanging” stones of 
Great Britain. For the month of October there 
will be a different performance schedule in 
effect. Shows daily at two with extra matinees 
at 3:30 on Saturdays and Sunday. Evening 
shows are scheduled for Wednesday, Thurs- 
day and Sunday at eight. Admission: $1.00 for 
adults with half-price for those 17 and under. 
“VORTEX” (please see NEWS AND NOTES) 
is presented twice nightly on Fridays and Sat- 
urdays throughout October, first at 7:30 and 
again at 9:00. All seats are $2.50 each without 
exception. 
SPECIAL EXHIBITS 
“AMMONITES” — a rare display of ancient 
marine mollusks from the Mesozoic — fossils 
of cephalopodas, some of which are three 
feet in diameter. In Hohfeld Gallery through 
the end of the year. 
“EGGS, OEUFS, AEPYORNIS’’. Eggs, eggs 
and more eggs featuring the largest on 
record — that of the Elephant Bird of Mada- 
gascar. In Cowell Hall indefinitely. 
ADVANCE NOTICE OF MONTHLY ACADEMY 
MEETINGS: November 13-14, December 11- 
12, and January 8, 1975 
Vlews and Votes 
“VORTEX”, the title of the October spectacular 
being presented in Morrison Planetarium on 
Fridays and Saturdays throughout the month, 
created enormous excitement when it was first 
presented in 1957. Its impact merited acco- 
lades in Time Magazine and eventually was 
invited to be presented at the 1958 Brussels’ 
World's Fair. Now it is returning to the plane- 
tarium with the approval-and blessings of its 
original creators Jordan Belson (in charge of 
visual effects) and Henry Jacobs (who did the 
sound). The planned revival is under the di- 
rection of David Porrazzo who was involved 
in the first production and who, over the 
years, has distinguished himself with his imag- 
inative astronomical panoramas produced for 
almost every major planetarium in the United 
States as well as a number in Europe. His close 
associate in this re-presentation is Doug Mc- 
Kechnie, composer/programmer, who enjoys 
a growing reputation in musical circles. Their 
efforts will be closely coordinated with the 
technicians on Morrison’s staff. 
“VORTEX” is difficult to describe. It is a 
unique form of theatre — light, sound, shape 
and movement — all played out on the dome 
of the planetarium — an evanescent kind of 
architecture backed by contemporary music. 
About the original production, Alfred Frank- 
enstein, San Francisco journalist and critic, 
said ‘““The closest approximation to the sense 
of absolute infinity which | have ever experi- 
enced”. 
Performances every Friday and Saturday 
during October at 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. $2.50 
per seat and there is no discount for Academy 
members. Seats are available at the box office 
on the evening of the individual performance. 
If you wish further information telephone the 
Planetarium Office at 221-5100. 
It is not too late to register 
for the following courses being offered by the 
Education Office: 
“Material Culture of the Indians of the Am- 
erican Southwest: Past and Present’. October 
2-January 8, 7:00-9:30 p.m. $40. 
“Music of the Americas’’. October 31-Janu- 
ary 16, 7:00-10:00 p.m. $40. 
Both these classes may be taken for two 
units of upper division credit through San 
Francisco State University. Telephone the CAS 
Education Office, 221-5100, for further infor- 
mation. 
Spaces are still available for the 
Veterans’ Day weekend trip to San Diego 
which starts mid-morning on Saturday, Octo- 
ber 26. Refer please to your September NEWS- 
LETTER for specifics or telephone Gulliver's 
Travel, 346-4400 which is located at 3597 Sac- 
ramento Street, San Francisco 94118. 
The aforementioned September 
NEWSLETTER contains inadvertent erroneous 
information in the brief paragraphs about Pro- 
fessor George Davidson, James Lick and the 
