Fergus County Democrat., 1912-02-06
FREE LECTURE HERE
BY PROFESSOR ELROD
WELL-kNOWN EDUCATOR WILL
DELIVER INTERESTING Ap.
DRESSES DURING WEEK.

Prof. Morton ]. Elrod, a member of
the faculty of the Montana State Uni
1 yersity and well-known in this city.
where he has frequently appeared as
lecturer, has accepted an invitation
by the Reading Club of the Presby.
terian church to deliver lectures here
Friday and Saturday evenings of this
week. The lectures will be delivered
at the church and no admission will
be charged, all being cordially invited
| to attend.
Friday evening Prof. Elrod will lec-
ture on the Glacier National Park.
! He is probably as we'll acquainted
with that rugged region as any other
man living, as he has made five trips
in as many seasons to the park.
Over 100 views will be shown, Sc
lected from the great number that has
been taken. Over half of the number
are beautifully colored.
The slides will show some Of the
tremendous cliffs, jagged mountains,
blue glaciers, and beautiful lakes of
this land Of wonders, and will give
good idea Of the things one may see
If the park is to be visited.
The slides are all made from orig
inal negatives, and are true to nature.
The story to accompany the slides
will describe the park. The features
which have special interest to the pub
lie are the roads and trails, the
glaciers, the high mountains and steep
passes, the clear lakes with their
beautiful settings, the high waterfalls,
the magnificent timber belts, and
finally the game animals and birds.
During the past two seasons special
study has been made of the lakes
of the park, with regard to their
ability to supply fish. This report Is
being printed by the Department of
the Interior. During the past season
Principal P. M. Silloway accompanied
the expedition, for the purpose of
making report on the birds. This
report shows about 70 birds as sum-
mer residents Of the park.
The lecture is instructive, and will
interest old and young.
Saturday evening Prof. Elrod's SUBJ
ject will be, Lewis and Clark in Mon
tana."
The route of these intrepid ex-
plorers will be traced, briefly, from
the Mississippi to the Pacific and re-
turn. The lecture deals with their
is pretended. the story reciting what
is now history. Many interesting
events of the journey will be given.
The lecture will be illustrated by
over 100 slides, some of which are
colored. The pictures include por-
traits of the leaders, illustrations as
used 100 years ago in the first re-
port Of Patrick Gass, copies or repro
ductions of the paintings made on
the later expedition by the Prince of
Wied, and many illustrations of the
country along the route as seen to-
day.
The photographs used are in part
copied, but in larger part were taken
during the various trips that have
been made over the state. These
have been transferred to lantern
slides, and faithfully present on can
vas many sections of our state as it is
to be seen today. For this reason the
lecture will be especially instructive
to the younger generation who have
not had a cnance to travel.
The last series of pictures to De
used in this lecture were taken from
the top of Pompey's Pillar near Hunt
ley, one Of the places made historic
because on the soft sandstone Vim.
Clark cut his name 100 years ago.
These were taken a few weeks ago,
and will be interesting.
The lecture will be instructive to
all, and the pictures will hold the at
tention because they represent por.
tions of our own Treasure state.
EAST RASKEE RAll GAME