Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-22
Notes of Interest
From State Museum
ESPECIAL eosss.poapsnes 70 @oss,ss JOURNAL,

SPECIAL cosassrososnes TO @oRsiss JOURNAL
Santa Fe, June 21.-The annual
report Of the Smithsonian Institu-
tons explorations and field work is
just from the press. an advance copy
having been received by the museum
library today. II is of much inter
est here because of the close coop
Grafton of the School of American
| Archaeology and the institution.
Among other brief reviews il dwels
upon the work of the past year in
( paleontology. with which Mr.. Frank
Springer is so closely identified in a
scientific way, saying: THE explora-
tons for fossil echinoderms during
the summer of 1915, conducted under
the supervision of Mr.. Frank Spring
or, associate in paleontology in the
United States National museum,
were limited to two areas of Slurian
rocks in the Ohio valley from each
Of which much valuable material was
produced for the study of certain
definite problems. In southern In
diana. Mr.. Herrick e. Wilson, I'M
der Mr. Springer's direction, spent
number Of weeks quarrying for Nj +
agaran echnoderms. particularly cri- +
noids, in the vicinity of St. Paul,
where numerous outcrops Of the
Laurel limestone occur The object
of this work was to secure as many
specimens az possible for compare
sons of this peculiar fauna with those
from European Silurian rocks. Not
only was much material obtained by
the quarrying operations. but all of
the local collections of fossils were
purchased for Mr.. Springer 50 that
the National museum which hither-
to had practically no fossils from the
Laurel limestone. is now In possess
sion of a splendid general collection
Of fossils from this particular forma-
ton, The second area of eXplora-
lions was in west Tennessee along
the Tennessee river, where Mr. +. w.
Pate spent some weeks in searching
for the peculiar crinoidal bulb, Cam
lrocrinus, and the associated cri-
mold, Seyphorinus, both of which Mr.. !
Springer has proved to belong to the 4
anne organism, Mr.. Pate was sue Q
'essful In finding several localities Z
where excellent specimens Of the ;
and Scyphocrinus were v
ssociated. Much material was Sc II
ured and the specimens will he used Il
n the preparation of Mr.. Sprngers n
upon this group Of cri- q
loids." b
Mrs. Homer T. Joy, OF 40 West o
9TH street New York City, today
ecamc member OF the Archaeo-
oeical Society of New Mexico.
The June Bulletin Of the Museum n
t Fine Arts of Boston. gives the o.
lace of honor to an article and H. X
lstrations on 'Mohammedan Arms a
nd Armor." which are being special j.
: exhibited at the museum just now. II
he Bulletin also shows ana de- 81
nribes the Holman" room fitted up II
Miss Harriet Smith Tolman and fo
wen to the museum by her, to- N
ether with her History Of Art Sc
es,' of photographs. 1t suggests
n idea of which some friend Of the
ate museum might take advantag. a
" the perpetuation Of his or her
anne and work. The Bulletin also
produces paintings and objects re- II
'ntly acquired by it, as well as fine
alt tones Of two paintings by ]. S.
argent OF whose paintings an ex- ia
bit was made recently. -
The following registered at the -
useum, John Gregory. Hereford.
aNi Noyes Weltmer Miami, Ariz.;
ilbert Sinclair, Minneapolis. Mimi.
+. and Mrs. y. II. Parks, King
an. Ariz.; Mrs. Herman Segarm u,
Ohio; Serepta A. Crabtree.
lerese r. Dupree, Denver: Joseph
aketieid. Grand Rapids, Mich; ~
lliiam f Grant, Denver. Il. w
att and WIFE Rochester; Thelmo
'rtney Daphne II, Fortney. Albu-
erque; Andrew McI.audin, Bedford.
leh'' Mr.. and Mrs. \. t. Branson.
is X. II. Branson, Dorothy Brooks.
'bert l.. Branson. Mrs clifford
lur Trinidad, Colo; J. Y. Mellow Fl
, Chicago; Ed. Turner, Los Ange.
}; J. NJ. McNath, Logansport. Ind
O. Riedy Albuquerque: ]. w
'sebrough. Chicago; Jeanette Rice b
inidad. Colo. Mrs Charges McLen-
n, Mrs. j. \. Hurst. Dawson N
'ldenhelmer, Denver, George E -z
hnell. Jewett City. Conn: $. !.
icy, Mrs. Beatrix Barker Daley. ]
Barker. Mrs. Edith Barker. El
So Tex John II. Dilley. Roswell,
Fergpson. Salem, Va; y. Holland.
nNef' J. NJ. Mcdonald and wife
'sconb- Tea: j. c. Caldwell. Emily
'dweli Mr.. and Mrs. Z. ]. Rice
'ne'te Rice. Bella Queseuberrv