Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-26
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Initial steps were taken yesterday
forenoon for the organization of the
Southwest Academy of Science. The
New Mexico Association for Science
unanimously extended an invitation to
science teachers and others in scien-
tific pursuits in Arizona, Ell Paso and
western Texas to join in with it to
form the academy, to be modelled
somewhat after the California Acade-
my of Science. The constitution of the
association, which is closely modelled
after that of the American Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Science,
can easily be changed to take care
of the greater association as proposed.
1t is felt that the southwest is a geo.
graphical entity in which problems of
science and teaching are similar in
practically every locality.
The officers, above named, were
elected last night at the annual science
banquet held at the Country club.
Former President Paul A. f. Walter
was toastmaster and in his opening
remarks pointed but the considerable
volume of important research work
done by New Mexico men and institu-
tions, enumerating the work of Herr
rick, WeinZirl, Weese, Tight, Espino-
sa, Clark and others at the university;
Keyes, Jones, at the school of mines;
Garcia, Foster, Goddard and others at
State College; Hewett, Springer, Nor
ley, Judd, Morris, Nusbaum, Chap
man, Jeancon and others of the School
of American Research; Bandelier and
Others who were doing research work
in New Mexico before there were state
institutions referring even to the Cor
onado expedition in 1910 as more or
less of a research expedition that
widened the boundaries of knowledge.
Those who responded to toasts were
j. d. Barnes of State College, who
spoke on "Jiners;" Miss Peacock, who
told of Bugs and Nuts,P or why Is
a Biologist?" and DR.. John d. Clark,
who gave ten minutes reviewing the
high spots of the National Exposition
of Chemical Industries.
An Ancient Art and Industry.
The meeting of the association at
the university yesterday was perhaps,
the most interesting in the annals of
this "high- brow section of the edu-
cational association. The crowd in at
tendance was so big that the section
had to abandon the lecture room in
the old chemistry building for larger
hall. DR.. Clark presided. The papers
were keyed to a. more or less popular
appeal and there were incidental
thrills, romance and even wit and
humor that delighted the audience,
Mrs. Harry l.. Wilson of the School OF
American Research presented the first
theme THE Survival Of an Ancient
Art" and with her lantern slides, her
clear-cut description made the tech
nique of pottery making among the
Tewa Pueblos living art to her hear
ers. She entered protest, at the
same time. to the corruption that has
come to the art through the CONNER
cializing of the pottery and the sug-
gesting of designs to the pottery MAX
ers by the curio dealers. She showed
a picture of horrible examples of So
called rain gods and other fantastic
creations in response to demands of
tourists
Deadly Gases in Warfare.
Manufacture of Toxic Gases During
the Great War" was presented in
most fascinating way by c. F. Lewis
the New Mexico Normal university,
who had been one of the men engaged
in this manufacture in the national
plant near Baltimore, where enough
phosgene was produced TO wipe out
every German on the face of the
earth, and whose production had been
increased to the point where it could
have turned out hundred tons OF
poisonous gas day. He had with him
samples of tear" gas and of phos-
gene, and of T. N. T., but not of mus
tard gas The casualties at the plant,
he said, were 100 per cent each month
that is practically every man In the
plant was sent to the hospital once
q month for treatment for burns or
other injuries He described in detail
the processes of manufacture, the ex-
traordinary precautions taken, the
deadliness of the stuff manufactured,
the narrow escapes and occaslonai
tragedies among the workers. Like
the preceding speaker, he was deluged
with rapid fire of barrage questions