Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-06-30
TEACHERS TO HEAR
TALES OF EXPLORING
Expeditions of National Geo
graphic Society to Be Explained
at Conference.

The romance in exploring the still
unknown parts of the world and in
uncovering unsupported facts by a
scientific study of certain areas will
be disclosed to teachers from all parts
of the United States in two geo
graphic conferences to be conducted
by the National Geographic Society
tomorrow and Thursday afternoon at
the New Masonic Temple, 18th and
New York avenue. The conferences
VIII be held in connection with the
National Education Association con-
Hentlon, which is meeting in Wash
ington.
In an illustrated lecture at the first
conference Ralph A. Graves, pro-
fessor of applied geography at the
Georgetown University Scholl of
Foreign Service, will summarize the
graphic Society has sent into the field
during the past thirty years
beginning with study of the then
unknown Mount St. Elias region in
Aiaska, these expeditions have in
cluded such activities as an investi-
cation of the Mount Pelee explosion
in Martinique, studies of glacial
action as a factor in earth shaping.
the Messina earthquake. Peary's north
role work, the discovery and ex-
ploration of the Valley of Ten Thou
sand Smokes in Alaska. and many
other undertakings. several of which
are now in progress in far corners
of the earth
Will Show Rocks Pictures.
OF special interest will be pic
lures. to be shown for the first time.
which have just been brought to this
country by Joseph +. Rock, who con-
Quoted one of the societys most re-
cent expeditions in wild frontier
regions of China. A river gorge
twice as deep as that of the Colorado
he came upon tribes practicing a
pre- buddhist religion. Photographs
will also be shown which were made
by another recent expedition, under
the leadership of Frederick r. Wul-
sin, who discovered tribe of blond,
curly-haired Chinese in another re-
mote part of China
The work of expenditions of, alb
sorbing interest closer hame will be
described by Mr.. Graves These in
hidden under city of the old Inca
civilization of Peru; the patient I'M
covering of hugh centuries-old
apartment house" of pre-Columbian
Indians in Chaco Canyon, y. M. and
the latest North American archaeo-
logical venture, now in progress at
'Cuicuilco. just south of Mexico City.
This is the site of what may be called
the American Pompeii, but this city
appears to have been hoary with age
when it's Italian fellow was Rounded.
a great tragedy of the past at CUT
cuilco sealed the ancient edifices up,
not with ash as at Pompeii, but with
Molten lava which, hardening, has
brought these archaeological treas
ures safely sealed up through the
millenniums.
Exploration Of Caves.
Another current American expedi-
ton to be described by the speaker
is that for the exploration of the
tremendous caverns near Carlsbad
n. NJ, believed to be the most ex-
tensive known caves on this conti-
nent. Since the work of the society
has disclosed the extent of these
great underground galleries, Presi-
dent Coolidge has by proclamation
made the surrounding territory into
a national monument-a Junior ma
tional park"
At the second geographic confer
ence, July 8. Dr. Robert Cushman
Murphy, noted leader of scientific ex-
petitions, will deliver an Illustrated
talk on 1.-The Real South Sea Islands"
a certain amount of romance is still
to be found in the scattered islands
of the Pacific, according to DR.. Muir
ply, but an even more interesting
story has been disclosed by careful
scientific study of the birds and ami
mails and flora of the isles; the peo-
pie, and the data that throw light
on their origin and ways of life.