The border vidette., 1930-07-26
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA NEWS

SOO/ July I'll 10 university Ol
Arizona archaeology expedition
has reached its permanent camp
of the summer and will remain
at Ben Wetherill's place at Nava
10 mountain, Utah, until Septem
Der 3 according to word receiv
ed from DR.. Byron Cummings,
leader of the expedition.
Since the arrival of the party
at their permanent camp, mem
bers of the expedition have been
making trips to mesa pueblo
site about four miles from the
camp. Intensive research will
be conducted on this site, the
leader states.
Besides noting the formations
of the country the members of
the party are observing Indian
life closely and are drawing
contrasts between the different
tribes living in that vicinity.
The expedition came to their
permanent camp from Flagstaff.
After leaving Flagstaff the direc
tor first took the group to Citadel
Ruins, a prehistoric site, thirty
five miles north of the town.
This site is said to stand out
prominently in an otherwise
fat area.
Red sand stone formations are
said to be common to northern
Arizona andNhe material for the
walls of the ruins was made
from that material. The crumbl
ing walls, it is said. indicate
that once the village covered
every availa BILE inch of the small
hill top.
The party visited many Indian
villages of interest before reach
iug the permanent site. The
place at Navajo mountain is said
to be an excellent base for ex
ploration.
Shortly after its arrival at
Navajo mountain the University
of Arizona expedition was joined
by the Van Bergen-Wood ward
party of the Los Angeles muse
um. They were invited to join
the Arizona expedition by DR..
Cummings aud be assisted the
new party in securing a site to
uncover.
I1c:uded in the Los Angeles
party are Dr.. Charles Van Berg
en, who organized and financed
the party of the Los Angeles
museum-Van Bergen expedi
tiou, Arthur Wood ward. archaeo
lcgy advisor, Irwin Hayden.
director of field work, Milton
Snow. photographer and G. A.
Bisbee, member of the staff.
Arizona scholars who intend
to compete for the Rhodes
scholarship this year are advised
by E. P. Mathewson, chairman
of the state committee, to plan
their applications this summer.
All universities and colleges of
the state must have their candi.
dates chosen by October II.
Under the new plan of the
Rhodes scholarship Arizona may
have two students at Oxford 10
1881 or they may not place any.
The Arizona candidates will com
pete with the candidates from
the other states in the district
for the open positions.
The United States has been
formed into eight districts with
six states IN each district.
Each state will be allowed to
enter two scholars for the open
positions. These scholars will
compete with the scholars of
five other states. Out of the
twelve competing for each dis
trict, four will be sent to Eng,
land in the fall of 1881.
The last date that applications
for the scholarship will be &C.
cepted in Arizona is October 18.
The state committee will then
make its decision before Decem
Der 6. The district officials are
to meet shortly after that date
and the four men will be
announced within two weeks of
their meeting date.
A new stipulation in the
scholarship gives a student the
opportunity to taking the last
year of his three years at any
recognized university outside of
the United States. The com
mittee believes that this new
arrangement will serve to
broaden the educational advant
ages of a scholarship.
Arizona students who plan to
make application this summer