Evening star., 1951-07-30
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, July 30.-If you
see a strange character casing
your back yard this summer, it's
probably a college man trying to
find something geological, archeo-
logical, biological. anthropological,
archaeological, astrophysical, bo-
tanical, geological, architectural
or what have you,
A partial count shows at least
200 expeditions being sponsored
this summer by American colleges.
scientific societies and Government
agencies.
Most of these are confined to
the continental United States, but
there are many others working in
Europe, Canada, Alaska. the other
Americas, Africa, Asia and on the
Seven Seas.
The research experts are trying
to climb the highest mountains
and plumb the deepest oceans.
They are looking for flora and
fauna: ferreting out fossils of
strange and long-vanished ami
mails. They are seeking to pierce
the veil of ages to discover how
man came to this continent. They
are trying to beat the march of
progress by recording all the
evidence they can find of past
American civilization before it is
wiped out to make room for better
living.
Counting Seals.
If. for example, you see a man
solemnly counting seals in Alaska,
it's likely to be DR.. George A.
Bartholomew, assistant professor
of zoology at the University OF
California. He is taking a seal
census and studying their behavior
for the United States Fish and
Game Commission.
Down Florida way, you might
find National Geographic Society
and University of Miami scientists
studying the life story of lobster
that leaves home as an infant and
sets out to sea.
From coast to coast and border
to border there are at least 70
expeditions scratching. digging,
climbing and drawing out the story
of life on the American continent.
Some. like the Carnegie Museum
of Pittsburgh, are eXcavating at
Vernal, Utah and in Montana,
delving into the ancestry of the
horse, OF exploring Indian burial
mounds in the upper regions of
the Ohio River to determine what
type human lived there as long
as 10000 years ago.
Swarm Over Areas.
The States of New Mexico, Ne
vada, Idaho, oregon, Washington
California and Texas, are overrun
with students, professors and
scientists doing research in bat
caves. on Indian relics, ruins, pre-
historic animals and humans
Some are studying fossil fish and
plants. Others. the movements
of quail and fish.
Other groups are studying earth
tides, community projects anG
mountain regions. Just name a
subject. Some one is studying it
Tanning out from the States
other expeditions have gone into
Canada and Mexico.
One group from the University
of Missouri is studying the move
mentS of water fowl in Manitoba
Another group, sponsored jointly
by the National Geographic So
ciety and the Toronto Royal On
tario Museum, is studying the
Chubb Crater caused by fallen
meteor. The Los Angeles County
Museum has sent an expedition
into Mexico to discover the where
abouts of the jade used by the
Inca Indians of pre-Columbus
days.
Other expeditions are studying
geology, zoology, archaeology and
minerology in Guatemala, Hon
duras. San Salvador and Colon
bia.
Mountain Climbers Busy.
An intrepid group from the
Boston Museum of Science is
climbing the west side of Mt. Nc
Kinley in Alaska and mapping the
area. Another from the California