Science: Layman to Laymen

One day Mr. Paul George Dallwig of Chicago went to see Dr. Clifford Gregg, director of the Field Museum of Natural History, and asked if he, Mr. Dallwig, were getting to be a nuisance. Not at all, said Dr. Gregg. In fact, he would like nothing better than that Mr. Dallwig enlarge and organize his work, make it a regular Sunday feature. That was in 1936.Since then, spruce, grey Mr. Dallwig has become known to thousands of knowledge seeking Chicagoans as the museum's sprightly "Layman Lecturer." Last week, in top form, Mr. Dallwig swung into his fourth smash-hit season.

Mr. Dallwig describes...

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