Annual report of the board of managers for the year 1952

✍ Scribed by S. Wyman Rolph

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1953
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 595 KB
• Volume: 256
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/0016-0032(53)90904-1

✦ Synopsis

Special A ctivities :

Gross sales at the Book Counter exceeded those for 1951 by 50 per cent. A sex:ond counter was opened for week-end visitors.

The customary program of the Fels Planetarium on current events in astronomy was enlarged by two spectacular demonstrations: "The Creation of the Universe" (which had to be repeated to meet public demand) and "Flying Saucers." Over 5000 Cub Scouts attended Planetarium lectures on "The Winter Skies," which was especially adapted to their study theme for the month of January. In March, members of the Classical Society observed Latin Week by attending two special Planetarium lectures on "Classical Heroes in the Heavens."

Science Adventures for Young People attracted so many enthusiastic students that provision had to be made for an extra group. Winter Workshop continued to be popular among the young who like to find work for their hands.