PLANETARIUM FOR MUSEUM

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27463, 24 September 1954, Page 16

PLANETARIUM FOR MUSEUM

DETERRENT TO “FLYING SAUCER BELIEFS” Support for the proposal to install a planetarium in the Canterbury Mu?iv? n at the annual meeting of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Association of Scientists Introducing a motion that, the secretary write to the director of the museum (Dr. Roger Duff) offering the support and assistance of the branch n r^ erla S of this project, Mr s , ald that a working model of the solar system would be invaluable in giving children and adults a proper perspective appreciation of the earth s place in the universe and would help to attract visitors to i j museum. An elementary knowledge of astronomy would help to keen !deas of space travel within reasonable bounds and discourage wild beliefs and statements about “fl vine saucers,” he said.

Officers were elected as followschairman, Mr F. H. G. Johnstone; viceMr G. A. Knox; secretary, Mr.^v^ 1 - Gilson; treasurer, Mr G. M Wright; committee, Dr. Rosa Stern and Dr. E. J. Godley, Messrs B. W. Col?I lal ? o , Im ’ and N - T - Moar. Mr F H. G. Johnson was appointed delegate to the annual meeting of the association In Wellington next month.