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Tuesday 25 November Speaker: Dr Roger Smith, Curator of Karoo Palaeontology, Iziko Topic: Tetrapod migrations in western Gondwana: recent revelations from the fossil record. South American and South African palaeontologists are constantly looking for fossil connections between these two former Gondwanan continents. Roger Smith is no exception. He has spent the last 10 years tracking the migration routes of ancient tetrapods along a series of rift valleys that formed just before the breaking up of western Gondwana. This illustrated talk will present his latest findings from East Africa, Namibia, Brazil and Argentina.
NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2014 As 2014 comes to a close we can look back on an interesting and varied programme. The Committee thanks all the Friends who have attended lectures and taken part in our excursions. It has been wonderful to have you at the museum and to the many places the excursions went. We look forward to sharing many wonderful activities and lectures with you again in the new year, and will be in touch with you all at the beginning of February.
FINAL LECTURES FOR 2014 Lectures are held in the TH Barry Lecture Theatre at 19:00, unless otherwise advertised. Entrance is free to members on presentation of a valid 2014 membership card. Visitors are asked for a donation of R30 per lecture.
Above: Dr Roger Smith with Odontocyclops in a plaster jacket
Tuesday 28 October Speaker: Professor JP van Niekerk Topic: The Baptists and the bootleggers: why drugs should be decriminalised
TWO OUTINGS TO CLOSE THE 2014 PROGRAMME
In the early 19th century two unlikely groups in the USA, the Baptists and the bootleggers, persuaded states to ban liquor on Sundays which eventually led to the era of Prohibition. The Baptists – representative of conservative religions – wanted liquor banned as it was sinful, while the bootleggers were delighted that restrictions cut out their competitors. We examine why people, given the same information, come to such opposing conclusions, examine the effects of the war on drugs and consider evidence to improve the management of this major international problem.
VISIT TO ELGIN VALLEY Date: 5 November Time: 09:00 On this interesting one-day outing Friends will visit the museum dedicated to the early apple and pear growers of the Elgin Valley. We will be able to see old machinery, listen to old tales and learn about old pioneers. There will be an introduction to different types of apples and we will learn about the progression of harvesting over time.