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Show i B.Y.U. Colors to Accompany Bvrd To South Pole An official flag of Brigham Young university will be among the banners carried next month on the Antarctic expedition of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, it was learned Wednesday by Dr. George H. Hansen, head of the public: relations committee and chair- man of the department of geology j and geography of the university. in a communication by Dr. Hansen, the university colors were requested by Dr. Russel G. Fra-zier, Fra-zier, noted explorer of Utah rivers who will accompany the Byrd ex- i pedition as attending physician Dr. Frazier, who has previously ; been on geological survey trips with Dr. Hansen and several geology geol-ogy students of B. Y. U., said: "I will consider it a great honor to be permitted to carry a flag from B. Y. U- and on my return present it back to the school. I hold in high regard the work which you are going." The Byrd expedition will sail from the Boston Navy yards on November 1. Dr. Hansen was informed. in-formed. The explorers expect to reach their base in Antarctica about January 1. |