Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-01-11 | Page 11 | 16,000 Salt Lakers Relive Days of Arduous Expedition to Little America at Lecture of Rear Admiral Byrd

Salt Lakers Relive Days of Arduous Expedition To Little America at Lecture of Rear Admiral Byrd i Nearly Salt Lakers Saturday Saturday Satur- Satur day could agree that next best to toI I going to the Antarctic themselves and and even better for some of ot them was them was enjoying the vicarious thrill of oC attending a lecture b by Rear Admiral Richard E. E Byrd in inthe inthe the L. L D. D S. S tabernacle That number of men women and children Friday heard the noted explorer describe the frozen wastelands of the south polar re region xe re Lion ion relived with him the months he ho spent alone in a snow-buried snow hut and watched feet of motion motion mo mo- tion picture film recording humorous humorous humorous hu hu- hu- hu and scientific incidents of ot the conquest of ot Little America Eight thousand school children as guests of The Salt Lake Tribune Tribune Trib Trib- une Ine and Telegram attended the afternoon lecture and nearly as mall many adults were at the evening The students were given exactly the same show as was offered in the evening under auspices of oC the extension division of ot the University of ot Utah Round after round of a applause gratified the scientist-explorer scientist as ashe ashe ashe he gazed out over the young audience audience au au- au- au which jammed the large hall Every seat scat was taken b by the eager spectators who had filled the streets for blocks around the tho tabernacle Professor ProCessor Levi Lei Edgar Young of the university introduced Governor Governor Governor Gover Gover- nor Henry H. H Blood who in turn presented Admiral Byrd The lecturer lecturer lec lee was accorded an ovation that lasted husted for minutes but once the lecture s started their behavior drew later Inter praise from tho the ad ad- miral It was a splendid party re replied replied re- re plied pIled the governor I never saw children enjoy themselves more Nothing could have carried a 1 greater educational appeal Admiral Byrd was presented with a Sea Scout emblem by a group of Sea Scouts of the Stansbury Stansbury Stans- Stans bury ship headed by Dr Paul A. A Tawney district commander The emblem was wa made of ot salt from Great Salt lake S. S