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Marta Gunnison and guest took part in an archeology "dig" held over
the Veterans Day holiday at Tulamniu, a one-time Yokuts Indian
village. near Taft. Roger Basham, psychology and anthropology in-
structor, led 25 students to the site once excavated by the Smithsonian
Institution.

This is a fine example of how photographs may deceive. Mike Whitmore
is not dozing off in Roger Basham's psychology class. He's really quite
busy . . . with his ESP assignment.

OF ROCl{S --AND THINGS

of the geological findings were made
By Jim Beyd,ler by the class. Specimens included
igneous and metamorphic rocks
The first geology field trip of such as bornite, malachite, azurite
the year, led by Winston Wutkee, and quartz, just to name a few.
geology, history and geography in- Of unusual interest were tun-
structor, was a great success with nels scattered on the slopes of the
30 students participating. The pur- mountain where, apparently, cop-
pose of the trip was to give students per mining took place many years
a chance to discover and identify ago.
minerals for themselves, instead of Many students, on their first
learning geology only from inside a geology field trip, reacted excitedly
classroom. when they discovered interesting
The field trip site was a moun- mineral specimens which, up to
tain range near Acton. As explained now, they had seen only as class
by Wutkee, this mountain range is laboratory items.
very old, and is undergoing con- Wutkee's next field trip will
stant change. be to Tick Canyon. The instructor
The mountains c·onstantly are also advises that he will off er a new
being pushed up by the earth's crust geology course next quarter titled
and constantly are being eroded "Rocks, Minerals and Fossils."
away by wind and rain. The result- He described it as a "general
ing dehris falls into a ravine at the hobby course," with emphasis on Winston Wutkee, geology instructor, recently took 35 students on a
foot of -tne mounta1n wliere most mineral microscopy and field trips. field trip to a canyon sit,e near Acton.

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