THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1967 TUE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY,-1 UttJST 2., - 1 Ai Excursion on Foot By MARCY ABRAMSON A student interested in natural sciences, archaeology, or the arts can find ample opportunities in Ann Arbor to indulge his avoca- tion if he is willing to do a little legwork. Within walking distance from central campus can be found exhibits of everything from con- temporary paintings to towering dinosaurs to 17th century musical instruments. In the newly remodeled Univer- sity Art Museum, a gallery of con- temporary art has replaced por- traits of past University presidents in the main corridor of the former Alumni Hall. The special exhibits which highlighted the musuem's reopening in April included both drawings by Robert Rauschenberg and the first exhibition in the United States of paintings by 18th century Italian artist Alessandro Magnasco. Special Exhibits A schedule of this year's special exhibits is not yet available, but they should match the quality of the initial shows which attracted over 5,000 people to the musuem in one month.} While the museum collection is not noted for masterworks, it does contain a fine collection of draw- ings, etchings and lithographs, including a "Garrotted Man" from Goya's "Desastres de la Guerra" series and a Picasso horse. A Beck- mann painting and a fine though small group of English sculptures stand out in the museum's perma- nent collection. Also included in the permanent collection are paintings by Klee, Millet, Corot, Magnasco, Whistler, Vlaminck and Courbet, and sculp- tures by Giacomietti, Henry Moore, Rodin and Arp. .Works by less well-known artists are often of equal interest. The museum not only exhibits traditional American and Euro- pean art, but also contains the renowned Parker Galleries of Oriental Art in two main floor photographic transparencies of rooms. celestial phenomena and a recon- The University sponsors chang- struction of the surface of the ing art exhibits in the Architec- moon as seen through a telescope. ture and Design building, Rack- An occasional empty case in the ham Gallery, the Clements Library Exhibit Museum emphasizes the and even the Undergraduate Li- constant process of reorganization brary. Exhibitions are announced and modernization of displays. in the calendar of coming events A tour of the turreted Kelsey published each week. Museum, which appears to have The foreboding building on materialized from the depths of a North University with the tra- Gothic novel, begins with Roman ditional lions in front of it houses tombstones in an appropriate the University's Exhibit Museum ; basement setting. three separate museums which The Kelsey Museum displays ex- concentrate on research,, field hibits which are the result of work and exploration in the fields archaeological expeditions by Uni- of anthropology, zoology, and pa- versity faculty and students over leontology, and the University the last 40 years. During the past Herbarium. year, for example, expeditions Last year over 105,000 people have been working at Karanis and visited the Exhibit Museum, which at St. Catherine's Monastery in features displays of fossils, Mich- Egypt. igan animal and plant life, North The monastery was built around American Indian life, astronomy, 550 A.D. by the Emperor Justin- geology, geological principles and ian, and houses the only icons primitive technologies. known to have survived the eighth Dinosaur Skeletons and n i n t h century iconoclast ThP th uand of schnl chil heresy. 1110 G1uus Usul W- dren who visit the museum each year on field trips are especially fascinated by the huge skeletons of a flesh-eating Allosaurus dino- saur and a mastodon which lived in Michigan only a few thousand years ago. Geology and anthropology stu- dents may not be as entranced, but they also spend considerable time at the museum fulfilling lab- oratory assignments and studying displays of fossils. Originally in- tended as a supplement to general natural science and anthropology courses offered at the University, the Exhibit Museum has been sub- sequently expanded and simplified for general public use. Also included in the museum is a planetarium and astronomy al- cove. Demonstrations are given on weekends or by request for special groups of 15-50 persons. Over 12,000 people a year view the planetarium shows. The astronomy alcove contains Book of the Dead The Mediterranean and Near Eastern collections display jewelry, artwork, coins, glass, pottery and writing materials. The Egyptian Book of the Dead opens in the first floor display hall. Exhibits are not confined to specific museum buildings. The Natural Science Building houses a collection of rocks and minerals and displays of the results of Uni- versity geological projects. The Sterns Collection of Musical Instruments in Hill Auditorium$ displays musical instruments as an art form. The collection includes forerun- ners of the modern guitar deco- rated with many layers of wood- carvings. The highly ornate in- struments of 17th and 18 century France and Italy are also display- ed, along with Far Eastern instru- ments and their ancestors. Some of these instruments are even used in school of music concerts. I Flunking Out: An Easy Path Not To Follow For freshmen who lack academic discipline, the University will provide plenty of its own when the first term ends. No matter which of the seven colleges or schools they enter -literary, architecture and design, pharmacy, engineering, nurs- ing, music, or natural resources-about 19 out of every 20 students admitted this fall will witness the spring in Ann Arbor. A lagging grade-point will have sent the other home. But of the 19 students who remain in good standing on the academic roster, about three of them will be benched for sub-C performance by the time of their graduation. Michigan Honor Points are figured out in the following fashion: A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1, E--0. Thus, if a student takes 15 hours, the standard University course load, he is expected to earn at least 30 Michigan Honor Points. His work is considered deficient if he cannot reach that level. A grade point average is determined by dividing the num- ber of course hours into the number of Michigan Honor Points. Thus 30 Michigan Honor Points with a course load of 15 hours is a 2.0 average. Here is a rundown on the guidelines for academic disci- plinary action and a review of the individual college's method for handling them. Literature, Science, and the Arts Freshman probation is the fate of any literary college freshman whose grade point falls below 2.0 (C) for the first term. Once placed on probation he is required to bring his overall average up to 2.0 (C) within the next term or face possible expulsion. Statistics indicate that freshmen are usually given the year to establish eligibility to continue their studies. But, beware, students can be expelled at the end of- the first semester, if after consideration the administrative board feels it advisable. Action is flexible. All decisions are a result of the personal examination of the student's record by at least six members of the literary school's administrative board. More than 1800 transcripts are reviewed each semester. After the freshman year, any other sub-C term will force the student to withdraw from the college. In special circumstances "probation continued" status will be granted, which will allow the student to continue his studies. The student may request a hearing on the action of the board. Engineering In the engineering college, if a freshman is from one to nine grade. points deficient, he is placed on probation. If he 's more than ten points deficient, his further enrollment is with- held. However, the engineering school has made it a practice of giving freshmen at least a second opportunity to perform satisfactorily. 'A student must receive the recommendation of the Faculty Committee on Scholastic Standings to be reinstated in the college once he has been expelled. Pharmacy The pharmacy school expects all its students to maintain, at least a 2.0 overall average. If a freshman is 17 points def- cient-he will usually be required to withdraw from the school.- However, the individual merits of each case are considered by the pharmacy faculty. If the student is found to be more than 13 points deficient after his freshman year he is asked to withdraw. If a student's deficiency is less than 13 points, he is placed on probation. The terms of his probation are determined by the pharmacy faculty. Architecture and Design The architecture and design school places the freshman student "on notification" if his average falls below 2.0 in his first term. Rarely is a student asked to withdraw after only his first term. If after a student's setond term his cumulative average is more than 10 honor points deficient, he is asked to withdraw. However, he may petition for readmission the fol- lowing year. Probation is incurred at any time, except the freshman year, when a student's cumulative grade point falls below a 2.0 (C). Nursing The nursing school places a student on probation if her overall average falls belows 2.0, including her average for the first semester. Students may sometimes remain on probation. for more than one semester before being asked not to return. Each individual case is given individual consideration by the dean. Music Music school freshmen are placed on probation if their first semester average falls below 2.0, and may remain on a "stringent probation" if their overall average after the second semester remains below 2.0 Qnce a student's overall average is above 2.0, he may be placed on probation if his average for any semester sags to below "C," but he is usually not given a "not to return" unless his overall average falls below 2.0. Natural Resources When a natural resources school student is in academic trouble, his case is considered individually by the dean. Students are placed on probation only if their overall average falls below 2.0. The number of semesters one may stay on probation before being asked to withdraw varies as to the individual case. I 4 0 4 a This Towering Dinosaur Lacks the Essence, But Still Lives on M 1l Use Daily Classifieds ....r==, I1 I and supplies. 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