U" THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUES /"'V "-V 1u1-FTYYTT'7 A rFT' TtVE MAY, AUGUST 29, 1967 Excur 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 i 7 1 1 i t 7 1 7 sion on Foot 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 icone primitive technologies known to have survived the eighthy Dinosaur Skeletons and n i n t h century iconoclast The thousands of school chil- heresy. drbn who visit the museum each Book of the Dead year on field trips are especially The Mediterranean and Near fascinated by the huge skeletons Eastern collections display jewelry, of a flesh-eating Allosaurus dino- artwork, coins, glass, pottery and saur and a mastodon which lived writing materials. The Egyptian in Michigan only a few thousand Book of the Dead opens in the! years ago. first floor display hall. Geology and anthropology stu- Exhibits are not confined to dents may not be as entranced, specific museum buildings. The but they also spend considerable Natural Science Building houses time at the museum fulfilling lab- a collection of rocks and mineralsI oratory assignments and studying and displays of the results of Uni-. displays of fossils. Originally in- versity geological projects. tended as a supplement to general The Sterns Collection of Musical natural science and anthropology Instruments in Hill Auditorium courses offered at the University, displays musical instruments ast the Exhibit Museum has been sub- an art form. sequently expanded and simplified The collection includes forerun- for general public use. ners of the modern guitar deco-1 Also included in the museum is rated with many layers of wood- a planetarium and astronomy al- carvings. The highly ornate in- cove. Demonstrations are given on struments of 17th and 18 century weekends or by request for special France and Italy are also display- groups of 15-50 persons. Over ed, along with Far Eastern instru- 12,000 people a year view the ments and their ancestors. Some planetarium shows. of these instruments are even used The astronomy alcove contains in school of music concerts. exhibits is not yet available, but they should match the quality ofI the initial shows which attracted over 5,000 people to the musuem inj one month. While the museum not noted for master contain a fine collec ings, etchings and including a "Garrott Goya's "Desastres d series and a Picasso h mann painting anda small group of EnglI stand out in the mus rent collection. Also included in th collection are painti Millet, Corot, Magna Vlaminck and Courb tures by Giacometti,] Rodin and Arp. WV well-known artists equal interest. The museum not traditional America: pean art, but also renowned Parker a collection is works, it does tion of draw- lithographs, ed Man" from e la Guerra" horse. A Beck- a fine though ish sculptures eum's perma- he permanent ings by Klee, sco, Whistler, et, and sculp- Henry Moore, forks by less; are often of only exhibits ,n and Euro- contains the Galleries of 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 ni m- 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 probatioi. If he is 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 defi- 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 second 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 Once 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. 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