TilE MICHIGAN DAILY 1962 Michiganensian COUNCIL-MAYOR GOVERNMENT: City, 'U' Work Together On Common Problems at the Special Advanced Sale Price of By MICHAEL HARRAH Last year at this time, the Ann Arbor political scene was experi- encing what the local officials called their "era of good feeling." The entire city council (11 members) and the city admnis- tration was in the hands of the Republican party. Since then 'however, the Demo- crats have made something of an inroad, electing Prof. Lynn W. Eley of the political science de- partment to the council last April. Ann Arbor's council has the du- ties and powers of many of its counterparts across the nation. It controls the city finances and ex- penditures; grants and controls the, liquor licenses, zoning, and other municipal problems; and generally passes judgment on the various business of the city. Administrator Chosen Unlike many other cities,,how- ever, Ann Arbor's city council does not delegate its decisions to the mayor to carry out. Instead it hands the directives over to the city administrator, Guy C. Larcom, to handle. He generally handles the everyday business of the city, bringing those situations needing decisions before the council every Monday night or, between meet- ings, to Mayor Cecil O. Creal, now serving his second term. The city administrator is some- what akin to a city manager with- out decision-making power. He is not merely an errand boy for the council, since much of the work of setting up situations for the coun- cil's approval he does beforehand. However, he is not the supreme authority. Creal still presides over the council, and heads the city of Ann Arbor, and the ultimate de- cision still lies in the hands of the council. University Problems Unlike other city councils, Ann Arbor has perhaps a very special entity to consider-the Universty. Here some 25,000 people live, most of them from outside Aran Arbor. As individuals they are a transient population. As a group they are always there. As individuals they must adjust to the idiosyncracies of Ann Arbor, and as a group, Ann Arbor must constantly adjust to them. From this situation a certain number of problems arise. Division Street runs north and south, the full length of the city. Division Street does just that- divides the city of Ann Arbor on the west from the University on the east. West of Division Street the citi- zens of Ann Arbor conduct their daily lives; liquor is now served by the glass, the traffic department adjusts the traffic regulations to fit the various rush hours, the business of Washtenaw County is transacted, as Ann Arbor is the county seat. Different Story East of Division Street it's a dif- ferent story: no liquor is sold at all, the great majority of activity is generated by the University, the traffic flows in a unique pattern that has been adapted to the hab- its of the campus. To the west is downtown. Some students never venture that far off the reservation during their stay in Ann Arbor. To the east is "campustown," a series of streets nestled here and there throughout the campus, comprising stores of every description, restaurants, theatres. In essence it is a city within a city. And so the council must ad- minister this part of Ann Arbor too, and they don't always find that so easy. On the whole, council members have, expressed the opinion that Ann Arbor and its University get along "famously." Members of the faculty have served the city in appointed and elective positions. The mayor before Creal was Prof. Samuel J. Eldersveld of the politi- cal science department. Create Committees The council has just created the Universty Relations Committee to "cement good ties with the Uni- versity." But occasionally conflicts do arise. Before the last presidential) election, City Clerk Fred J. Looker ran into difficulty with many stu- dents who insisted on voting. Michigan law states that a stu- dent must be a permanent resident of Ann Arbor to vote here, but many students were convinced that Looker just didn't wantthem to vote. However, the difficulty was even- tually ironed out. City police usually patrol but seldom interfere wth the various demonstrations on the campus. Ann Arborites have expressed con- cern about students engaging, in such activities as picketing local variety stores, or raiding the girls dormitories on the Hill, but usu-, ally comes to naught. Students tangle with the local constabulary constantly for jay- walking, parking bicycles on the sidewalk, crossing streets against the walk light, or riding bikes at night without a headlight. But any policeman will admit that "our troubles are rarely more serious than that." NOW ON EXHIBIT-The entrance to the Museum of Art, located in Alumni Memorial Hall, I viewers what exhibits are now on display. Many of the pictures are on loan from other art gallet Museums Exhib it Fsslt r Have you ever seen a dinosaur? Or a Mastadon? Or a saber- toothed cat? All these creatures, and many more, are lurking around the cor- ners in the University's Natural Science Museum. The building can be easily recognized by the lions guarding the heavy double doors at the entrance. The display part of the museum occupies the second, third, and fourth floors of the building. In the "Hall of Life," on the second floor, are ancient skeletons - of equally ancient animals-starting with the tiniest forms of life for which skeletons are available, and going all the way up to one of the largest . . . Anatosaurus, or "duck-billed" dinosaur. The skull of this creature alone weighs about 250 pounds. Pterodactyl Perches The best preserved and most complete mastadon ever found in Michigan resides here, too. 'About to take flight from his perch on on wall is a Pterodactyl, one of a group of flying reptiles that died thousands of years ago. This little fellow has a wing span of almost fourteen feet. On the third floor are more re- cent animals: stuffed examples of common birds and small -animals of Michigan. On the fourth floor is a review of man's life from its very begin- nings. Here, too, is the planetar- ium, where a refuge is provided for those who like dark corners as well as those who are in- terested in learning about the heavens. Houses Research Units The parts of the museum that fewer people are familiar with are the research and teaching units. In these four sections, Anthro- pology, Paleontology, Zoology and the Herbarium, collections appro- priate to each group are acquired, cared for and studied. Other func- tions include teaching on both graduate and undergrad levels, maintenance of specialized librar- ies, the publication of results of ;ยข LOOK MA, NO CAVITIES!-A young visitor to the Natural Science Museum compares incisors with a saber-tooth tiger skeleton one of the many exhibits of living and extinct animals which the museum houses. studies of the collections and ex- Lfrom .the Detroit, Toledo and For ALL of your Photographic needs - PURCHASE FROM PURCHASE" for everything photographic .:. 3.. ::f "k..,...::s.h:?.:::::.: :;c}: r :^. o.;:... :.:...,G:tiom}:::4Ai?;h :v.... . . .tt .: TYPERITERSSOLD ALL MAKES Standard, Electric, TD Portabler BOUGHT REPAIRED SStudent Supplies Since hone 1908 5-9141 314 South State Street Sopen 8 A.M. for your convenience ploration and field work. Kelsey Museum..-. Polished wooden floors and gleaming glass cases provide the atmosphere in a small stone- house which is another of the Univer- sity's museums, the Kelsey Mu- seum of Archaeology. Here one finds relics'of man's past, many of them from Egypt and dating from about the time of the Roman Empire. Many o' these relics come from excavations made by the University. Glass jewelry and marbles made thousands of years ago have a startlingly modern. appearance, but ancient documents and tools seem to have, an aura of ancient mystery about them. Statuary and other items such as stone tablets and gravestones are found here, too. Art Museum... If ancient bones and relics don't appeal much to you, you may find the subject matter more inter- esting in the Museum of Art, in the Alumni Memorial Hall. This is where the University's art col- lection is housed. Here one can, find all types of art, from Medi- eval to modern. The museum's permanent col- lection contains Oriental, Medieval and Renaissance art; some modern paintings and sculpture; and prints and drawings of all periods. The permanent collection is sup- plemented by objects borrowed Cranbrook Museums. Over the past 15 years or so, a considerable collection of 19th and 20th {century work in various media--paintings,,drawings, sculp- ture and printshas, been added. These are displayed in various groupings from time to time in the smaller galleries. Plan Special Exhibits Besides the permanent collec- tion, there are one or two travel- ing exhibits each month, which are rented from national sources. Also, two or three major exhibits each year are borrowed especially for the museum. The most important painting in the museum is a fairly recent ac- quisition, a 16th century oil by Joos van Cleve, "St. John on Pat- nos." Permanent Collection Grows The permanent.collection is constantly being built up. Last spring, Prof. Charles H. Sawyer, director of the museum, was in Europe investigating new sources for acquisition. This trip was in addition to several made during the year to New York and other places. The Museum in its present form of organization dates from 1946. 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