THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY MAY 17, 194$ Lit Failures Few, Says Dean Peake High admission requirements and careful selectivity of students accounts for the relatively small number of academic failures in the literary college, according to Assistant Dean Charles H. Peake. Only about six per cent of the students in the literary college are asked to withdraw,'each year be- cause of academic failure, Dean Peake said. He also revealed that about 10 per cent of the students in the col- lege at any one time are on aca- demic probation. "A probationary period is grant- ed only on the grounds of extenu- ating circumstances, which in- cludes problems of adjustment of first semester freshmen and trans- fer students," Dean Peake ex- plained. Dean Peake added that because the figures do not take into consid- eration those who voluntarily withdraw upon meeting academic difficulty, the percentage of those who lift probation may be consid- erably higher. For GraduationI Museums' Main Faults Discussed "The besetting sin of school mu- seums is that they fail to keep in sight the fundamental principles of museums," President Alexander G. Ruthven declared at a faculty reception. The reception was the occasion for dedicating new exhibits in the Hall of .Biological Principles of the Museum Building. * * * "I BELIEVE a university mu- seum must keep in mind that its functions are the same as any other department on campus," he said. "Its objectives are to provide vusual education, present dem- onstrations and to ,supplement classroom study." President Ruthven served as director of museums from 1922 to 1936. The new displays, prepared un- der the direction of Irving G. Rei- mann, prefect of exhibits, include coral reefs, enlarged single-celled animals, statuettes illustrating production methods of Pueblo pot- tery, edible and poisonous mush- rooms of Michigan and a display illustrating the effects on animals of generations of cave life. Tryouts To Meet Tryouts for the frosh-soph week committee are asked to meet at 4 p.m. today in Rm. 3D of the Un- ion Bill Gripman, frosh-soph chairman, has announced. Any freshman, man or woman, is eligible, Gripman noted. Wi/did C ge-E d Sale Ogihal Pt ice 7ap4 Oemain! YOU MAKE YOUR OWN REDUCTIONS Entire Stock of Men's Spring Suts, Sport Coats, Topcoats, Corduroy Sport Coats O Rguar$4TcotigNW..... - Dny-- Wally Barth CURTAIN GOING UP-Arnold Moss's pose at a rehearsal of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," opening tonight at 8:30 p.m. in Lydia Mendelssohn, is aped by (left to right) Truman Smith, Carl Benton Reid and harry Townes. LIKE JIGSAW PUZZLES: University Papyrus Readers Unveiling History's Mysteries Unravelling the mysteries of his- tory is a full-time job for Univer- sity papyrus readers. "You can find anything from a butcher's bill to Aristotle on Papy- ? AM current rate on Insured savings Extra earnings on Bonus Savings Accounts THEN- -@ ROYAL PORTABLE with FINGER FORM KEYS designed to cradle your finger tipst The ideal graduation gift-the completely revolutionary new ROYAL PORTABLE TYPE- WRITER. New Quiet De Luxe, $89.50 plus tax. Also the new Arrow, $79.50 plus tax. OFFICE OUTFITTERS 115 W. Liberty St. rus," according to Prof. H. C. Youtie, University research pro- fessor in papyrology. But making a translation from papyri is often like fitting a jig saw puzzle to- gether. MOST PAPYRI are in poor con- dition when found and breaks in the writing make the papyrolo- gist's work extremely difficult. "Papyrus reading is extremely slow," Prof. Youtie said. "Some- times weeks and even months pass before a papyrus is fully understood." The University leads the coun- try in the field of papyrus re- search, with a collection of more than 6,000 documents. FINDS MADE during Univer- sity expeditions to Karanis, Egypt, between 1920 and 1932 comprise a large share of the collection. An abundance of material dealing with magic was discov- ered, including lead curse-tab- lets used to cast spells of black magic upon enemies. University papyrologists also found a large number of private letters. "A fair number of these were from Roman soldiers writing home," Prof. Youtie said. Papyrus records, covering the period from 311 B.C. to the eighth century after Christ, offer one of the best sources of ancient his- tory, according to Prof. Youtie. Will Prtesent Recial at Hill Frederick Marriot, organist and carilloneur at the University of Chicago, will present a guest re- cital at 4:15 p.m., today in Hill Auditorium. Marriot's program includes "Prelude in D Major" by Walther and two numbers by Bach: "Dear- est Jesus, We Are Here" and "Fan- tasie and Fugue in A Minor." 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