SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1956
'A'HL MICHIGAN DAILY
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SATURDAY, MAY 5,1936 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE FIVE
BUETTNER, ANGELL:
Sculpture Exhibited in Museum Rotunda
Gerard States Factors
Relevant to Art, Science
FAR OVERCROWDED:
General Library To Add New Stacks
By MARILYN WOOD
A black, sculptured mountain
- lion measuring about one foot in
length sits in a brightly-lighted
display case in the rotunda of the
University Museum of Natural His-
tory.
The skull and lower jaws of a
rhinoceros of an ancient historical
period can be found on the shelves
of another display case.
Also on exhibition in the ro-
tunda are portrait busts of six
men who have contributed a great
deal to the University.
These are only a few specific
examples of the varied forms of
creative and artistic work which
will remain on display in the ro-
tunda until September.
Eghibit is a Tribute
The exhibit is a tribute to two
men who have made this type of
work their life occupation.
William H. Buettner was pre-
parator in the Museum of Paleon-
tology for 41 years before his death
last Sunday. He spent his lifetime
preparing fossil material for teach-
ing, research and display.
The ingenuity displayed in pre-
paring vertebrate material gained
an impressive reputation for Buett-
ner. Exacting skill, knowledge of
vertebrate anatomy, and patience
were required to form a mount for
'exhibition. Often the fossil skele-
ton would be created from only a
bone found protruding from a
rock-bed.
Carleton W. Angell, who will
retire June 30, has been artist for
the University Museums for 30
years. He has establishd a wide
and impressive reputation as a
creative sculptor and museum ar-
tist.
r Made Lions
In 1940, he made the lions which
guard the front of the Museum
from the small sketch model seen
Seats on UGC
Charter Plane
Still Available
Next Tuesday is the crucial day
for those planning to take the
SGC chartered plane to Europe.
There are 15 seats still available
on the plane, and, according to
Ray McCarus, '57, co-chairman of
the committee managing the
flight, if more seats aren't sold,
the comnmittee 'may have to cancel
the trip.
Those who have already signed
up for the flight have been asked
to attend a "meeting at 7:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, In Rm. 3-G of the Union.
The meeting has, been called to
discuss increasing the cost of the
trip to compensate for unsold
seats. The present round trip
fare is $300. ,
According to McCarus, "If we
don't have enough passengers and
are forced to raise the cost to an
unreasonable fare, then we will
have to cancel the flight."
McCarus expressed a further
hope that this trip would estab-
lish a pattern for future years.
The flight is open to University
students, faculty and their fam-
ilies.
Reservations may je placed by
calling committee to-chairmen
McCarus, S-4295, or Mary Man-
ning, '58SM, 511 Mosher Hall, or
may also be placed from 3-5 p.m.,
Tuesday, at a special booth in the
League.
The plane will leave New York
for London and Amsterdam June
27, and will return from London
via Amsterdam Sept. 11. ,Both
round-trip and one-way reserva-
tions are being taken.
mThe flight recently received for-
mal approval by the Civil Aero-
nautics Board.
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By RICHARD TAUB
-Daily-Peter Song
CREATIVE ABILITY-Sculpturing in this case was done by
Carleton W. Angell.
in the rotunda. He also did the
sculptured ornaments over the
main doorway of the building and
the stone bas-reliefs on the outside
walls.
He has perpetuated real-life
features in the many busts he has
created. Among the individuals
he has sculptured is Alexander G.
Ruthven, former University presi-
dent.
A bust of Ermine C. Case, a
former director of the Museums of
Geology and Paleontology can also
be seen in the rotunda. These two
portrait busts, among others, sym-
bolize the creative ability acquired
by Angell.
Besides his extensive museum
work, Angell has created memorial
plaques, tablets, medals, and mon-
uments in bronze or marble. Many
varieties of art, 600 pie es in num-
ber, are credited to him.
Enjoyment Complete
This pleasant man who appears
to have an easy-going personality,
is deeply conscientious and truly
interested in his work. "The va-
riety of work that I've bad to do
has done a great deal to make my'
enjoyment complete," he remark-
ed.
numerous contributions to the
Museum.
The clavicle of a small buett-
neria, a primitive amphibian which
was named for William Buettner,
is also on display.
Other exhibits now in the Mu-
seum rotunda include a turtle shell
as prepared in the field with plas-
ter and burlap for protection in
transportation and pictures de-
picting steps in the removal of
the duckbill dinosaur from Mon-
tana in 1938.
Lane Hall
Lecture Set
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Dr. Ralph W. Gerard, notedY
scientist, educator and physician,
yesterday lectured on "Imagination
in Art and Science" in the Archi-
tecture Auditorium.
Dr. Gerard, currently Professor
of Neurophysiology at the Univer-
sity, spoke on various aspects of
the creative nrocess as seen from
both science and art viewpoint..
He commented early in his lec-
ture that nothing is more im-
portant in both science and art
than the new and novel. Designat-
ing the newborn idea as the
"Arrival," he said, "We must dis-
tinguish between the arrival and
survival of a new creation," and
stated three basic factors inherent
in each.
The three mentioned under "Ar-
rival" were observation, concern
and imagination. Elaborating up-
on the second, Dr. Gerard said that
"Our concern varies from slight
interest to passionate dedication.
Great creativity needs the pas-
sion."
Survival of an idea depends on
testing, hard work and courage,
he said.
Concerning testing, Dr. Gerard
remarked that "One big advantage
of science over the arts is that
science has elaborate tools for
validation." He discussed the dif-
Group Plans
Six-Year City
Improvement
Sewer extensions, a new city
hall, and urban development
head a six-year city improvement
program being prepared by the
city planning commission.
According to councilman Nor-
man J. Randall, the city's repre-
sentative on the commission, it
would be difficult to predict ex-
actly when the program will be
ready for council consideration.
Other topics to be included in
the program are municipal garages
for the Parks and Public Works
Department and numerous street
improvements. Partial financing
of the many project1s would be
handled by revenue bonds, while
the balance could be paid from
gas and weight tax funds received
from state and general obligation
bond issues, Randall said.
The councilman indicated it is
high time to catch up with the
years Ann Arbor has gone without
"many facilities." rhe program is
being developed in accordance with
an ordinance section authorizing
the planing commission to do
such work.
Kirsch Awarded
$3,500 Fellowship
Jack Kirsch, '56, recently was
awarded a fellowship from the
Rockefeller Institute in New York.
He is the only student from the
University to win the coveted
award given annually to outstand-
ing persons in the nation's colleges.
A physics major, Kirsch will use
the $3,500 fellowship for research
in physiology and biochemistry.
He will study for. one year at the
institute in New York City and for
two years in Europe.
ficulties of establishing standards
of laboratories for art.
Dr. Gerard stressed courage in
the development of a new idea.
He said that no one, including the
inovator himself, will think a
really new idea sensible. If you
are to devote years on an idea
which may end in a blind alley,
you must have courage.
Discussing imagination more
fully, he said that both art and
science involve beauty. Science is
a creation of man, very much like
architecture in the artistic field,
he indicated.
Dr. Gerard's essay, "The Imagi-
nation," has been published in a
recently issuedpocket book, "The
Creative Process."
Faculty Men,
Attend Council
In Wisconsin
Twelve University faculty mem-
bers attended the Mid-West Con-
ference of Political Scientists,
Thursday and Friday in Milwau-
kee.
Attending were: Professors
James K. Pollock, Marshall M.
Knappen, Arthur W. Bromage,
Robert E. Ward, Daniel S. Mc-
Hargue, N. Marbury Efimenco,
Henry L. Bretton; and Instructors
John A. Larson, Claude S. Phil-
lips, John P. White, William A.
Ritchie and Morris S. Ogul.
White delivered a paper on "Par-
ty Realignment and the Demo-
cratic Party in Michigan 1932-
1956." Other faculty men took part
in panel discussions.
Books in a library have to take'
a terrible beating.
But when they have to be
crammed into limited space and
lined up on the floor, their lives
are even shorter.
This has been a major problem
in the General Library for the
past few years. There just isn't
enough room.
The central service and stack
building has helped to ease this
situation and it is soon to be al-
leviated further, because of new
construction on the stacks, which
will begin July 1.
Floors to Be Added
Two floors will be added to the
East and West stacks, bringing
the total to ten.
Money for the construction was
alloted because of temporary roof-
ing on some of the stacks. When
the library, as it now stands, was
constructed, two of the stacks from
the old one remained. Temporary
roofing, with wooden joists, was
built because of future plans to
enlarge.
However, nothing was done un-
til a fire in July, 1951. A good
part of the area on the top floor
was then condemned by the fire
commission, and this room be-
came a utility attic, where library1
supplies and some books werec
stored.
Plans Approvedt
Finally, 700,000 dollars were ap-c
propriated for new construction.
Plans were approved for renova-f
tion in March.f
Actually the building won't bej
much higher after renovation thanf
it is now. The roof now comes tos
a point, and by utilizing space
under the beams and making the
roof flat, there will be no need toc
expand upwards.
Additional stack space will pro-v
vide for about 150,000 books. Thet
ary now contains about 1,250,-
books and pamphlets.
owever, according to Samuel
McCallister, associate director-
he library, "The roof allotment
ies with it several fringe bene-
The light wells are to be
d, providing an "oasis" ad-
ing the west stacks on the
floor and adjoining the east,
ks on the third floor.
Expansion Planned
lso, the stack area formerly oc-
.ed by the Medical Library
ing room will be expanded, as
the present map room on the,-
d floor.
-Daily-Bill van Oosteriout
LIBRARY EXPANSION--Scaffolding-is familiar sight utilized to
aid in new expansion program.
The I5oases" will be furnished
with reading tables and chairs. One
of the areas in the well on the
east side is to be used for expan-
sion of the main card catalogue..
While construction hasn't yet
,started, preliminary work is now
being done. A scaffolding has
been erected and work is soon to
start on a new power plant sub-
station in the basement, which will
make it possible to improve the
ventilation of the entire general
library building.
According to McCallister, con-
struction has been delayed te
avoid the heavy spring rains.
--
Dr. Rowland Cross will speak to
the United Board for Christian
Higher Education in Asia at Lane
Hall at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Dr. Cross,
associate secretary of the board,
will show slides of the new uni-
versity in Formosa.
Formerly called the United
Board for Christian Colleges in
China, the organization has re-
cently expanded and is now serving
Formosa, Malaya, Indonesia, the
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A plaster model for steel die, Philippines, Hong Kong, Korea,
used in making metals, can be and Japan. Its goal is to improve
seen at the exhibit which honors I or establish higher education in
Angell and Buettner for their I the entire Middle East.
Trucking Official Gives Tps
On Automobile Safety Checks
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L. D. Rahilly, president of Mi-
chigan Trucking Association, has
stated several tips for insuring
against defective vehicles, in con-
nection with the theme of the May
Courtesty and Safety Campaign
of Michigan's trucking industry,
"Safe Driver-Safe Vehicle."
He stated that a person can not
drive safely unless the car is in
safe condition. The trucking in-
dustry, whose livelihood depends
on keeping vehicles moving, de-
sires to stress the need for pre-
ventive maintenance to the own-
ers of automobiles.
Rahilly said that the actual
number of defective cars on the
road is much higher than official
figures indicate; in states which
require car inspection more than
50 percent were turned down the
first time. Most of these defects
can be easily corrected.
The lights should all be turned
on, the brake lights and both up-
per and lower beam headlights in-
cluded, and all burned out lights
replaced.
The brakes should be checked
to make sure that the brake pedal
does not come closer than one inch
of the floor. One should try a
quick stop from 20 miles per hour
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to see if the car pulls at all to
one side.
Additional checks should be
made on the car, such as regu-
lar checks on the tires, windshield'
wipers, steering, and lubrication.
Regular checks and engine tune-
ups can save on future repair bills
and risk of a time-consuming and
dangerous breakdown, besides pre-
venting a safety hazard from be-
ing loose on the road.
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