SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1956 'A'HL MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE f M 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. Tv 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 E } 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 1 ' dE s x 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 i i ' l =, , ' , ' i _ { ." 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 1 r } 's?'1 -Aw 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. 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