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Show Utah museum represents j funds from U students 1 The Utah Museum of Natural History has asked the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) for financial help in developing and maintaining the new museum, which opens in the former George Thomas Library in the fall. Dr. Jesse D. Jennings, professor of anthropology and museum director, asked for $1.50 per student to come from regular fees. In return, the museum would give students a year's admission to the museum and at the same time make them full participants in its developments, Dr. Jennings said. Regular admission to the museum will be $1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 15. Work is already under way on the first of five major displays, j and 85 others are in various stages B of completion. Dr. Jennings plans W to open the museum Oct. 1. The initial exhibits range from fi huge dinosaur skeletons unearthed in Central Utah to four mule deer grazing in a carefully reconstructed Wasatch Mountain ft setting, from prehistoric Indian f artifacts to miniature dioramas on modern industry in Utah. Dr. Jennings said many exhibits & once scattered throughout the campus are being consolidated for display in the new museum. Great Interest "The museum and its displays will be of great interest to students in a wide variety of disciplines on the campus and will be a significant addition to the state's cultural resources," Dr. Jennings said. "We would like to see all students and classes free to come and go without paying admission each visit." Student funds already go into athletics, music and drama and Dr. Jennings thinks it would be appropriate for a small allocation to the museum because it will be another intellectual enrichment available to students. "When established, we expect the Utah museum will attain the same type of dignified reputation as others in larger cities, like the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the museums of natural history in Los Angeles and Denver," Dr. Jennings said. "Only the museum here will tell Utah's full story, utilizing the research of hundreds of the state's natural scientists, including many from the University of Utah." |