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Show Sunday. September 24, 1972 THE HFRALD, Provo. Utah-P- age 41 80 Animal Trophies Donated to BYU One' of the finest private collections of anima! trophies in the Western United States, con- taining priceless wildlife specimens from India. Africa and North America, has been donated to the Bngham Young Life Sciences University Museum by prominent Seattle businessman M L. Bean. The valuable taining about collection, 80 con- items, is to become a major research source for wildlife authorities throughout, the " Rocky Mountain area and will be a popular public attraction, said expected Dr. Wilmer W. Tanner, BYU professor of zoology and curator of the museum. "We are extremely fortunate and pleased to gain this material." Dr. Tanner stated. "There is no way possible to assemble this kind of collection if we had to start from scratch to , get it," he added. i ! ; i Mr. Bean, founder and chairman of the board of the Pay'n Save Corporation, an chain in the Northwest, Canada and Alaska, personally collected the animals over a period on hunting and fishing trips in Alaska, Britisl Colum- -' bia, the western United States, Mexico, India and Africa. Valued at $100,000 the collection has Although been conservatively valued at $100,000 Dr. Tanner pointed out that a couple of safaris to obtain just a few of the rare animals now in the museum could easily cost that much. "I just don't know how to nut a dollar value on these trophies." he said. "Thi i are The Bean collection contains and numerous other specimens literally priceless '' groups. Scouts and other groups. Mr. Bean noted he could have used the trophies in the five sporting goods stores which he and his brothers operate in Washington, but he gave the collection to BYU so that it would be kept together and used for research w hile on public display. The collection is now being inventoried by Dr. Tanner who hopes to open it to public view as soon as space can be cleared and w hich will be valuable in .naking The taxidermy work alone on comparison studies on how e mounts various animals adapt to their the half dozen and the many head mounts in environments. Dr. Tanner noted. the collection cost thousands of Also Donates Movie dollars. Mr. Bean also donated a copy The collt .tion includes a prize of a sound Bengal tiger obtained on a hunt film which was shot during his in India; a Kenya hunt. The movie has been sailfish caught by Mr. shown to thousands of sports Bean's wife, Birdie, near enthusiasts in the Northwest and British continues to be in demand Acapulco, Mexico;-proper display facilities are Columbian cub grizzly bear among school, church and civic provided in the museum in the which has become a favorite of groups. Heber J. Grant Building on camthe Bean family and was named Dr. Tanner said the movie pus. Theodore by daughter Audrey, "This will become a statewide will be shown publicly in Utah. and a wart hog from Uganda In addition to producing the attraction when we get proper which Bean describes as "a very movie, Mr. Bean shot thousands facilities to display the whole gu!y, warty hog ... with four of color transparency slides to collection, Dr. Tanner said. large tusks." Dr. Tanner said the collection document his hunts and he has his adventures of tapes gives BYU an important nucleus recorded Includes Kodiak Bear which he donated to the for developing the finest comparative big game display in the Also in the collection are an museum. "In all of my hunts, I have Rocky Mountain area. Kodiak bear, a Cape buffalo from elected to shoot only one good Plans Another Safari Kenya, a baboon from Uganda, trophy in most categories," the "There are still two or three said. have "I and a lion and hippopotamus sportsman passed which I would like to from Tanganyika. up many, many good trophies. trophies acquire for the collection," Mr. All I wanted was a represenOne of the most interesting tative or better than average Bean said. , the He and his wife hope to make items is a trophy and many, many picsmallest of the antelope family. tures. one more trek into Southeast a This specimen is "I have never killed just to Africa to acquire a bongo and only 15 inches high and it kill, but it seemed important to lesser kudu, plus a few types of weighed about three pounds me to have a complete collection rarer gazelles. If he goes, it will when taken. be his fourth safari in Africa. of African trophies," he exSome of the fish specimens in It is in sharp contrast to the plained. the collection include a He has d housed his museum-sizeeland, the largest in the gazelle green flying fish, a collection in a family, which weigh between and a striped dolphin adroom and an trophy 1,200 and 1,500. Both specimens marlin. joining room in his Seattle home. are from Kenya. One of Mr. Bean's prize Allowed Public Viewing g trophies is a pair of Although a private collection, tusks, each weighing about 80 pounds, which he obtained it has been open to the public for from a elephant taken in years and has become a major attraction for schools, church Tanganyika. irreplaceable full-siz- full-colo- a dik-dik- n fully-mou- From his India hunt, he trought back his prize Bengal tiger, a spotted panther, a barking deer and a i potted deer, a chinkara. a jackal, a little fox and a blue bull. Animal specimens from the Kenya hunt include a leopard, rhinoceros, waterbuck. gnu. hartebeest. Grant gazelle, and two zebras. In Uganda, Mr. Bean took a Uganda cob, a topi, a congony and a roan, among other specimens. 0v im-pa- o 0 - Active BYU Supporter native of Richfield, Mr. friend of Bean is a long-tim- e BYU. He has been an active representative of the BYU development program in the Northwest and several members of his family have attended the Provo school. businessman The founded the Pay'n Save Corporation in 1947. The firm includes 55 Pay'n Save Drug stores, 21 m. A well-know- n hardware and stores comprising the largest nursery operation in the Northwest, and five Lamont's Apparel stores. Before founding the Pay'n Save Corporation, Mr. Bean developed the Tradewell Supermarket chain which now Ernst-Malm- o nursery numbers about 60 stores. He also has served many years as a stake president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints in both Portland and Seattle. l lib, M.L. BEAN, PROMINENT Seattle businessman, displays Bengsl tiger which is his prize trophy from India. The tiger is part of an trophy collection which he has J donated to the BYU Life Sciences Museum, Other specimens in the collection are on the wall behind him. seven-foot-lon- six-to- n vxX fj - ' pi qo ft ' "... ...,v-- i raw In view of the growing energy crisis in the nation, what can the average homeowner do to help solve the ELBERT R. SIMMONS, director of educa- tion displays for the BYU Life Sciences high, Museum, gently dusts eye of a mount of specimen fully grown dik-di- the smallest animal in the antelope family. It is one of 80 trophies donated to BYU by Seattle businessman M.L. Bean, k ! f problem? IB: Since the crisis involves all forms of energy, the best solution lies in practicing conservation by using each form j of energy as wisely and efficiently as possible. There is, without doubt, a growing energy crisis enveloping the nation. This arises from the fact that the demand for energy, in all forms, is running ahead of the supply. In some areas of the country, the crisis has already arrived, and in other areas, it is just around the corner. but it Here in Mountain Fuel Country, the energy crisis is not that imminent remains a future problem that must not be ignored. In this situation, all users of energy, from homeowners to large industries, - KARREN BASCOM, museum assistant and sophomore zoology student from Springville, examines a leopard from Kenya which is one of the specimens in the M.L. Bean Collection should practice conservation by using each form of energy as wisely and efficiently as possible. For example, natural gas is most efficiently and best used when it is converted directly to heat for such purposes as space heating, air conditioning, water heating, cooking and clothes drying. Oil is virtually the only source of energy that can serve the expanding transportation market. For other uses, elec- donated to BYU. Behind Karren is a panther from Central India, also part of the tricity A special new evening nverter and power transmissions will be offered this fall quarter by Utah Tedhnical College at Provo, according to Roger H. Plothow, Utah Tech director of continuing education and the evening school. The course was initiated at the request of Hercules Corp. in Salt Lake Valley. Director Plothow said. But is open to anyone else who wishes to take it, he added. Hercules will send a group of its employees to form the nucleous of the class, the director reported. It will be taught Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Field Welding building at 502 S. 300 W., one of the Provo buildings which Utah Tech is renting this year to make additional space available for its exp?"ding programs. Tuition will be $25 for the quarter. "Diesel and heavy duty equipment rep,' irmen can be trained and h, ve skills up dated in this course,' Mr. Plothow. "Instruction will - said be provided in torque converters and dividers in theory and shop activity. Power shift transmission instruction is a major component of the course." Registration for evening classes is scheduled at the school Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 1 to 8; 30 p.m., with classes the best source of energy. When energy is used properly, it will be used conservatively, do the job for which it is best suited, cost less, and last longer. These are good reasons for all users to examine their energy requirements to make certain that as they use energy they also conserve it by using it wisely and well. New Course in Transmissions Scheduled at Technical College course in diesel torque co- is 9 'km MOUNTAIN FUEL beginning Thursday. The fall quarter ends Dec. 21. K' - f |