Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California • Page 8

16 OF LIFE' Steve Btuff, College of Marin geologist, kneels alongside a dia- gramatic depiction of organic evolution and its results. This is the type of pictorial material proposed for permanent and semi- permanent exhibition in the proposed museum on College of Marin BruK A 'LIVING 'MUSEUM" is one a group of faculty members assisting students in their program to set up the facility. He holds a manuscript copy, "The Words of the Eajth," which contains powerful photos by Cedric Wright. In off-campus life Bruff is a resident of Novato and a Novato school district trustee. Collegians Hope To JCn May of last year, grad-jstripped of its i and Catlng class of College of Marin sponsored something unusual for a group of collegians.

They sponsored the promotion of an "idea." This was the idea: A living museum, means of telling the story of man's origin in the past, the extent of his growth to the present, and his possible peaceful future based on understanding nmong peoples and nations and solving the problems of hta physical environment. The group knew that Palo Alto had a museum of the sort they had in mind. And they reasoned that Marin, too, could have something like it. Why not a museum--a "living" museum, telling the story of life and the Western heritage--in Kentfielcl? There it could be opened to the general public, to students of the college, and to students of high and elementary schools throughout the county. Last June the project was approved in principle by the Marin college i i board trustees.

A site was granted, But there was no money. It was up to the sponsoring stu dents to find a "foundation" other group willing to put th As for the exhibits, the collegi faculty and members of the faculties of Stanford university and the University of California agreed to advise and authenticate the displays. One of the first "outsiders" to become Interested when contacted wa the''world-famed architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. He agreed to help th "idea" for the project by designing preliminary sketches. This would give the students and faculty some thing tangible -to submit with ve quests for financing.

First, there was' the Carncgi' foundation. No luck there. The spon sors, including a member William Morrison and Ray Strong received a wire: This was out of the Carnegi foundation's field. Frank Lloyd Wright came throng! with a now suggestion--a model the "ideograph" to see if some ele Bient In it may be hard to get. Th war in Korea had just started.

Material was put together fo submission this year to the Pot foundation. But once a a i financial snag developed. No asslsl ance from this quarter, either. So Marin's collegians found them delves with a fine idea on the hands. But; no money.

This fall, the College of Mar. completed its new art building, Tl old Butler barn, a rustle relic earlier years on the campus, larked for destruction, In its place, on the Jong-range Inns, is to go up a new wing 1 the ollege library. The sponsors student Jane hilllps estimates a 30 are itally Interested in the project, and nariy more would be if it showed omething tangible decided that he Butler barn was a likely place or a museum. They figured the barn would be adequate size for, a "pilot plant" small museum development of nature, similar to the'new, long- ange plan--and they decided to do omething about it. That is why the college trustees were asked last week for permission tfse the barn.

The trustees were impressed with he interest and determination of he students who put for the the iroject. But they showed two con- cms, one over financing and the n-'--" and major concern over safety. Butler barn is not a school build- ng, President noted. It is tin old barn, renovated for an art building. But still a barn, Students a instructor Strong countered this.

-They claimed the nuldin'g is stout and strong, that It would bs a waste to tear it down absolutely necessary, and that the entire project could be financed with a relatively' a outlay. aVlous people have estimated renovation costs from $1,000 the latter figure representing the School Building Funds Studied MILPOBD, Conn. mobile that left the highway ahtf toppled over an embankment WM owned by the New MlUord Auto Wrecking LOS ANGELES, A regional tax committee of the state chamber of awaits additional information on expenditure of state funds for construction of schools before deciding if costs are too high under state laws. Alden Fensel, director of the gioup's tax department, told the committee yesterday that the legislative auditor In Sacramento was making a study of allocations from a $250,000,000 bond issue voted In 1948 and was expected to liavs a report ready, in about a month. The chamber's tax committees began a series regional hearings after an Assembly interim committee on education adopted a motion by Assemblyman Herbert R.

Klocksiem Long Beach) to study the effects of the Field Act on school costs. The act, adopted after the 1933, Long Beach earthquake, requires that school designs be reviewed by -the state division of architecture for earthquake safety. Today's Chip Tip tY JEAN STUAHT THIS WOULD BE EXHIBIT AREA plans. Strong holds in his hand a sheet i i clippings Independent-Journal articles. about the proposed museum.

Upright devices in background are cardboard "mock-upl" of proposed exhibit cabinets, (Independent-Journal photos by Williams). Ray Strong, right, an art instructor at the Jtentfield college, looks over proposed floor plan'for a revamped Butler barn which students hope will house a "living museum" for Marin cituens to visit. With him is electrical contractor Ray Jordan of Mill Valley, who is an unofficial consultant on the S. A. Realtor Sells Los Angeles Hotel maximum i on the building without sending plans to 1 the state authorities for approval.

What would go into the museum, either in the old barn or in a new building? The story of earth--of the development of land and life, of vegetation and of minerals. The story of man's i a i his jatastrop'hic wars. the ory of the universe and other plants. These and many other things. Jane Phillips, who has carried the principal burden as spokesman before the trustees and the assembled veterans' representatives, it this way: "The people will learn and the children will learn.

And we at the college will learn through' doing through building the exhibits and doing the work ourselves." Perhaps student curator; could be in cliarge qf the visual exhibits. Where does, it stand now? Well, the trustees -greed fo study sponsoring group's proposal "Serious consideration," said Trustee Ada Pusselman. And the stu dents have erected a "mock-up," of full-sized model, of exhibit in the art barn. Myron Grover of Pair- fax, a great hand with stagecraft erected modernistic exhibit cabinets PERT AND ALERT June Phiji Alto, College of Marin student and major in geological engineering, is one of the leaders in the museum plan. Here she stand in front of one of the temporary exhibits set up to demonstrate student ideSs for the new museum, --all made of cardboard.

Murals, and rough blueprints jroposed wurals, have been erecta on walls 'and cabinets. The ol building, is marked, off with floo paint for exhibit areas in semi iircles and other modernistic de signs. That's the idea. The students an their backers now waiting wor from the trustees: "Yes" a go-ahead signal. 'no." Grand NEW LOCATION (Formerly 353 San Anselmo Ave.) Sing Pong, San Special Grand Opening Bargains! Open Every Day, Including 8 a.m.

to p.m Punctual Ducks MT. VERNON, 111. (IP)--Those'flat- ilied" ducks flew south over South- rn Illinois right on schedule who has kep record of their comings and go ngs, said the ducks arrived on 1 Oct 0 lor the 12th. year in the pas 4. He's unable out.

whj hey keep that date. There's a mild-mannered realtor San Anselmo who's never tried o' sell any one the Brooklyn ridge, but that doesn't mean he ouldn't be able to sell it if it were for sale. David B. Gadlow, who lives'at 355 Sir Francis Drake boulevard, ecehtly succeeding, 1 in unloading le largest hunk urban real estate the annals of the business in a i i a Los Ingeles' Biltmore hotel. According' to- the Darwin H.

ilark advertising firm in the Bay Jity, Gadlow handled the $12,500,00 sale by selling 99 per cent of he 'Stock of the Los Angeles Billmore Hotel company to the Oorri- gan hotel company of Dallas. Owners of the firm will control 'the lotel from Texas but in deference what is probably their largest asset have changed their name to ihat of the former California hotel tirm. This was not the first grand coup for the Marin dealer, who is a member realty boards in San Francisco, Chicago, York Among his larger operations are sales of two parcels of Manhattan jroperty lor $8,250,000, anbthei 3otham lot to Yale university foi 9,350,000, and the second biggest deal of his career--sale of the home office of Western Union in New York to. an Omaha insurance firm for $12,500,000. The high spots of Gadlow's.

fabulous career were 'highlighted in i Saturday Evening Post story in th February 12, 1949, issue. The ar tide stressed that not only is the modest Marin bachelor a high dwered realtor but that he innovator. He was the number one, promoter a method capital in dwindling money market 'so that larger coxild eat heir cake and liave it too. This in- olyed selling a valuable building a firm conducted its af- airs, and then leasing it bck from he purchasers on a long term lease. STi Gadlow had arrived on the North American "continent back in he 17th century, there Is little a jvho would have landled the Manhattan island deal.

Dr. Haylett To Spend Christmas In Southland Dr. Clarice Haylett of Boss, Mari county health -fficer, flew to Lon Beach Thursday night to spend th Christmas with her parent 'Mr, and Mrs. John Haylett. While in Hay lett wili take to 'opportunity visiting several health "department Capacity Crowds See Reed District Christmas Pageant Two capacity houses viewed the pageant "The Hope the World" Wednesday night as it was presented by students of Reed Union school: district in Titauron school district, Some 160-persons filled every seat, stood alo'ng the walls and peered In the door from the hall at the 8 p.m.

performance, When the pageant was repeated at 9:30 practically every seat in the auditorium was filled. The pageant depicted In eight episodes the history of the promise of the coming of Jesus arid fulfillment of the promise. the pageantry there was a verse choir and choral music to round out the presentation. 1 Sausalito Woman Hurt Lateral Crash A Sausalito housewife suffered minor injuries Wednesday morning in a two-car collision on the Sausalito lateral. Mrs.

Oliver Granner, 30, of 3U Main street, was treated by her own physician after 1ier husband's car was struck from the rear by a car driven by Dolores Saylor, 35, of 148 Edwards avenue, Granner, the highway patrol reported, had stopped, suddenly to pick up a passenger. He was cited for parking his car jon the highway. 3 Party Dip Ideas: Guests can't get enough of dipping these aU-time favoritei Jl the chips are Criapiet, giant-sized potato fresh: Here are for the three dips: ff 1. Minced clams, cream chMM moistened with clam juice, lilt, Tabasco. a.

Cottage cheese, roquefort cheese, marjoram, thyme, Worcestershire. 3. Onion juice, cream moistened with cream, chopped parsley, salt, 39 (TtOfft of fomoui Chip booklrt. cord to Criipift, Stockton freshest! STARCH REDUCED toot State To Consider M.V. School Fund Next Month Proposed $300,000 building program for Tamalpais.

valley and Strawberry schools failed to make the agenda of the State Allocations Board yesterday so. official approval has been'delayed. However because a special meeting of the board has been called for the first 'week in January, possible loss of already allocated funds of a January 9 deadline has been Removed, according to, Mill Valley School Superintendent Roy Laugesen. Laugesen a Architect Alfred Johnson went to Sacramento Tuesday and. conferred with the area representative of board and with Children's Party Set At Belvedere School A Christmas party children was a at 3 p.m.

in Belvedere Nursery school by St Hilary's Women's club, There will be a puppet show Christmas carols, and Santa Claus. Making arrangements a Mrs Frank Guenther, chairman; a Mesdames a Duhme, Bussell Keil, Lloyd Bird, Edwin Gratonik Jerpine Lauten, a Schneider, the allocations officials in the division of schoolhouse planning. "They will make study during the next week or so until the next a meeting but il appears everything we have asked for will remain in- the plans," the superintendent said. Contracts were let Monday, sub ject to state approval to build a three classroom addition to Tamalpais valley school and to construct a Strawberry Point school. Work will start as soon as the state allocates the money.

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