University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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HRC houses Pforzheimer iO by Joanna Fields What collection of used books could have motivated Decherd Turner, Harry Ransom Center director, to say he would crawl to New York just to see them ? This amazing collection was the Pforzheimer Library, of which the University assumed curator- ship Jan. 21, 1986, after Dallas billionaire Ross Perot bought it for $15 million. The collection consisted of more than 1 ,100 volumes and 250 manuscripts including work by William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon, John Donne, John Milton and other authors It also includ- ed the first book printed in English Raoul Le Fevre s Recuyell of the historyes of Troye. Perot placed the books in the care of the HRC because of its reputation for literary collections Perot also did not want to see the collection under lock and key anymore, Turner said This collection immensely enhances the value of a degree from the University, he said. - Irft: Little Aloha by Roy Llchlrntlein IMU part of the lean nd Mir url SonnaAend Collection: Work from the 1950 and 1960s. Top Right: Prince Rata Singh at the age 39 of the EhrenftU Collection IMU painted in 1047. Art 81

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undiscovered Top: Jean Metzinger ' s Still Life with Roulette Wheel belongs to the University of Iowa Museum of Art and u as displayed at the Huntlngton Gallery Hoc. IO-Dec.22. Bottom: (Jtagawa Kunlyosht ' s Caricatures of Actors as Three Animals Playing Ken from Doke ken-awase series Is part of the Spencer Museum of Art Collection. by Joanna Fields The Archer M. Huntington Gallery offered students a chance to go back in time. They could have explored casts of centuries-old Roman statues, studied ancient Corinthian black- figure vases or seen the future through pop art paintings and sculpture. But less than 44 percent of the stu- dent body had toured the museum, even though it was named one of the top 10 university museums in the country. It ' s there for the students. That ' s why the state pays our overhead and salaries, Jesse Hite, director of public relations, said. The low student attendance was attributed to the lack of awareness that we exist, Hite said. Once we get them in, they come back. Another hindrance was the museum ' s 57,000 square feet of ex- hibition space was split between the Harry Ransom Center on the west side of campus and the Art Building on the east. The museum ' s permanent collec- tion included more than 7,000 ob- jects. Its Latin American collection contained more than 500 items and was considered the most extensive of its kind in the United States. Many of the gallery ' s traveling ex- hibitions attracted attention from the University population also. We usually have 10 to 13 exhibitions a year, which the executive committee picks from 200 proposals. They take into consideration the cost, its use to the faculty and its appeal to pro- fessors, art students and the man on the street, Hite said. All photos courtesy of Archer M. Huntington Gaiter]

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Edited by Carrie Alexander Top: Students ei loyed the drop In the price of gaa, but the anloersltg f offered an approximately $3. t million drop In oil Income for each $t drop In the price ofm barrel. Opposite Page: The Santa Rita Rig No. 1 Is a tribute to the University ' s long-standing source of Income from oil profits. by Carrie Alexander Actually, what we ' re seeing is a drop in the amount of new money coming in to the University. That lowers the amount invested and that, in turn, lowers the amount of in- terest, Michael Patrick, CIT System executive vice chancellor for asset management, said. There were to be cutbacks in maintenance, energy and services because of a 13 percent budget cut requested by Gov. Mark White in the wake of dropping oil prices. I think the biggest impact that ' s going to hit students is the hiring freeze, (JT President William Cun- ningham said. Students would most likely ex- perience longer lines as a result of a smaller work force. I wish that I could say the cutback would not affect students, but that wouldn ' t be true. Cunningham said. i m I